Current Status:  Disbarred

This member is prohibited from practicing law in California by order of the California Supreme Court.

See below for more details.

Profile Information

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

Bar Number:	122608
Address:	P O Box 551 Helena, MT 59624-0551	Phone Number:	(406) 442-1900
		Fax Number:	(406) 442-2077
		e-mail:	Not Available
County:	Non-California	Undergraduate School:	California St Univ; Los Angeles CA
District:	Outside California
Sections:	None	Law School:	Univ of San Diego SOL; San Diego CA

Status History

Effective Date	Status Change
Present	Disbarred
10/3/2004	Disbarred
9/1/2001	Not Eligible To Practice Law
3/28/2001	Active
12/9/2000	Not Eligible To Practice Law
11/8/1999	Active
9/27/1999	Not Eligible To Practice Law
5/19/1986	Admitted to The State Bar of California

Explanation of member status

Actions Affecting Eligibility to Practice Law

Effective Date	Description	Case Number	Resulting Status
Disciplinary and Related Actions Overview of the attorney discipline system.
10/3/2004	Disbarment	03-N-04423	Disbarred
4/18/2004	Ordered inactive	03-N-04423	Not Eligible To Practice Law
1/25/2004	Ordered inactive	03-N-04423	Not Eligible To Practice Law
8/31/2003	Discipline w/actual suspension	02-H-10054	Not Eligible To Practice Law
11/21/2002	Ordered inactive	02-H-10054	Not Eligible To Practice Law
10/6/2001	Public reproval with/duties	99-O-12924
12/9/2000	Ordered inactive	99-O-12924	Not Eligible To Practice Law
Administrative Actions
9/1/2001	Suspended, failed to pay Bar membr. fees		Not Eligible To Practice Law
9/1/2001	Admin Inactive/MCLE noncompliance		Not Eligible To Practice Law
9/27/1999	Suspended, failed to pay Bar membr. fees		Not Eligible To Practice Law

California Bar Journal Discipline Summaries

Summaries from the California Bar Journal are based on discipline orders but are not the official records. Not all discipline actions have associated CBJ summaries. Copies of official attorney discipline records are available upon request.

October 3, 2004

DAVID L. DePASQUALE [#122608], 47, of Helena, Mont. was disbarred Oct. 3, 2004, and was ordered to comply with rule 955 of the California Rules of Court.

DePasquale failed to comply with rule 955, as ordered in a 2003 discipline, by not submitting to the Supreme Court an affidavit stating that he notified his clients and other pertinent parties of his suspension from practice.

He originally was publicly reproved for failing to return $13,000 in unearned fees to a client. He did not comply with probation conditions attached to the reproval, which led to an actual suspension in 2003.

In recommending DePasquale’s disbarment, State Bar Court Judge Pat McElroy said he “has demonstrated an unwillingness to comply with the professional obligations and rules of court imposed on California attorneys although he has been given opportunities to do so.”

August 31, 2003

DAVID LAWRENCE DePASQUALE [#122608], 46, of Pasadena was suspended for two years, stayed, actually suspended for 90 days and until he makes restitution and the State Bar Court grants an order to terminate the suspension, and he was ordered to comply with rule 955. If the actual suspension exceeds two years, he must prove his rehabilitation. The order took effect Aug. 31, 2003.

In a default proceeding, the bar court found that DePasquale failed to comply with conditions attached to a 2001 public reproval. He did not submit two quarterly probation reports or make five $500 monthly restitution payments.

The earlier discipline was imposed for DePasquale's failure to refund unearned fees of $13,000 to a former client.