Malcolm Levinthal was admitted to the California Bar 9th January 1962, but is now resigned. Malcolm graduated from USC Law School.

Lawyer Information

NameMalcolm Levinthal
First Admitted9 January 1962 (63 years, 4 months ago)
StatusResigned
Bar Number32209

Contact

Phone Number805-637-0676

Schools

Law SchoolUSC Law School (Los Angeles CA)
Undergraduate SchoolUniversity of California at Los Angeles (CA)

Address

Current AddressP O Box 50556
Santa Barbara, CA 93150-0556
Map

History

4 March 2004Resigned (21 years, 2 months ago)
Resignation with charges pending 04-Q-10233
20 January 2004Not eligible to practice law in CA (21 years, 3 months ago)
Vol.inactive(tender of resign.w/charges) 04-Q-10233
1 January 2004Inactive (21 years, 4 months ago)
21 February 2002Active (23 years, 2 months ago)
1 January 2001Inactive (24 years, 4 months ago)
21 June 2000Discipline, probation; no actual susp. 95-O-16820 (24 years, 10 months ago)
13 May 1994Discipline, probation; no actual susp. 89-O-14370 (30 years, 12 months ago)
11 February 1992Active (33 years, 2 months ago)
7 June 1991Not eligible to practice law in CA (33 years, 11 months ago)
Discipline w/actual suspension
14 August 1990Not eligible to practice law in CA (34 years, 8 months ago)
Ordered inactive 89-O-14370
10 April 1990Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 89-O-14370 (35 years, 1 month ago)
9 January 1962Admitted to the State Bar of California (63 years, 4 months ago)

Discipline Summaries

June 21, 2000

MALCOLM LEVINTHAL [#32209], 73, of Santa Barbara was suspended for one year, stayed, placed on one year of probation and was ordered to take the MPRE within one year. The order took effect June 21, 2000.

Levinthal stipulated that he practiced law while suspended for non-payment of bar dues.

At the time he was suspended in 1995, Levinthal asked the bar to waive payment of fees and costs he owed ($1,300) or postpone payment until the following year, because he did not have enough money to pay what he owed. The bar notified him it could not process his request immediately.

At the same time, he faced a court deadline in a matter he had been handling for two years for a long-time client. He filed two documents with the court, which addressed the question of filing the appellate documents while Levinthal was suspended and the court ruled that it was permissible in order to preserve his clients’ rights.

Levinthal was disciplined in 1994 for failure to avoid adverse interests and for failing to keep his address current with the bar.

In mitigation, he cooperated with the bar, no clients were harmed, and he faced financial difficulties at the time of his misconduct.