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Ethics/Professional Responsibility

Jun. 2, 2010

Mortgage Boiler Room Scams Ensnared Scads of Lawyers

Hundreds of Southern California lawyers - most from Orange County - stand accused of, or are under investigation for, defrauding homeowners seeking help with mortgages.

By Don J. DeBenedictis

Daily Journal Staff Writer

IRVINE - Paul J. Lucas, a publishing company lawyer who joined Orange County's booming home loan industry in 2001, started his mortgage modification enterprise in 2008. "We did as good if not a better job than anybody out there," Lucas said.

Brian Colombana, briefly a Berger Kahn associate, had his own mortgage brokerage for a while. He started his 100-employee mor...

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