The Anatomy of Public Corruption

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Defense Attorney Daniel Horowitz: 500 La Gonda Way Danville, CA 94526


About Chris Spence:

Pete Bennett met Chris at the Tri-Valley Broker tours sometime in 2003 when Bennett was producing loans at Diablo Funding formerly located on Diablo Road in the Town of Danville

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History: The background on this project leads to CNN Commentator Attorney Daniel Horowitz.
Legal Dispute:

500 LA GONDA ASSOCIATES LLC when this building was controlled by former Attorney William McCann (later disbarred).


In 2014 while visiting Panera Bread in Walnut Creek I was beaten by retired employees from the City of Walnut Creek, like always no police report.
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#William Michael McCann [#66753] Disbarred, represented by Horowitz

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William Michael McCann - #66753


Current Status:  Active

This member is active and may practice law in California.
See below for more details.

Profile Information

The following information is from the official records of The State Bar of California.
Bar Number: 66753
Address: 1530 Meridian Ave Ste 120
San Jose, CA 95125
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Phone Number: (408) 269-8787
Fax Number: Not Available
e-mail: Not Available 
County: Santa Clara
Undergraduate School: Univ of California at Los Angeles; CA
District: District 6
Sections: None Law School: Santa Clara Univ SOL; Santa Clara CA

Status History

Effective Date Status Change
Present Active
9/17/2008 Active  
7/19/2008 Not Eligible To Practice Law  
3/11/2002 Active  
9/1/2001 Not Eligible To Practice Law  
12/18/1975 Admitted to The State Bar of California
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Actions Affecting Eligibility to Practice Law

Effective DateDescriptionCase NumberResulting Status

Disciplinary and Related Actions
7/19/2008 Discipline w/actual suspension 05-O-00119 Not Eligible To Practice Law 

Administrative Actions
9/1/2001 Admin Inactive/MCLE noncompliance Not Eligible To Practice Law 

Copies of official attorney discipline records are available upon request.
Explanation of common actions

State Bar Court Cases

NOTE: The State Bar Court began posting public discipline documents online in 2005. The format and pagination of documents posted on this site may vary from the originals in the case file as a result of their translation from the original format into Word and PDF. Copies of additional related documents in a case are available upon request. Only Opinions designated for publication in the State Bar Court Reporter may be cited or relied on as precedent in State Bar Court proceedings. For further information about a case that is displayed here, please refer to the State Bar Court's online docket, which can be found at: http://apps.statebarcourt.ca.gov/dockets/dockets.aspx
DISCLAIMER: Any posted Notice of Disciplinary Charges, Conviction Transmittal or other initiating document, contains only allegations of professional misconduct. The attorney is presumed to be innocent of any misconduct warranting discipline until the charges have been proven.
Effective Date Case Number Description
7/19/2008 05-O-00119 Opinion [PDF] [WORD]

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 .
July 19, 2008
WILLIAM MICHAEL McCANN [#66753], 59, of San Jose was suspended for one year, stayed, placed on one year of probation with a 60-day actual suspension and was ordered to take the MPRE within one year. The order took effect July 19, 2008.
The State Bar Court review department agreed with a hearing judge's findings that McCann forged documents, failed to keep clients informed about developments in their cases and made misrepresentations to a bar investigator, but it increased the level of discipline.
He was hired to represent a minor who had been in a traffic accident.
July 19, 2008
WILLIAM MICHAEL McCANN [#66753], 59, of San Jose was suspended for one year, stayed, placed on one year of probation with an actual 60-day suspension and was ordered to take the MPRE within one year. The order took effect July 19, 2008.
The State Bar appealed a hearing judge’s recommended discipline, which did not include an actual suspension, and asked for a three-month actual suspension. The review department took into consideration McCann’s 30 years of discipline-free practice and settled on a 60-day actual suspension.
The hearing judge found that he committed forgery, failed to keep clients reasonably informed of significant developments and made misrepresentations to a State Bar investigator.
In a personal injury case, he represented a minor whose medical expenses were paid by Blue Cross of California through an ERISA-qualified plan. Blue Cross hired The Rawlings Co. to obtain reimbursement for those benefits.
McCann did not respond to Rawlings’ notice of a lien and he believed that Blue Cross did not have a valid lien against any recovery. The lien amounted to $831.85.
When the case settled for $4,500, McCann endorsed the settlement check on behalf of Rawlings Co. for Blue Cross, knowing his clients were anxious to receive their money. He later received another lien notice but did not respond. When a Rawlings representative called McCann about the settlement check, he responded that he had “implied authority” to sign it. Although he attempted to pay part of the amount owed and then the full amount, his checks were returned.
He told a State Bar investigator that he had verbal authorization to endorse the check and said he thought the matter was resolved when he offered to fully reimburse Rawlings.
The review panel agreed with a hearing judge’s findings that McCann committed forgery, failed to keep his clients reasonably informed and made misrepresentations to a bar investigator, committing an act of moral turpitude. However, it disagreed with the judge’s belief that McCann acted in good faith because he believed the lien was invalid. That belief, the panel said, did not justify forgery.
“McCann consciously took the risk and forged Rawlings’ name in order to get the money to his impoverished clients quickly,” wrote Judge Madge Watai. His “good intentions,” she added, did not trump his dishonesty.
McCann has no prior record of discipline in 30 years of practice.

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