James Harvey Tipler was admitted to the California Bar 23rd June 1978, but has since been disbarred. James graduated from Stanford University Law School.
Lawyer Information
| Name | James Harvey Tipler |
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| First Admitted | 23 June 1978 (45 years, 10 months ago) |
| Status | Disbarred |
| Bar Number | 80748 |
Schools
| Law School | Stanford University Law School (Stanford CA) |
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| Undergraduate School | Yale University (New Haven CT) |
Address
| Current Address | Okaloosa Correctional Institution, DC # 217386, 3189 Colonel Greg Malloy Rd Crestview, FL 32539 |
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| Previous Address | Century Correctional Institution DC # 217386 400 Tedder Rd Century, FL 32535 |
History
| 31 March 2017 | Disbarred (7 years, 1 month ago) Disbarment 13-C-11542 |
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| 23 June 2014 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 14-N-00234 (9 years, 10 months ago) |
| 25 November 2013 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (10 years, 5 months ago) Interim suspension after conviction 13-C-11542 |
| 13 September 2013 | Conviction record transmitted to State Bar Court 11-C-14962 (10 years, 7 months ago) |
| 5 September 2013 | Conviction record transmitted to State Bar Court 13-C-11542 (10 years, 7 months ago) |
| 24 August 2011 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 11-O-15020 (12 years, 8 months ago) |
| 20 January 2011 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (13 years, 3 months ago) Discipline w/actual suspension 09-PM-13028 |
| 5 November 2010 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (13 years, 5 months ago) Ordered inactive 09-PM-13028 |
| 1 July 2008 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (15 years, 10 months ago) Suspended, failed to pay fees |
| 1 July 2008 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (15 years, 10 months ago) Admin Inactive/MCLE noncompliance |
| 15 February 2008 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (16 years, 2 months ago) Discipline w/actual suspension 03-C-02219 |
| 5 April 2005 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 05-J-01274 (19 years ago) |
| 22 March 2004 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 03-J-02524 (20 years, 1 month ago) |
| 1 August 2003 | Conviction record transmitted to State Bar Court 03-C-02219 (20 years, 9 months ago) |
| 23 June 1978 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (45 years, 10 months ago) |
Discipline Summaries
November 25, 2013 JAMES HARVEY TIPLER [#80748], 63, of Mary Esther, Fla. was placed on interim suspension Nov. 25, 2013, following convictions in Florida for solicitation to commit first-degree murder, the unauthorized practice of law, mail fraud, wire fraud, visa fraud, failure to secure worker’s compensation insurance and racketeering. He was ordered to comply with rule 9.20 of the California Rules of Court. January 20, 2011 The probation of JAMES HARVEY TIPLER [#80748], 60, of Mary Esther, Fla., was revoked and he was placed on two years of probation with an actual two-year suspension and until he proves his rehabilitation. He receives credit for the involuntary inactive enrollment that began Nov. 5, 2010. The order took effect Jan. 20, 2011. Tipler violated the terms of a 2008 disciplinary order. He opposed the bar’s move to revoke his probation with a declaration that the court found defective. He did not appear at the hearing.Tipler did not file one quarterly report on time and did not file another at all, contact the probation office within 30 days or complete six hours of MCLE in ethics.Tipler was disciplined six times in Florida and Alabama, beginning in 1992 with an arrest for possession of cocaine. The California discipline was imposed following a misdemeanor conviction in Alabama for interfering with judicial proceedings. In a medical malpractice action, he created the impression that a videotape he offered in evidence was in its original, unedited condition when the tape had in fact been edited.February 15, 2008 JAMES HARVEY TIPLER [#80748], 57, of Mary Esther, Fla. was suspended for three years, stayed, placed on three years of probation with an actual 15-month suspension and was ordered to take the MPRE, comply with rule 9.20 and prove his rehabilitation. The order took effect Feb. 15, 2008. Tipler stipulated to five acts of misconduct in three matters.In 2001, he was convicted in Alabama of interfering with judicial proceedings, a misdemeanor. While representing the plaintiff in a medical malpractice case, he tried to offer a videotape into evidence, creating the impression that the tape was in its original unedited condition. In fact it had been edited, although Tipler said the edited portions were inconsequential.As a result of the conviction, Tipler was sentenced to pay a $1,000 fine and $100 to a victim’s compensation fund.In another matter, he was suspended from practice in Alabama the same year and was ordered to deposit $487,714.80 into a specified trust account. The money was for payment of a contingency fee alleged to be due to another law firm in a wrongful death action. Tipler did not deposit the money.In 2005, Tipler was suspended in Alabama for engaging in conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice and conduct that adversely reflects on fitness to practice law. While representing a dancer at a strip club on a charge of aggravated assault, he charged the client a fee of $2,300 and entered into an agreement with her that she would receive a $200 credit every time she had sex with him and $400 if she arranged for other women to have sex with him.Tipler had a previous discipline record in Alabama and Florida. |