James Theodore Bakis was admitted to the California Bar 27th June 1969, but has since been disbarred. James graduated from Brooklyn Law School.

Lawyer Information

NameJames Theodore Bakis
First Admitted27 June 1969 (54 years, 10 months ago)
StatusDisbarred
Bar Number44415

Contact

Phone Number714-846-2210

Schools

Law SchoolBrooklyn Law School (Brooklyn NY)
Undergraduate SchoolHobart Coll (Geneva NY)

Address

Current Address5651 Middlecoff Dr
Huntington Beach, CA 92649
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History

18 February 2000Disbarred (24 years, 2 months ago)
Disbarment 99-N-10652
7 October 1999Not eligible to practice law in CA (24 years, 6 months ago)
Ordered inactive 99-N-10652
16 August 1999Not eligible to practice law in CA (24 years, 8 months ago)
Ordered inactive 99-N-10652
8 June 1999Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 99-N-10652 (24 years, 10 months ago)
24 December 1998Not eligible to practice law in CA (25 years, 4 months ago)
Discipline w/actual suspension 97-O-11494
17 April 1998Not eligible to practice law in CA (26 years ago)
Ordered inactive 97-O-11494
12 December 1997Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 97-O-11494 (26 years, 4 months ago)
12 August 1996Not eligible to practice law in CA (27 years, 8 months ago)
Suspended, failed to pay fees
14 April 1993Public reproval with/duties 89-O-17754 (31 years ago)
11 June 1992Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 89-O-17754 (31 years, 10 months ago)
19 December 1980Active (43 years, 4 months ago)
21 July 1980Not eligible to practice law in CA (43 years, 9 months ago)
Suspended, failed to pay fees
27 June 1969Admitted to the State Bar of California (54 years, 10 months ago)

Discipline Summaries

February 18, 2000

JAMES THEODORE BAKIS [#44415], 58, of Huntington Beach was disbarred Feb. 18, 2000.

Bakis failed to comply with rule 955 of the California Rules of Court after he was disciplined in 1998; he did not file an affidavit with the Supreme Court attesting that he had notified his clients and all other pertinent parties that he was suspended from practice.

The 1998 discipline resulted from misconduct which included improperly withdrawing from representation without protecting his client’s interests, and failure to keep his client informed of developments in his case, cooperate with the bar’s investigation or maintain a current address with the bar.

Bakis was publicly reproved in 1993 for failure to competently perform legal services, communicate with a client, or promptly return a client’s files and for improperly withdrawing from employment.