John Herman Feiner was admitted to the California Bar 29th November 1979, but has since been disbarred. John graduated from UCLA SOL.
Lawyer Information
| Name | John Herman Feiner |
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| First Admitted | 29 November 1979 (44 years, 5 months ago) |
| Status | Disbarred |
| Bar Number | 89201 |
Contact
| Current Email | [email protected] |
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Schools
| Law School | UCLA SOL (Los Angeles CA) |
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| Undergraduate School | University of California at Los Angeles (CA) |
Address
| Current Address | 201 W Hillcrest Blvd Monrovia, CA 91016 |
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History
| 18 July 2013 | Disbarred (10 years, 10 months ago) Disbarment 12-N-16487 |
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| 2 July 2013 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (10 years, 10 months ago) Suspended, failed to pay fees |
| 24 February 2013 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (11 years, 2 months ago) Ordered inactive 12-N-16487 |
| 22 June 2012 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (11 years, 10 months ago) Discipline w/actual suspension 07-O-10929 |
| 29 November 1979 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (44 years, 5 months ago) |
Discipline Summaries
July 18, 2013 JOHN HERMAN FEINER [#89201], 61, of Aliso Viejo, was disbarred July 18, 2013, and was ordered to comply with rule 9.20 of the California Rules of Court. Feiner stipulated that he failed to meet a deadline to file a declaration of compliance with rule 9.20, as required by an earlier discipline order. Feiner was previously suspended in 2012 after stipulating to eight counts of misconduct in six matters. Five of the six matters involved criminal law. Feiner admitted in most of the cases that he failed to refund unearned fees and agreed to repay $92,234 to six clients.June 22, 2012 JOHN HERMAN FEINER, 60, of Aliso Viejo was suspended for two years, stayed, placed on one year of probation with a six-month actual suspension and was ordered to make restitution, take the MPRE and comply with rule 9.20 of the California rules of Court. If the actual suspension exceeds two years, he must prove his rehabilitation. The order took effect June 22, 2012. Feiner stipulated to eight counts of misconduct in six matters. He operated a law firm called Crime Attorneys, and five of the six matters involved criminal law. Feiner admitted in most cases that he failed to refund unearned fees and he agreed to repay $92,234 to six clients.In 2006, the Orange County superior court assumed jurisdiction over Feiner’s practice and froze his bank accounts. Over a three-week period that year, Feiner withdrew more than $41,000 from a frozen account in 67 separate transactions. He was held in contempt and fined $1,000. He also told a former client that the Orange County court order was void. He stipulated that he committed an act of moral turpitude and disobeyed a court order.While representing a married couple who faced criminal charges in Virginia, Feiner’s files were seized as part of the Orange County order assuming jurisdiction over his practice. Although both clients originally came to Feiner via Crime Attorneys, they later signed agreements indicating they were represented by Feiner’s law firm.Feiner told the Virginia court that the clients hired him independent of Crime Attorneys and that the Orange County order permitted him to appear in cases not obtained through Crime Attorneys. Several months later, the court removed Feiner as those clients’ lawyer. He stipulated that he omitted a material fact in his statement to the court and that he failed to refund unearned fees totaling more than $38,000.In mitigation, Feiner had no discipline record and he cooperated with the bar’s investigation. |