Sacramento, CA 95834-8450
7 March 2004 | Active (21 years, 2 months ago) |
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6 February 2004 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (21 years, 3 months ago) Discipline w/actual suspension 02-O-10287 |
12 November 1999 | Active (25 years, 5 months ago) |
27 September 1999 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (25 years, 7 months ago) Suspended, failed to pay fees |
2 December 1996 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (28 years, 5 months ago) |
February 6, 2004 GLEN E. YOUNG [#183905], 38, of Burbank was suspended for two years, stayed, placed on two years of probation with a 30-day actual suspension and was ordered to make restitution and take the MPRE within one year. The order took effect Feb. 6, 2004. Young stipulated to misconduct in four consolidated cases.In the first, he took over a personal injury matter from Alan Schultz, an attorney who eventually resigned from the bar with disciplinary charges pending. Young had clerked for Schultz while a law student.Young did not inform the client about the transfer and filed suit without telling the client. He appeared at a status conference and notified the client about a deposition shortly before it was scheduled. The client acquiesced to the representation, believing he had no other choice. Young then settled the suit without the client’s knowledge, executed a signed settlement agreement and endorsed a settlement check written to the client. The client did not sign the agreement and knew nothing of the check. Young gave the settlement proceeds to Schultz; the client never received any money.Young stipulated that he appeared without authority, failed to notify a client of receipt of funds, deposit client funds in a trust account, perform legal services competently or pay out client funds promptly, and he committed acts of moral turpitude.Young took over another case from Schultz, but failed to file a lawsuit, or respond to his client’s doctor. He stipulated that he abandoned his client and failed to perform legal services competently.He abandoned another client by not filing a personal injury suit and not responding to the client’s inquiries. That client sued Young for malpractice and won a judgment of more than $35,000 plus fees of more than $11,000. Young did not pay the judgment or report it to the State Bar as required.In mitigation, he cooperated with the bar’s investigation. |