Montebello, CA 90640-6916
2 August 2005 | Active (19 years, 9 months ago) |
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10 October 2004 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (20 years, 6 months ago) Discipline w/actual suspension 03-C-02338 |
27 November 2003 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (21 years, 5 months ago) Interim suspension after conviction 03-C-02338 |
16 October 2003 | Conviction record transmitted to State Bar Court 03-C-02338 (21 years, 6 months ago) |
16 February 1993 | Active (32 years, 2 months ago) |
14 March 1975 | Disbarred (50 years, 2 months ago) Disbarment |
31 January 1973 | Interim suspension after conviction (52 years, 3 months ago) |
4 January 1967 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (58 years, 4 months ago) |
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. |