Koror, PW 96940
14 January 2010 | Disbarred (15 years, 3 months ago) Disbarment 08-J-10742 |
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20 July 2009 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (15 years, 9 months ago) Ordered inactive 08-J-10742 |
4 April 2009 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (16 years, 1 month ago) Ordered inactive 08-J-10742 |
1 August 1998 | Inactive (26 years, 9 months ago) |
7 December 1995 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (29 years, 5 months ago) |
January 14, 2010 DAVID PHILLIP SCHLUCKEBIER [#179034], 52, of Koror, Palau, was disbarred Jan. 14, 2010, and was ordered to comply with rule 9.20 of the California Rules of Court. Schluckebier was disbarred in Illinois in 2008 for money-laundering in Palau and engaging in dishonest conduct by giving false testimony in his wife’s criminal trial. His actions amounted to moral turpitude, and the California State Bar Court determined he violated the state’s professional conduct rules. He did not participate in any of the proceedings brought against him.Schluckebier, who was licensed in the Republic of Palau and worked as an attorney for the Senate Legal Counsel Office, married a woman who operated a restaurant that fronted as a prostitution business. She deposited some of the funds from the business in a joint account she held with Schluckebier.She was charged with money-laundering and, during her trial, Schluckebier falsely testified that the money in their account came from his salary, his family and wedding gifts. He knew the money was from prostitution. After the wife’s trial, Schluckebier was given an opportunity to respond to allegations by the Attorney Disciplinary Tribunal of Palau that he was aware of his wife’s business. He did not respond and the charges — giving false testimony, knowingly receiving proceeds from his wife’s illegal business and attempting to conceal the nature of the money — were deemed admitted. The charges constituted moral turpitude and he also was accused of once thwarting a police sting of the business. Schluckebier was disbarred in Palau. |