Glendale, CA 91202-3072
30 November 1997 | Probation with conditions 96-C-03130 (27 years, 5 months ago) |
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3 July 1997 | Active (27 years, 10 months ago) |
5 March 1997 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (28 years, 2 months ago) Interim suspension after conviction 96-C-03130 |
24 January 1997 | Conviction record transmitted to State Bar Court 96-C-03130 (28 years, 3 months ago) |
27 June 1969 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (55 years, 10 months ago) |
November 30, 1997 FREDERICK JAMES NAMETH [#44592], 54, of Glendale was suspended for two years, stayed, and placed on probation for two years, with an actual suspension of four months, effective Nov. 30, 1997. Credit toward the period of actual suspension was given for the period of interim suspension which began on March 5, 1997. He was ordered to pass the MPRE. In December 1996, Nameth was convicted of violating Insurance Code ¤750(a), capping. Nameth was stung in an undercover operation of the San Diego Police Department when he agreed to accept $500 for each client referred to him by an organization he knew was not a State Bar-certified referral service. Nameth represented two alleged clients sent to him by the organization during a one-year period and he delivered two $500 checks to the company as compensation or inducement for the referrals. Nameth did not know an accident was staged for the purpose of the sting operation and he unknowingly presented false claims to an insurance company on behalf of the clients. In aggravation, Nameth represented the driver and passenger in a personal injury matter arising from an alleged auto accident without obtaining the clients’ informed written consent regarding potential conflicts of interest. No mitigating weight was given to Nameth’s prior discipline-free record because of the serious nature of his misconduct. However, considered as a mitigating factor was the fact that there was no actual client and no evidence that Nameth did not adequately handle the matter. In addition, Nameth immediately informed the State Bar of his indictment and later conviction and cooperated fully with the bar’s investigation. Nameth also presented an extraordinary demonstration of good character and many years of community service in the form of numerous letters from prominent leaders of the legal profession, civic, religious and charitable organizations.March 5, 1997 FREDERICK JAMES NAMETH [#44592], 53, of Glendale was placed on interim suspension following his conviction for violating Insurance Code §750(a), capping, a felony. He was ordered to comply with rule 955. The order took effect March 5, 1997. |