Pasadena, CA 91101
18 June 2016 | Disbarred (9 years ago) Disbarment 12-J-15277 |
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3 May 2015 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (10 years, 1 month ago) Ordered inactive 12-J-15277 |
17 December 2012 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 12-J-15277 (12 years, 6 months ago) |
10 June 1986 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (39 years ago) |
June 18, 2016 LYNNE MARGERY ROMANO [#123413], 58, of Pasadena, was disbarred June 18, 2016 and ordered to comply with rule 9.20 of the California Rules of Court. Romano’s disbarment stems from her indefinite suspension by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California for participating in a “series of abusive bankruptcy case filings for the sole purpose of delaying foreclosure.†Over a three-year period, with help from a paralegal whom she aided in the authorized practice of law, Romano filed 82 fraudulent bankruptcy petitions on behalf of clients in an attempt to mislead the court and defraud creditors.A State Bar Court judge initially recommended Romano be suspended for two years and until she provides proof of her rehabilitation, but the Office of Chief Trial Counsel appealed. In concluding she should be disbarred, a three-judge review panel affirmed the judge’s culpability and aggravation findings but found fewer mitigating circumstances.Among other things, the panel gave less weight to Romano’s 22 years of discipline-free practice, noting the “misconduct was most serious, involved intentional dishonesty, and continued over three and a half years.†|