Charles Denton Sneathern was admitted to the California Bar 19th December 1972, but has since been disbarred. Charles graduated from Loyola Law School.
Lawyer Information
| Name | Charles Denton Sneathern |
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| First Admitted | 19 December 1972 (51 years, 4 months ago) |
| Status | Disbarred |
| Bar Number | 54964 |
Contact
| Current Email | [email protected] |
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| Phone Number | 310-302-8988 |
| Fax Number | 310-578-5041 |
Schools
| Law School | Loyola Law School (Los Angeles CA) |
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| Undergraduate School | California St University Northridge (CA) |
Address
| Current Address | 8117 W Manchester Ave #276 Playa Del Rey, CA 90293 |
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History
| 19 November 2015 | Disbarred (8 years, 5 months ago) Disbarment 13-O-15781 |
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| 11 May 2015 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (8 years, 11 months ago) Ordered inactive 13-O-15781 |
| 14 July 2014 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (9 years, 9 months ago) Ordered inactive 13-O-15781 |
| 1 July 2014 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (9 years, 10 months ago) Admin Inactive/MCLE noncompliance |
| 30 April 2014 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 13-O-15781 (10 years ago) |
| 2 July 2013 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (10 years, 10 months ago) Suspended, failed to pay fees |
| 30 May 2006 | Active (17 years, 11 months ago) |
| 31 March 2006 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (18 years, 1 month ago) Discipline w/actual suspension 04-O-14858 |
| 19 December 1972 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (51 years, 4 months ago) |
Discipline Summaries
November 19, 2015 CHARLES DENTON SNEATHERN [#54964], 68, of Playa del Rey, was disbarred Nov. 19, 2015 and ordered to comply with rule 9.20 of the California Rules of Court and make restitution. Sneathern’s default was entered after he failed to respond to a notice of disciplinary charges. Because he made no effort to have the default set aside or vacated within 180 days as required under rule 5.85 of the State Bar’s Rules of Procedure, he was disbarred and the charges deemed admitted.Sneathern failed to maintain client funds in his trust account, did not promptly pay funds to cover his clients’ liens from their medical providers, misappropriated $2,000 of one client’s funds and $2,500 of another’s, did not promptly respond to 30 telephone messages left by a client and did not update his membership address.He was ordered to pay $4,500 plus interest in restitution.Sneathern had one prior record of discipline, a 2006 suspension for failing to maintain client funds in his trust account.March 31, 2006 CHARLES D. SNEATHERN [#54964], 59, of Playa del Rey was suspended for two years, stayed, placed on two years of probation with a 60-day actual suspension and was ordered to prove his rehabilitation and take the MPRE. The order took effect March 31, 2006. Sneathern was employed to handle a personal injury lawsuit and a Social Security disability action for the same client. As a result of the Social Security case, the client received a back payment award of $28,711, and she received $800,000 in the personal injury claim.Sneathern was entitled to $200,000 in attorney’s fees in the personal injury case and just over $7,100 in the other. He gave the client $458,000, paid almost $57,000 to her doctors and was required to maintain another $77,000 in his client trust account to pay other medical bills.At the time, Sneathern was experiencing severe health problems and he allowed the balance in his trust account to fall below the required amount. He eventually paid the client the remaining money.Sneathern stipulated that he failed to maintain client funds in trust.In mitigation, he has no prior record of discipline and he suffered a serious heart attack and subsequent health problems. |