Matthew John Erwin was first admitted to the California Bar 2nd December 1998, but is now no longer eligible to practice. Matthew graduated from Harvard University Law School.

Lawyer Information

NameMatthew John Erwin
First Admitted2 December 1998 (26 years, 4 months ago)
StatusNot Eligible to Practice
Bar Number198280

Contact

Current Email[email protected]
Phone Number714-420-2259

Schools

Law SchoolHarvard University Law School (Cambridge MA)
Undergraduate SchoolUniversity of California San Diego (La Jolla CA)

Address

Current Address175 N Feldner Rd Apt 66
Orange, CA 92868-2733
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History

2 July 2019Not eligible to practice law in CA (5 years, 9 months ago)
Suspended, failed to pay fees
2 July 2019Not eligible to practice law in CA (5 years, 9 months ago)
Admin Inactive/MCLE noncompliance
11 May 2017Active (7 years, 11 months ago)
12 January 2015Inactive (10 years, 3 months ago)
14 February 2013Active (12 years, 2 months ago)
14 February 2013Not eligible to practice law in CA (12 years, 2 months ago)
Discipline w/actual suspension; credit for prior ineligibility 11-C-18809
20 February 2012Not eligible to practice law in CA (13 years, 2 months ago)
Interim suspension after conviction 11-C-18809
10 January 2012Conviction record transmitted to State Bar Court 11-C-19015 (13 years, 3 months ago)
29 December 2011Conviction record transmitted to State Bar Court 11-C-18809 (13 years, 3 months ago)
8 January 2007Inactive (18 years, 3 months ago)
2 December 1998Admitted to the State Bar of California (26 years, 4 months ago)

Discipline Summaries

February 14, 2013

MATTHEW JOHN ERWIN [#198280], 38, of Orange was suspended for two years, stayed, placed on two years of probation with a six-month actual suspension and he was ordered to take the MPRE and comply with rule 9.20 of the California Rules of Court. The order took effect Feb. 14, 2013.

Erwin stipulated that his criminal convictions in two separate matters do not involve moral turpitude but do warrant discipline.

In the first matter, he was convicted in 2011 of evading a police officer with reckless driving and assault with a deadly weapon (his car). He was behaving erratically and parked so that his car blocked northbound lanes of the Pacific Coast Highway. When an off-duty fireman who was riding a motorcycle stopped out of concern for Erwin’s safety and concern that he might be suicidal, Erwin tried to run him down with his car.

He fled the scene and was stopped, standing through the sunroof of his car, yelling and shaking his fists at other cars. He fled again when a police officer approached, throwing an open beer can from his car. After he was arrested, tests found the presence of marijuana and a trace amount of alcohol in Erwin’s system.

In the second matter, Erwin was convicted in 2011 of two misdemeanor violations for public nudity after exposing himself twice in separate incidents hours apart.

Erwin received limited mitigation for cooperating with the bar’s investigation and for 12 years of discipline-free practice. He also completed a 90-day in-patient drug and alcohol treatment/recovery program.

February 20, 2012

MATTHEW JOHN ERWIN, 37, of Orange was placed on interim suspension Feb. 20, 2012, following convictions for evading police while driving recklessly and assault with force likely to produce great bodily injury. He was ordered to comply with rule 9.20 of the California Rules of Court.