Robert Cook Huntington was admitted to the California Bar 28th June 1977, but has since been disbarred. Robert graduated from UC Hastings COL.
Lawyer Information
| Name | Robert Cook Huntington |
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| First Admitted | 28 June 1977 (47 years, 10 months ago) |
| Status | Disbarred |
| Bar Number | 74571 |
Contact
| Phone Number | 707-575-4500 |
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Schools
| Law School | UC Hastings COL (San Francisco CA) |
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| Undergraduate School | Stanford University (Stanford CA) |
Address
| Current Address | P O Box 6672 Santa Rosa, CA 95406-0672 |
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History
| 5 May 1996 | Disbarred (29 years ago) Disbarment 94-C-10247 |
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| 8 August 1995 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 95-O-14447 (29 years, 9 months ago) |
| 31 July 1995 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (29 years, 9 months ago) Suspended, failed to pay fees |
| 22 June 1995 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 95-O-13764 (29 years, 10 months ago) |
| 30 April 1995 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (30 years ago) Interim suspension after conviction 94-C-10247 |
| 17 March 1995 | Conviction record transmitted to State Bar Court 94-C-10247 (30 years, 1 month ago) |
| 26 October 1994 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 94-O-10735 (30 years, 6 months ago) |
| 26 September 1994 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 93-O-13572 (30 years, 7 months ago) |
| 13 March 1994 | Public reproval 93-H-11218 (31 years, 1 month ago) |
| 22 March 1993 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 93-H-11218 (32 years, 1 month ago) |
| 30 January 1992 | Private reproval, public disclosure 87-O-15311 (33 years, 3 months ago) |
| 3 April 1991 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 87-O-15311 (34 years, 1 month ago) |
| 28 June 1977 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (47 years, 10 months ago) |
Discipline Summaries
May 5, 1996 ROBERT C. HUNTINGTON [#74571], 49, of Santa Rosa was summarily disbarred May 5, 1996. The action was taken after Huntington pleaded no contest in March 1995 to fraudulent misappropriation of property by a fiduciary in violation of Penal Code §506. In April 1985, Huntington drafted a will which nominated him as executor. When his client died in 1987, he was named executor and functioned as attorney for the estate. In his declaration filed with the bar court, Huntington said he knew he misappropriated his client funds and, during probate, loaned estate funds to himself and other clients. The State Bar estimated that he misappropriated approximately $30,000 from the estate. All funds were eventually repaid with interest. In its recommendation to the Supreme Court, the review department of the State Bar Court found that his criminal conviction met the statutory requirements for summary disbarment: (1) a felony; (2) a specific intent to defraud or steal; and (3) the offense was committed in the course of the practice of law. Huntington argued that attorneys who commit misappropriation are not inevitably disbarred. But the review department noted that none of the cases he cited involved a criminal conviction for misappropriation. In addition, Huntington did not cite any precedent where the review department had failed to recommend summary disbarment for a similar offense. "The distinction between an original disciplinary proceeding in which misappropriation is found and a case where an attorney has been criminally convicted of misappropriation is a significant one," said the bar court review judge. Huntington was admitted to the bar in 1977. |