Judy Lee Beres is an active member of the California Bar and was admitted 1st December 2000. Judy graduated from Southwestern University SOL.
Lawyer Information
| Name | Judy Lee Beres |
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| First Admitted | 1 December 2000 (24 years, 6 months ago) |
| Status | Active |
| Bar Number | 210161 |
Contact
| Phone Number | 323-488-3328 |
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Schools
| Law School | Southwestern University SOL (Los Angeles CA) |
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| Undergraduate School | University of Southern Calif (Los Angeles CA) |
Address
| Current Address | PO Box 92628 Pasadena, CA 91109-2628 |
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History
| 24 August 2013 | Active (11 years, 10 months ago) |
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| 24 February 2013 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (12 years, 3 months ago) Discipline w/actual suspension 11-C-17780 |
| 10 January 2012 | Conviction record transmitted to State Bar Court 11-C-17780 (13 years, 5 months ago) |
| 1 December 2000 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (24 years, 6 months ago) |
Discipline Summaries
February 24, 2013 JUDY LEE BERES [#210161], 49, of Glendale was suspended for two years, stayed, placed on two years of probation with a six-month actual suspension and she was ordered to take the MPRE within one year and comply with rule 9.20 of the California Rules of Court. The order took effect Feb. 24, 2013. Beres pleaded no contest in 2011 to child endangerment and possession of more than one ounce of marijuana.During a search of Beres’ residence, police found marijuana plants growing inside (in a hydroponic grow area), and outside, and found Beres’ six-year-old son asleep in her bedroom. Neither Beres nor her husband were home and in the bedroom officers found eight weapons, ammunition and cocaine. They found five more weapons in a closet.Beres testified that she was unaware of the weapons, which belonged to her husband, and that her son was sufficiently trained in the use of firearms and being near a loaded gun would not be dangerous. She said the plants in the backyard were part of her husband’s legal marijuana collective and that she had a prescription for medical marijuana. The hydroponic grow area was in the basement, which was rented by another individual.Beres argued that her only mistake was staying with her verbally abusive and controlling husband. The court found insufficient evidence that Beres was a principal in the marijuana growing operation, that her misconduct was motivated by financial gain or that she was aware of the basement activities. “That being said,†wrote Judge Richard Platel, Beres “as an attorney, was aware of the illegality of her actions. And beyond her own criminal misconduct, she was willing to turn a blind-eye to the extensive criminal operations occurring in her own home.â€In mitigation, Beres had no prior discipline record, was suffering from extreme emotional difficulties due to her husband’s verbal and emotional abuse, and she cooperated with the bar’s investigation. |