Current Status:  Active

This member is active and may practice law in California.

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Profile Information

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

Bar Number:	66300
Address:	Shaw, Jacobsmeyer, Crain & Claffey 475 14th St Ste 500 Oakland, CA 94612 Map it	Phone Number:	(510) 645-7172
		Fax Number:	(866) 563-0092
		e-mail:	obnnr@prj.edujakejacobsmeyer@shawlaw.orgjqlqiood@eawkq.netsmwspunil@prtka.orgdiit@emnmping.combigl@hidyous.netpmtjlajwy@eytgr.orghqjieqjq@cmdkmyrj.netwuwguj@mutth.commblfn@lhu.edudgbd@tlct.netrkncymmu@csstnwe.eduiodbpfn@stcyktd.orgfcth@rgqlkb.orgowgjs@fwm.eduarqkche@myj.comindmkoei@fcadkf.orgrjonrwdno@stmeye.edudfbob@csor.orgmblqil@ypa.com
County:	Alameda	Undergraduate School:	St Mary's Coll; Moraga CA
District:	District 1
Sections:	Worker's Compensation	Law School:	Santa Clara Univ SOL; Santa Clara CA
Certified Legal Specialty:	Workers' Compensation Law (State Bar of California)

Status History

Effective Date	Status Change
Present	Active
12/18/1975	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.
7/4/1998	Discipline, probation; no actual susp.	96-O-01929
10/20/1993	Public reproval	93-H-12074
3/12/1993	Private reproval, public disclosure	92-H-15635
3/26/1992	Private reproval, public disclosure	90-O-16397
Administrative Actions
This member has no public record of administrative actions.

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.

July 4, 1998

RICHARD MICHAEL JACOBSMEYER [#66300], 48, of Walnut Creek was suspended for one year, stayed, placed on two years of probation with a requirement that he make restitution, and was ordered to take the MPRE within one year. The order took effect July 4, 1998.

Jacobsmeyer stipulated that he failed to obey a court order when he did not appear at a hearing as subpoenaed, and that he failed to cooperate with the State Bar's investigation.

The misconduct stemmed from his failure to pay his accountant's bill. When the accountant sued him in small claims court, Jacobsmeyer failed to show up for trial and a default judgment was entered against him.

He then failed to appear for examination and a bench warrant was issued against him.

At the time of the stipulation, Jacobs-meyer had not paid the accountant the money he owed.

Jacobsmeyer has been privately reproved twice and publicly reproved once.

In mitigation, he received three documents advising him of the court appearance, but because of conflicting dates, he was confused about the actual date of the appearance.