San Francisco, CA 94117
14 February 2014 | Disbarred (11 years, 4 months ago) Disbarment 11-O-16101 |
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1 August 2013 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (11 years, 10 months ago) Ordered inactive 11-O-16101 |
14 September 2012 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (12 years, 9 months ago) Ordered inactive 11-O-16101 |
6 April 2012 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 11-O-16101 (13 years, 2 months ago) |
23 February 2012 | Conviction record transmitted to State Bar Court 12-C-10281 (13 years, 3 months ago) |
24 December 2011 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (13 years, 5 months ago) Ordered inactive 11-TR-18944 |
14 October 2011 | Conviction record transmitted to State Bar Court 11-C-16440 (13 years, 8 months ago) |
3 December 2003 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (21 years, 6 months ago) |
February 14, 2014 ANTHONY JOSEPH KASSAS [#227647], 37, of San Francisco was disbarred Feb. 14, 2014 and ordered to comply with rule 9.20 of the California Rules of Court and pay restitution. Kassas was disbarred after his default was entered when he failed to appear at trial and personally appear for a hearing. As a result, a judge struck his responses to the disciplinary charges. Because he did not move to have the default set aside within 180 days as required under rule 5.85 of the Rules of Procedure, he was disbarred and the charges against him were deemed admitted.Kassas was convicted on two separate occasions of violating a protective order. In a separate matter he was charged with 52 counts of improper solicitation, 65 counts of aiding in the unauthorized practice of law, 56 counts of charging upfront fees for loan modification services, 56 counts of failure to render appropriate accounts, 55 counts of moral turpitude, five counts of failure to perform legal services with competence, three counts of failure to return unearned fees, one count of forming a partnership with a non-lawyer and one count of sharing fees with non-lawyers.Kassas was ordered to pay $201,706 plus interest in restitution. |