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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA 

IN THE MATTER OF DISCIPLINE OF 

JEREMY T. BERGSTROM, BAR NO. 

6904 

ORDER OF DISBARMENT 

No. 84297 

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This is an automatic review of a Southern Nevada Disciplinary 

Board hearing panel's recommendation that attorney Jeremy T. Bergstrom 

be disbarred from the practice of law in Nevada based on violations of RPC 

5.5 (unauthorized practice of law) and RPC 8.1 (bar admission and 

disciplinary matters). Because no briefs have been filed, this matter stands 

submitted for decision based on the record. SCR 105(3)(b). 

The State Bar has the burden of showing by clear and 

convincing evidence that Bergstrom committed the violations charged. In 

re Discipline of Drakulich, 111 Nev. 1556, 1566, 908 P.2d 709, 715 (1995). 

Here, however, the facts and charges alleged in the complaint are deemed 

admitted because Bergstrom failed to answer the complaint and a default 

was entered. SCR 105(2). The record therefore establishes that Bergstrom 

filed multiple lawsuits after being suspended from the practice of law.2He 

'The complaint and notice of intent to take default were served on 

Bergstrom through regular and certified raail at his SCR 79 address and 

emailed to his SCR 79 email address. The notice of intent to take a default 

was also sent to an alternate physical address. The State Bar also 

personally served Bergstrom with the filings at his alternate physical 

address. 

2This court suspended Bergstrom in two cases: In re Discipline of 

Bergstrom, No.79205, 2019 WL 6042503 (Nev. Nov. 14, 2019) (Order 

Approving Conditional Guilty Plea Agreement), and In re Discipline of 

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thus violated RPC 5.5, which prohibits the unauthorized practice of law. 

The record also establishes that Bergstrom failed to respond to the State 

Bar's inquiries into his unauthorized practice of law, thus violating RPC 8.1 

(bar admission and disciplinary matters). 

Turning to the appropriate discipline, we review the hearing 

panel's recommendation de novo. SCR 105(3)(b). Although we "exercise 

independent judgment," the panel's recommendation is persuasive. In re 

Discipline of Schaefer, 117 Nev. 496, 515, 25 P.3d 191, 204 (2001). In 

determining the appropriate discipline, we weigh four factors: "the duty 

violated, the lawyer's mental state, the potential or actual injury caused by 

the lawyer's misconduct, and the existence of aggravating or mitigating 

factors." In re Discipline of Lerner, 124 Nev. 1232, 1246, 197 P.3d 1067, 

1077 (2008). 

Bergstrom knowingly violated duties owed to the public and his 

clients (unauthorized practice of law) and the profession (bar admission and 

disciplinary matters). Bergstrom's clients suffered actual injury as he filed 

lawsuits on their behalf while suspended. And Bergstrom's failure to 

cooperate in the disciplinary hearing harmed the integrity of the profession, 

which depends on a self-regulating disciplinary system. The baseline 

sanction for Bergstrom's misconduct, before considering aggravating and 

mitigating circumstances, is disbarment. See Standards for Imposing 

Lawyer Sanctions, Compendium of Professional Responsibility Rules and 

Standards, Standard 7.1 (Am. Bar Ass'n 2017) (recommending disbarment 

"when a lawyer knowingly engages in conduct that is a violation of a duty 

owed as a professional with the intent to obtain a benefit for the lawyer or 

Bergstrom, No. 82359, 2021 WL 2328486 (Nev. June 7, 2021) (Order of 

Suspension). 

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another, and causes serious or potentially serious injury to a client, the 

public or the legal system"); Standard 8.1(b) (recommending disbarment 

when a lawyer "has been suspended for the same or similar misconduct, and 

intentionally or knowingly engages in further similar acts of misconduct 

that cause injury or potential injury to a client, the public, the legal system, 

or the profession"). The panel found no mitigating circumstances and four 

aggravating circumstances: prior disciplinary offenses, a pattern of 

misconduct, multiple offenses, and substantial experience in the practice of 

law. The record supports the panel's findings. Particularly relevant here 

is the aggravating circumstance based on prior disciplinary offenses. This 

court has suspended Bergstrom on four occasions based on misconduct that 

included failing to conamunicate with clients, failing to perform legal 

services or litigate cases resulting in judgments against his clients, failing 

to supervise an attorney, and failing to account for client funds. See In re 

Discipline of Bergstrom, No. 82359, 2021 WL 2328486 (Nev. June 7, 2021) 

(Order of Suspension); In re Discipline of Bergstrom, No. 82591, 2021 WL 

2328472 (Nev. June 7, 2021) (Order Imposing Reciprocal Discipline and 

Suspending Attorney); In re Discipline of Bergstrom, No.79205, 2019 WL 

6042503 (Nev. Nov. 14, 2019) (Order Approving Conditional Guilty Plea 

Agreement); In re Discipline of Bergstrom, No. 77170, 2018 WL 6818537 

(Nev. Dec. 21, 2018) (Order of Suspension). He then continued to practice 

law while suspended. Considering all the factors, we agree with the panel 

that there is no basis to depart from the baseline sanction. Disbarment is 

appropriate here. See State Bar of Nev. v. Claiborne, 104 Nev. 115, 213, 756 

P.2d 464, 527-28 (1988) (observing that the purpose of attorney discipline is 

to protect the public, the courts, and the legal profession). 

Accordingly, we disbar attorney Jeremy T. Bergstrom from the 

practice of law in Nevada. Such disbarment is irrevocable. SCR 102(1). 

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Further, Bergstrom shall pay the costs of the disciplinary proceedings, 

including $3,000 under SCR 120, within 30 days from the date of this order 

if he has not already done so. The State Bar shall comply with SCR 121.1. 

It is so ORDERED. 

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cc: Jeremy T. Bergstrom 

Chair, Southern Nevada Disciplinary Board 

Bar Counsel, State Bar of Nevada 

Executive Director, State Bar of Nevada 

Admissions Office, U.S. Supreme Court 

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