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Allen C. Jorgensen (WSBA No. 23671, admitted 1994), of Redlands, CA, was disbarred effective May 17, 2005, by order of the Washington State Supreme Court imposing reciprocal discipline in accordance with an order of the Supreme Court of California. This discipline was based on his conduct in 2004 involving willful violation of an order directing his compliance with the California Rules of Court.
In 2003, Mr. Jorgensen was disciplined by order of the Supreme Court of California. The order required, inter alia, Mr. Jorgensen’s compliance with Rule 955(c) of the California Rules of Court (CRC) (requiring the filing of an affidavit of compliance with the duties of disbarred, resigned, or suspended attorneys) no later than April 12, 2004. In December 2003 and March 2004, a deputy from the State Bar of California’s Office of Probation sent Mr. Jorgensen letters reminding him that a CRC 955(c) affidavit was due in April. Mr. Jorgensen did not file the affidavit required by CRC 955(c) and, subsequent to the filing of a notice of disciplinary charges, offered no explanation to the State Bar Court of his failure to do so.
Mr. Jorgensen’s conduct violated California Business and Professions Code § 6103, prohibiting willful disobedience or violation of an order of the court requiring a lawyer to do or forbear an act connected, with or in, the course of the lawyer’s profession, which the lawyer ought in good faith to do or forbear.
Felice P. Congalton represented the Bar Association. Mr. Jorgensen did not appear in the proceeding either personally or through counsel. |