Glendale, CA 91202
15 October 2015 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (9 years, 6 months ago) Discipline w/actual suspension 13-O-14452 |
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29 August 2014 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 13-O-14452 (10 years, 8 months ago) |
13 December 2013 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (11 years, 4 months ago) Discipline w/actual suspension 12-O-10262 |
2 December 2013 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (11 years, 5 months ago) Suspended, failed to pass Prof.Resp.Exam 10-O-11007 |
18 March 2013 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 12-O-17836 (12 years, 1 month ago) |
17 December 2012 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 12-O-13437 (12 years, 4 months ago) |
5 September 2012 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 12-O-10262 (12 years, 8 months ago) |
21 June 2012 | Discipline, probation; no actual susp. 11-O-11007 (12 years, 10 months ago) |
10 June 1982 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (42 years, 11 months ago) |
December 13, 2013 ARMEN JANIAN [#102747], 63, of Glendale was suspended for two years, stayed, placed on two years’ probation with an actual six-month suspension and until he makes restitution. He was also ordered to take the MPRE and comply with rule 9.20 of the California Rules of Court. The order took effect Dec. 13, 2013. Janian stipulated to misconduct in 15 cases tied to his loan modification business, all of which involved collecting an advanced fee to perform mortgage loan modification services in violation of state law. Janian set up his loan modification business in 2009, the same year a law went into effect banning upfront fees for loan modification work. He continued to take on loan modification clients for advanced fees until August 2010.He was ordered to pay $44,130 plus interest in restitution.In mitigation, Janian was experiencing emotional difficulties at the time of his misconduct as the result of an incorrect medical diagnosis, showed evidence of his good character, including hundreds of hours volunteering for different agencies and community organizations, and entered into a pre-trial stipulation with the State Bar.Janian had one prior record of discipline. In 2012, he was suspended for one year, stayed, for collecting advanced fees in loan modification cases.June 21, 2012 ARMEN JANIAN, 61, of Glendale was suspended for one year, stayed, placed on two years of probation and was ordered to take the MPRE. The order took effect June 21, 2012. Janian stipulated that he collected advance fees for loan modification work in four cases, violating state law. In each matter, he did substantial work for his clients but was unable to obtain a loan modification and he refunded the entire advance fee to each client.In mitigation, Janian had more than 27 years of discipline-free practice and he cooperated with the bar’s investigation. |