Thomas M Nrj

Immediate Openings

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I have immediate openings for associate attorneys at my law firm starting pay $185,000 per year. Of course, I do require that you are not a student debtor.

Yes for that type of position, I can and do check your credit. It MUST show no student loans or any loans of any kind. Yes, you think that with that salary I could pay such loans, but I don't hire any people with any loans. I only hire gracious people.

Please call 866-208-**** if interested and ask for Mr. Miller.

Please be advised that you cannot block caller id when calling a toll free number. My secretary screens all calls, and I do not have an answering machine, never have, never will.

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Loss:
$240000
Pros:
  • Day she was disbarred
Cons:
  • Took money did not do the work
Reason of review:
Poor customer service

Preferred solution: Full refund

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Guest

Hello Paul Flores here I just want to fully confess to murdering Kristin Smart, please offer a full conviction with maximum sentence. I already confessed to the police and they audio/video recorded it and I signed a full confession.

The most I could hope for is to be released on some kind of a bail bond loan which I would need a loan to even pay the 10 percent and jump bail but then the bounty hunters would sledge hammer every house, apartment, office building, bird house, dog house out house to find me because I did it and must fully confess to be good for the soul, I hade 26 years that she didn't because I killed her.

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So much for Brittney Chavira, calling in sick on probation and faking maternity leave. So much for Brittany Hughes, calling in sick on probation. So much for Lionel Martinez, calling in sick on probation.

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Brenda McCune

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Brenda McCune is a wonderful attorney who did everything completely proper with my case. Can you see my nose growing?

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Loss:
$972000
Cons:
  • Brenda mccune herself
Reason of review:
Not as described/ advertised

Preferred solution: Full refund

2 comments
Guest

Lake Arrowhead Rentals is nothing but a scam. Road Runner Auto Sales is nothing but a scam.

Luis Tenorio is nothing but a scam.

Harold Van *** 951-775-****, is nothing but a scam, Jose Villegas is nothing but a scam. ROAD RUNNER AUTO SALES IS A SCAM!

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Indeed, Road Runner Auto Sales is scam. All cars are stolen, salvage title, fake smog check, odometer roll back.

DMV investigators appeared to shut it down, police appeared also. Website shut down because they did not paya ze bill.

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Anonymous
map-marker Fullerton, California

Please contact me for class action suit

I paid Brenda in full. 6 months later she tells me i owe her 16,000 or she wont go to court with me.

She didnt bother to show up the next week and sent someone from her office who knew nothing and caused me to lose alot of money. Then she refused to answer my phone calls. I fired her then 2 years later she sends me a bill for 26,000.00. She is a thief!!!

Her practice leaves her clients broke and hanging. She refused to talk at our conference in the courthouse. I later found out she was going through a divorce of her own and was so busy dealing with that and just wanted to get mine over with so she could leave. My friend was with me and was so upset at the way she was ignoring me and dealing with her own issues.

She literally left me in the dark and her staff had to lie for her.

How sad is that. She is bad bad bad and never again will i be dooped!

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Guest

You need to contact the California state bar and report what happened. She was disbarred for stealing just like this.

There are hundreds of victims. She changed her name to Brenda lynn Higgins and is operating out of Yoruba Linda as a pro life Christian however she destroys lives and doesn't act on Christian values. Also report her to the district attorney office as she needs charges filed against her -- way too many victims. She screwed up people's divorce.

Asked.

Didn't file certain paperwork and people lost a lot of money. Someone also also has been trying to remove all these reviews

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Road Runner Auto Sales is nothing but a scam. All cars they sell are salvage title, fake smog check, odometer roll back.

Three words describe this company: stink, stank, stunk! I have never seen garbage such as this. The service paperwork they provided was completely fake. When I called the servicing dealer who supposedly provided they work, they had no record of it.

No services were ever rendered, and they had never heard of Road Runner Auto Sales, Luis Tenorio, Harold Van *** or Jose Villegas or whoever he says he is.

