Mary Kathleen Hartley was admitted to the California Bar 29th November 1979, but has since been disbarred. Mary graduated from UC Berkeley SOL.
Lawyer Information
| Name | Mary Kathleen Hartley |
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| First Admitted | 29 November 1979 (45 years, 5 months ago) |
| Status | Disbarred |
| Bar Number | 89090 |
Contact
| Phone Number | 310-450-5316 |
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| Fax Number | 310-450-1967 |
Schools
| Law School | UC Berkeley SOL (Berkeley CA) |
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| Undergraduate School | Marquette University (Milwaukee WI) |
Address
| Current Address | Hartley & Hartley, 2118 Wilshire Blvd #352 Santa Monica, CA 90403 |
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History
| 10 September 2009 | Disbarred (15 years, 7 months ago) Disbarment 07-O-12076 |
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| 11 January 2009 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (16 years, 3 months ago) Ordered inactive 07-O-12076 |
| 9 October 2008 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (16 years, 6 months ago) Ordered inactive 07-O-12076 |
| 15 July 2008 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 07-O-12076 (16 years, 9 months ago) |
| 18 September 2006 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (18 years, 7 months ago) Admin Inactive/MCLE noncompliance |
| 16 September 2005 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (19 years, 7 months ago) Suspended, failed to pay fees |
| 29 November 1979 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (45 years, 5 months ago) |
Discipline Summaries
September 10, 2009 MARY KATHLEEN HARTLEY [#89090], 63, of Santa Monica was disbarred Sept. 10, 2009, and was ordered to comply with rule 9.20. In a default proceeding, the State Bar Court determined that as executor of an estate, Hartley committed acts of moral turpitude. She did not cooperate with the bar’s investigation.She withdrew $23,306 in estate funds and spent the money for her own benefit without seeking the court’s permission. In addition, she collected $7,865 in rent from a tenant in an apartment building owned by the estate, and spent that money as well.After about a year, Hartley was removed as executor and replaced by a special administrator. She ignored a court order to repay almost $33,000 to the estate.The bar court noted that the court order was issued to Hartley as the “removed†executor and not in connection with her employment as an attorney. Ordinarily, violating an order directed at an attorney in a nonprofessional or personal capacity is not a disciplinable offense. However, the “order was not an ordinary order,†the bar court said, because Hartley “deliberately misappropriated†funds from the estate. Her failure to obey the order therefore amounted to moral turpitude.Hartley never repaid any money and was ordered to make restitution.In mitigation, Hartley practiced for 27 years without any discipline. |