George Holland Jr was admitted to the California Bar 2nd December 2001, but has since been disbarred. George graduated from Golden Gate University SOL.
Lawyer Information
| Name | George Holland Jr |
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| First Admitted | 2 December 2001 (22 years, 5 months ago) |
| Status | Disbarred |
| Bar Number | 216735 |
Contact
| Current Email | [email protected] |
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| Phone Number | 510-465-4100 |
Schools
| Law School | Golden Gate University SOL (San Francisco CA) |
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| Undergraduate School | California St University Northridge (CA) |
Address
| Current Address | 1970 Broadway Ste 1030 Oakland, CA 94612 |
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History
| 13 September 2013 | Disbarred (10 years, 7 months ago) Disbarment 10-O-04265 |
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| 25 March 2013 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (11 years, 1 month ago) Suspended/Child & Fam Supp noncompliance |
| 22 February 2013 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (11 years, 2 months ago) Ordered inactive 10-O-04265 |
| 15 August 2012 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 12-O-11766 (11 years, 8 months ago) |
| 20 March 2012 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 10-O-04265 (12 years, 1 month ago) |
| 2 December 2001 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (22 years, 5 months ago) |
Discipline Summaries
September 13, 2013 GEORGE HOLLAND, JR. [#216735], 45, of Oakland, was disbarred Sept. 13, 2013 and ordered to comply with rule 9.20 of the California Rules of Court and to pay restitution. The State Bar Court found that Holland committed acts of moral turpitude, shared fees with non-lawyers, maintained an unjust action, appeared for a party without permission to do so, aided in the unauthorized practice of law and failed to perform legal services with competence, communicate, or to return unearned fees.The bulk of Holland’s misconduct arose from a foreclosure rescue scheme targeting distressed Filipino-American homeowners. A group run by non-lawyers calling itself American Recourse LLC would hold seminars to find potential clients it referred to Holland for foreclosure rescue/predatory lending litigation service. Holland failed to review clients’ case files or to interview them before frivolous actions were filed on their behalf. The company charged clients monthly fees, which were split between Holland and the non-lawyers.Holland was found culpable of moral turpitude, sharing fees with non-lawyers, maintaining an unjust action, failing to perform legal services with competence, failing to communicate, appearing without authority, failing to return unearned fees, aiding in the unauthorized practice of law and collecting an illegal fee. Holland also commingled funds in his client trust account, failed to return a client file, failed to report sanctions to the State Bar and failed to obey a court order. He was ordered to pay $34,948.20 plus interest in restitution.Holland received limited mitigation for having no prior discipline in seven and a half years of practicing law. |