Santa Rosa, CA 95405-4718
6 May 2016 | Active (7 years, 12 months ago) |
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6 February 2016 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (8 years, 2 months ago) Discipline w/actual suspension 14-C-01084 |
15 August 2014 | Conviction record transmitted to State Bar Court 14-C-01084 (9 years, 8 months ago) |
2 December 2003 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (20 years, 5 months ago) |
February 6, 2016 DAMON ERIC GARDNER [# 226776], 41, of Redwood Valley, was suspended from the practice of law for 90 days and ordered to take the MPRE and comply with rule 9.20 of the California Rules of Court. He was also placed on two years’ probation and faces a two-year suspension if he does not comply with the terms of his disciplinary probation. The order took effect Feb. 6, 2016. In February 2014, Gardner pleaded guilty to carrying a concealed weapon, a misdemeanor. In 2013, while a deputy district attorney in Mendocino County, Gardner and a female companion attended a prosecutor’s conference in Sacramento. At the time, Gardner had a concealed weapon permit, although it was not valid if he was under the influence of alcohol or drugs.After drinking heavily, Gardner got into an argument with his companion because she did not want to go to a bar and preferred to go back to their hotel. After she left, he got into a fight with two men. They brought him to the ground and proceeded to kick and punch him, and he shot one of them in the abdomen.Gardner fled the scene and was arrested later that evening after flagging down a patrol car and turning himself in.In mitigation, he had no prior record of discipline, entered into a pretrial stipulation with the State Bar, presented evidence of his good character and acknowledged his wrongdoing. |