Gregg Lee Kays was admitted to the California Bar 29th November 1978, but has since been disbarred. Gregg graduated from UC Hastings COL.
Lawyer Information
| Name | Gregg Lee Kays |
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| First Admitted | 29 November 1978 (46 years, 7 months ago) |
| Status | Disbarred |
| Bar Number | 82052 |
Contact
| Phone Number | 408-993-8100 |
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Schools
| Law School | UC Hastings COL (San Francisco CA) |
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| Undergraduate School | Texas Christian University (Fort Worth TX) |
Address
| Current Address | Norland & Kays, 111 N Market St #414 San Jose, CA 95113 |
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History
| 11 February 2011 | Disbarred (14 years, 4 months ago) Disbarment 10-N-01787 |
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| 10 September 2010 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (14 years, 9 months ago) Ordered inactive 10-N-01787 |
| 30 May 2010 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (15 years ago) Ordered inactive 10-N-01787 |
| 6 December 2009 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (15 years, 6 months ago) Discipline w/actual suspension 09-PM-13203 |
| 1 December 2009 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (15 years, 6 months ago) Suspended, failed to pass Prof.Resp.Exam 06-O-15333 |
| 13 August 2009 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (15 years, 10 months ago) Ordered inactive 09-PM-13203 |
| 26 September 2008 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (16 years, 8 months ago) Discipline w/actual suspension 06-O-15333 |
| 9 April 2007 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 06-O-15333 (18 years, 2 months ago) |
| 10 August 1992 | Private reproval, public disclosure 90-O-16549 (32 years, 10 months ago) |
| 16 December 1991 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 90-O-16549 (33 years, 6 months ago) |
| 29 November 1978 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (46 years, 7 months ago) |
Discipline Summaries
February 11, 2011 GREGG LEE KAYS [#82052], 58, of San Jose was disbarred Feb. 11, 2011, and was ordered to comply with rule 9.20 of the California Rules of Court. Kays was suspended in 2009 and ordered to comply with rule 9.20 by submitting an affidavit to the State Bar Court attesting that he notified his clients, opposing counsel and other interested parties of his suspension. He did not do so.Failure to comply with the rule is grounds for disbarment.The underlying discipline was imposed because Kays failed to comply with probation conditions attached to a 2008 suspension for failures to perform legal services competently or communicate with a client and he abandoned a client. He also was privately reproved in 1992.September 26, 2008 GREGG LEE KAYS [#82052], 55, of San Jose was suspended for one year, stayed, placed on two years of probation with an actual 30-day suspension and he was ordered to take the MPRE within one year. The order took effect Sept. 26, 2008. The State Bar Court found that Kays failed to perform legal services competently or respond to client inquiries and he improperly withdrew from a wrongful termination case.Kays did not file complaint forms with the Department of Fair Employment and Housing for more than three months and once DFEH granted the client the right to sue, he never sent a demand letter to the client’s former employer. Instead, he stopped working on the case because the client was very delinquent in paying her legal bills. The client made some partial payments and Kays never advised her that he would not send a demand letter without full payment. Kays sent the client a bill that included 10 percent interest, which was not part of the fee agreement.When the client complained to the State Bar, Kays said he felt the damages sought by the client were not realistic; however, he never gave that advice to his client. He did not respond to 17 telephone messages, return the client’s file or advise her of the status of her case.Kays was disciplined in 1992 for similar misconduct.In mitigation, he cooperated with the bar’s investigation. |