Daniel Martin Davis is an active member of the California Bar and was admitted 15th December 1975. Daniel graduated from McGeorge SOL University of the Pacific.
Lawyer Information
| Name | Daniel Martin Davis |
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| First Admitted | 15 December 1975 (48 years, 4 months ago) |
| Status | Active |
| Bar Number | 65589 |
Contact
| Current Email | [email protected] |
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| Phone Number | 916-837-1933 |
| Fax Number | 916-692-5757 |
Schools
| Law School | McGeorge SOL University of the Pacific (CA) |
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| Undergraduate School | California Polytechnic St U (San Luis Obispo CA) |
Address
| Current Address | PO Box 2189 Carmichael, CA 95609-2189 |
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History
| 22 September 2010 | Active (13 years, 7 months ago) |
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| 29 August 2009 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (14 years, 8 months ago) Discipline w/actual suspension 06-O-13115 |
| 4 March 2004 | Discipline, probation; no actual susp. 02-O-12174 (20 years, 2 months ago) |
| 26 February 1995 | Public reproval with/duties 93-O-12950 (29 years, 2 months ago) |
| 2 December 1991 | Public reproval 90-O-12625 (32 years, 5 months ago) |
| 15 December 1975 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (48 years, 4 months ago) |
Discipline Summaries
August 29, 2009 DANIEL MARTIN DAVIS [#65589], 60, of Carmichael was suspended for three years, stayed, placed on three years of probation with a one-year actual suspension and was ordered to take the MPRE within one year and comply with rule 9.20. The order took effect Aug. 29, 2009. Davis stipulated to eight counts of misconduct in four matters.He represented a client in child support and custody matters, but the client’s mother paid his fees. Davis did not get a waiver from the client, and the mother asked many questions and requested court records and a bill for Davis’s services. She also stated, “You’re fired,†in one letter.Davis advised the son that he was the client and said he would deal only with the son. The client also requested an accounting of his fees, but Davis never provided one. He stipulated that he failed to obtain his client’s written consent to receive compensation from another party, and he did not account for fees.He was paid by another client’s mother as well, without obtaining the client’s written consent. The mother agreed to a $7,500 fee for Davis to prepare a writ of habeas corpus.Although Davis requested some information from the client, filed an application for a writ of habeas corpus and received a response from the attorney general, he never informed the client.In a divorce matter, Davis signed his client’s name to a declaration without notifying the court that he was signing on his client’s behalf.Davis represented another client in pending criminal matters, first to argue for a new trial and when that was unsuccessful, to pursue an appeal. The client had been convicted of 30 counts of committing lewd acts on his nephew and his parents were convicted at the same trial on related charges. The family paid a flat $10,000 fee.Davis requested and was granted four time extensions to file his opening brief and missed the final deadline with a warning from the court that the matter would be dismissed if he did not file the brief by that deadline.After he filed the brief, prosecutors filed a response and Davis asked to file a reply brief. He requested and obtained two time extensions, but never filed the reply. He also did not file a supplemental brief, ordered by the court, and the appeal was denied. An appeal to the Supreme Court also was denied.Davis did not inform his client of most of the developments in his case and stipulated that he failed to perform legal services competently, keep his client reasonably informed of developments in a case or abide by the court’s orders.Davis has been disciplined four times previously: an admonition in 1990, two public reprovals in 1991 and 1995, and a stayed suspension in 2004. His misconduct included failure to perform legal services competently or communicate with clients and he abandoned a client.In mitigation, he cooperated with the bar’s investigation.March 4, 2004 DANIEL M. DAVIS [#65589], 55, of Sacramento was suspended for one year, stayed, placed on two years of probation and was ordered to take the MPRE within one year. The order took effect March 4, 2004. Davis stipulated that he failed to perform legal services competently or respond to his client’s reasonable status requests. He was hired in 1994 to probate a will and, in particular, to determine the succession to real property left to the decedent’s heirs. After numerous phone calls from his client for more than a year, Davis finally prepared the necessary petition. Although it was executed by all the heirs, Davis never filed it.In June 2001, Davis indicated he planned to file the papers and request a hearing, but he didn’t do so. For another six months, the client called Davis on several occasions, but he did not respond. In February 2002, after being contacted by the State Bar, Davis called his client. He filed the petition in January 2003.Davis continues to represent the client and agreed to waive all compensation.Davis has been disciplined twice previously — he was publicly reproved in 1991 and again in 1995 for misconduct that included failing to communicate, return a client file or refund unearned fees.In mitigation, he cooperated with the bar’s investigation. |