Christopher Ramos Macaraeg was admitted to the California Bar 3rd December 2002, but has since been disbarred. Christopher graduated from McGeorge SOL University of the Pacific.
Lawyer Information
| Name | Christopher Ramos Macaraeg |
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| First Admitted | 3 December 2002 (21 years, 4 months ago) |
| Status | Disbarred |
| Bar Number | 222120 |
Contact
| Current Email | [email protected] |
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| Phone Number | 619-500-1529 |
| Fax Number | 619-500-1529 |
Schools
| Law School | McGeorge SOL University of the Pacific (CA) |
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| Undergraduate School | University of California Santa Barbara (CA) |
Address
| Current Address | PO Box 500245 San Diego, CA 92150-0245 |
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| Previous Address | Law Offices of Christopher R Macaraeg 424 F St Ste C San Diego, CA 92101 |
History
| 14 August 2016 | Disbarred (7 years, 8 months ago) Disbarment 14-O-04620 |
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| 17 March 2016 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (8 years, 1 month ago) Ordered inactive 14-O-04620 |
| 21 December 2015 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (8 years, 4 months ago) Suspended, failed to pass Prof.Resp.Exam 13-H-13169 |
| 31 August 2015 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 14-O-04620 (8 years, 7 months ago) |
| 10 March 2015 | Active (9 years, 1 month ago) |
| 13 November 2014 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (9 years, 5 months ago) Discipline w/actual suspension 13-H-13169 |
| 3 December 2002 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (21 years, 4 months ago) |
Discipline Summaries
August 14, 2016 CHRISTOPHER RAMOS MACARAEG [#222120], 43, of San Diego, was disbarred Aug. 14, 2016 and ordered to comply with rule 9.20 of the California Rules of Court. Macaraeg stipulated to misconduct in three disciplinary cases. In one matter, he failed to file an appellate brief or statement of issues on behalf of a client he represented in an immigration removal matter. As a result, the court dismissed the appeal, a fact he did not inform his client of. After discovering his case was dismissed, the client hired another lawyer to reopen his case and asked for his file. When Macaraeg failed to turn the file over, his new lawyer filed an appeal based on Macaraeg’s ineffectiveness in the case and the court granted a motion to reopen it. As of the date of the court’s discipline recommendation, Macaraeg still hadn’t returned the file.On Aug. 22, 2014, the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals filed an order to show cause as to why Macaraeg should not be sanctioned $2,000, suspended or disbarred for misconduct, namely filing a large number of petitions for review that he failed to prosecute. Macaraeg was ordered to submit copies of retainer agreements with respect to several cases he filed and to file a dismissal or opening brief in another matter. He did not produce any of the retainer agreements or file to dismiss the matter by the deadline. That December, more than three months after he was he was ordered to do so, he filed the dismissal. At the time, however, he was suspended and not authorized to practice law.In addition, Macaraeg did not report the $2,000 sanctions to the State Bar. He also failed to perform legal services with competence in eight client matters by not filing opening briefs and failing to respond to orders to show cause.In the third case, he failed to file an appellate brief, resulting in the dismissal of the client’s appeal, then lied to her relatives and said her case was going well.No mitigating circumstances were cited in Macaraeg’s discipline case. In aggravation, his misconduct resulted in the dismissal of several matters, severely prejudiced his clients and caused them to incur additional expenses to hire new lawyers. He also had two prior records of discipline, a 2012 private reproval for failing to perform competently and a 2014 suspension for not complying with the terms of his disciplinary probation.November 13, 2014 CHRISTOPHER RAMOS MACARAEG [#222120], 42, of San Diego, was suspended from the practice of law for 60 days and ordered to take the MPRE. He was also placed on two years’ probation and faces a one-year suspension if he does not comply with terms of his disciplinary probation. The order took effect Nov. 13, 2014. Macaraeg stipulated he did not comply with the terms of a 2012 disciplinary order by filing two reports to probation late and not meeting the deadline to submit proof he had completed Ethics School and passed the MPRE. In mitigation, he entered into a prefiling stipulation with the State Bar. Macaraeg received a public reproval in 2012 for failing to perform competently in a single client matter. |