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Drago Campa (WSBA No. 23947, admitted 1994), of Los Angeles, California, was suspended for 18 months, effective June 22, 2010, by order of the Washington State Supreme Court imposing reciprocal discipline in accordance with an order of the Supreme Court of the State of California following a default hearing. This discipline is based on conduct in two matters involving failure to competently perform legal services, failure to obey a court order, violating a duty to report a sanction, failure to communicate, and non-cooperation in State Bar disciplinary investigations, as well as conduct involving failure to comply with conditions attached to a reproval and failure to submit proof of MCLE course completion. For more information, see the attorney directory at the State Bar of California’s website at www.calbar.ca.gov.
Mr. Campa violated California’s RPC 1-110, requiring a lawyer to comply with conditions attached to public or private reprovals or other discipline administered by the State Bar; California’s RPC 3-110(A), prohibiting a member from intentionally, recklessly, or repeatedly failing to perform legal services with competence; California’s Business and Professions Code § 6068(i), requiring an attorney to cooperate and participate in any disciplinary investigation or other regulatory or disciplinary proceeding pending against himself or herself; California’s Business and Professions Code § 6068(m), requiring a lawyer to respond promptly to reasonable status inquiries of clients and to keep clients reasonably informed of significant developments in matters with regard to which the attorney has agreed to provide legal services; California’s Business and Professions Code § 6068(o)(3), requiring a lawyer to report the imposition of judicial sanctions against the attorney; and California’s Business and Professions Code § 6103, requiring a lawyer to obey court orders to do or forbear an act connected with or in the course of his profession, which he ought in good faith to do or forbear.
Joanne S. Abelson represented the Bar Association. Drago Campa did not appear. |