Attorney Augustine Batara of Hemet, CA; moronic slacker

The state of California provided Augustine Carlos Batara with a law license in 1993 after he graduated from Harvard University School of Law.

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

• Failed to act with due diligence (slacker)
• Failed to deposit client funds in designated trust account
• Engaged in conduct involving fraud, deceit, dishonesty, or misrepresentation
• Lied to client about receipt of Application for Provisional Unlawful Presence Waiver
• Engaged in gross negligence
• Failed to provide competent representation (moron)
• Commingled client funds with personal funds
• Failed to cooperate with ethics investigators (Screw you, said Augie!)

As a direct consequence of his misconduct, the apologists for Attorney Misfits sitting on the State Bar Court punished Augie by gifting him with a complimentary 60-day suspension of his law license and assessed investigative costs of $4,517.00.

As we speak (ca. October 2025), Augie practices his so-called brand of law at 211 North State Street in Hemet, California.