Tom George Kontos was admitted to the California Bar 27th June 1969, but has since been disbarred. Tom graduated from DePaul University COL.
Lawyer Information
| Name | Tom George Kontos |
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| First Admitted | 27 June 1969 (55 years, 10 months ago) |
| Status | Disbarred |
| Bar Number | 44539 |
Schools
| Law School | DePaul University COL (Chicago IL) |
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| Undergraduate School | University of Illinois (IL) |
Address
| Current Address | David A Clare Attorney at Law, 444 W Ocean Blvd Ste 800 Long Beach, CA 90802 |
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History
| 31 March 2011 | Disbarred (14 years, 1 month ago) Disbarment 08-C-13707 |
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| 1 July 2009 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (15 years, 10 months ago) Suspended, failed to pay fees |
| 5 February 2009 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (16 years, 2 months ago) Vol.inactive(tender of resign.w/charges) 09-Q-10442 |
| 26 January 2009 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (16 years, 3 months ago) Interim suspension after conviction 08-C-13707 |
| 25 November 2008 | Conviction record transmitted to State Bar Court 08-C-13707 (16 years, 5 months ago) |
| 24 May 1991 | Discipline, probation; no actual susp. 87-O-12747 (33 years, 11 months ago) |
| 10 August 1989 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 87-O-12747 (35 years, 9 months ago) |
| 27 June 1969 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (55 years, 10 months ago) |
Discipline Summaries
March 30, 2011 TOM GEORGE KONTOS [#44539], 67, of Long Beach was summarily disbarred March 30, 2011, and was ordered to comply with rule 9.20 of the California Rules of Court. He pleaded guilty in 2009 to conspiracy to obstruct justice, and was placed on interim suspension in January 2009. Because the crime is a felony involving moral turpitude, it meets the criteria for summary disbarment. According to Martin Carlson, U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, Kontos was involved in the obstruction of a federal investigation into money laundering, beginning in June 2007 through May 2008, related to a large-scale cocaine trafficking organization spread across the country from Carlsbad and San Diego to Harrisburg, Penn. During the course of the investigation, Kontos provided and advised others to provide, false information to a grand jury subpoena concerning property ownership. As part of his guilty plea, Kontos was sentenced to 21 months in prison and agreed to forfeit 12 properties related to the investigation. |