Barbara A Cooper was admitted to the California Bar 22nd December 1976, but has since been disbarred. Barbara graduated from Western State University.
Lawyer Information
| Name | Barbara A Cooper |
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| First Admitted | 22 December 1976 (47 years, 4 months ago) |
| Status | Disbarred |
| Bar Number | 70489 |
Contact
| Phone Number | 619-948-3405 |
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School
| Law School | Western State University (CA) |
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Address
| Current Address | 15555 Main St #D4-299 Hesperia, CA 92345-3466 |
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History
| 17 November 2000 | Disbarred (23 years, 5 months ago) Disbarment 00-N-10426 |
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| 1 July 2000 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (23 years, 10 months ago) Ordered inactive 00-N-10426 |
| 3 June 2000 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (23 years, 11 months ago) Ordered inactive 00-N-10426 |
| 17 April 2000 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 00-N-10426 (24 years ago) |
| 27 September 1999 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (24 years, 7 months ago) Suspended, failed to pay fees |
| 14 August 1999 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (24 years, 8 months ago) Ordered inactive 99-PM-10384 |
| 14 August 1999 | Discipline w/actual suspension 99-PM-10384 (24 years, 8 months ago) |
| 16 January 1998 | Discipline, probation; no actual susp. 95-O-15727 (26 years, 3 months ago) |
| 25 March 1997 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 96-O-05133 (27 years, 1 month ago) |
| 12 September 1996 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 95-O-15727 (27 years, 7 months ago) |
| 22 December 1976 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (47 years, 4 months ago) |
Discipline Summaries
November 17, 2000 BARBARA A. COOPER [#70489], 60, of Hesperia was disbarred Nov. 17, 2000, and was ordered to comply with rule 955. Cooper violated an earlier rule 955 requirement by failing to submit to the Supreme Court an affidavit stating that she had notified her clients and other pertinent parties that she was suspended from practice.That order was part of a 1999 probation revocation. Cooper was first disciplined in 1997 in four consolidated cases. She stipulated to failing to perform legal services competently, return client files, communicate with a client, or cooperate with the bar’s investigation, and to withdrawing from employment without protecting her client’s interests.November 14, 1999 The probation of BARBARA A. COOPER [#70489], 59, of Hesperia was revoked, the previous stay of suspension was lifted, and she was suspended for six months and ordered to comply with rule 955. Credit toward the suspension was given for a period of involuntary inactive enrollment which began Aug. 14, 1999. The order took effect Nov. 14, 1999. In August 1997, Cooper reached a stipulation with the State Bar in four consolidated cases which required her to comply with numerous probation conditions. She failed to submit a law office management plan, file three quarterly probation reports, submit proof of her attendance at ethics school and various MCLE courses, join the law practice management section, take the MPRE, or verify that she sought treatment from a mental health professional.The original discipline involved misconduct in four client matters, including failure to perform legal services competently in two matters, failure to return three client files, failure to communicate with one client or respond to client inquiries, and improperly withdrawing from a case. She also did not cooperate with the bar’s investigation.There was no mitigation.January 16, 1998 BARBARA A. COOPER [#70489], 57, of Hesperia was suspended for six months, stayed, placed on two years of probation, and was ordered to take the MPRE within one year. The order took effect Jan. 16, 1998. Cooper stipulated to misconduct in four consolidated cases.In a marital dissolution, she did not respond to her client’s numerous phone calls, provide an explanation of her bills, or return the client’s files when requested.In a second case, she failed to perform legal services competently, and in another matter, she did not return a client’s file.In a probate case, Cooper filed a deficient petition, which she failed to correct despite two orders to do so from the court. Once an executor was named, Cooper failed to complete the work. When she was fired, she delayed in executing the substitution of attorney and did not promptly return the client’s files.In mitigation, Cooper has no record of discipline since her 1976 admission to the bar and she suffers from depression. |