Scott Stone Mehler was admitted to the California Bar 24th November 1997, but has since been disbarred. Scott graduated from McGeorge SOL University of the Pacific.
Lawyer Information
| Name | Scott Stone Mehler |
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| First Admitted | 24 November 1997 (27 years, 5 months ago) |
| Status | Disbarred |
| Bar Number | 190014 |
Contact
| Current Email | [email protected] |
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| Phone Number | (562) 621-9191 |
Schools
| Law School | McGeorge SOL University of the Pacific (CA) |
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| Undergraduate School | University of the Pacific (Stockton CA) |
Address
| Current Address | 150 Syracuse Walk Long Beach, CA 90803-5029 |
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| Previous Address | Mehler Law 5826 E Naples Plz Long Beach, CA 90803 |
| Previous Address | Mehler Law, 5826 E Naples Plz Long Beach, CA 90803 |
History
| 25 March 2015 | Disbarred (10 years, 1 month ago) Disbarment 14-O-00055 |
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| 6 September 2014 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (10 years, 8 months ago) Ordered inactive 14-O-00055 |
| 1 July 2014 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (10 years, 10 months ago) Suspended, failed to pay fees |
| 18 June 2014 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 14-O-00055 (10 years, 10 months ago) |
| 17 September 2009 | Active (15 years, 7 months ago) |
| 1 January 2000 | Inactive (25 years, 4 months ago) |
| 24 November 1997 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (27 years, 5 months ago) |
Discipline Summaries
March 25, 2015 SCOTT STONE MEHLER [#190014], 43, of Long Beach, was disbarred March 25, 2015 and ordered to comply with rule 9.20 of the California Rules of Court and pay restitution. Mehler stipulated that within a five-month period in 2013 he misappropriated $1.4 million of his client’s money, spending it on personal expenses. In April of that year, Mehler had been hired to serve as local counsel for to Amerector Inc., the American holding company of a Canadian company known as Canerector. Amerector was purchasing a California company and wire transferred $1.4 million into Mehler’s trust account for the sale.Although he was tasked with acting as the escrow agent, Mehler transferred $1,856,223.89, which included the $1.4 million, from his trust account into his firm’s money market account. For several months after the close of escrow, Mehler made repeated excuses and engaged in trickery, including falsifying records, to try to hide from the parties involved that he had spent the money.Though he ended up wiring some of the money, he told the attorney representing the company that was sold that he could not pay the remaining $916,437.84, saying he lost it on “bad investments.†He then emailed the attorney with a proposed payment plan saying he wanted it kept confidential and asked that no legal action be taken against him. He attempted to issue three checks to cover the loss, which were returned for insufficient funds on Jan. 17, 2014. The sellers and Amerector then sued Mehler, and he made partial restitution of $268,642.47.Mehler was ordered to pay $916,437.84 plus interest in restitution.In mitigation, he had no prior record of discipline and entered into a pretrial stipulation with the State Bar. |