Michael Alan Baker is an active member of the California Bar and was admitted 18th December 1975. Michael graduated from Southwestern University SOL.
Lawyer Information
| Name | Michael Alan Baker |
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| First Admitted | 18 December 1975 (49 years, 4 months ago) |
| Status | Active |
| Bar Number | 65108 |
Contact
| Current Email | [email protected] |
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| Phone Number | 424-213-7550 |
Schools
| Law School | Southwestern University SOL (Los Angeles CA) |
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| Undergraduate School | University of Southern Calif (Los Angeles CA) |
Address
| Current Address | Audio Video Color Corporation, 17707 S Santa Fe Ave Compton, CA 90221-5419 |
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| Previous Address | 1611 Crenshaw Blvd # 265 Torrance, CA 90501 |
History
| 17 July 1998 | Discipline, probation; no actual susp. 97-O-17563 (26 years, 9 months ago) |
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| 27 February 1998 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 97-O-17563 (27 years, 2 months ago) |
| 21 July 1997 | Active (27 years, 9 months ago) |
| 8 July 1997 | Inactive (27 years, 10 months ago) |
| 3 March 1997 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (28 years, 2 months ago) Discipline w/actual suspension 94-C-18498 |
| 21 February 1995 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (30 years, 2 months ago) Interim suspension after conviction 94-C-18498 |
| 12 January 1995 | Conviction record transmitted to State Bar Court 94-C-18498 (30 years, 3 months ago) |
| 26 May 1994 | Inactive (30 years, 11 months ago) |
| 31 January 1984 | Active (41 years, 3 months ago) |
| 27 June 1983 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (41 years, 10 months ago) Suspended, failed to pay fees |
| 18 December 1975 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (49 years, 4 months ago) |
Discipline Summaries
July 17, 1998 The probation of MICHAEL ALAN BAKER [#65108], 50, of Northridge was extended for one year. The order took effect July 17, 1998. Baker was suspended and placed on probation in 1996 with a requirement that he make quarterly probation reports. None has been submitted. Baker was convicted of one count of mail fraud in U.S. District Court in Sacramento in 1995 and was placed on probation in 1997. In mitigation, he has been cooperative.March 3, 1997 MICHAEL ALEXANDER BAKER [#65108], 48, of Northridge was suspended for two years, stayed, placed on two years of probation with an actual two-year suspension and until he proves rehabilitation, and was ordered to pass the MPRE within one year. The actual suspension began retroactively Nov. 29, 1994, and the interim suspension which began Feb. 21, 1995, ended March 3, 1997, the effective date of this order. Baker pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud in a plea agreement reached with federal prosecutors in the Eastern District in 1994. He was sentenced to four months in a federal correctional facility and eight months at a community treatment center. He also was ordered to make $117,500 in restitution to the California Department of Conservation, Division of Recycling.Baker committed fraud by redeeming recycled aluminum cans which already had been redeemed.For several months in 1990, he was an officer in a scrap metal business which purchased used aluminum cans, eligible to be redeemed, from Mexico. When the supply dried up, he purchased bales of already redeemed cans from a Los Angeles scrap dealer. He then sold the cans to an employee of his business' Mexico operation. The cans were returned to Los Angeles and sold to recycling centers.An investigation revealed that Baker's operation sold about 290,000 pounds of cans to three recycling centers. The estimated loss to the Department of Conservation was $117,500.Although the actual offense involved illegal redemptions, Baker pleaded guilty to mail fraud, which would have occurred when the state of California used the U.S. mails to deliver documents to one of the recyclers with whom Baker did business. It was stipulated that the facts surrounding the crime involved moral turpitude.In mitigation, Baker's misconduct did not involve the practice of law, he cooperated with both federal investigators and the bar, he submitted evidence of his good character and he has demonstrated rehabilitation. He had not been disciplined in 15 years of practice. |