Richard Anthony Mata was admitted to the California Bar 14th December 1992, but has since been disbarred. Richard graduated from USC Law School.
Lawyer Information
| Name | Richard Anthony Mata |
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| First Admitted | 14 December 1992 (32 years, 4 months ago) |
| Status | Disbarred |
| Bar Number | 162513 |
Contact
| Phone Number | 951-553-6272 |
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Schools
| Law School | USC Law School (Los Angeles CA) |
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| Undergraduate School | California St University Fullerton (CA) |
Address
| Current Address | 31915 Rancho California Rd, #200-226 Temecula, CA 92591 |
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History
| 28 December 2011 | Disbarred (13 years, 4 months ago) Disbarment 10-O-00546 |
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| 8 August 2011 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (13 years, 9 months ago) Ordered inactive 10-O-00546 |
| 1 July 2011 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (13 years, 10 months ago) Suspended, failed to pay fees |
| 15 March 2011 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 10-O-00546 (14 years, 1 month ago) |
| 2 September 2010 | Active (14 years, 8 months ago) |
| 1 September 2010 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (14 years, 8 months ago) Suspended, failed to pay fees |
| 2 January 2008 | Active (17 years, 4 months ago) |
| 18 September 2006 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (18 years, 7 months ago) Admin Inactive/MCLE noncompliance |
| 16 September 2004 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (20 years, 7 months ago) Suspended, failed to pay fees |
| 14 December 1992 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (32 years, 4 months ago) |
Discipline Summaries
December 28, 2011 RICHARD ANTHONY MATA [#162513], 55, of Temecula was disbarred Dec. 28, 2011, and was ordered to comply with rule 9.20 of the California Rules of Court. Mata stipulated to 18 counts of misconduct in eight matters, all involving loan modification or debt negotiation. He owned two law practices in Corona, the Law Centre for Wealth Management (LCFWM) and the National Consumer Protection Litigation Center (NCPLC).He did not submit applications for mortgage loan modifications for two clients and didn’t engage any negotiations with creditors for three other clients. He didn’t refund unearned fees, ranging from $1,595 to $4,500, or account for fees for any of the clients. In some instances, he didn’t communicate with his clients. In mitigation, he had no discipline record in 13 years of practice and wishes to help the clients he harmed. He submitted a lengthy mitigation statement outlining the many problems in his life, including divorce and job loss, as well as the difficulties involved in the loan modification business. |