Victor DeWitt was admitted to the California Bar 14th December 1972, but has since been disbarred. Victor graduated from Pepperdine University SOL.

Lawyer Information

NameVictor DeWitt
First Admitted14 December 1972 (52 years, 5 months ago)
StatusDisbarred
Bar Number53408

Contact

Phone Number714-524-3077
Fax Number714-572-1671

School

Law SchoolPepperdine University SOL (Malibu CA)

Address

Current Address949 E Yorba Linda Blvd
Placentia,, CA 92870
Map

History

19 March 2016Disbarred (9 years, 1 month ago)
Disbarment 14-O-04622
3 October 2015Not eligible to practice law in CA (9 years, 7 months ago)
Ordered inactive 14-O-04622
1 July 2015Not eligible to practice law in CA (9 years, 10 months ago)
Suspended, failed to pay fees
22 March 2015Not eligible to practice law in CA (10 years, 1 month ago)
Ordered inactive 14-O-04622
27 January 2015Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 14-O-04622 (10 years, 3 months ago)
19 March 1993Discipline, probation; no actual susp. 89-O-14789 (32 years, 1 month ago)
14 December 1972Admitted to the State Bar of California (52 years, 5 months ago)

Discipline Summaries

March 19, 2016

VICTOR DEWITT [#53408], 78, of Placentia, was disbarred March 19, 2016, and ordered to comply with rule 9.20 of the California Rules of Court.

DeWitt was disbarred after his default was entered for failing to respond to a notice of disciplinary charges. Because he did not seek to have the default set aside or vacated within 90 days as required under rule 5.85 of the State Bar’s Rules of Procedure, he was disbarred and the charges against him deemed admitted.

DeWitt engaged in three counts of misconduct in a single client matter. He failed to promptly release client papers and property, provide his client with an appropriate accounting or respond to letters from a State Bar investigator.

He had one prior record of discipline, a 1993 suspension for grossly mishandling his attorney trust account, commingling personal funds with client funds and failing to promptly pay client funds.