Vicki Segal Dalva was admitted to the California Bar 5th December 2000, but has since been disbarred. Vicki graduated from Whittier Coll SOL.
Lawyer Information
| Name | Vicki Segal Dalva |
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| First Admitted | 5 December 2000 (24 years, 5 months ago) |
| Status | Disbarred |
| Bar Number | 210683 |
Contact
| Current Email | [email protected] |
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| Phone Number | 714-557-4000 |
| Fax Number | 714-557-4287 |
Schools
| Law School | Whittier Coll SOL (CA) |
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| Undergraduate School | California St University Northridge (CA) |
Address
| Current Address | Law Offices of Dalva & Associates, 9454 Wilshire Blvd Ste 600 Beverly Hills, CA 90212 |
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History
| 25 November 2015 | Disbarred (9 years, 5 months ago) Disbarment 14-O-01954 |
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| 20 June 2015 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (9 years, 10 months ago) Ordered inactive 14-O-01954 |
| 9 February 2015 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (10 years, 2 months ago) Ordered inactive 14-O-01954 |
| 23 December 2014 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 14-O-02587 (10 years, 4 months ago) |
| 5 December 2014 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 14-O-01954 (10 years, 5 months ago) |
| 1 December 2014 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (10 years, 5 months ago) Suspended, failed to pass Prof.Resp.Exam 11-O-15174 |
| 27 September 2013 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (11 years, 7 months ago) Discipline w/actual suspension 11-O-15174 |
| 14 September 2012 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 11-O-15174 (12 years, 7 months ago) |
| 5 December 2000 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (24 years, 5 months ago) |
Discipline Summaries
September 27, 2013 VICKI SEGAL DALVA [#210683], 44, of Los Angeles, was suspended for two years, stayed, placed on two years’ probation with an actual six-month suspension and ordered to take the MPRE and comply with rule 9.20 of the California Rules of Court. The order took effect Sept. 27, 2013. The State Bar Court found Dalva failed to maintain client funds in her client trust account, misused funds in her client trust account, committed moral turpitude by misappropriating client funds and failed to perform legal services with competence or to promptly remove funds that belonged to her from her client trust account.In its decision, the State Bar Court hearing judge wrote that Dalva’s case demonstrates â€the serious pitfalls of attorneys failing to carefully monitor their client trust accounts over an extended period of time.†Dalva was hired to represent a woman in a slip-and-fall case which ultimately settled for $25,000 in 2009. Dalva waited an unreasonable amount of time to remove her $10,000 fee from her client trust account. After she withdrew the money and fees to cover other expenses related to the case, she was required to maintain $14,320.66 in her client trust account on behalf of the client. By the end of 2011, the balance in Dalva’s trust account had fallen to $721.75. Dalva also told the client that she would help her negotiate her Medicare and Medi-Cal liens and pay them, but Dalva didn’t take any action until after she was contacted by a State Bar investigator.Dalva also deposited personal funds in her client trust account and used it to pay personal and business expenses.In mitigation, Dalva had no prior disciplinary record, cooperated with the State Bar, presented a wide range of witnesses who attested to her good character and showed remorse and recognition of her wrongdoing. |