Lawrence Hoodack is an active member of the California Bar and was admitted 29th May 1981. Lawrence graduated from San Fernando Valley College of Law.
Lawyer Information
| Name | Lawrence Hoodack |
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| First Admitted | 29 May 1981 (42 years, 11 months ago) |
| Status | Active |
| Bar Number | 97629 |
Contact
| Current Email | [email protected] |
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| Previous Email | [email protected] |
| Phone Number | 714-634-2030 |
| Fax Number | 714-685-6719 |
Schools
| Law School | San Fernando Valley College of Law (Woodland Hills CA) |
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| Undergraduate School | City University of New York - City College (New York NY) |
Address
| Current Address | PO Box 28514 Anaheim, CA 92809-0150 |
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History
| 24 September 2010 | Discipline w/actual suspension; credit for prior ineligibility 05-O-00719 (13 years, 7 months ago) |
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| 14 August 2009 | Active (14 years, 8 months ago) |
| 14 February 2009 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (15 years, 2 months ago) Ordered inactive 05-O-00719 |
| 17 November 1994 | Active (29 years, 5 months ago) |
| 17 July 1994 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (29 years, 9 months ago) Discipline w/actual suspension 90- O-10246 |
| 8 November 1991 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 90-O-10246 (32 years, 5 months ago) |
| 29 May 1981 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (42 years, 11 months ago) |
Discipline Summaries
September 24, 2010 LAWRENCE HOODACK [#97629], 56, of Anaheim was suspended for three years, stayed, and placed on three years of probation with a six-month actual suspension. The order took effect Sept. 24, 2010. Hoodack successfully completed the Alternative Discipline Program, after demonstrating a connection between his misconduct and his mental health issues. He stipulated to four acts of misconduct during his representation of five people who were seriously injured by a drunk driver. Hoodack represented all five, despite potential conflicts of interest, and he did not get their consent to the concurrent representation.He did not maintain a proper balance in his client trust account and he misappropriated $9,130.72 of his clients’ settlement proceeds, an act of moral turpitude. He took four years to pay four of the clients what they were owed and he failed to perform legal services competently by not promptly resolving his clients’ medical liens, not obtaining court approval of the minor clients’ settlements, and he did not respond to a request for information from a victim’s fund.Hoodack was suspended in 1994 for 11 acts of misconduct in a single client matter. In mitigation, he cooperated with the bar’s investigation, demonstrated remorse and had a mental health issue at the time of the misconduct. |