Louis Allen Liberty was admitted to the California Bar 12th October 1990, but has since been disbarred. Louis graduated from San Francisco Law School.

Lawyer Information

NameLouis Allen Liberty
First Admitted12 October 1990 (34 years, 7 months ago)
StatusDisbarred
Bar Number147975
Practice AreaAdministrative Law

Contact

Current Email[email protected]
Websitehttp://www.carlawyer.com
Phone Number650-341-0300
Fax Number(650) 341-0302

Schools

Law SchoolSan Francisco Law School (San Francisco CA)
Undergraduate SchoolSan Jose State University (San Jose CA)

Address

Current AddressLouis A Liberty, 1032 Flying Fish St
Foster City, CA 94404-1418
Map
Previous AddressLouis A Liberty
553 Pilgrim Dr Suite A-1
Foster City, CA 94404

History

18 April 2025Disbarred (1 week, 6 days ago)
Disbarment 24-O-30118
23 November 2024Not eligible to practice law in CA (5 months, 1 week ago)
Ordered inactive 24-O-30118
21 June 2024Not eligible to practice law in CA (10 months, 2 weeks ago)
Ordered inactive 24-O-30118
11 April 2024Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 24-O0-30118 (1 year ago)
17 November 2021Active (3 years, 5 months ago)
22 August 2021Not eligible to practice law in CA (3 years, 8 months ago)
Suspended/Child & Fam Supp noncompliance
3 March 2021Active (4 years, 2 months ago)
21 March 2020Not eligible to practice law in CA (5 years, 1 month ago)
Suspended/Child & Fam Supp noncompliance
9 May 2017Active (7 years, 11 months ago)
4 February 2017Not eligible to practice law in CA (8 years, 2 months ago)
Discipline w/actual suspension 11-O-18778
2 November 2015Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 11-O-18778 (9 years, 6 months ago)
11 January 2015Active (10 years, 3 months ago)
11 July 2014Not eligible to practice law in CA (10 years, 9 months ago)
Discipline w/actual suspension 12-O-16161
2 January 2014Discipline, probation; no actual susp. 11-O-17476 (11 years, 4 months ago)
18 December 2012Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 11-O-17476 (12 years, 4 months ago)
12 October 1990Admitted to the State Bar of California (34 years, 7 months ago)

Discipline Summaries

July 11, 2014

LOUIS ALLEN LIBERTY [#147975], 58, of Foster City, was suspended from the practice of law for six months and ordered to take the MPRE and comply with rule 9.20 of the California Rules of Court. He was also placed on probation for two years and faces a two-year suspension if he does not comply with the terms of his probation. The order took effect July 11, 2014.

Liberty stipulated to misconduct in eight loan modification matters in which he charged advanced fees and took liens to secure payments. In one of the matters, Liberty failed to tell a client he had closed his office and, as a result, did not take reasonable steps to avoid a reasonably foreseeable prejudice against his client.

Liberty has since refunded the advanced fees the clients paid.

In mitigation, Liberty entered into a prefiling stipulation with the State Bar and has stopped doing loan modification work.

He had one prior record of discipline, a 2013 suspension for two counts of misconduct in one client matter. He collected an illegal fee and violated Civil Code section 2944.7 by including lien provisions in two agreements with a client.

January 2, 2014

LOUIS ALLEN LIBERTY [#147975], 58, of Foster City was suspended for two years, stayed, placed on two years’ probation and ordered to pay restitution. The order took effect Jan. 2, 2014.

The State Bar Court found Liberty culpable of two counts of misconduct in one client matter. He collected advanced fees for loan modification work and violated Civil Code section 2944.7 by including lien provisions in two agreements with a client.

For many years Liberty operated his business as the “Car Lawyer,” specializing in suing banks and car dealerships on behalf of clients who were dissatisfied with the terms and products of various types of car transactions. When the economy slumped and foreclosures surged, Liberty broadened his practice to include mortgage loan modifications, and started also calling himself the “House Lawyer.”

In the matter that led to his discipline, Liberty had a client sign something he referred to as a “modification package attorney-client agreement,” which included documents that laid out actions that a bank might take including foreclosing on the property and encouraging the homeowner to avoid communicating with the lender. Liberty also had his client pay $2,200 in upfront fees for the loan modification work. Although Liberty’s office made efforts to get a loan modification on behalf of the client, those efforts were unsuccessful and the home was foreclosed on and the client evicted.

In mitigation, Liberty had no prior record of discipline. He also received limited mitigation for pro bono service.