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

NameSung Il Oh
First Admitted10 June 1999 (24 years, 11 months ago)
StatusDisbarred
Bar Number201634

Contact

Current Email[email protected]
Phone Number626-332-7262
Fax Number626-332-7548

Schools

Law SchoolLoyola Law School (Los Angeles CA)
Undergraduate SchoolArizona St University (Tempe AZ)

Address

Current Address710 Quail Valley Ln
West Covina, CA 91791
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History

1 November 2013Disbarred (10 years, 6 months ago)
Disbarment 12-N-12984
26 May 2013Not eligible to practice law in CA (10 years, 11 months ago)
Ordered inactive 12-N-12984
4 February 2013Not eligible to practice law in CA (11 years, 3 months ago)
Suspended, failed to pass Prof.Resp.Exam 11-J-10588
28 July 2012Not eligible to practice law in CA (11 years, 9 months ago)
Ordered inactive 12-N-12984
17 May 2012Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 12-N-12984 (11 years, 11 months ago)
28 December 2011Not eligible to practice law in CA (12 years, 4 months ago)
Discipline w/actual suspension 11-J-10588
1 July 2011Not eligible to practice law in CA (12 years, 10 months ago)
Suspended, failed to pay fees
1 July 2011Not eligible to practice law in CA (12 years, 10 months ago)
Admin Inactive/MCLE noncompliance
3 June 2011Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 11-J-10588 (12 years, 11 months ago)
10 June 1999Admitted to the State Bar of California (24 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.