Richard Carroll Sinclair was admitted to the California Bar 26th January 1976, but has since been disbarred. Richard graduated from McGeorge SOL University of the Pacific.
Lawyer Information
| Name | Richard Carroll Sinclair |
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| First Admitted | 26 January 1976 (49 years, 3 months ago) |
| Status | Disbarred |
| Bar Number | 68238 |
Contact
| Phone Number | 209-677-3185 |
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| Fax Number | 209-847-7077 |
Schools
| Law School | McGeorge SOL University of the Pacific (CA) |
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| Undergraduate School | University of California Santa Barbara (CA) |
Address
| Current Address | PO Box 1628 Oakdale, CA 95361 |
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History
| 18 March 2016 | Disbarred (9 years, 1 month ago) Disbarment 13-O-10657 |
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| 27 August 2015 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (9 years, 8 months ago) Ordered inactive 13-O-10657 |
| 30 October 2014 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 13-O-10657 (10 years, 6 months ago) |
| 16 July 2014 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 13-O-11618 (10 years, 10 months ago) |
| 16 May 2014 | Public reproval with/duties 12-O-17698 (10 years, 12 months ago) |
| 19 December 2013 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 12-O-17698 (11 years, 4 months ago) |
| 26 January 1976 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (49 years, 3 months ago) |
Discipline Summaries
March 18, 2016 RICHARD CARROLL SINCLAIR [#68238], 67, of Oakdale, was disbarred March 18, 2016 and ordered to comply with rule 9.20 of the California Rules of Court. The State Bar Court found Sinclair culpable of four counts of misconduct in two matters. One of the matters involved a piece of property initially owned by Sinclair and his wife in Turlock where a townhouse complex called Fox Hollow was developed.Sinclair engaged in a fraudulent real estate scheme involving the complex that included creating the false appearance of a homeowners association and individually salable lots; seeking and obtaining loans secured by portions of the complex based on false pretenses; skimming off loan proceeds, rental income, tenant deposits and other fees; and making misrepresentations to courts to conceal and further the scheme to defraud. He also caused an altered trial exhibit to be submitted in a civil matter. In addition, he failed to obey a court order by not paying $1,150 in sanctions in a civil matter and did not report those sanctions to the State Bar.Sinclair received limited mitigation for serving as a pro-tem jurist for the Stanislaus County Superior Court.He had one prior record of discipline, a 2014 public reproval for providing loan modification services without issuing the legally mandated disclosure statement, accepting advanced loan modification fees and failing to perform services of value or promptly issue a refund. |