Los Angeles, CA 90016
1 March 1997 | Resigned (28 years, 2 months ago) Resignation with charges pending 96-Q-08196 |
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19 December 1996 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (28 years, 4 months ago) Vol.inactive(tender of resign.w/charges) 96-Q-08196 |
16 December 1996 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 96-O-02287 (28 years, 4 months ago) |
18 October 1996 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 95-O-15515 (28 years, 6 months ago) |
7 July 1996 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (28 years, 10 months ago) Discipline w/actual suspension 93-O-10757 |
26 April 1995 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 93-O-12898 (30 years ago) |
11 October 1994 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 93-O-10757 (30 years, 7 months ago) |
15 April 1994 | Active (31 years ago) |
15 December 1993 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (31 years, 4 months ago) Discipline w/actual suspension 92-P-17440 |
16 September 1992 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 92-P-17760 (32 years, 7 months ago) |
2 September 1992 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 92-P-17440 (32 years, 8 months ago) |
26 July 1991 | Discipline, probation; no actual susp. (33 years, 9 months ago) |
15 June 1990 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 87-O-18456 (34 years, 10 months ago) |
27 October 1989 | Active (35 years, 6 months ago) |
29 July 1989 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (35 years, 9 months ago) Discipline w/actual suspension |
2 April 1987 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 87-0-00078 (38 years, 1 month ago) |
8 August 1983 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 83-O-00100 (41 years, 9 months ago) |
14 January 1964 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (61 years, 4 months ago) |
July 7, 1996 HENRY WILLIAM SANDS [#35187], 63, of Granada Hills was suspended for five years, stayed, placed on five years probation with an actual 20-month suspension and until he resolves a fee dispute with a client, and must comply with rule 955 of the California Rules of Court. The order took effect July 7, 1996. Sands admitted misconduct in three cases. In the first, his client paid a $1,000 fee and gave Sands title to his car. In accepting title to the car, Sands acquired an interest adverse to his client without disclosing the terms in writing and allowing his client an opportunity to seek independent legal advice.When the client became dissatisfied with Sands, he asked for both the fee and the car to be returned to him. Sands did neither and the client won a small claims judgment against him.Sands returned the car but not the money, and the client obtained an additional small claims judgment for damage to the car.The client complained to the State Bar.Several months later, Sands offered to pay the client $1,000 on condition that the client signed a letter promising to withdraw his complaint to the bar. Although the client signed the letter to get the cash, he forwarded a copy of the letter to the bar.In the second matter, a client paid Sands a $2,500 fee to file a malpractice suit against another lawyer. There was no written fee agreement.Sands filed both a complaint and a second amended complaint, but did not properly serve the defendant with either.The matter was dismissed and an application to set aside the dismissal was denied. However, the court granted Sands' motion for reconsideration but sanctioned him.Sands then demanded more fees from his client, which she paid. The client provided draft answers to interrogatories in the case, and without reviewing the answers, Sands filed them. He and his client both were sanctioned as a result of the improperly answered questions.A few days later, Sands demanded payment for past due fees from his client and a future deposit or said he would withdraw from her case. The client sought and obtained reconsideration of the sanctions awarded against her. Sands eventually was relieved from the case.In the third case, a client paid Sands nearly $15,000 to represent her son, who was charged with robbery. Sands did not obtain the client's written informed consent to Sands' representation.During a meeting with the mother, Sands made offensive sexual remarks to her. Sands performed the services for which he was employed, but the defendant was convicted after trial.In aggravation, Sands was suspended in 1989 and again in 1991 for disciplinary violations. Two years later, in 1993, he was suspended a third time for violating his probation. He also was privately reproved twice -- in 1974 for failure to perform and in 1982 for failure to communicate. |