Disciplinary actions: Real estate brokers and managing brokers

For details about many of these disciplinary actions, please see Search business and professional licenses.

April 2013

John R. Bays — Lakewood

  • Finding: Unprofessional conduct — Allowed access and work to be done on property before closing, and failed to follow the duties of licensee per RCW 18.86.030 (1) (a),(b) and (d).
  • Action: Real estate broker license suspended 1 year, stayed (not imposed) for 3 years on condition there are no violations, and fined $2,500.

Gary Hall — Seattle

  • Finding: Unprofessional conduct — Received a Summary Judgment and didn’t report it within 20 days, and falsely answered questions on transfer application.
  • Action: Real estate broker license suspended 1 year, with suspension stayed (not imposed) for 3 years.

Leldon D. King – Anacortes

  • Finding: Unprofessional conduct —
    • Performed real estate-type transactions without an active license.
    • Didn’t exercise reasonable skill and care.
    • Didn’t deal honestly and in good faith as a real estate broker.
    • Knowingly committed, or was a party to, a material fraud, misrepresentation, concealment, conspiracy, collusion, trick, scheme, or devise whereby another person lawfully relied upon the word, representation or conduct of the licensee.
  • Action: Real estate broker license revoked for 3 years on April 19, 2013.

Deborah Thaut — Cheney

  • Finding: Unprofessional conduct — Listing information was incorrect, and property map included property that wasn’t part of property purchased.
  • Action:
    • Real estate broker license suspended 2 years, stayed (not imposed) for 5 years on the condition no other violation occurs.
    • Required to complete an Ethics course and a Land Sales course.
    • Fined $1,500.

March 2013

David A. Milne — Mill Creek

  • Finding: Unprofessional conduct — U.S. Bankruptcy Court ruling of May 17, 2011, finding fraudulent omissions.
  • Action: Real estate broker license revoked for 10 years.

February 2013

Debbie Green — Spokane

  • Finding: Unprofessional conduct — Didn’t exercise reasonable skill and care in use of forms and agreements, and account in a timely manner for all money and property received.
  • Action: Real estate broker license suspended for 1 year, stayed (not imposed) for 3 years, and all transactions will be monitored by her designated broker or appointed managing broker for 2 years.

Jeremy B. Hill — Bothell

  • Finding: Unprofessional conduct — Failed to screen tenants prior to executing rental agreements/optional purchase agreements.
  • Action: Real estate broker license suspended 3 years, with 90 days of actual suspension and the balance stayed (not imposed) for 3 years, and fined $5,000, stayed (not imposed) for 3 years on the condition no other violation occurs.

Michael P. Orear — Seattle

  • Finding: Unprofessional conduct — Convicted in King County Superior Court of possessing and attempting to possess depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct, and required to register as a sex offender.
  • Action: Real estate broker license revoked for 10 years or until no longer required to register, whichever is longer.

January 2013

Robin L. Wellman-Parker — Snohomish

  • Finding: Unprofessional conduct.
  • Action: Real estate broker license suspended 1 year, with all but 30 days stayed for 3 years (actual suspension January 1–31, 2013), and fined $1,000.

December 2012

Ronald Bennett — Bellingham

  • Finding: Unprofessional conduct — Had judgments against him directly related to his real estate license and failed to report them to us within 20 days.
  • Action: Real estate broker license revoked for 10 years.

B. Jean Bradford — Silverdale

  • Finding: Unprofessional conduct — Access to home given to buyers prior to closing of sale and some of seller’s personal property went missing.
  • Action:
    • Real estate broker license suspended for 1 year, stayed (not imposed) for 3 years.
    • Required to successfully complete 4-hour course.
    • Fined $2,000.

Kim T. Bui — Bellevue

  • Finding: Unprofessional conduct.
  • Action:
    • Real estate broker licenses suspended for 1 year, with 60 days (May 2–June 30, 2013) actually suspended and balance stayed (not imposed) for 3 years.
    • Ordered to successfully complete 2 education courses, which can’t be used for continuing education.

Stephen J. McGinnis — Edmonds

  • Finding: Unprofessional conduct — Forged designated broker’s signature and received commissions not paid through the firm.
  • Action:
    • Real estate broker license suspended for 1 year, with 30 days actually suspended and balance stayed (not imposed) for 5 years.
    • Given the choice of paying a $1,000 fine or completing a 3-hour ethics educational course.

