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Ethics/Professional Responsibility

Oct. 23, 2009

Lawyers Resign Over Mortgage Scam

Four Southern California lawyers accused of cheating homeowners seeking mortgage modifications have given up their bar licenses.

By Don J. DeBenedictis

Daily Journal Staff Writer

SANTA ANA - The State Bar announced Wednesday that four Southern California lawyers accused of cheating homeowners seeking mortgage modifications have given up their bar licenses, while three more lawyers are close to losing theirs.

The bar made the announcement in its fourth press release in as many months about its efforts to protect consumers from lawyers who take money from ...

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