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10 September 2013

Suspended Attorney Still Practicing Law!?!?!?

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

If Daniel Kristof Lak is not allowed to practice law, why would someone answer the phone at his law office when he has been suspended for over 70 days?

When asked, "Is Daniel Lak still practicing law?" she answered, "Yes."

Daniel Kristof Lak - #216983

Current Status: Not eligible to practice law (Not Entitled)

See below for more details.

Profile Information

The following information is from the official records of The State Bar of California.

Bar Number:	216983
Address:	Law Offices of Daniel Lak 18101 Von Karman Ave Ste 330 Irvine, CA 92612	Phone Number:	(949) 225-4477
		Fax Number:	(949) 225-4478
		e-mail:	Not Available
County:	Orange	Undergraduate School:	California St Univ Long Beach; CA
District:	District 4
Sections:	None	Law School:	Whittier Coll SOL; CA

Status History

Effective Date	Status Change
Present	Not Eligible To Practice Law
6/30/2013	Not Eligible To Practice Law
6/14/2013	Active
5/22/2013	Not Eligible To Practice Law
11/30/2012	Active
11/26/2012	Not Eligible To Practice Law
12/3/2001	Admitted to The State Bar of California

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Actions Affecting Eligibility to Practice Law

Effective Date	Description	Case Number	Resulting Status
Disciplinary and Related Actions Overview of the attorney discipline system.
6/30/2013	Discipline w/actual suspension	12-O-11263	Not Eligible To Practice Law
1/11/2013	Stipulated disposition filed in SBCt	12-O-11263
Administrative Actions
8/27/2013	Suspended/Child & Fam Supp noncompliance		Not Eligible To Practice Law
5/22/2013	Suspended/Child & Fam Supp noncompliance		Not Eligible To Practice Law
11/26/2012	Suspended/Child & Fam Supp noncompliance		Not Eligible To Practice Law

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Effective Date	Case Number	Description
6/30/2013	12-O-11263	Stipulation [PDF]

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June 30, 2013

DANIEL KRISTOF LAK [#216983], 46, of Irvine, was suspended for two years, stayed, placed on three years’ probation with an actual 60-day suspension and ordered to take the MPRE. The order took effect June 30, 2013.

Lak stipulated to depositing his personal funds into his client trust account and to using money from his client trust account to pay his personal and business expenses. Lak also made payments from his client trust account when there were insufficient funds to cover them, an act involving moral turpitude, dishonesty or corruption.

In mitigation Lak’s misconduct did not harm his clients, he had no prior discipline in 11 years of practice and two superior court judges and a pastor wrote letters attesting to his good character. There was also no evidence that Lak’s misconduct was motivated by personal enrichment.

4 comments:

Anonymous10 September, 2013 18:52
Has this been reported to anybody? How in the world can this gleep Daniel Kristof Lak afford an office and a secretary when he can't pay his child support, has a habit of bouncing checks and doesn't pay his rent? Could it be that this is just an answering service and the service isn't aware of his situation?

Office space in Irvine is about $20/square foot. Even if he had a small office of 375 square feet that's $7500/month. If he can't pay his rent or child support, how does he pay for that? He certainly doesn't get it from bellowing out tunes in karaoke bars. And his share of the funds stolen from Mr. Fuller must be gone by now.

It's possible he's just renting a mail box and and answering service, but if he is still actively practicing law, this gleep should be reported to the CA state bar.
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Monica Post10 September, 2013 20:24
Who really cares?
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Anonymous11 September, 2013 13:50
The CA judicial community obviously doesn't care, but decent people should care. People who don't appreciate shyster lawyers enabling evil people to steal elderly people's life savings should care.
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