Carlos Miguel Alcala was first admitted to the California Bar 29th June 1979, but is now no longer eligible to practice. Carlos graduated from Harvard University Law School.

Lawyer Information

NameCarlos Miguel Alcala
First Admitted29 June 1979 (45 years, 4 months ago)
StatusNot Eligible to Practice
Bar Number87094

Schools

Law SchoolHarvard University Law School (Cambridge MA)
Undergraduate SchoolUniversity of Texas (TX)

Address

Current Address335 Woodhaven Pl
West Sacramento, CA 95605
Map

History

1 September 2010Not eligible to practice law in CA (14 years, 2 months ago)
Admin Inactive/MCLE noncompliance
29 September 2000Not eligible to practice law in CA (24 years, 1 month ago)
Discipline w/actual suspension 97-O-14367
2 August 1999Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 97-O-14367 (25 years, 3 months ago)
12 September 1998Not eligible to practice law in CA (26 years, 2 months ago)
Discipline w/actual suspension 96-O-02170
31 August 1998Not eligible to practice law in CA (26 years, 2 months ago)
Suspended/Child & Fam Supp noncompliance
31 July 1998Not eligible to practice law in CA (26 years, 3 months ago)
Inactive - Irreparable injury (6007c) 98-TE-01876
21 April 1998Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 97-O-13176 (26 years, 7 months ago)
22 August 1997Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 96-O-02170 (27 years, 2 months ago)
13 July 1996Public reproval with/duties 94-O-10216 (28 years, 4 months ago)
26 March 1996Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 96-H-01260 (28 years, 7 months ago)
19 April 1995Public reproval 91-O-00076 (29 years, 7 months ago)
9 February 1995Private reproval, public disclosure 93-O-18613 (29 years, 9 months ago)
6 February 1995Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 94-O-10216 (29 years, 9 months ago)
14 July 1994Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 91-O-00076 (30 years, 4 months ago)
30 June 1994Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 93-O-18613 (30 years, 4 months ago)
13 October 1992Active (32 years, 1 month ago)
11 September 1992Not eligible to practice law in CA (32 years, 2 months ago)
Discipline w/actual suspension 89-O-12729
20 November 1990Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 89-O-12729 (34 years ago)
29 June 1979Admitted to the State Bar of California (45 years, 4 months ago)

Discipline Summaries

September 29, 2000

CARLOS MIGUEL ALCALA [#87094], 52, of Sacramento was suspended for one year, stayed, placed on 18 months of probation with an actual 90-day suspension and was ordered to comply with rule 955. The order took effect Sept. 29, 2000.

Alcala stipulated to misconduct in four consolidated matters.

In the first, he entered into a confidential settlement agreement with a client who had complained about him to the State Bar. The client agreed that the terms of the settlement would not be reported to the bar, a violation of the Business & Professions Code.

In the second matter, he filed a frivolous argument in an appeal, and referred to declarations or affidavits which had been excluded from evidence. His behavior constituted a failure to perform legal services competently.

He filed a frivolous appeal in another case, and was sanctioned $2,250 for filing another lawsuit in the wrong venue. He neither paid the sanctions nor reported them to the State Bar.

Alcala has been disciplined five times previously, including two public reprovals, one for failing to attend ethics school and the other for allowing an employee to sign a false declaration under penalty of perjury, and a private reproval for pursuing a moot appeal and an improper default and for frivolously opposing a motion to set aside the default.

He also was suspended in 1992 and 1998. His misconduct in those two matters included failing to perform legal services competently, report court sanctions or abide by a court order, for signing and submitting an inaccurate declaration to the court. A lawsuit he filed was dismissed for failure to prosecute and he did not notify his clients of the dismissal. He then filed an appeal without authorization but did not properly prosecute the appeal.

In mitigation, two clients said they were satisfied with Alcala’s work; the individual who originally complained about him withdrew the complaint. In the sanctions matter, he mistakenly believed he did not have to report the sanction until his appeal was exhausted.

Alcala cooperated with the bar’s investigation, he has a history of pro bono work, and he submitted letters attesting to his good character.