Albert J. Garcia is an active member of the California Bar and was admitted 22nd December 1976. Albert graduated from USC Law School.
Lawyer Information
| Name | Albert J. Garcia |
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| First Admitted | 22 December 1976 (47 years, 4 months ago) |
| Status | Active |
| Bar Number | 70917 |
Contact
| Current Email | [email protected] |
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| Phone Number | 510-848-5190 |
| Fax Number | 510-758-7370 |
Schools
| Law School | USC Law School (Los Angeles CA) |
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| Undergraduate School | California St University (Los Angeles CA) |
Address
| Current Address | 2001 Addison St Ste 300 Berkeley, CA 94704-1165 |
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| Previous Address | 2000 Powell St Ste 1290 Emeryville, CA 94608 |
| Previous Address | 2000 Powell St Ste 1290 Emeryville, CA 94608-1860 |
History
| 31 January 1996 | Active (28 years, 3 months ago) |
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| 29 December 1995 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (28 years, 4 months ago) Discipline w/actual suspension 94-C-12534 |
| 31 January 1995 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (29 years, 3 months ago) Interim suspension after conviction 94-C-12534 |
| 21 December 1994 | Conviction record transmitted to State Bar Court 94-C-12534 (29 years, 4 months ago) |
| 7 July 1994 | Active (29 years, 10 months ago) |
| 23 October 1986 | Judge (37 years, 6 months ago) |
| 22 December 1976 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (47 years, 4 months ago) |
Discipline Summaries
January 31, 1995 ALBERT J. GARCIA [#70917], 47, of Los Angeles was suspended for five years, stayed, placed on probation for five years with a one-year actual suspension, and was ordered to take the CPRE within one year. Credit toward the actual suspension will be given for the period of interim suspension which began Jan. 31, 1995. The order took effect Dec. 29, 1995. Garcia, who was a municipal court judge in Los Angeles at the time, pleaded no contest in 1994 to charges of vehicular manslaughter, driving under the influence, and felony hit and run. He was given a suspended sentence of three years in prison and spent four months in the county jail. He resigned from the bench in July 1994. After a long lunch and several glasses of wine, Garcia lost control of his car and his girlfriend was killed. Distraught over her death, he wandered away from the scene of the accident. He made several phone calls from a nearby pay phone and waited there for several hours for a friend to meet him. He surrendered to police that evening; his blood alcohol level was .10 percent at the time of his arrest. The facts surrounding Garcia's conviction did not involve moral turpitude but did constitute other misconduct warranting discipline. In mitigation, Garcia cooperated with the investigation, offered a wide range of good character letters, and reached a civil settlement with the victim's family requiring a substantial monetary contribution on his part. He practiced law for 10 years before becoming a judge. |