Sung Il Oh was admitted to the California Bar 10th June 1999, but has since been disbarred. Sung graduated from Loyola Law School.
Lawyer Information
| Name | Sung Il Oh |
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| First Admitted | 10 June 1999 (25 years, 11 months ago) |
| Status | Disbarred |
| Bar Number | 201634 |
Contact
| Current Email | [email protected] |
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| Phone Number | 626-332-7262 |
| Fax Number | 626-332-7548 |
Schools
| Law School | Loyola Law School (Los Angeles CA) |
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| Undergraduate School | Arizona St University (Tempe AZ) |
Address
| Current Address | 710 Quail Valley Ln West Covina, CA 91791 |
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History
| 1 November 2013 | Disbarred (11 years, 6 months ago) Disbarment 12-N-12984 |
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| 26 May 2013 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (11 years, 11 months ago) Ordered inactive 12-N-12984 |
| 4 February 2013 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (12 years, 2 months ago) Suspended, failed to pass Prof.Resp.Exam 11-J-10588 |
| 28 July 2012 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (12 years, 9 months ago) Ordered inactive 12-N-12984 |
| 17 May 2012 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 12-N-12984 (12 years, 11 months ago) |
| 28 December 2011 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (13 years, 4 months ago) Discipline w/actual suspension 11-J-10588 |
| 3 June 2011 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 11-J-10588 (13 years, 11 months ago) |
| 10 June 1999 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (25 years, 11 months ago) |
Discipline Summaries
November 1, 2013 SUNG I. OH [#201634], 49, of West Covina was disbarred Nov. 1, 2013 and ordered to comply with rule 9.20 of the California Rules of Court. Oh was disbarred after his default was entered when he did not respond to a notice of disciplinary charges filed against him for failing to comply with rule 9.20. He was disbarred under rule 5.85 of the State Bar’s Rules of Procedure because he did not move to have the default set aside within 180 days.Oh was suspended in 2011 after being disciplined by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for professional misconduct. Oh had an agreement with the Patent Trademark Institute of America, PTI, a firm that paid him flat fees for referrals. He represented hundreds of referred inventors, but did not disclose that he had a relationship with an entity that would be affected by his representation.December 28, 2011 SUNG IL OH [#201634], 47, of West Covina was suspended for two years, stayed, placed on two years of probation with a 90-day actual suspension and he was ordered to take the MPRE within a year and comply with rule 9.20 of the California Rules of Court. The order took effect Dec. 28, 2010. He was disciplined by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in 2011 for professional misconduct and stipulated to State Bar misconduct as a result. He had an agreement with the Patent Trademark Institute of America, PTI, a firm that paid him flat fees for referrals. He represented hundreds of referred inventors but did not disclose that he had a relationship with an entity that would be affected by his representation.For example, one client who was seeking patent and trademark protection had paid PTI $11,690 but he also paid Oh to perform a “patentability study.†Oh did not tell the client about a potential conflict of interest.In 2007, a federal court in Virginia placed PTI into receivership pending the outcome of contempt litigation proceedings brought by the Federal Trade Commission for alleged violations by PTI of a 1998 civil settlement.In mitigation, Oh had no prior discipline record, cooperated with the bar’s investigation and demonstrated remorse. |