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Current Email | [email protected] |
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Phone Number | 818-368-5345 |
Fax Number | 818-475-5117 |
Law School | Southwestern University SOL (Los Angeles CA) |
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Undergraduate School | Arizona St University (Tempe AZ) |
Current Address | LAW OFFICES OF MARSHALL C. SANDERS, PO Box 7190 Van Nuys, CA 91409-7190 |
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Previous Address | PO Box 7190 Van Nuys, CA 91409 |
1 December 1998 | Active (26 years, 6 months ago) |
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10 September 1998 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (26 years, 9 months ago) Discipline w/actual suspension 95-O-16904 |
14 March 1997 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 95-O-16904 (28 years, 3 months ago) |
2 June 1972 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (53 years ago) |
September 10, 1998 MARSHALL CURTIS SANDERS [#52769], 56, of San Francisco was suspended for two years, stayed, placed on two years of probation with an actual 75-day suspension, and was ordered to take the MPRE within one year and comply with rule 955. The order took effect Sept. 10, 1998. Sanders stipulated to 11 counts of misconduct, including failure to perform legal services competently, respond to client inquiries, account for client funds, deposit client funds in a client trust account, and promptly pay settlement funds. He also misappropriated client funds and made a misleading statement to the court. His conduct constituted moral turpitude.In one matter, a case was dismissed because Sanders failed to file a complaint. He did not respond to his clients' inquiries over a 16-month period or refund their advance fees.Sanders failed to appear at a status conference in another matter, and in response to a subsequent order to show cause and opposition to motions for sanctions, he told the court he had arranged for another attorney to appear for him. He then submitted a declaration by the other attorney, which in fact he had written and signed without the lawyer's consent or knowledge. He had actually made no arrangements for anyone to appear for him.Sanders paid a medical lien for another client about 18 months late, and he did not properly hold another client's funds in trust.In mitigation, Sanders' home was severely damaged in the 1994 Northridge earthquake, causing substantial emotional upheaval and financial pressures. These disruptions impaired Sanders'judgment; he eventually sought therapy and has made good progress. |