Alex Carl Hufana was admitted to the California Bar 29th November 1979, but has since been disbarred. Alex graduated from University of Washington SOL.
Lawyer Information
| Name | Alex Carl Hufana |
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| First Admitted | 29 November 1979 (45 years, 5 months ago) |
| Status | Disbarred |
| Bar Number | 90565 |
Contact
| Current Email | [email protected] |
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| Phone Number | (818) 549-9448 |
| Fax Number | (818) 842-0175 |
Schools
| Law School | University of Washington SOL (Seattle WA) |
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| Undergraduate School | University of California Berkeley (Berkeley CA) |
Address
| Current Address | 4200 W Woodland Ave Burbank, CA 91505 |
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History
| 24 December 2010 | Disbarred (14 years, 4 months ago) |
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| 1 July 2009 | Not Eligible To Practice Law in CA (15 years, 10 months ago) |
| 23 October 2008 | Active (16 years, 6 months ago) |
| 1 July 2008 | Not Eligible To Practice Law in CA (16 years, 10 months ago) |
| 29 November 1979 | Admitted to The State Bar of California (45 years, 5 months ago) |
Discipline Summaries
December 24, 2010 ALEX CARL HAFANA [#90565], 49, of Burbank was disbarred Dec. 24, 2010, and he was ordered to make restitution and comply with rule 9.20 of the California Rules of Court. Hafana stipulated to 11 counts of misconduct in three matters.He represented the husband in a marital dissolution, and although he filed a divorce petition, he didn’t file a proof of service. He told his client the matter was pending but after several months of not returning the client’s phone calls, he said he had to refile the petition. The client gave Hafana everything he needed, but he did not refile the petition. He took no action for three years, so the client fired him. Hafana did not refund his unearned fee.He did not file a bankruptcy petition for one year, although the client had asked that the petition be filed quickly when he hired Hafana. The court dismissed the petition because it was incomplete, but when the client questioned him, Hafana said “that he had taken care of the problem and that everything was fine.†He did not refile the petition as he promised the client he would do.Hafana settled a personal injury case for $7,000 and deposited the settlement check in his personal account. Although he gave the client her share of the proceeds, he did not pay a chiropractor’s medical lien, despite numerous requests for payment. Hafana stipulated that he misappropriated $2,333.36 of his client’s settlement funds.In addition to the misappropriation, he stipulated that he failed to perform legal services competently, respond to clients’ reasonable status requests, refund unearned fees, deposit client funds in a trust account or disburse or account for client funds, or cooperate with the bar’s investigation. He committed acts of moral turpitude in each matter and admitted that his actions caused “significant harm†to each client.In mitigation, Hafana has no discipline record since his 1979 admission to the bar and he is destitute and supported by his sister. |