Hamid Taghizadeh was admitted to the California Bar 27th March 1998, but has since been disbarred. Hamid graduated from University of LaVerne COL.
Lawyer Information
| Name | Hamid Taghizadeh |
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| First Admitted | 27 March 1998 (27 years, 2 months ago) |
| Status | Disbarred |
| Bar Number | 194627 |
Contact
| Phone Number | 818-632-0310 |
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Schools
| Law School | University of LaVerne COL (Woodland Hills CA) |
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| Undergraduate School | See Registration Card |
Address
| Current Address | 17600 Burbank Blvd Suite 118 Encino, CA 91316 |
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History
| 16 March 2013 | Disbarred (12 years, 3 months ago) Disbarment 12-C-11583 |
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| 29 October 2012 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (12 years, 7 months ago) Suspended, failed to pass Prof.Resp.Exam 07-O-13401 |
| 24 September 2012 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (12 years, 8 months ago) Interim suspension after conviction 12-C-11583 |
| 15 September 2012 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (12 years, 9 months ago) Discipline w/actual suspension 12-PM-12194 |
| 2 August 2012 | Conviction record transmitted to State Bar Court 12-C-11583 (12 years, 10 months ago) |
| 20 May 2012 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (13 years, 1 month ago) Ordered inactive 12-PM-12194 |
| 13 August 2011 | Discipline, probation; no actual susp. 07-O-13401 (13 years, 10 months ago) |
| 27 March 1998 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (27 years, 2 months ago) |
Discipline Summaries
March 16, 2013 HAMID TAGHIZADEH [#194627], 51, of Encino, was summarily disbarred March 16, 2013, and was ordered to comply with rule 9.20 of the California Rules of Court. Taghizadeh was convicted in 2012 of committing a lewd act upon a child under the age of 14. Because the crime is a felony involving moral turpitude, it meets the criteria for summary disbarment.September 24, 2012 HAMID TAGHIZADEH, 50, of Tarzana was placed on interim suspension Sept. 24, 2012, following a conviction for committing a lewd act upon a child, a felony involving moral turpitude. He was ordered to comply with rule 9.20 of the California Rules of Court. September 15, 2012 The probation of HAMID TAGHIZADEH, 50, of Tarzana was revoked, the previous stay of suspension was lifted and he was actually suspended for one year and was ordered to comply with rule 9.20 of the California Rules of Court. The order took effect Sept. 15, 2012. In the underlying matter, Taghizadeh stipulated to misconduct in four client matters for failing to perform services, communicate with his client, return a client file, obey a court order and promptly pay client funds. He violated his probation by failing to contact the State Bar’s probation office or file his first two quarterly reports.Although he received mitigation for serious health issues, he did not participate in the revocation proceedings and offered no mitigating circumstances.August 13, 2011 HAMID TAGHIZADEH [#194627], 49, of Tarzana was suspended for one year, stayed, placed on two years of probation and was ordered to take the MPRE within one year. The order took effect Aug. 13, 2011. Taghizadeh stipulated to eight counts of misconduct in four personal injury cases. In the first, he didn’t disburse his client’s settlement money for almost two years. In another, he didn’t pay his client’s doctor bills for 21 months, and in a third, he failed to pay his client settlement funds for more than five months and also didn’t respond to the client’s reasonable status inquiries or account for client funds.In a fourth matter, Taghizadeh filed a lawsuit, but didn’t notify the defendants of a case management conference, as ordered by the court, and he himself didn’t appear at the conference. He also did not show up for a subsequent hearing on an order to show cause, although he sent another lawyer on his behalf. He was sanctioned $507.The court ordered mediation, but the opposing counsel was unable to reach Taghizadeh, and the mediation was not held by the required deadline. Taghizadeh stipulated that he failed to perform legal services competently or respond to a client’s status inquiries and he violated a court order.He also was placed on interim suspension June 10, 2011, for an insurance fraud conviction.At the time of the misconduct, Taghizadeh had serious health problems, including two heart attacks, triple bypass surgery and associated issues. |