Attorney Michael Taggart of La Mesa, CA; repeat offender

The state of California provided Michael Bernard Taggart with a law license in 1986 after he graduated from California Western Law School in San Diego.

The California State Bar found Mike guilty of the following misconduct.

Mike’s 1^st bite at the Attorney Misfit Apple Tree

• Disobeyed court order
   
  
• Failed to maintain client funds in trust account
• Failed to provide account for trust
• Failed to account for trust account funds

As a consequence of his misconduct, the supporters for Attorney Misfits sitting on the State Bar Court punished Mike by gifting him with a complimentary 9-month suspension of his law license.

Mike’s 2^nd bite at the Attorney Misfit Apple Tree

• Failed to provide competent legal representation (Moron)
   
  
• Failed to refund unearned fees
• Failed to take steps to avoid prejudice to his clients
• Failed to account for fees
• Failed to return files to client
• Failed to cooperate with ethics investigators (Up yours, said Mike!)
• Misappropriated (stole) client funds

As a consequence of his misconduct, the supporters for Attorney Misfits sitting on the State Bar Court punished Mike by gifting him with a complimentary 5-month suspension of his law license.

As we speak (ca. May 2015) Mike practices at 3755 Avocado Blvd in La Mesa, California, which is located in San Diego County.