Richter Wong Kong was admitted to the California Bar 16th December 1980, but has since been disbarred. Richter graduated from UC Hastings COL.
Lawyer Information
| Name | Richter Wong Kong |
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| First Admitted | 16 December 1980 (44 years, 6 months ago) |
| Status | Disbarred |
| Bar Number | 96937 |
Contact
| Phone Number | 510-893-1991 |
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Schools
| Law School | UC Hastings COL (San Francisco CA) |
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| Undergraduate School | University of California Berkeley (Berkeley CA) |
Address
| Current Address | 388 9th St #250 Oakland, CA 94607 |
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History
| 19 January 2017 | Disbarred (8 years, 5 months ago) Disbarment 15-O-11154 |
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| 7 August 2016 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (8 years, 10 months ago) Ordered inactive 15-O-11154 |
| 25 December 2015 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (9 years, 5 months ago) Ordered inactive 15-O-11154 |
| 21 October 2015 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 15-O-11154 (9 years, 8 months ago) |
| 26 February 2009 | Active (16 years, 3 months ago) |
| 24 November 2008 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (16 years, 7 months ago) Actual Suspension Delayed 05-O-01072 |
| 16 September 2008 | Active (16 years, 9 months ago) |
| 7 September 2008 | Probation with conditions 05-O-01072 (16 years, 9 months ago) |
| 7 September 2008 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (16 years, 9 months ago) Discipline w/actual suspension 05-O-01072 |
| 31 October 2006 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 05-O-01072 (18 years, 7 months ago) |
| 14 September 1985 | Active (39 years, 9 months ago) |
| 16 December 1980 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (44 years, 6 months ago) |
Discipline Summaries
September 7, 2008 RICHTER WONG KONG [#96937], 56, of Oakland was suspended for two years, stayed, placed on two years of probation with a 60-day actual suspension and was ordered to take the MPRE. If he is actually suspended for more than two years, he must prove his rehabilitation. The order took effect Sept. 7, 2008. Kong stipulated to seven counts of misconduct in three personal injury matters — he failed to perform legal services competently, communicate with clients, promptly pay out client funds, take steps to protect his client after he was fired and he commingled funds in his trust account.In the first, he was hired to file a complaint 14 days before the statute of limitations was due to run out. Although he received the file from the client’s previous lawyer, he did not file a complaint and the case was dismissed. He did not return his client’s many phone calls over the next three years.In another matter, Kong successfully settled the claim of an individual injured in a car accident, but he did not settle a second claim that dragged on for nearly four years. Although the insurance company offered to settle for $15,000, the policy limit, Kong said he wanted to determine the driver’s assets. He did not respond to repeated requests to settle the case and ultimately stopped working on it.Kong handled a personal injury case for a third client who had also filed a workers’ compensation claim on his own. Kong settled the personal injury matter for $5,000 and signed a lien with a workers’ comp carrier, agreeing to set aside $1,380 pending conclusion of the case. The lien was reduced to $1,000 but Kong did not pay it for more than three years, after a complaint was filed with the bar.Kong also did not transfer earned funds from his client trust account, issued checks against the account to pay personal expenses and made three cash withdrawals.In mitigation, he has no prior discipline record, cooperated with the bar’s investigation, had severe financial problems at the time of the misconduct, and he suffers from depression and is seeking therapy through the Lawyer Assistance Program. |