Anana Johari Rice was admitted to the California Bar 29th November 2000, but has since been disbarred. Anana graduated from Loyola Law School.
Lawyer Information
| Name | Anana Johari Rice |
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| First Admitted | 29 November 2000 (23 years, 5 months ago) |
| Status | Disbarred |
| Bar Number | 209795 |
Contact
| Current Email | [email protected] |
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| Phone Number | 424-258-6464 |
Schools
| Law School | Loyola Law School (Los Angeles CA) |
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| Undergraduate School | University of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh PA) |
Address
| Current Address | Anana J Rice, 8513 W Venice Blvd # 177 Los Angeles, CA 90034 |
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History
| 18 November 2015 | Disbarred (8 years, 5 months ago) Disbarment 14-O-01464 |
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| 22 May 2015 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (8 years, 11 months ago) Ordered inactive 14-O-01464 |
| 19 December 2014 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (9 years, 4 months ago) Ordered inactive 14-O-01464 |
| 27 October 2014 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 14-O-01464 (9 years, 6 months ago) |
| 8 August 2014 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (9 years, 9 months ago) Discipline w/actual suspension 13-O-11746 |
| 1 July 2014 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (9 years, 10 months ago) Suspended, failed to pay fees |
| 1 July 2014 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (9 years, 10 months ago) Admin Inactive/MCLE noncompliance |
| 18 October 2013 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 13-O-11746 (10 years, 6 months ago) |
| 11 September 2006 | Active (17 years, 8 months ago) |
| 1 January 2005 | Inactive (19 years, 4 months ago) |
| 9 February 2004 | Active (20 years, 3 months ago) |
| 1 January 2003 | Inactive (21 years, 4 months ago) |
| 15 February 2002 | Active (22 years, 2 months ago) |
| 1 January 2001 | Inactive (23 years, 4 months ago) |
| 29 November 2000 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (23 years, 5 months ago) |
Discipline Summaries
November 18, 2015 ANANA JOHARI RICE [#209795], 42, of Los Angeles, was disbarred Nov. 18, 2015 and ordered to comply with rule 9.20 of the California Rules of Court and make restitution. Rice was disbarred after her default was entered for failing to respond to a notice of disciplinary charges.Because she did not seek to have the default set aside or vacated within 90 days as required under rule 5.85 of the State Bar’s Rules of Procedure, she was disbarred.The charges were deemed admitted. Rice improperly withdrew from a client matter and failed to promptly turn over her client’s papers and property, refund unearned advanced fees, provide her client with an accounting, respond to client inquiries or update her membership address.She was ordered to pay $3,116.52 plus interest in restitution.August 8, 2014 ANANA JOHARI RICE [#209795], 40, of Los Angeles, was suspended from the practice of law for one year and ordered to take the MPRE, comply with rule 9.20 of the California Rules of Court and make restitution. She was also placed on two years’ probation and faces a two-year suspension if she does not comply with the terms of her probation. The order took effect Aug. 8, 2014. Rice stipulated to misconduct in five client matters: failing to perform legal services with competence, respond promptly to the reasonable status inquiries of a client, promptly refund unearned fees, perform legal services with competence or render appropriate accounts to a client.Rice stipulated that she dropped the ball in five client matters. In one of them, in 2012, Rice was hired to prepare a living trust. She prepared a living trust document and sent it to the client for review, along with a letter instructing the client to call her if she had any questions. Rice did not respond to any of the client’s follow-up calls and did not do any further work on the matter.In another matter that year, a client paid Rice $3,000 in advanced fees to represent her in divorce proceedings. Rice filed documents in the matter that contained clerical errors, leading the court to reject it. Despite telling the client she would fix the problem and refile, Rice never did and did not do any additional work on the case. She also did not return any of the unearned fees. Also in 2012, Rice was hired by a woman who needed assistance with a trust matter. Rice did a substantial amount of work on the case and charged the woman $16,573. In December of that year, she mailed a notice to opposing counsel that she was withdrawing as counsel due to medical and personal reasons. She did not, however, tell the client.Rice was ordered to pay $6,600 plus interest in restitution.In mitigation, Rice had no prior record of discipline, entered into a pretrial stipulation with the State Bar and was suffering from extreme emotional issues at the time of her misconduct. |