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Law Practice

Jun. 22, 2010

Lawyer Gets Suspended

A State Bar Court judge has cut off the right to practice of another lawyer accused of running a mortgage-modification scheme.

By Don J. DeBenedictis

Daily Journal Staff Writer

A State Bar Court judge has cut off the right to practice of another lawyer accused of running a mortgage-modification scheme. Judge Richard Honn found that Brian J. Colombana, who practices out of Ontario, took thousands of dollars in fees from homeowners but did little or nothing to help them. In some cases, Honn wrote in his decision late last week, Colombana's non-lawyer staff persuaded clients...

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