Robert David Wyatt was admitted to the California Bar 22nd December 1976, but has since been disbarred. Robert graduated from UC Berkeley SOL.

Lawyer Information

NameRobert David Wyatt
First Admitted22 December 1976 (48 years, 4 months ago)
StatusDisbarred
Bar Number73240

Schools

Law SchoolUC Berkeley SOL (Berkeley CA)
Undergraduate SchoolSan Francisco State Unv (San Francisco CA)

Address

Current Address2589 Pine Knoll Dr # 2
Walnut Creek, CA 94595
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History

5 July 2014Disbarred (10 years, 10 months ago)
Disbarment 11-C-17662
16 February 2013Not eligible to practice law in CA (12 years, 2 months ago)
Ordered inactive 11-C-17662
13 August 2012Not eligible to practice law in CA (12 years, 8 months ago)
Interim suspension after conviction 11-C-17662
14 June 2012Conviction record transmitted to State Bar Court 11-C-17662 (12 years, 10 months ago)
22 December 1976Admitted to the State Bar of California (48 years, 4 months ago)

Discipline Summaries

July 5, 2014

ROBERT DAVID WYATT [#73240], 74, of Walnut Creek, was disbarred July 5, 2014 and ordered to comply with rule 9.20 of the California Rules of Court.

In 2012, Wyatt pleaded no contest to vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, a conviction that a State Bar Court hearing judge determined involved moral turpitude and warranted disbarment. Wyatt appealed the decision to the Review Department. He argued that the judge erred, that there were compelling mitigating circumstances in his favor and that he should instead receive a one-year suspension with credit for the time he had been on interim suspension.

In concluding that Wyatt’s conduct warranted disbarment, the three-judge review panel found that his “misconduct was not limited to his grievous criminal conduct – he was not honest with the police or the State Bar Court about the amount of alcohol he consumed.”

The day of Wyatt’s arrest, Dec. 10, 2010, he drank vodka at his home in a gated senior community and drove to a restaurant where he ate dinner and had a beer. While he was on his way home he struck 85-year-old Edward Philips, sending Philips flying in the air and into the road, resulting in a massive head wound. Wyatt did not have a cell phone and drove to a guard’s station in the gated community to get help.

When questioned by police, Wyatt initially said he’d had only one beer, although his blood alcohol level was more than twice the legal limit. He later told police he had a finger or two of vodka but the panel noted “clearly, Wyatt drank considerably more on that night than he admits.”

In mitigation, Wyatt had no prior record of discipline and presented evidence demonstrating his good character. He received some mitigation for remorse and recognition of wrongdoing.

August 13, 2012

ROBERT DAVID WYATT, 72, of San Francisco was placed on interim suspension Aug. 13, 2012, following a conviction for vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, a felony. He was ordered to comply with rule 9.20 of the California Rules of Court.