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Law Practice

Jul. 7, 2009

Former Lawyer Is Accused of Defrauding Homeowners

Former lawyer Mitchell Roth and a foreclosure consultant he worked with, Paul Noe Jr. — both based in Sherman Oaks — are accused of conning 2,000 homeowners by getting them to fork out hefty fees for phony lawsuits geared at staving off foreclosures.

By Jason W. Armstrong
Daily Journal Staff Writer

California Attorney General Jerry Brown Jr. sued a former foreclosure attorney and a consultant Monday, accusing them of conning 2,000 homeowners by getting them to fork out hefty fees for phony lawsuits geared at staving off foreclosures.

Brown sued former Sherman Oaks-based lawyer Mitchell Roth and a foreclosure consultant he worked with, Paul Noe Jr., claiming they convinced struggling homeowne...

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