Bruce E. Karatz was admitted to the California Bar 7th January 1971, but has since been disbarred. Bruce graduated from USC Law School.

Lawyer Information

NameBruce E. Karatz
First Admitted7 January 1971 (53 years, 4 months ago)
StatusDisbarred
Bar Number48088

Contact

Phone Number310-472-0935
Fax Number310-889-7028

Schools

Law SchoolUSC Law School (Los Angeles CA)
Undergraduate SchoolBoston University (Boston MA)

Address

Current Address680 Stone Canyon Rd
Los Angeles, CA 90077
Map

History

30 December 2011Disbarred (12 years, 4 months ago)
Disbarment 09-C-10998
22 December 2010Not eligible to practice law in CA (13 years, 5 months ago)
Vol.inactive(tender of resign.w/charges) 10-Q-11473
1 September 2010Not eligible to practice law in CA (13 years, 8 months ago)
Suspended, failed to pay fees
15 August 2010Not eligible to practice law in CA (13 years, 9 months ago)
Interim suspension after conviction 09-C-10998
30 June 2010Conviction record transmitted to State Bar Court 09-C-10998 (13 years, 10 months ago)
19 October 2009Inactive (14 years, 7 months ago)
1 July 2008Not eligible to practice law in CA (15 years, 10 months ago)
Suspended, failed to pay fees
1 January 1996Inactive (28 years, 4 months ago)
8 December 1981Active (42 years, 5 months ago)
13 December 1977 (46 years, 5 months ago)
Suspended, failed to pay fees
7 January 1971Admitted to the State Bar of California (53 years, 4 months ago)

Discipline Summaries

December 30, 2010

BRUCE E. KARATZ, 66, of Los Angeles was summarily disbarred Dec. 30, 2011, and ordered to comply with rule 9.20 of the California Rules of Court.

He was convicted of mail fraud, a felony that involves moral turpitude and thus meets the criteria for summary disbarment. He also was convicted of making false statements in a quarterly report filed with the SEC and making false statements to the accountant of a publicly traded company. Karatz had been on interim suspension since Aug. 5, 2010.