John Douglass Jennings Jr was admitted to the California Bar 2nd June 1972, but has since been disbarred. John graduated from University of San Diego SOL.
Lawyer Information
| Name | John Douglass Jennings Jr |
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| First Admitted | 2 June 1972 (53 years ago) |
| Status | Disbarred |
| Bar Number | 52504 |
Contact
| Phone Number | 858-457-1224 |
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Schools
| Law School | University of San Diego SOL (San Diego CA) |
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| Undergraduate School | University of Southern Calif (Los Angeles CA) |
Address
| Current Address | 3655 Nobel Dr Ste 200 San Diego, CA 92122 |
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History
| 29 May 2016 | Disbarred (9 years ago) Disbarment 11-O-12527 |
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| 10 October 2015 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (9 years, 8 months ago) Ordered inactive 11-O-12527 |
| 26 March 2015 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 11-O-12527 (10 years, 2 months ago) |
| 2 June 1972 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (53 years ago) |
Discipline Summaries
May 29, 2016 JOHN DOUGLASS JENNINGS JR. [#52504], 71, of San Diego, was disbarred May 29, 2016 and ordered to comply with rule 9.20 of the California Rules of Court. Jennings was found culpable of 10 counts of misconduct that involved a series of improper business transactions with a client totaling $1.4 million. Nine of the counts were for failing to avoid interests adverse to a client, and one count was for failing to perform legal services with competence.Starting in 2004, Jennings began working for a 78-year-old man advising on estate planning and tax/asset protection. The following year, the client inherited $3 million. Soon after, Jennings entered into a business transaction with the man, but failed to disclose that properties he planned to purchase and fix up in Jackson Hole, Wyoming through his real estate venture would actually be purchased by him and his wife as individuals and that the titles would be held in their names. Over the next several years, Jennings asked the client for a series of other questionable loans for his real estate business venture.While Jennings initially made quarterly interest payments on the loans, his investments ultimately failed and he declared bankruptcy. By 2010, all of the $1.4 million the client had invested was gone. As a result, the client sued him and recovered $1.7 million through Jennings’ malpractice insurance. The man died in May 2013.In mitigation, Jennings had no prior record of discipline, entered into a partial stipulation with the State Bar and presented evidence of his good character. |