Biana Coltun was admitted to the California Bar 3rd December 1982, but is now resigned. Biana graduated from UCLA SOL.
Lawyer Information
| Name | Biana Coltun |
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| First Admitted | 3 December 1982 (42 years, 6 months ago) |
| Status | Resigned |
| Bar Number | 105572 |
Contact
| Phone Number | 310-394-8121 |
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Schools
| Law School | UCLA SOL (Los Angeles CA) |
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| Undergraduate School | University of California at Los Angeles (CA) |
Address
| Current Address | 623 Palisades Ave Santa Monica, CA 90402-2723 |
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History
| 25 August 2001 | Resigned (23 years, 10 months ago) Resignation with charges pending 01-Q-02453 |
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| 26 June 2001 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (23 years, 12 months ago) Vol.inactive(tender of resign.w/charges) 01-Q-02453 |
| 20 April 2000 | Probation with conditions 98-C-02910 (25 years, 2 months ago) |
| 20 April 2000 | Discipline w/actual suspension; credit for prior ineligibility 98-C-02910 (25 years, 2 months ago) |
| 17 December 1999 | Active (25 years, 6 months ago) |
| 5 December 1998 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (26 years, 6 months ago) Interim suspension after conviction 98-C-02910 |
| 14 September 1998 | Conviction record transmitted to State Bar Court 98-C-02910 (26 years, 9 months ago) |
| 14 June 1991 | Active (34 years ago) |
| 17 May 1991 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (34 years, 1 month ago) Discipline w/actual suspension 89-O-14770 |
| 3 December 1982 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (42 years, 6 months ago) |
Discipline Summaries
April 19, 2000 BIANA COLTUN [#105572], 43, of Los Angeles was suspended for two years, stayed, placed on two years of probation with a one-year actual suspension, and was ordered to take the MPRE within one year. She received credit for a period of interim suspension which began in December 1998. The order took effect April 19, 2000. Coltun pleaded guilty in 1998 to filing a false income tax return.A fire at her law firm in 1991 destroyed much of her property, including files related to client matters and bookkeeping. An accountant was hired by Coltun’s father to prepare her and her parents’ tax returns for 1991, and partly because of the fire, Coltun could provide only an estimate of her earnings. However, she provided an estimate she knew was too low, ultimately resulting in the underpayment of $103,381 to the IRS.Her tax return was verified by a written declaration that it was made under penalty of perjury. The estimate of her gross income was later determined to have been $382,227 lower than her actual gross income. (She also underestimated her business expenses by approximately $260,000.)In mitigation, Coltun was diagnosed as suffering from a victimology complex, based upon a lifetime of almost total control by her parents. The family emigrated from the Soviet Union after experiencing years of political persecution. Coltun was coerced by her father into an arranged marriage and he controlled virtually all her financial affairs.She has divorced and remarried, has children and has staked out a greater degree of independence from her parents.In addition, she paid the balance due the IRS and has hired a tax expert to ensure that her tax returns are prepared properly and her books are in order. |