Ryan Edward Stearns is an active member of the California Bar and was admitted 8th June 1993. Ryan graduated from Southwestern University SOL.
Lawyer Information
| Name | Ryan Edward Stearns |
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| First Admitted | 8 June 1993 (31 years, 11 months ago) |
| Status | Active |
| Bar Number | 165262 |
| Sections | Family Law Labor & Employment |
Contact
| Current Email | [email protected] |
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| Previous Email | [email protected] |
| Previous Email | [email protected] |
| Phone Number | 310-793-9570 |
| Fax Number | 310-793-9575 |
Schools
| Law School | Southwestern University SOL (Los Angeles CA) |
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| Undergraduate School | University of California Berkeley (Berkeley CA) |
Address
| Current Address | Stearns & Ryan, Lawyers, 21250 Hawthorne Blvd, Ste 310 Torrance, CA 90503-5542 |
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| Previous Address | Stearns Kim & Stearns Ryan E. Stearns 3424 W Carson St Ste 670 Torrance, CA 90503 |
| Previous Address | Stearns Kim & Stearns, Ryan E. Stearns, 3424 W Carson St Ste 670 Torrance, CA 90503 |
| Previous Address | Stearns Kim Stearns & Ryan, 3424 W Carson St, Ste 670 Torrance, CA 90503-5726 |
History
| 29 October 2009 | Discipline, probation; no actual susp. 06-O-14303 (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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| 8 June 1993 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (31 years, 11 months ago) |
Discipline Summaries
October 29, 2009 RYAN EDWARD STEARNS [#165262], 45, of Torrance was suspended for one year, stayed, placed on 18 months of probation and was ordered to take the MPRE within one year. The order took effect Oct. 29, 2009. He stipulated to six counts of misconduct stemming from his representation of both parties in several business transactions. He represented both the sellers and buyers of a wine store and negotiated a lease and helped form a corporation for the buyers. Although the parties understood Stearns was representing all of them and made statements to that effect, Stearns said he does not recall making such statements.The buyers also negotiated purchase of a restaurant located in a building owned by the Stearns Trust, established by Stearns’ parents. The original owner of the restaurant was a personal friend of Stearns, but he never disclosed his relationships to the buyers. He also prepared an agreement to lease the building to the buyers without informing them it was owned by his parents’ trust.The couple provided detailed financial information to Stearns when they sold the second restaurant. Stearns prepared the sale agreement. Escrow papers included a $6,000 legal fee for work Stearns did for the trust.Stearns stipulated that he failed to obtain the parties’ written consent to his representation in matters where their interests conflicted and he did not disclose his conflicts to his clients.In mitigation, Stearns has no prior record of discipline since his 1993 admission to the State Bar and he cooperated with bar investigators. |