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Discipline

Jun. 7, 2012

Lawyer to pay $40,000 in restitution for work on mass joinder suits

A lawyer who enticed homeowners into joining large lawsuits against mortgage lenders has agreed to give up his right to practice law for 18 months.

By Don J. DeBenedictis
Daily Journal Staff Writer

SANTA ANA - A lawyer who enticed homeowners into joining large lawsuits against mortgage lenders has agreed to give up his right to practice law for 18 months and to pay more than $40,000 in restitution.

Christopher J. Van Son was one of four lawyers sued in August by the State Bar and Attorney General Kamala D. Harris for allegedly defrauding thousands of homeowners into paying millions of dollars to become plaintiff...

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