Richard Distefano is an active member of the California Bar and was admitted 4th January 1967. Richard graduated from Loyola Law School.

Lawyer Information

NameRichard Distefano
First Admitted4 January 1967 (57 years, 4 months ago)
StatusActive
Bar Number39584
SectionsWorkers' Compensation

Contact

Current Email[email protected]
Phone Number323-287-6404
Fax Number(323) 490-7615

Schools

Law SchoolLoyola Law School (Los Angeles CA)
Undergraduate SchoolUniversity of Southern Calif (Los Angeles CA)

Address

Current Address633 Howard Ave Apt 313
Montebello, CA 90640-6916
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History

2 August 2005Active (18 years, 9 months ago)
10 October 2004Not eligible to practice law in CA (19 years, 6 months ago)
Discipline w/actual suspension 03-C-02338
27 November 2003Not eligible to practice law in CA (20 years, 5 months ago)
Interim suspension after conviction 03-C-02338
16 October 2003Conviction record transmitted to State Bar Court 03-C-02338 (20 years, 6 months ago)
16 February 1993Active (31 years, 2 months ago)
14 March 1975Disbarred (49 years, 1 month ago)
Disbarment
31 January 1973Interim suspension after conviction (51 years, 3 months ago)
4 January 1967Admitted to the State Bar of California (57 years, 4 months ago)

Discipline Summaries

October 10, 2004

RICHARD DISTEFANO [#39584], 63, of Monterey Park was suspended for three years, stayed, placed on three years of probation with an actual 18-month suspension and until he proves his rehabilitation, and was ordered to take the MPRE. Credit will be given for a period of interim suspension that began Nov. 27, 2003. The order took effect Oct. 10, 2004.

Distefano was convicted of felony hit- and-run and misdemeanor assault in 2003 following an accident with his Cadillac. According to the stipulation, he fled the scene of the accident, leaving an injured person on the pavement. He did not call 911 and did not call police after retreating to a place safe from the victim, who he said had a knife. He did not report the accident to the DMV, as required, or to his insurance company and denied involvement when questioned by a police officer who investigated the incident months later.

Distefano stipulated that his conduct involved moral turpitude.

He was disbarred in 1975 and reinstated in 1993.

November 27, 2003

RICHARD DISTEFANO [#39584], 62, of Long Beach was placed on interim suspension Nov. 27, 2003, following convictions for leaving the scene of an accident, a felony, and misdemeanor assault. He was ordered to comply with rule 955.