El Centro, CA 92243-2829
26 December 1996 | Active (27 years, 10 months ago) |
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27 October 1996 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (28 years ago) Discipline w/actual suspension 94-O-14332 |
23 February 1996 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 94-O-14332 (28 years, 8 months ago) |
25 April 1991 | Active (33 years, 6 months ago) |
27 June 1983 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (41 years, 4 months ago) Suspended, failed to pay fees |
8 January 1968 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (56 years, 10 months ago) |
October 27, 1996 EDWARD C. SADA [#41687], 58, of El Centro was suspended for one year, stayed, placed on three years of probation with a 60-day actual suspension, and was ordered to take the MPRE within one year. The order took effect Oct. 27, 1996. Sada stipulated to misconduct in 11 counts. Last year, he entered into an Agreement In Lieu of Discipline with the bar, but failed to comply with its conditions: he did not file two quarterly probation reports, join the Law Practice Management Section or prepare a law office management plan.He failed to perform legal services competently in a bankruptcy case which contained incorrect information and was filed late, he failed to supervise his paralegal, who gave the client inaccurate information, and he did not file for dismissal of the petition, as requested by his client.Six of the counts involved Sada's mishandling of a personal injury case. He failed to perform legal services competently by not submitting all available evidence to an arbitrator and then not requesting a trial de novo after arbitration. He also didn't keep his clients informed about developments in their case. His clients received a judgment which did not adequately compensate them for their medical bills or their pain and suffering. His misconduct also led to a delay in filing a motion to vacate the judgment, which was ultimately denied.When the clients hired a new lawyer, Sada did not release their property and files to them or the new attorney, made several misrepresentations in declarations to the court and sought to mislead the judge. Sada also did not cooperate with the bar's investigation.In mitigation, he has no record of discipline in 28 years of practice and he has turned over his civil practice to an attorney who specializes in civil law. |