Newport Beach, CA 92660
18 June 2011 | Disbarred (14 years ago) Disbarment 10-O-04373 |
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21 January 2011 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (14 years, 5 months ago) Ordered inactive 10-O-04373 |
31 July 1993 | Discipline, probation; no actual susp. 91-O-06205 (31 years, 10 months ago) |
13 April 1977 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (48 years, 2 months ago) |
June 18, 2011 REDMOND PETER McANENY [#73808], 66, of Newport Beach was disbarred June 18, 2011, and was ordered to make restitution and comply with rule 9.20 of the California Rules of Court. He stipulated to three counts of misconduct, including misappropriating almost $118,000 from a client’s trust, an act of moral turpitude. As part of a settlement agreement, McAneny was to pay the attorney fees to the opposing party for drafting the agreement, then pay the remaining funds to the client. He received and deposited in his client trust account $117,924.32 but proceeded to spend it down to $18,384.35.He never paid the client, who made many attempts to contact McAneny, or any other party entitled to funds. In an effort to conceal the misappropriation, he made a series of misstatements to the client.He stipulated that he failed to maintain client funds in trust or pay out any funds, and he misappropriated the entire settlement.McAneny also was disciplined in 1993. In mitigation, he cooperated with the bar’s investigation and he was under severe financial stress at the time of the misconduct. |