Douglas Dean Schorling is an active member of the California Bar and was admitted 16th December 1980. Douglas graduated from UC Davis SOL King Hall.
Lawyer Information
| Name | Douglas Dean Schorling |
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| First Admitted | 16 December 1980 (43 years, 4 months ago) |
| Status | Active |
| Bar Number | 96106 |
| Sections | Business Law Labor & Employment |
Schools
| Law School | UC Davis SOL King Hall (Davis CA) |
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| Undergraduate School | California St University Fresno (Fresno CA) |
Address
| Current Address | Turning Point of Central California, Inc, PO Box 7447 Visalia, CA 93290-7447 |
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History
| 20 May 2006 | Active (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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| 20 November 2005 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (18 years, 5 months ago) Discipline w/actual suspension 04-O-14728 |
| 16 December 1980 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (43 years, 4 months ago) |
Discipline Summaries
November 20, 2005 DOUGLAS DEAN SCHORLING [#96106], 50, of Fullerton was suspended for two years, stayed, placed on two years of probation with a six-month actual suspension and was ordered to take the MPRE within one year and comply with rule 955. The order took effect Nov. 20, 2005. Schorling stipulated that he committed four acts of moral turpitude in mishandling three matters at his law firm. Twice he falsified documents to make it appear he had filed petitions, and he misrepresented his actions by saying he had done certain things when he had not.In the first matter, he prepared a petition to modify an irrevocable trust but never filed it. However, he created a file stamped copy of a signed order, claimed he paid the filing fee with his own funds, and when questioned about the case number, which was actually the number for a different case, concocted a story blaming the court clerk. In a family trust matter, Schorling was supposed to send $750,000 of endorsed documentation to a transfer agent in order to transfer title of securities from a decedent to the client. He claimed he mailed the documents through a friend at the post office and presented 14 postal form receipt cards stamped received by the firm. In fact, the transfer agent did not receive the documents until eight or more weeks after the return receipt cards were received. Schorling prepared another petition and put a file stamp date and case number on it, but never filed it. He also created an “order†and forged a document that was submitted to a title company and recorded in connection with the sale of real property. He sent a letter to the clients enclosing a copy of the falsified petition and order. In mitigation, Schorling has no record of discipline and he cooperated with the bar’s investigation. |