Los Angeles, CA 90024-4355
6 June 1996 | Active (28 years, 11 months ago) |
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7 April 1996 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (29 years, 1 month ago) Discipline w/actual suspension 93-O-18163 |
7 November 1994 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 93-O-18163 (30 years, 6 months ago) |
9 January 1969 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (56 years, 4 months ago) |
April 7, 1996 ROBERT CHARLES KOPPLE [#43478], 52, of Los Angeles was suspended for one year, stayed, placed on three years of probation with 60 days actual suspension and ordered to take the CPRE within one year. The order took effect April 7, 1996. Kopple solicited a personal loan of $400,000 from two clients, secured by second mortgages on two farms in Iowa. He did not notify the clients in writing of the conflict of interest involved in the transaction, nor did he advise them to seek independent counsel.Kopple failed to adequately supervise his agents in Iowa to make certain the second mortgages were recorded. He then refinanced the first mortgages on each farm without notifying his clients.Although Kopple made quarterly interest payments on the loan for two years, he stopped payments on advice of counsel. In mitigation, Kopple practiced for 27 years without any discipline, he cooperated with the bar's investigation, and he has a long history of community service and involvement with professional activities. |