Long Beach, CA 90807
4 February 2011 | Inactive (13 years, 2 months ago) |
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11 April 2009 | Discipline, probation; no actual susp. 05-O-03852 (15 years ago) |
2 July 2008 | Active (15 years, 9 months ago) |
1 July 2008 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (15 years, 9 months ago) Suspended, failed to pay fees |
28 February 2008 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 05-O-03852 (16 years, 1 month ago) |
29 November 1978 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (45 years, 5 months ago) |
April 11, 2009 GERALDINE DARROW [#84548], 65, of Long Beach was suspended for one year, stayed, placed on one year of probation and was ordered to take the MPRE within one year. The order took effect April 11, 2009. Darrow filed a civil complaint on behalf of a client who was attempting to recover unpaid overtime from her employer. Although she appeared for a case management conference, Darrow subsequently failed to appear for another hearing. She later filed a declaration in which she told the court she missed the hearing because of a calendaring error. Although she did not appear at a later hearing, another attorney went in her place.She appeared telephonically at a case management conference but was warned that if she didn’t appear at a scheduled order to show cause hearing, the case would be dismissed. In fact, Darrow did not appear and the case was dismissed. She did not tell her client or respond to her many phone calls.Darrow stipulated that she failed to perform legal services competently, inform her client of significant developments in her case or respond to the client’s status inquiries. The client lost the opportunity to pursue her case.In mitigation, Darrow had no discipline record since her 1978 admission to the bar. |