Donald Charles Cook was admitted to the California Bar 22nd December 1976, but is now resigned. Donald graduated from Whittier Coll SOL.
Lawyer Information
| Name | Donald Charles Cook |
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| First Admitted | 22 December 1976 (48 years, 4 months ago) |
| Status | Resigned |
| Bar Number | 70485 |
Schools
| Law School | Whittier Coll SOL (CA) |
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| Undergraduate School | California St University Long Beach (CA) |
Address
| Current Address | PO Box 41298 Long Beach, CA 90853 |
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History
| 21 May 2006 | Resigned (18 years, 11 months ago) Resignation with charges pending 06-Q-11275 |
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| 24 March 2006 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (19 years, 1 month ago) Vol.inactive(tender of resign.w/charges) 06-Q-11275 |
| 16 September 2005 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (19 years, 7 months ago) Suspended, failed to pay fees |
| 6 March 2005 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (20 years, 2 months ago) Discipline w/actual suspension 02-O-11149 |
| 28 October 2003 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 02-O-11149 (21 years, 6 months ago) |
| 22 December 1976 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (48 years, 4 months ago) |
Discipline Summaries
March 6, 2005 DONALD CHARLES COOK [#70485], 61, of Long Beach was suspended for three years, stayed, placed on five years of probation with a two-year actual suspension and was ordered to make restitution, take the MPRE and comply with rule 955. The order took effect March 6, 2005. Cook stipulated to 36 counts of misconduct in six personal injury matters. For the most part, he settled the cases but did not pay his clients’ medical bills or respond to their inquiries, and he allowed the balance in his client trust account to fall below the required amount. He twice falsely told State Bar investigators that he knew nothing about outstanding bills.In one matter alone, Cook stipulated to 11 counts of misconduct. He did not pay the doctor bills, resulting in the assignment of the debt to a collection agency, misappropriated his clients’ funds, did not respond to their inquiries, did not pay the clients their portion of the settlement for 15 months, failed to maintain client funds in trust and misappropriated client money.The collection agency sued Cook and his clients, and the clients in turn sued Cook, alleging malpractice, breach of fiduciary duty, fraud and conversion. The collection agency was awarded a judgment of almost $7,000. The clients were awarded $12,429 that Cook did not pay.In mitigation, he has no prior record of discipline. |