Los Angeles, CA 90064-2144
10 October 1998 | Active (26 years ago) |
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10 September 1998 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (26 years, 1 month ago) Discipline w/actual suspension 96-O-02005 |
12 December 1983 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (40 years, 11 months ago) |
September 10, 1998 BRUCE EDWARD TRANEY [#110026], 45, of Los Angeles, was suspended for two years, stayed, placed on two years of probation with an actual 30-day suspension, and was ordered to take the MPRE within one year. The order took effect Sept. 10, 1998. Traney stipulated that he commingled personal funds in his client trust account.In 1993, the Franchise Tax Board filed a lien against Traney and levied a checking account he maintained. In order to protect his money from the tax board, he placed personal funds in his client trust account and wrote checks to pay bills.He bounced two checks, which were reported to the bar. The bar then learned he had bounced 14 more checks.In mitigation, he has no record of prior discipline, he cooperated with the investigation, and he promptly removed his personal funds from the trust account. |