Ann Taylor Garrett was admitted to the California Bar 22nd December 1976, but has since been disbarred. Ann graduated from UC Davis SOL King Hall.
Lawyer Information
| Name | Ann Taylor Garrett |
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| First Admitted | 22 December 1976 (48 years, 6 months ago) |
| Status | Disbarred |
| Bar Number | 70923 |
Contact
| Phone Number | 916-443-2086 |
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Schools
| Law School | UC Davis SOL King Hall (Davis CA) |
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| Undergraduate School | University of Missouri (Kansas City MO) |
Address
| Current Address | 1220 H St #204 Sacramento, CA 95814 |
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History
| 24 November 2006 | Disbarred (18 years, 7 months ago) Disbarment 05-O-00614 |
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| 13 July 2006 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (18 years, 11 months ago) Ordered inactive 05-O-00614 |
| 19 March 2006 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (19 years, 3 months ago) Discipline w/actual suspension 05-PM-03468 |
| 5 March 2006 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (19 years, 3 months ago) Ordered inactive 05-N-04806 |
| 13 December 2005 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 05-N-04806 (19 years, 6 months ago) |
| 19 November 2005 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (19 years, 7 months ago) Ordered inactive 05-PM-03468 |
| 30 September 2005 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (19 years, 8 months ago) Ordered inactive 05-O-00614 |
| 11 August 2005 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 05-O-00614 (19 years, 10 months ago) |
| 22 June 2005 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (20 years ago) Discipline w/actual suspension 02-O-16089 |
| 27 August 2004 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 02-O-16089 (20 years, 9 months ago) |
| 22 December 1976 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (48 years, 6 months ago) |
Discipline Summaries
November 24, 2006 ANN TAYLOR GARRETT [#70923], 62, of Sacramento was disbarred Nov. 24, 2006, and was ordered to comply with rule 955. In a default matter involving three clients, the State Bar Court found that Garrett failed to obey a court order, communicate with a client, account for client funds, cooperate with the State Bar’s investigation or comply with rule 955, and she improperly withdrew from representation.In a divorce matter, Garrett submitted a proposed order and judgment of dissolution to the court, but it was returned as defective with instructions to resubmit a corrected order. She did not do so.In another divorce case, Garrett did some work but it “was of no value . . . as it did not advance the dissolution in any meaningful fashion,†the bar court found. She did not return the client’s many phone calls, account for or refund the $5,000 advance fee and she did not return the client’s file when he hired a new lawyer.Another client hired Garrett to handle two matters, a domestic relations dispute and a dispute over money. Although Garrett worked on one matter, she did not work on the other, and eventually stopped working on either case. She did not respond to the client’s demands for an accounting, a refund or her file.In a fourth matter, Garrett did not comply with a rule 955 order issued as part of a 2005 discipline. She did not file with the Supreme Court an affidavit stating that she had notified her clients, opposing counsel and other interested parties of her suspension. The underlying discipline was imposed because Garrett failed to pay unearned fees, account for client funds, properly maintain client funds, return a client file or cooperate with the bar’s investigation.In addition, her probation in that case was revoked when Garrett failed to comply with probation requirements.In recommending her disbarment, Judge Joann Remke wrote that Garrett “has displayed total indifference and lack of remorse by ignoring her present disciplinary proceeding and her second disciplinary proceeding.â€March 19, 2006 ANN TAYLOR GARRETT [#70923], 61, of Sacramento was revoked, the previous stay of suspension was lifted, and she was placed on two years of probation, given a six-month suspension, was ordered to make restitution and comply with rule 955. If the suspension exceeds two years, she must prove her rehabilitation. Credit will be given for a period of suspension that began Nov. 19, 2005. The order took effect March 19, 2006. Garrett did not meet the terms of a 2005 probation: She did not make a written offer to participate in binding fee arbitration with a former client, prove that she had placed the amount in dispute — $11,320 — in her client trust account, or respond to a bar probation deputy’s phone calls.The underlying discipline stemmed from two client matters. She failed to promptly refund an unearned fee, render accounts to a client, maintain disputed funds in her client trust account, promptly pay out client funds or cooperate with the bar’s investigation.June 22, 2005 ANN TAYLOR GARRETT [#70923], 60, of Sacramento was suspended for two years, stayed, placed on two years of probation with a 30-day actual suspension and was ordered to make restitution and take the MPRE. If the actual suspension exceeds 90 days, she must comply with rule 955; if it exceeds two years, she must prove her rehabilitation. The order took effect June 22, 2005. Garrett stipulated to six counts of misconduct in two matters. In the first, she was retained to handle a child custody matter for a client who paid a $2,000 advance fee. Garrett told the client she had negotiated a settlement with the child’s father to cover back support and a monthly amount, and said she would refund $500. The client never heard from her again.In the second matter, she took steps to pursue a client’s divorce, representing her at several hearings and a deposition. The parties reached agreement on the division of property and a short time later, Garrett agreed to complete the case for an additional $1,400 (the client already had paid almost $10,000). The client also agreed to deposit into Garrett’s client trust account her share of the proceeds from refinancing the couple’s house, and said Garrett could deduct the $1,400 from that money.The escrow company sent Garrett a check for more than $31,000 as the client’s share of the refinancing; Garrett deposited the money in her trust account and sent the client $19,000. She later provided an accounting but the client disputed $12,720. Garrett was required to keep that amount in her trust account, but did not do so. She also did not return the client’s file promptly.Garrett stipulated that she failed to maintain disputed funds in trust, promptly return a client’s file, provide an accounting, refund unearned fees or cooperate with the bar’s investigation.In mitigation, she has no prior record of discipline. |