Ghassan G Bridi was admitted to the California Bar 2nd June 1997, but has since been disbarred. Ghassan graduated from Creighton University SOL.
Lawyer Information
| Name | Ghassan G Bridi |
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| First Admitted | 2 June 1997 (27 years, 11 months ago) |
| Status | Disbarred |
| Bar Number | 188070 |
Contact
| Current Email | [email protected] |
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| Phone Number | 818-379-1700 |
| Fax Number | 818-474-7047 |
Schools
| Law School | Creighton University SOL (Omaha NE) |
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| Undergraduate School | University of California Riverside (CA) |
Address
| Current Address | The Bridi Firm, 15760 Ventura Blvd Ste 700 Encino, CA 91436 |
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History
| 21 June 2013 | Disbarred (11 years, 10 months ago) Disbarment 11-O-10856 |
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| 20 January 2013 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (12 years, 3 months ago) Ordered inactive 11-O-10856 |
| 18 February 2012 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (13 years, 2 months ago) Ordered inactive 11-O-10856 |
| 13 December 2011 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 11-O-10856 (13 years, 4 months ago) |
| 20 October 2011 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (13 years, 6 months ago) Discipline w/actual suspension 10-O-02489 |
| 2 July 2011 | Active (13 years, 10 months ago) |
| 1 July 2011 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (13 years, 10 months ago) Suspended, failed to pay fees |
| 2 June 1997 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (27 years, 11 months ago) |
Discipline Summaries
June 21, 2013 GHASSAN G. BRIDI [#188070], 42, of Encino, was disbarred June 21, 2013 and was ordered to comply with rule 9.20 of the California Rules of Court, pay restitution and pay sanctions. Bridi was disbarred after his default was entered for failing to respond to the notice of disciplinary charges against him. Under rule 5.85 of the State Bar’s Rules of Procedure, a lawyer can be disbarred if he or she does not seek to have the default set aside within 180 days. The charges are also deemed admitted.The State Bar Court found that Bridi committed 13 acts of misconduct in three client matters, including failing to perform legal services with competence, violation of a court order, failing to report sanctions, failing to cooperate in a disciplinary investigation, failing to return client papers, failing to communicate with his clients and failing to return unearned fees.Bridi was ordered to pay $2,500 plus interest in restitution to a couple he represented and to pay $2,350 in sanctions.October 20, 2011 GHASSAN G. BRIDI, 41, of Encino was suspended for three years, stayed, placed on three years of probation with an actual one-year suspension and until he makes restitution and he was ordered to take the MPRE and comply with rule 9.20 of the California Rules of Court. The order took effect Oct. 20, 2011. Bridi stipulated to 39 counts of misconduct in 13 cases, many involving his failures to negotiate loan modifications for his clients. The misconduct included failures to perform legal services competently (eight counts), respond to client inquiries (11 counts), refund unearned fees (nine counts), return client files (eight counts), and one count each of failing to report court-ordered sanctions to the State Bar or cooperate with the bar’s investigation. He also violated a court order.He was ordered to make restitution totaling $18,573 to nine clients.In one matter, for example, a couple paid Bridi a $3,000 advance fee to provide them with loan modification and loss mitigation services, including negotiations with their mortgage lender about restructuring their debt and avoiding foreclosure of their home. He didn’t respond to their emails or phone calls and the couple received three past-due notices and payment demands. When they contacted their lender directly, they learned Bridi had not started any loan negotiations.In a real estate case, he stopped communicating with his client and did no work. He filed an incomplete bankruptcy petition for another client, did not attend a meeting of creditors and the petition was dismissed for failure to prosecute. Although Bridi said he would file a motion to reopen the bankruptcy, he didn’t do so. He was sanctioned $1,500 by the federal court in another matter, but never paid the sanctions or reported them to the bar.Bridi was privately reproved in 2001. In mitigation, he was hospitalized, suffered from depression and enrolled himself in the Lawyers Assistance Program. He no longer handles loan modification or real property cases. |