John Anthony Luetto was admitted to the California Bar 22nd December 1976, but has since been disbarred. John graduated from Western State University.
Lawyer Information
| Name | John Anthony Luetto |
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| First Admitted | 22 December 1976 (48 years, 4 months ago) |
| Status | Disbarred |
| Bar Number | 71747 |
Contact
| Current Email | [email protected] |
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| Phone Number | 714-813-7967 |
Schools
| Law School | Western State University (CA) |
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| Undergraduate School | California St University Fullerton (CA) |
Address
| Current Address | 2271 W Malvern Ave #351 Fullerton, CA 92833 |
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History
| 18 June 2011 | Disbarred (13 years, 10 months ago) Disbarment 05-O-04218 |
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| 19 January 2011 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (14 years, 3 months ago) Ordered inactive 05-O-04218 |
| 22 August 2008 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (16 years, 8 months ago) Ordered inactive 05-O-04218 |
| 24 August 2006 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 05-O-04218 (18 years, 8 months ago) |
| 22 December 1976 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (48 years, 4 months ago) |
Discipline Summaries
June 18, 2011 JOHN ANTHONY LUETTO [#71747], 61, of Fullerton was disbarred June 18, 2011, and was ordered to comply with rule 9.20 of the California Rules of Court. Luetto was admitted to the State Bar’s Alternative Discipline Program in 2008 after he stipulated to misconduct. Part of the stipulation was an agreement that failure to successfully complete the ADP would mean disbarment.He admitted that he committed acts of moral turpitude by misappropriating $43,656.28 in client funds and making misrepresentations and that he failed to perform legal services competently, maintain client funds in a trust account, promptly pay client funds, notify a client promptly of the receipt of funds or cooperate with the bar’s investigation. Luetto was unable or refused to account for his conduct in relation to the property or funds and his misconduct significantly harmed a client.He settled his clients’ personal injury actions for about $80,000 and was required to maintain at least $53,000 on the clients’ behalf. He allowed the balance to fall below the required amount and used some of the money to pay his mortgage. The client, who had not received any funds and had lost her job, filed a complaint with the Orange County Bar Association. Luetto misrepresented to OCBA that he maintained the clients’ settlement funds in trust on behalf of the clients and their doctors.He also was privately reproved in 2004 for failing to pay settlement funds or a doctor’s bill and for not communicating with clients.In mitigation, he had emotional or physical difficulties that were directly responsible for his misconduct. However, he received no mitigation for his participation in either the ADP or the Lawyer Assistance Program. |