Michael Wayne Braa Sr. was admitted to the California Bar 30th June 1997, but has since been disbarred. Michael graduated from California Western SOL.
Lawyer Information
| Name | Michael Wayne Braa Sr. |
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| First Admitted | 30 June 1997 (27 years, 11 months ago) |
| Status | Disbarred |
| Bar Number | 189472 |
Contact
| Current Email | [email protected] |
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| Previous Email | [email protected] |
| Phone Number | 559-478-8220 |
| Fax Number | (559) 225-4790 |
Schools
| Law School | California Western SOL (San Diego CA) |
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| Undergraduate School | University of California Berkeley (Berkeley CA) |
Address
| Current Address | Atlantis Private Investigations, 5430 N Palm Ave, Ste 110 Fresno, CA 93704-1900 |
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| Previous Address | 1350 Van Ness Fresno, CA 93721 |
History
| 19 November 2009 | Disbarred (15 years, 7 months ago) Disbarment 07-O-13128 |
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| 11 May 2009 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (16 years, 1 month ago) Ordered inactive 07-O-13128 |
| 25 January 2009 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (16 years, 4 months ago) Ordered inactive 07-O-11258 |
| 30 June 1997 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (27 years, 11 months ago) |
Discipline Summaries
November 26, 2009 MICHAEL WAYNE BRAA SR. [#189472], 46, of Fresno was disbarred Nov. 26, 2009, and was ordered to comply with rule 9.20. In a default proceeding, State Bar Court Judge Pat McElroy recommended Braa’s disbarment for misconduct in two matters, including misappropriating more than $11,000. He represented a car dealership from whom a customer was seeking a refund. Braa falsely told the dealership he had reached a settlement agreement for $11,255.15 with the car buyer; the dealership wrote a check for that amount that Braa cashed and kept for himself.In another matter, an individual paid Braa $40,000 in legal fees to represent his brother in a criminal case. However, he missed a sentencing hearing and was ordered to pay a sanction of $999 within four days. He wrote a check against insufficient funds, missed another hearing and later tried to give his client a check for $1,100. Although the client refused to accept the check, Braa gave the check to the court which in turn paid the client. The court also imposed further sanctions of $400 that Braa paid.Although Braa had registered his e-mail address with the court, which maintains an electronic notification and filing system, he claimed he did not receive hearing notices, did not recognize his own e-mail address, claimed he’d never provided that address to the court and had not used it for nine or 10 years.McElroy found that Braa violated a court order, misled a judge, failed to deposit client funds in a trust account and committed acts of moral turpitude in both matters.In mitigation, Braa had no previous discipline record. |