Dennis Michael Sacks was admitted to the California Bar 31st May 1979, but has since been disbarred. Dennis graduated from Western State University.
Lawyer Information
| Name | Dennis Michael Sacks |
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| First Admitted | 31 May 1979 (46 years ago) |
| Status | Disbarred |
| Bar Number | 86377 |
Contact
| Phone Number | 909-844-6181 |
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Schools
| Law School | Western State University (CA) |
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| Undergraduate School | California St University (San Bernardino CA) |
Address
| Current Address | Michael Sacks, 3890 Orange St, PO Box 1474 Riverside, CA 92501-3638 |
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History
| 21 June 2012 | Disbarred (12 years, 12 months ago) Disbarment 11-N-16709 |
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| 19 December 2011 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (13 years, 6 months ago) Ordered inactive 11-N-16709 |
| 13 October 2011 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 11-N-16709 (13 years, 8 months ago) |
| 6 July 2011 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (13 years, 11 months ago) Discipline w/actual suspension 07-O-14729 |
| 31 May 1979 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (46 years ago) |
Discipline Summaries
June 21, 2012 DENNIS MICHAEL SACKS, 63, of Riverside was disbarred June 21, 2012, and was ordered to comply with rule 9.20 of the California Rules of Court. Sacks did not submit to the State Bar Court a declaration that he notified his clients, opposing counsel and other pertinent parties of his 2011 suspension, thus violating rule 9.20. Failure to comply with the rule is grounds for disbarment.The 2011 order was imposed for Sacks’ failures to perform legal services competently, promptly refund unearned fees, account for client funds or communicate with clients, and he represented adverse interests and committed acts of moral turpitude. He also was privately reproved in 1996.In mitigation, he cooperated with the bar’s investigation by stipulating to disbarment.July 6, 2011 DENNIS MICHAEL SACKS [#86377], 62, of Riverside was suspended for two years, stayed, placed on two years of probation with a one-year actual suspension and he was ordered to take the MPRE and comply with rule 9.20 of the California Rules of Court. The order took effect July 6, 2011. Sacks stipulated to 19 counts of misconduct in five matters.He filed a bankruptcy petition for a client who paid a $3,500 advance fee plus $274 for filing fees. The petition was dismissed for failure to timely file certain required documents, including a copy of the client’s 2006 tax return. Sacks agreed to file a new petition if the client paid the filing fee. At the time, he knew the client’s home was about to be foreclosed upon but didn’t tell the client he would file a new bankruptcy petition prior to the foreclosure. He didn’t account for his client’s funds when asked.Sacks stipulated that he failed to perform legal services competently, inform a client of significant developments in his case, account for client funds or refund an unearned fee.He filed a bankruptcy petition for another client, in part to avoid foreclosure on her home. She paid $18,000 in advance fees and about $1,130 in costs. He made misrepresentations to the court in some of the documents he filed and did not properly complete and file other documents. The court approved a motion by the trustee to dismiss the petition, converted it from Chapter 11 to Chapter 7 and ordered Sacks to return $18,000 in attorney fees to the client. He repaid $14,000 but did not return the remainder until contacted by the State Bar.In another matter, Sacks contacted a woman facing foreclosure and offered to represent her. He provided an agreement that she signed that basically gave title to her property to a firm in which Sacks had an interest. The terms of the agreement were not fair to the client. Sacks stipulated that he obtained an interest adverse to his client and did not provide written disclosure to her. He also disobeyed court orders and made misrepresentations to the client.He filed an incomplete bankruptcy petition for another client and didn’t inform the client when the petition was dismissed. In addition, Sacks substituted in to a probate matter in which he represented clients with a potential conflict of interest.Sacks was privately reproved in 1996. In mitigation, he cooperated with the bar’s investigation. |