Murray Palitz

Murray Palitz was first admitted to the California Bar 18th December 1975, but is now no longer eligible to practice. Murray graduated from Southwestern University SOL.

Lawyer Information

Name	Murray Palitz
First Admitted	18 December 1975 (49 years, 4 months ago)
Status	Not Eligible to Practice
Bar Number	67062

Contact

Current Email	[email protected]
Phone Number	714-891-7500
Fax Number	714-891-7300

Schools

Law School	Southwestern University SOL (Los Angeles CA)
Undergraduate School	City University of New York - City College (New York NY)

Address

Current Address	Palitz & Associates, PO Box 90129 Long Beach, CA 90809-0129
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History

1 October 2020	Not eligible to practice law in CA (4 years, 7 months ago) Suspended, failed to pay fees
1 October 2020	Not eligible to practice law in CA (4 years, 7 months ago) Admin Inactive/MCLE noncompliance
14 June 2000	Active (24 years, 10 months ago)
15 April 2000	Not eligible to practice law in CA (25 years ago) Discipline w/actual suspension 98-C-02986
17 March 1999	Conviction record transmitted to State Bar Court 98-C-02986 (26 years, 1 month ago)
18 December 1975	Admitted to the State Bar of California (49 years, 4 months ago)

Discipline Summaries

April 15, 2000

MURRAY PALITZ [#67062], 63, of Westminster was suspended for one year, stayed, placed on two years of probation with a 60-day actual suspension and was ordered to take the MPRE within one year. The order took effect April 15, 2000.

Palitz was arrested in an Orange County sting operation which focused on payments to non- attorneys for referrals of personal injury cases and splitting legal fees with non-lawyers.

He was contacted by representatives of a fictitious consulting business which purported to need a lawyer to help them process personal injury cases.

Palitz reluctantly processed one case through his office, introducing an investigator to his wife, who corresponded with the insurer and negotiated a settlement. He created a fee-splitting arrangement under which direct disbursements were made only to the client and his doctor. Palitz refused to disburse the funds without personally meeting the client and obtaining the clientâ€™s signature on settlement documents and the settlement check

There was no indication Palitz encouraged padding any medical bills or otherwise engaged in insurance fraud by submitting inflated billings. He accepted only one case.

Palitz was convicted of four counts of offering rebates as an inducement to client referral, misdemeanor violations of the Insurance Code, and was sentenced to pay a fine of $5,000 and complete 250 hours of community service.

In mitigation, he practiced law for 24 years in the same location without any record of misconduct. He represented his purported client in good faith and believed he was paying the consulting firm for its considerable investigative work on the personal injury matter. He cooperated with law enforcement, reimbursed the insurer for the amount he received as fees and enrolled himself and his wife in a professional responsibility course upon his arrest.