Peter Gregory Schuman is an active member of the California Bar and was admitted 11th June 1996. Peter graduated from Thomas M Cooley Law School.
Lawyer Information
| Name | Peter Gregory Schuman |
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| First Admitted | 11 June 1996 (29 years ago) |
| Status | Active |
| Bar Number | 182365 |
| Sections | Solo & Small Firm |
Contact
| Phone Number | 714-614-1162 |
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Schools
| Law School | Thomas M Cooley Law School (Lansing MI) |
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| Undergraduate School | California St University Fullerton (CA) |
Address
| Current Address | 1920 W Commonwealth Ave # 2003 Fullerton, CA 92837-1001 |
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| Map | |
| Previous Address | 18030 Brookhurst St #583 Fountain Valley, CA 92708 |
| Previous Address | 11037 Warner Ave # 242 Fountain Vly, CA 92708-4007 |
History
| 4 October 2008 | Discipline, probation; no actual susp. 06-O-12349 (16 years, 8 months ago) |
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| 27 November 2007 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 06-O-12349 (17 years, 6 months ago) |
| 16 June 2003 | Active (22 years ago) |
| 17 April 2003 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (22 years, 2 months ago) Discipline w/actual suspension 00-O-12675 |
| 23 August 2002 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 00-O-12675 (22 years, 10 months ago) |
| 11 June 1996 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (29 years ago) |
Discipline Summaries
October 4, 2008 PETER G. SCHUMAN [#182365], 41, of Fountain Valley was suspended for two years, stayed, placed on three years of probation and was ordered to take the MPRE within one year. The order took effect Oct. 4, 2008. Schuman stipulated to two counts of misconduct in a legal malpractice/negligence case he filed against a law firm and two lawyers. Although the defendants defaulted, Schuman did not file any documents to obtain judgments for more than a year. When he finally filed documents, they were rejected three times; a new attempt was pending at the time of the bar proceedings.Schuman stipulated that he failed to perform legal services competently or respond to his client’s status inquiries.He was disciplined in 2003 for misconduct in three matters: he failed to perform legal services competently, refund unearned fees, respond to client inquiries, account for or disburse client funds or properly maintain his client trust account and he represented clients with possible adverse interests.In mitigation, his clients were not harmed, he cooperated with the bar’s investigation and he took steps to atone for his misconduct. He also took over a sick colleague’s law practice of 1,500 cases and had difficulty controlling the caseload.April 17, 2003 PETER GREGORY SCHUMAN [#182365], 36, of Fountain Valley was suspended for one year, stayed, placed on three years of probation with an actual 60-day suspension and was ordered to take the MPRE within one year. The order took effect April 17, 2003. Schuman stipulated to misconduct in three matters.In the first, he represented two clients who were the driver and passenger in a car that was involved in an accident. He did not inform them about possible conflicting interests or get their informed written consent.Schuman settled one matter for $9,000, but after depositing the funds in his client trust account, he transferred the money to a different account, not identified as a trust account. Although one medical provider was paid, Schuman did not pay another for three years. He also never filed a complaint on behalf of the second client and allowed the statute of limitations to expire.In another case, he represented a client in a property matter, but failed to appear at two mandatory settlement conferences and then substituted the client in to represent herself. He didn’t tell the client sanctions had been imposed and ignored her request that he refund unearned fees.Schuman also was hired to obtain a student visa for a Vietnamese student; the matter was being heard in Hanoi. Neither Schuman nor any of his representatives appeared at the hearing and the application was denied. The student did not receive any refund of his $8,000 fees.Schuman stipulated to failing to perform legal services competently, refund unearned fees, respond to client inquiries, account for or disburse client funds or properly maintain his client trust account and he represented clients with possible adverse interests.In mitigation, he cooperated with the bar’s investigation, and at the time of the misconduct, his office was firebombed, temporarily interfering with his ability to practice. |