Fresno, CA 93721-2011
6 July 2011 | Active (13 years, 10 months ago) |
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10 December 2010 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (14 years, 4 months ago) Discipline w/actual suspension 08-C-14328 |
30 April 2010 | Conviction record transmitted to State Bar Court 08-C-14328 (15 years ago) |
6 November 2009 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (15 years, 6 months ago) Interim suspension after conviction 08-C-14555 |
28 October 2009 | Conviction record transmitted to State Bar Court 09-C-10667 (15 years, 6 months ago) |
25 September 2009 | Conviction record transmitted to State Bar Court 08-C-14555 (15 years, 7 months ago) |
5 June 2000 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (24 years, 11 months ago) |
December 10, 2010 ERNEST SCOTT KINNEY [#207234], 40, of Fresno was suspended for three years, stayed, placed on four years of probation with an 18-month actual suspension and he was ordered to prove his rehabilitation, take the MPRE and comply with rule 9.20 of the California Rules of Court. The order took effect Dec. 10, 2010. Kinney stipulated that he was convicted of two misdemeanors and one felony, misconduct that warrants discipline.In 2008, he was found guilty of misdemeanor driving under the influence and driving with a blood alcohol content of more than .08 percent. He completed a nine-month first offender program, and paid fees and a fine.He was arrested again and pleaded no contest to felony spousal battery after his wife suffered swelling on her forehead, a cut lip, scratches on her thigh and bruises on her upper legs and buttocks. She refused medical attention. Kinney suffered bruising on his thigh. He enrolled in a substance abuse program and a year-long program for batterers.Several months later, Kinney again was arrested and pleaded no contest to assault with a deadly weapon. He had met a man in a bar, the two stayed overnight at the home of another man and in the morning, without explanation, Kinney hit the first man on the forehead with a hammer. The victim was treated for cuts, redness and swelling on his forehead.In mitigation, Kinney had no discipline record, he cooperated with the bar’s investigation, and he has alcohol and mental health problems and emotional and family problems. |