Kenneth Peter Feria was admitted to the California Bar 3rd December 2002, but has since been disbarred. Kenneth graduated from University of LaVerne COL.
Lawyer Information
| Name | Kenneth Peter Feria |
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| First Admitted | 3 December 2002 (22 years, 5 months ago) |
| Status | Disbarred |
| Bar Number | 221685 |
Contact
| Current Email | [email protected] |
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| Phone Number | 415-800-3759 |
| Fax Number | 415-376-0906 |
Schools
| Law School | University of LaVerne COL (Woodland Hills CA) |
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| Undergraduate School | University of California at Los Angeles (CA) |
Address
| Current Address | Law Offices of Kenneth Feria, 101 California St Ste 2450 San Francisco, CA 94111 |
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History
| 23 April 2014 | Disbarred (11 years ago) Disbarment 11-O-16644 |
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| 8 November 2013 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (11 years, 5 months ago) Ordered inactive 11-O-16644 |
| 31 March 2013 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (12 years, 1 month ago) Ordered inactive 11-O-16644 |
| 19 February 2013 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 12-O-16606 (12 years, 2 months ago) |
| 19 October 2012 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 11-O-16644 (12 years, 6 months ago) |
| 30 May 2010 | Discipline, probation; no actual susp. 09-O-14108 (14 years, 11 months ago) |
| 5 October 2007 | Discipline, probation; no actual susp. 05-O-00721 (17 years, 7 months ago) |
| 3 November 2006 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 05-O-00721 (18 years, 6 months ago) |
| 3 December 2002 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (22 years, 5 months ago) |
Discipline Summaries
April 23, 2014 KENNETH PETER FERIA [#221685], 43, of San Francisco was disbarred April 23, 2014 and ordered to comply with rule 9.20 of the California Rules of Court and make restitution. Feria’s default was entered in November 2013 after he failed to appear at trial, purportedly because he was appearing on behalf of a criminal defendant in New York. The court was, in fact, closed that day because the judge and clerk were on vacation. Because Feria did not seek to have the default set aside or vacated within 90 days as required by rule 5.85 of the Rules of Procedure, he was disbarred and the charges deemed admitted.Feria was charged with misconduct in two notices of disciplinary charges. In one of the cases, he failed to report judicial sanctions of $3,843.25 to the State Bar, appear for a hearing regarding the sanctions or pay the sanctions. He also failed to perform legal services with competence by refiling a complaint that had already been adjudicated against his client. He offered no new facts or law, misrepresented to his client that he had been successful in having a default judgment set aside and committed acts of moral turpitude by making misrepresentations to a State Bar investigator and in a report to Probation.In the other case, Feria failed to perform legal services with competence by not filing a bankruptcy petition on a client’s behalf. He also made misrepresentations to the client that he had filed the bankruptcy petition, and failed to return unearned fees, participate in a disciplinary investigation or update his membership address.He was ordered to pay $1,099 plus interest in restitution.May 30, 2010 KENNETH PETER FERIA [#221685], 40, of Universal City was suspended for one year, stayed, and was placed on one year of probation. The order took effect May 30, 2010. Feria stipulated to misconduct in 2007 but failed to comply with probation conditions. He did not meet with a probation deputy within 30 days of the order or file four quarterly probation reports on time. The underlying discipline was impose for Feria’s failure to perform legal services competently or communicate with clients in three matters.In mitigation, Feria cooperated with the bar’s investigation and demonstrated remorse and no clients were harmed.October 5, 2007 KENNETH PETER FERIA [#221685], 37, of Universal City was suspended for 18 months, stayed, placed on two years of probation and was ordered to take the MPRE within one year. The order took effect Oct. 5, 2007. Feria stipulated to misconduct in three matters.In the first, he represented a woman in an arbitration with her auto insurance carrier. However, he repeatedly missed hearings, did not make the client available for a medical exam and did not respond to the opposing attorney’s letters and demands or to various motions. The matter was dismissed and Feria took no steps to set aside the dismissal. He also did not return his client’s phone calls; during a one-year period, she left messages two to three times a month.In the second matter, he filed a civil suit against four defendants who assaulted his client. Although he requested and received two extensions to respond to discovery requests, he did not provide his client’s responses on time. He later e-mailed unverified responses, even when the court ordered that verified responses be submitted.The case was dismissed when Feria failed to appear at an order to show cause hearing. He also did not return his client’s numerous phone calls.In an insurance matter stemming from an automobile accident, Feria did not respond to the insurance company’s offer to settle the case. Ten months later, after the insurance company inquired about its offer, Feria accepted without notifying his client. When the company sent various documents to be signed by the client, Feria did not respond. After calling Feria about 20 times over a six-month period and getting no response, the client hired a new lawyer.In all three matters, Feria stipulated that he failed to perform legal services competently or communicate with clients. |