Audrey Marie Ritter was admitted to the California Bar 7th May 2001, but has since been disbarred. Audrey graduated from Southwestern University SOL.

Lawyer Information

NameAudrey Marie Ritter
First Admitted7 May 2001 (24 years ago)
StatusDisbarred
Bar Number212840

Contact

Current Email[email protected]
Phone Number818-482-1094

Schools

Law SchoolSouthwestern University SOL (Los Angeles CA)
Undergraduate SchoolLoyola Marymount University (Los Angeles CA)

Address

Current Address17183 Rayen St
Northridge, CA 91325
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History

18 May 2018Disbarred (6 years, 11 months ago)
Disbarment 16-O-17395
18 December 2017Not eligible to practice law in CA (7 years, 4 months ago)
Ordered inactive 16-O-17395
16 June 2017Not eligible to practice law in CA (7 years, 10 months ago)
Ordered inactive 16-O-17395
7 April 2017Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 16-O-17395 (8 years ago)
18 November 2015Not eligible to practice law in CA (9 years, 5 months ago)
Discipline w/actual suspension 14-O-05847
2 March 2015Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 14-O-05847 (10 years, 2 months ago)
29 October 2013Not eligible to practice law in CA (11 years, 6 months ago)
Suspended, failed to pass Prof.Resp.Exam 10-O-04445
18 August 2012Discipline, probation; no actual susp. 10-O-04445 (12 years, 8 months ago)
27 December 2011Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 10-O-04445 (13 years, 4 months ago)
7 May 2001Admitted to the State Bar of California (24 years ago)

Discipline Summaries

November 18, 2015

AUDREY MARIE RITTER [#212840], 45, of Northridge, was suspended from the practice of law for 60 days. She was also placed on two years’ probation and faces a one-year suspension if she does not comply with the terms of her disciplinary probation. The order took effect Nov. 18, 2015.

Ritter failed to meet deadlines for submitting four quarterly reports and one final report and for submitting proof of having attended Ethics School to the Office of Probation. Ritter was required to do so as a result of an August 2012 suspension for failing to render appropriate accounts to a client and attempting to settle a professional malpractice claim without informing the client in writing that the client may seek the advice of an independent lawyer of the client’s choice regarding the settlement and giving the client a reasonable opportunity to seek that advice.

August 18, 2012

AUDREY MARIE RITTER, 41, of Northridge was suspended for one year, stayed, placed on two years of probation and was ordered to take the MPRE. The order took effect Aug. 18, 2012.

Ritter stipulated to two counts of misconduct while providing forensic debt mitigation and loan modification services for a couple who had unsecured debt totaling more than $240,000. They were to pay Ritter $2,473.44 each month for legal fees, for a total of $36,066 over a five-year period.

They paid the fees for seven months but then learned one of their major debts was secured and not subject to Ritter’s debt mitigation services. They terminated Ritter and sought a full refund and an accounting of the $11,220.67 they paid as legal fees. Ritter did not account for the money until after the State Bar contacted her.

The couple also paid Ritter $3,195 for the loan modification services but ultimately pursued a short sale of the property in question. They demanded a refund of $1,597.50, which they calculated was half the legal fee for the loan modification.

Ritter did not account for their fee. However, an employee gave the couple two mutual release forms that released all claims against Ritter but did not advise them to seek independent legal advice.

Ritter stipulated that she failed to account for client funds and she attempted to settle a claim or potential claim for malpractice without giving her clients an opportunity to seek independent legal advice.

In mitigation, Ritter had no discipline record, cooperated with the bar’s investigation, and was pregnant and then had a new baby.