Los Angeles, CA 90046
26 April 2001 | Resigned (24 years ago) Resignation, no charges pending |
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1 October 1999 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (25 years, 7 months ago) Suspended, failed to pass Prof.Resp.Exam 95-O-18219 |
19 December 1997 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (27 years, 4 months ago) Discipline w/actual suspension 95-O-18219 |
29 October 1996 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 96-O-01564 (28 years, 6 months ago) |
9 January 1957 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (68 years, 4 months ago) |
December 19, 1997 JOHN WILLIS MINER [#27553], 79, of Los Angeles was suspended for one year, stayed, placed on two years of probation with an actual 60-day suspension, and was ordered to take the MPRE within one year. The order took effect Dec. 19, 1997. Miner was found to have abandoned two clients whose cases were dismissed because of his failure to pursue them. After a default hearing, the bar court found that Miner failed to appear at three status conferences in a medical malpractice case. When the case was dismissed for failure to prosecute, Miner told his client that he would appeal the dismissal, but he never did. He did not respond to his client’s phone calls and moved his law practice to his home without informing the client. Miner was found to have failed to perform legal services competently, respond promptly to reasonable status inquiries from the client, and cooperate with the bar’s investigation. After Miner substituted into a personal injury case, it was dismissed for lack of prosecution. His late motion to vacate the dismissal order was denied when Miner failed to appear at the hearing, and when he did not appear to argue his ex parte motion to set the case for trial, he was sanctioned $550. The hearing was continued and Miner’s motion was denied. In mitigation, Miner practiced law for 34 years without a record of discipline. |