Byron Clayton Thompson was first admitted to the California Bar 31st May 1979, but is now no longer eligible to practice. Byron graduated from Washington University SOL.
Lawyer Information
| Name | Byron Clayton Thompson |
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| First Admitted | 31 May 1979 (44 years, 6 months ago) |
| Status | Not Eligible to Practice |
| Bar Number | 85675 |
Contact
| Phone Number | 510-835-1600 |
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| Fax Number | 510-835-2077 |
Schools
| Law School | Washington University SOL (St Louis MO) |
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| Undergraduate School | University of California Davis (Davis CA) |
Address
| Current Address | Thompson Lawson LLP, 1714 Franklin St #350 Oakland, CA 94612 |
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History
| 1 July 2016 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (7 years, 5 months ago) Suspended, failed to pay fees |
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| 10 March 2010 | Inactive (13 years, 8 months ago) |
| 2 February 2004 | Active (19 years, 10 months ago) |
| 4 December 2003 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (20 years ago) Discipline w/actual suspension 02-O-10862 |
| 20 August 1991 | Active (32 years, 3 months ago) |
| 12 August 1991 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (32 years, 3 months ago) Suspended, failed to pay fees |
| 20 September 1990 | Active (33 years, 2 months ago) |
| 30 July 1990 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (33 years, 4 months ago) Suspended, failed to pay fees |
| 31 May 1979 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (44 years, 6 months ago) |
Discipline Summaries
December 4, 2003 BYRON CLAYTON THOMPSON [#85675], 50, of Oakland was suspended for one year, stayed, placed on three years of probation with an actual 60-day suspension and was ordered to take the MPRE within one year. The order took effect Dec. 4, 2003. Thompson stipulated to three counts of misconduct related to his client trust account. He negotiated a settlement for a client in a personal injury case and gave her her share. However, he had not yet deposited the settlement funds, so the funds he gave the client were from another client.After depositing the settlement check, Thompson made a series of cash withdrawals, resulting in a shortfall in the trust account over a two-month period. When the client’s doctors and insurance company were not paid, she complained to the State Bar, and although Thompson said the funds “were only recently disbursed,†in fact he had not paid them at the time.Thompson stipulated that he failed to maintain client funds in trust or promptly pay out settlement funds and he commingled personal and client funds.In mitigation, he had financial difficulties that contributed to the mishandling of his account, and he made restitution to a hospital and his client’s insurer. He also practiced for 24 years with only a prior reproval in 1993. |