Adlore Virgil Clarambeau was admitted to the California Bar 12th December 1994, but has since been disbarred. Adlore graduated from American COL.

Lawyer Information

NameAdlore Virgil Clarambeau
First Admitted12 December 1994 (29 years, 4 months ago)
StatusDisbarred
Bar Number174540

Contact

Current Email[email protected]
Phone Number888-721-7322
Fax Number888-721-7322

Schools

Law SchoolAmerican COL (Brea CA)
Undergraduate SchoolSee Registration Card

Address

Current Address5543 Edmondson Pike # 213
Nashville, TN 37211
Map

History

30 October 2014Disbarred (9 years, 6 months ago)
Disbarment 09-O-16588
2 July 2013Not eligible to practice law in CA (10 years, 10 months ago)
Suspended, failed to pay fees
19 April 2013Not eligible to practice law in CA (11 years ago)
Ordered inactive 09-O-16588
19 July 2012Active (11 years, 9 months ago)
3 July 2012Not eligible to practice law in CA (11 years, 10 months ago)
Suspended, failed to pay fees
18 August 2011Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 09-O-16588 (12 years, 8 months ago)
21 September 2010Active (13 years, 7 months ago)
1 September 2010Not eligible to practice law in CA (13 years, 8 months ago)
Admin Inactive/MCLE noncompliance
14 July 2008Active (15 years, 9 months ago)
1 July 2008Not eligible to practice law in CA (15 years, 10 months ago)
Suspended, failed to pay fees
12 December 1994Admitted to the State Bar of California (29 years, 4 months ago)

Discipline Summaries

October 30, 2014

ADLORE VIRGIL CLARAMBEAU [#174540], 59, of Nashville, Tenn. was disbarred Oct. 30, 2014 and ordered to comply with rule 9.20 of the California Rules of Court and make restitution.

Clarambeau stipulated to 29 counts of misconduct in 13 loan modification matters and one bankruptcy case. The State Bar Court initially recommended he receive a 120-day suspension, but the California Supreme Court returned the matter for further consideration. A hearing judge then recommended his disbarment after weighing the victim impact statements and the harm Clarambeau had done.

Clarambeau appealed the disbarment recommendation, arguing that the judge erred by admitting the victim impact statements and that the discipline was excessive because it was his first offense. A three-judge review panel affirmed the hearing judge’s recommendation, concluding that Clarambeau “habitually disregarded his clients’ interests; for two years, he collected illegal fees, performed incompetently and failed to pay more than $35,000 in restitution to 13 clients.”

Despite being licensed to practice law only in California, in 2009 Clarambeau sent out marketing materials offering loan modifications to out-of-state residents. He entered into agreements with at least seven residents of other states and collected between $1,500 and $3,700 in advanced fees from them for loan modification work. In addition, Clarambeau was found culpable of 15 counts of misconduct in seven California client matters and one bankruptcy filing.

He was ordered to pay $35,250 plus interest in restitution.

In mitigation, Clarambeau had no prior record of discipline and cooperated with the State Bar.