Nancy Jane Billings was first admitted to the California Bar 7th June 1996, but is now no longer eligible to practice. Nancy graduated from Western State University COL.
Lawyer Information
| Name | Nancy Jane Billings |
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| First Admitted | 7 June 1996 (28 years, 11 months ago) |
| Status | Not Eligible to Practice |
| Bar Number | 182479 |
Contact
| Current Email | [email protected] |
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| Phone Number | 949-258-9869 |
Schools
| Law School | Western State University COL (Fullerton CA) |
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| Undergraduate School | See Registration Card |
Address
| Current Address | 221 Memphis Ave Huntington Beach, CA 92648-3525 |
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| Previous Address | 4235 Vista Dr #A Loomis, CA 95650 |
History
| 27 August 2005 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (19 years, 8 months ago) Discipline w/actual suspension 04-N-12656 |
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| 16 September 2004 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (20 years, 7 months ago) Admin Inactive/MCLE noncompliance |
| 13 September 2004 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 04-N-12656 (20 years, 7 months ago) |
| 8 May 2004 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (20 years, 12 months ago) Discipline w/actual suspension 01-O-02948 |
| 16 September 2003 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (21 years, 7 months ago) Suspended, failed to pay fees |
| 27 September 2002 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 01-O-02948 (22 years, 7 months ago) |
| 7 June 1996 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (28 years, 11 months ago) |
Discipline Summaries
August 27, 2005 NANCY J. BILLINGS [#182479], 44, of Loomis was suspended for five years, stayed, placed on five years of probation with a three-year actual suspension and was ordered to prove her rehabilitation, take the MPRE and comply with rule 955. The order took effect Aug. 27, 2005. Billings failed to comply with rule 955, as required by a 2004 disciplinary order. She did not file the required affidavit on time.She also did not update her membership records address.The earlier discipline was imposed after Billings stipulated to 17 counts of misconduct in five cases.In mitigation, she attempted to fax a change of address to the bar, and when she later closed a post office box that she used for an address, she did not notify the bar. She has not had any clients since 2003. Billings cooperated with the bar’s investigation.May 8, 2004 NANCY JANE BILLINGS [#182479], 42, of Orangevale was suspended for two years, stayed, placed on three years of probation with an actual 18-month suspension and until she proves her rehabilitation, and she was ordered to take the MPRE and comply with rule 955. The order took effect May 8, 2004. Billings stipulated to 17 counts of misconduct in five cases.She did not comply with probation conditions attached to a 2001 agreement in lieu of discipline; she did not provide two quarterly probation reports or provide evidence of restitution.She was sanctioned in another case, but did not pay the sanctions.In a sexual harassment and false imprisonment case in which Billings represented the plaintiff, she did not provide an accounting for $2,500 in fees, respond to her client’s inquiries or inform the client about a mandatory settlement conference. The court granted the defendants’ motion for summary judgment and awarded them nearly $68,000 in fees and costs. Billings never informed her client.In another matter, Billings admitted she did not perform legal services competently in an age discrimination and wrongful termination case against her client’s former employer. Although she filed a complaint, she did not interview the main witnesses or complete their depositions prior to the discovery cutoff date.Her client’s deposition was taken but was continued so Billings could produce additional documents. The client provided the documents, but Billings never gave them to opposing counsel.She did not participate in a meet-and-confer with opposing counsel, as required by local rules, failed to participate in a settlement conference or file a pretrial conference order or an exhibit list, and ultimately failed to respond to an order to show cause. The case was dismissed. Billings did not notify her client about the dismissal or advise her about her right to appeal.In the final matter, Billings failed to appear at three status conferences or an order to show cause hearing. The case was dismissed, but she did not notify the client.In mitigation, Billings was confined to bed during pregnancy and when she returned to work, she learned her law partner had neglected to properly handle about 50 cases. The partnership dissolved when the other attorney had a nervous breakdown. Billings opened her own office but could not afford a support staff. Her computer crashed, destroying her accounting and file management systems.She also was dealing with several family medical issues, was involved in a serious head-on collision that resulted in numerous subsequent medical problems, and her husband left her. She had no prior record of discipline. |