Ronald Gabler Esq

Write a Review818-783-2932

CLOSED NOW - Opens at 9:00am

California Bar Journal Discipline Summaries:
Ronald Gerson Gabler / BAR #57061 of Encino, Ca. was SUSPENDED for three years, stayed, placed on three years of probation and was ordered to take the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination within one year and prove his rehabilitation. The order took effect Sept. 21, 2006.
Gabler was retained by a disabled client to enforce her claim for dependent child benefits from the City of Los Angeles. The client is the daughter of a deceased fire fighter who has developmental disorders, borderline autism and dyslexia. She is unable to read, write or process information correctly.
Before signing a contingent fee agreement, Gabler stipulated he had never before handled a claim for dependent child benefits due from the city, nor consulted with a lawyer who knew the field. Had he acquired the necessary education and skill, he would have known the matter required very little work and that a contingency fee agreement was INAPPROPRIATE.
The client's application, which was filed before she hired Gabler, was approved without discussion. The client received a first check for $145,653. Of that, Gabler kept $48,551 as his fee. He stipulated that having spent no more than 80 hours on the case, he received at least $28,000 in EXCESS FEES.

RONALD GERSON GABLER FAILED TO PERFORM LEGAL SERVICES COMPETENTLY.