Okemos, MI 48864
6 August 2015 | Disbarred (9 years, 9 months ago) Disbarment 11-O-19340 |
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4 July 2014 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (10 years, 10 months ago) Ordered inactive 11-O-19340 |
25 October 2013 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 11-O-19340 (11 years, 6 months ago) |
20 January 2000 | Public reproval with/duties 97-O-17316 (25 years, 3 months ago) |
12 June 1998 | Active (26 years, 11 months ago) |
10 May 1998 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (27 years ago) Ordered inactive 97-O-17316 |
23 March 1998 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 97-O-17316 (27 years, 1 month ago) |
19 March 1996 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (29 years, 2 months ago) |
August 6, 2015 EUGENIA YEHUD ZACKS-CARNEY [#181811], 52, of Okemos, Mich., was disbarred Aug. 6, 2015 and ordered to comply with rule 9.20 of the California Rules of Court and make restitution. The State Bar Court found Carney culpable of failing to maintain client funds in a trust account, commingling personal funds in a client trust account, failing to account and committing acts of moral turpitude, including misrepresentation and misappropriation.In 2006, Zacks-Carney agreed to represent her uncle and his then wife in a personal injury case. During the course of representing them, she misappropriated $22,880.50 of their settlement money, told them fees and costs related to their lawsuit had not been disbursed when she knew these statements were false and gave them written accountings of the funds that were not true.Zacks-Carney was ordered to pay $1,874.55 plus interest in restitution. In mitigation, she presented evidence of her good character, cooperated with the State Bar and has participated in pro bono and community activities.She had one prior record of discipline, a January 2000 public reproval for improperly withdrawing from employment. |