Robert Irving Duskis was admitted to the California Bar 5th January 1972, but has since been disbarred. Robert graduated from UCLA SOL.
Lawyer Information
| Name | Robert Irving Duskis |
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| First Admitted | 5 January 1972 (52 years, 4 months ago) |
| Status | Disbarred |
| Bar Number | 50438 |
Contact
| Phone Number | 714-351-0662 |
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Schools
| Law School | UCLA SOL (Los Angeles CA) |
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| Undergraduate School | University of Southern Calif (Los Angeles CA) |
Address
| Current Address | 12862 Garden Grove Blvd, Ste 260 Garden Grove, CA 92843 |
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History
| 20 December 2014 | Disbarred (9 years, 4 months ago) Disbarment 13-O-10259 |
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| 3 July 2014 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (9 years, 9 months ago) Ordered inactive 13-O-10259 |
| 1 July 2014 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (9 years, 10 months ago) Suspended, failed to pay fees |
| 21 June 2013 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (10 years, 10 months ago) Ordered inactive 13-O-10259 |
| 4 April 2013 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 13-O-10259 (11 years ago) |
| 4 March 2013 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (11 years, 1 month ago) Suspended, failed to pass Prof.Resp.Exam 06-O-15553 |
| 30 June 2012 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (11 years, 10 months ago) Ordered Inactive/Fee Arb/B&P 6203 |
| 28 March 2012 | Active (12 years, 1 month ago) |
| 28 December 2011 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (12 years, 4 months ago) Discipline w/actual suspension 06-O-15553 |
| 2 February 1994 | Active (30 years, 3 months ago) |
| 19 December 1993 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (30 years, 4 months ago) Discipline w/actual suspension 90-O-11705 |
| 25 September 1992 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 90-O-11705 (31 years, 7 months ago) |
| 5 January 1972 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (52 years, 4 months ago) |
Discipline Summaries
December 20, 2014 ROBERT IRVING DUSKIS [#50438], 69, of Garden Grove, was disbarred Dec. 20, 2014 and ordered to comply with rule 9.20 of the California Rules of Court. Duskis was disbarred after his default was entered for failing to respond to charges that he violated the terms of his disciplinary probation. Because he did not seek to have the default set aside within 180 days, he was disbarred and the charges against him were deemed admitted. Duskis had two prior records of discipline. In 1993, he was suspended after stipulating to misconduct in five separate client matters: two counts of improperly acquiring interests adverse to those of a client, two counts of failing to communicate, one count of failing to perform legal services competently, one count of failing to inform a client of a written settlement offer and one count of improperly requiring a client to withdraw his bar complaint as a condition of settlement. In 2011, he was suspended after stipulating to 10 counts of misconduct in three separate client matters: three counts of failing to account for advanced fees, three counts of failing to refund unearned fees, one count of improper withdrawal, one count of failing to cooperate in a disciplinary investigation, one count of improperly entering into a business transaction with a client and one count of undertaking representation without disclosing his interest in the subject matter of the representation. December 28, 2011 ROBERT IRVING DUSKIS [#50438], 66, of Garden Grove was suspended for two years, stayed, placed on three years of probation with a 90-day actual suspension and he was ordered to take the MPRE within one year and comply with rule 9.20 of the California Rules of Court. The order took effect Dec. 28, 2011. Duskis stipulated to 10 acts of misconduct in three matters.He loaned $15,000 to a divorce client from a trust for which Duskis was both trustee and a beneficiary. He later advised his client to file for bankruptcy, represented him and listed both himself and the trust as creditors. The case was closed when neither Duskis nor the client appeared at a creditors’ meeting.At the client’s request, Duskis substituted out of the dissolution, but said the client owed him fees. An arbitrator ruled that $10,000 of the fees were unearned, but when Duskis did not refund any money, the client filed a breach of contract suit. Duskis alleged the clients owed him $33,248. The matter was settled through mediation.Duskis stipulated that he acquired an interest adverse to a client, continued to represent that client without notifying him he had a legal or financial interest in the case, and he neither accounted for nor refunded any client funds.Another dissolution case went to fee arbitration when Duskis claimed he fully earned $27,315.46 paid by his client and that she owed an additional $13,355. An arbitrator ruled that the bill should have been $18,611.20, that $8,704.26 of the advanced fees had been unearned, and that the client was entitled to a refund of the arbitration filing fee of $507.03. Duskis filed a breach of contract suit against the client, claiming she owed him $16,497.50 as fees or damages. Following a trial, the court found that Duskis would take nothing by his complaint and the client would recover$968.He stipulated that he failed to account for client funds or refund unearned fees.Another client advanced $11,564 as fees in her dissolution, and after several months, Duskis indicated $2,369 remained in his client trust account for her. When she terminated his employment, he didn’t account for or refund the fees and did not sign a substitution of attorney form.He stipulated that he failed to take steps to give his client time to hire a new attorney, refund unearned fees, account for fees or cooperate with the bar’s investigation.Duskis was suspended in 1993. In mitigation, he had serious family problems that caused financial problems. |