Attorney Nicholas Tepper of Laguna Beach, CA; moronic slacker

The state of California presented Nicholas Tepper with a law license in 1997 after he graduated from Tulane University School of law.

The State Bar Court found Nate guilty of engaging in the following misconduct.

• Failed to provide competent representation (moron)
• Failed to act with due diligence (slacker)
• Failed to promptly pay funds owing to his client
• Failed to take reasonable steps to avoid client prejudice upon being terminated
• Failed to release client file to client after termination
• Failed to deposit client funds into designated trust account
• Failed to refund unearned fees (cheater)
• Failed to render accounting of client funds to his client
• Failed to inform client of significant development in client matter
• Entered into improper client contract charging non-refundable fee
• Improper withdrawal of client representation
• Failed to cooperate with ethics investigators (Screw you, said Nate!)

As a direct consequence of his misconduct, the cheerleaders for Attorney Misfits sitting on the State Bar Court punished Nate by gifting him with a complimentary 18-month suspension of his law license and assessed investigative costs of $19,494.12.

As we speak (ca. September 2023), Nate practices his so-called brand of law with the Tepper Law Firm at 1968 South Coast Highway in Laguna Beach, California.