November 2012

Kevin Sung Choe — Bothell

  • Finding: Unprofessional conduct — Had a judgment against him and failed to report it to us within 20 days, dishonesty.
  • Action: Real estate broker license revoked 10 years from date of King County Superior Court judgment (until April 26, 2021).

Michael T. Lee — Seattle

  • Finding: Unprofessional conduct — Had a judgment against him and failed to notify us within 20 days of the convictions.
  • Action: Real estate broker license suspended 60 days (November 1–December 31, 2012).

October 2012

Natalia Beran — Seattle

  • Finding: Unprofessional conduct — two King County Superior Court orders against her.
  • Action: Real estate broker license suspended for 1 year, with all but 7 months stayed (not imposed) for 16 months, and fined $1,000.

Steve L. Burright — Longview

  • Finding: Unprofessional conduct — Convicted of Assault in the 2nd degree and didn’t report the conviction to us within 20 days.
  • Action: Real estate broker license suspended 1 year, stayed (not imposed) for 3 years.

Lorraine B. Dill — Puyallup

  • Finding: Unprofessional conduct — Gave keys and possession of property to buyers prior to closing of sale without written consent of the property owner.
  • Action: Real estate broker license suspended for 1 year, stayed (not imposed) for 3 years, and fined $2,000.

Richard A. Hicks — Seattle

  • Finding: Unprofessional conduct —
    • Negligent in taking steps to determine true ownership of property listed for sale.
    • Acted outside of scope to remove person living in property.
    • Interfered with our investigation.
  • Action: Real estate broker license suspended 1 year, stayed (not imposed) for 3 years, and fined $500.

Svetlana A. Yim — Kirkland

  • Finding: Unprofessional conduct — Convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute Controlled Substances and Conspiracy to Engage in Money Laundering and Wire Fraud, and failed to report the indictment and verdict to us.
  • Action: Real Estate broker license revoked for 10 years or until her sentence and incarceration are satisfied, whichever is longer.

August 2012

Bobbie Jo Page — Edmonds

  • Finding: Unprofessional Conduct, Consent Order entered against Respondent by State of Washington Dept. of Financial Institutions (DFI).
  • Action: Broker license revoked for 5 years from date of Consent Order by DFI.

David B. Page — Edmonds

  • Finding: Unprofessional Conduct, Consent Order entered against Respondent by State of Washington Dept. of Financial Institutions (DFI).
  • Action: Broker license revoked for 10 years from date of Consent Order by DFI.

Lori A. Allen — Puyallup

  • Finding: Failed to resubmit another fingerprint card and additional fee after the original card was rejected by the Washington State Patrol.
  • Action: Broker license suspended until a new fingerprint card and fee is received.

Arthur B. Uchytil — Lacey

  • Finding: Failed to resubmit another fingerprint card and additional fee after the original card was rejected by the Washington State Patrol.
  • Action: Broker license suspended until a new fingerprint card and fee is received.

July 2012

Julian Ng — Edmonds

  • Finding: Negligent in not confirming earnest money funds were deposited with the escrow company.
  • Action: Broker license suspended for 1 year, stayed (not imposed) for 3 years, and fined $1,000.

June 2012

Mauricio Muguira — North Bend

  • Finding: Unprofessional conduct — Failed to cooperate with us during an investigation.
  • Action: Real estate broker license suspended until he cooperates.

May 2012

Rick Alexander — Bellingham

  • Finding: Unprofessional conduct — Convicted of Theft 3 in Whatcom County District Court in 2008, failed to report the conviction to us, and falsely answered “No” on forms asking if he had ever been convicted.
  • Action: Real Estate broker license suspended for 1 year, stayed (not imposed) for 1 year if there are no violations.

Edward Dorham — Olympia

  • Finding: Unprofessional conduct — Had multiple convictions entered in Thurston County District Court.
  • Action: Real estate broker license denied during Thurston Co. probation. May reapply for license after August 16, 2012, if all terms of probation are satisfied.

Lynn Zumwinkle — Seattle

  • Finding: Unprofessional conduct — Failed to notify us of 2 separate arrests and subsequent convictions for shoplifting, and false answers on application.
  • Action: Real estate broker license revoked. She may reapply for license after March 1, 2015.
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