Tamar Ouzounian is an active member of the California Bar and was admitted 3rd June 2003. Tamar graduated from Pepperdine University SOL.
Lawyer Information
| Name | Tamar Ouzounian |
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| First Admitted | 3 June 2003 (22 years ago) |
| Status | Active |
| Bar Number | 225308 |
| Sections | Family Law |
Contact
| Current Email | [email protected] |
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| Phone Number | 818-237-7815 |
| Fax Number | 818-337-0310 |
Schools
| Law School | Pepperdine University SOL (Malibu CA) |
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| Undergraduate School | University of California at Los Angeles (CA) |
Address
| Current Address | Law Office of Tamar Ouzounian, 5850 Canoga Ave Fl 4 Woodland Hills, CA 91367-6554 |
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History
| 10 July 2009 | Active (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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| 11 April 2009 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (16 years, 2 months ago) Discipline w/actual suspension 06-O-14145 |
| 3 June 2003 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (22 years ago) |
Discipline Summaries
April 11, 2009 TAMAR OUZOUNIAN [#225308], 34, of Woodland Hills was suspended for two years, stayed, placed on two years of probation with a 90-day actual suspension, and was ordered to prove her rehabilitation, take the MPRE within one year and comply with rule 9.20. The order took effect April 11, 2009. Ouzounian stipulated to eight counts of misconduct in three divorce matters.In the first, a client paid advance fees and costs totaling $2,320. When she returned documents that Ouzounian had provided for her to sign, the documents were returned as unclaimed. The client complained about a lack of communication; she visited Ouzounian’s office once but found the door locked. She fired Ouzounian and asked for a refund, but the balance in Ouzounian’s trust account had fallen below the required amount.Ouzounian called the client, saying she was having family problems but still wanted to represent her. The client fired her again, but Ouzounian did not respond. Nine months later, she refunded the fees, after a third request from the client.In the second matter, she was retained to represent a woman in a post-judgment dissolution matter and appeared at a hearing. Ouzounian forwarded a copy of the court’s findings to the client for review, but never contacted the opposing counsel, who submitted the order. Ouzounian never informed the client. However, when the opposing counsel filed a motion to correct the amount of child support Ouzounian’s client owed her ex-husband, the client submitted some proposed corrections. Ouzounian never took any action and when fired by the client, she did not sign a substitution of attorney form.In the third matter, although Ouzounian filed a request seeking modification of an existing child support order, she did nothing further and the client was unable to contact her, despite 13 phone calls and visits to the lawyer’s office. The client hired a new lawyer, but Ouzounian did not sign the substitution form or provide the file. She also missed a hearing.She refunded the client’s money about 14 months later.Ouzounian stipulated that she failed to perform legal services competently, communicate with clients, return a client file, refund unearned fees or maintain client funds in trust and she did not take steps to properly withdraw from representation.In mitigation, Ouzounian was providing for both her father, who had suffered a stroke, a friend who had a difficult pregnancy, and her mother, who also was ill. |