Carl Edgar Cabana Jacoba was admitted to the California Bar 15th March 1999, but has since been disbarred.
Lawyer Information
| Name | Carl Edgar Cabana Jacoba |
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| First Admitted | 15 March 1999 (25 years, 1 month ago) |
| Status | Disbarred |
| Bar Number | 200565 |
Contact
| Current Email | [email protected] |
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| Phone Number | 877-452-9376 |
| Fax Number | 877-329-2889 |
School
| Undergraduate School | See Registration Card |
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Address
| Current Address | 101 California St Ste 2450 San Francisco, CA 94111 |
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History
| 28 February 2009 | Disbarred (15 years, 2 months ago) Disbarment 07-O-11390 |
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| 26 September 2008 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (15 years, 7 months ago) Ordered inactive 07-O-11390 |
| 28 June 2008 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (15 years, 10 months ago) Discipline w/actual suspension 06-O-11743 |
| 9 June 2008 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (15 years, 10 months ago) Ordered inactive 07-O-11390 |
| 17 April 2008 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 07-O-11390 (16 years ago) |
| 24 September 2007 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (16 years, 7 months ago) Ordered inactive 06-O-11743 |
| 16 August 2007 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (16 years, 8 months ago) Suspended, failed to pay fees |
| 9 July 2007 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (16 years, 9 months ago) Ordered inactive 06-O-13647 |
| 29 March 2007 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 06-O-13647 (17 years, 1 month ago) |
| 5 December 2006 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 06-O-11743 (17 years, 4 months ago) |
| 15 March 1999 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (25 years, 1 month ago) |
Discipline Summaries
February 28, 2009 CARL EDGAR C. JACOBA [#200565], 57, of San Francisco was disbarred Feb. 28, 2009, and was ordered to make restitution and comply with rule 9.20. In a default proceeding, the State Bar Court found that Jacoba committed 24 acts of misconduct in three personal injury matters. In each case, he misappropriated his clients’ settlement funds, totaling $49,800. He then ignored his clients’ inquiries and told one client the matter had not yet settled.In one matter, the insurance company that issued the checks instructed Jacoba to hold the money in escrow until his clients signed a release. He had settled the matter without the clients’ consent. He also did not pay some clients’ medical bills.Each time he deposited settlement funds in his client trust account, it held under $100. He repeatedly allowed the balance to fall below the required amount.Jacoba also commingled personal and client funds in the account, using it to pay his personal expenses.The State Bar Court found that he committed acts of moral turpitude by misappropriating client funds, failed to maintain client funds in trust, account for client funds, notify his clients that he received funds on their behalf or pay out the funds promptly, failed to perform legal services competently, communicate with his client, keep them informed of developments in their matters, return client files or cooperate with the bar’s investigation, and he commingled funds in his trust account.Jacoba was disciplined in 2008 for 10 acts of misconduct in two client matters, including committing acts of moral turpitude by telling the client a lawsuit was filed when it was not.In recommending his disbarment, Judge Lucy Armendariz said the facts were egregious and Jacoba “has not demonstrated even the slightest inclining of remorse.†She ordered him to repay the money he misappropriated.June 28, 2008 CARL EDGAR CABANA JACOBA [#200565], 56, of San Francisco was suspended for two years, stayed, actually suspended for six months and until the State Bar Court grants a motion to terminate the suspension, and was ordered to take the MPRE and comply with rule 9.20. If the actual suspension exceeds two years, he must prove his rehabilitation. The order took effect June 28, 2008. In a default proceeding, the State Bar Court found that Jacoba committed 10 acts of misconduct in two matters.He filed a civil suit on behalf of a client and filed a completed case management conference statement late despite two court orders. He also never served one of the defendants.When the court later ordered that Jacoba submit updated statements, he did not do so, nor did he appear at a conference. He was ordered to pay a $1,000 sanction but did not notify the bar as required.The bar court found that he failed to obey court orders, perform legal services competently, report sanctions or cooperate with the bar’s investigation.In another matter, he took a personal injury case on a contingency fee basis, but never filed the lawsuit although he told his client otherwise. He returned some of his client’s phone calls, but did not provide the status of the case, and eventually he stopped returning her calls.When Jacoba finally filed the suit two years later, he did not file a case management conference statement or proof of service of the defendants. The case was dismissed for lack of prosecution, but Jacoba did not notify his client, despite her repeated phone calls. She learned the case was dismissed by calling the defendant.The bar court found that Jacoba failed to perform legal services competently, communicate with a client, obey court orders or cooperate with the bar’s investigation, and he improperly withdrew from employment and committed acts of moral turpitude by telling the client the lawsuit was filed when it was not. |