John Eldridge Waltz was admitted to the California Bar 18th January 1961, but has since been disbarred. John graduated from UC Hastings COL.
Lawyer Information
| Name | John Eldridge Waltz |
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| First Admitted | 18 January 1961 (63 years, 11 months ago) |
| Status | Disbarred |
| Bar Number | 31487 |
Contact
| Phone Number | 707-448-9279 |
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Schools
| Law School | UC Hastings COL (San Francisco CA) |
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| Undergraduate School | University of California (CA) |
Address
| Current Address | 109 Isle Royale Cir Vacaville, CA 95687 |
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History
| 3 November 1995 | Disbarred (29 years, 2 months ago) Disbarment 93-O-18846 |
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| 2 December 1994 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (30 years, 1 month ago) Discipline w/actual suspension 94-PM-14013 |
| 22 August 1994 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 93-O-18846 (30 years, 4 months ago) |
| 10 August 1994 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (30 years, 4 months ago) Suspended, failed to pass Prof.Resp.Exam 91-O-03297 |
| 17 July 1993 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (31 years, 5 months ago) Discipline w/actual suspension 91-O-03297 |
| 16 June 1992 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 91-O-03297 (32 years, 6 months ago) |
| 1 May 1992 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (32 years, 8 months ago) |
| 29 July 1991 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 91-P-04848 (33 years, 5 months ago) |
| 20 June 1991 | Active (33 years, 6 months ago) |
| 21 September 1990 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (34 years, 3 months ago) Discipline w/actual suspension 86-O-10479 |
| 18 January 1961 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (63 years, 11 months ago) |
Discipline Summaries
November 3, 1995 JOHN E. WALTZ [#31487], 64, of Vacaville was disbarred Nov. 3, 1995, and ordered to comply with Rule 955. In a default hearing, the State Bar Court found that Waltz failed to respond to a client's inquiries or inform her of developments in her divorce case. About a year after hiring Waltz, the client had difficulty contacting him and learned that he had been suspended. Waltz acknowledged the suspension, told his client to hire another attorney and promised to return her file. Despite many attempts, the client could never reach Waltz and he never returned the file. In addition to this newest case, Waltz has a lengthy history of bar discipline involving four previous matters. In 1990, he was suspended for failing to perform legal services competently and misrepresenting the status of a client's case. The probation from that discipline was extended in 1992 when he failed to comply with its conditions. Waltz was suspended again in 1993 for misconduct in three matters; he failed to communicate with clients, perform legal services competently or return unearned fees, and he made repeated misrepresentations to clients. In the fourth case, he was actually suspended for five years for violating the probation requirements of the 1993 case. The court noted that although Waltz has been in practice since 1961, his misconduct is serious. Further suspension and probation would serve no purpose, the court said, given Waltz' "apparently recalcitrant attitude, the gravity of his total misconduct, his failure to participate, his history of serious past misconduct, and his current five years actual suspension." |