Valencia, CA 91354
22 May 2013 | Disbarred (10 years, 11 months ago) Disbarment 10-O-08328 |
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24 November 2012 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (11 years, 4 months ago) Ordered inactive 10-O-08328 |
22 March 2012 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (12 years, 1 month ago) Vol.inactive(tender of resign.w/charges) 12-Q-12193 |
17 September 2011 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (12 years, 7 months ago) Ordered inactive 10-O-08328 |
1 July 2011 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 10-O-08328 (12 years, 9 months ago) |
16 December 1980 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (43 years, 4 months ago) |
May 22, 2013 ROBERT BRUCE SERIAN [#96170], 58, of Valencia, was disbarred May 22, 2013 and was ordered to comply with rule 9.20 of the California Rules of Court and to pay restitution. Serian was disbarred after his default was entered for failing to respond to disciplinary charges against him. Under rule 5.85 of the State Bar’s Rules of Procedure, an attorney can be disbarred if he or she does not move to have the default set aside within 180 days. In addition, the charges are deemed admitted.Serian was found culpable of failing to maintain client funds in a trust account, misappropriating of client funds, issuing client trust account checks against insufficient funds, failing to obey a court order, failing to update his membership address and failing to cooperate in a State Bar investigation. Serian was ordered to pay $13,590 in restitution, plus interest, as well as $300 in court-ordered sanctions and $240 in outstanding fees. |