Harold Van *** is a scam, Luis Tenorio is a scam, Jose Villegas is a scam. Road Runner Auto Sales is a scam!!

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please contact me at toothqueen1@***.com

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Anonymous
map-marker California, United States

Unprofessional and condescending

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She was handling a dissolution of marriage between my ex husband and I. We had no shared assets, no children. There seemed to have been a lack of urgency in regards to paperwork and everything else for that matter as the divorce took over two years to complete. I believe she took this case on as a favor for my ex mother law or traded services so this case was not a priority. I had assumed it was my ex delaying the process for months at a time but clearly, after reading the reviews, I know that the lack of action was on her part. As communication with my ex and I completely ceased, there was still the issue of obtaining my property from my ex husbands residence. Brenda offered to mediate an exchange of property. I delayed this process as a family member of mine who was on good terms with my ex husband offered to obtain my property. Shortly after I received a letter from Brenda's office. This is a direct paragraph from the letter.

" Please also note, as of your signature on the judgement on August 20, 2012, the filing fees with the court had increased from what I had quoted you many months ago. I have covered the short fall of your filing fees, as an additional extension of courtesy to you. Given your public complaining about the length of time your case has taken to reach completion, and your utter inability to accept responsibility for your own part in the delay, this office has no further professional courtesy to extend to you. Do not contact me with any request to mediate a time or place for an exchange of your property. One week from the date of this letter. he has no obligation to accommodate your schedule, and this office has no further patience to do so either."

The professional extension of courtesy would have been to notify me that court filing fees had gone up. The professional extension of courtesy would be to not stalk my personal Facebook posts and then proceed to point that out in a 'professional letter'. The professional courtesy would have been to accept her "utter inability to accept responsibility for her own part in the delay."

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Cons:
  • Unprofessional work ethic
  • Not being notified of filing fee change
  • Did not provide billing
Reason of review:
Bad quality
5 comments
Guest

WARNING TO ALL CONSUMERS - Brenda McCune change her name to Brenda Higgins. She is operating as a real estate agent under Century 21.

She hurt hundreds of families by stealing money as a *** divorce attorney and not doing the work. She was disbarred by the California state bar after she "went off the rails" defrauding people. .Her "cover story" is that she somehow became "spiritual" and ended her law office voluntarily. This is a total lie.

There are people and families still reeling from the impact of her theft and total incompetence. The District Attorney's office needs to investigate and charge her with multiple counts. She is a liar. She is not "spiritual" as spiritual people have feelings and consciousness about their actions.

They repent. They apologize for the hurt they have caused others. Brenda on the other hand blames all her clients. Brenda is arrogant and a wolf in sheeps clothing.

Beware. Read the stories about her.

Learn about how she has an arrest warrant in Arkansas. https://www.century21.com/CENTURY-21-Award-6673c/Brenda-McCune-363845a https://www.blogger.com/profile/009304****783399**** She is associated with these people: President: Christie Russell First Vice President: Brenda Higgins Membership Chair: Marilyn Sutton Per Capita Chair: Christie Russell Legislation Chair: Brenda Higgins Treasurer: Carol Peterson Bulletin Chair: Christie Russell Past President: Sheryl Rallis Web Manager: Brenda Higgins Website:http://www.brearepublicanwomen.com Email:BreaRWF@***.org Address:PO Box 9024 Brea, CA 92822

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How can you be a real estate agent with a bar discipline record?

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Brenda's current status is "Licensed NBA" with no employing broker. See http://www2.dre.ca.gov/PublicASP/pplinfo.asp?License_id=0195**** Evidently, she didn't do nothin there either.

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She is an evil demon who hurt many people.

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Her Status with the CA Bar is: Disbarred....not allowed to practice law

Status History

Effective Date Status Change

Present Disbarred

1/28/2016 Disbarred

7/1/2014 Not Eligible To Practice Law in CA 12/16/1996 Admitted to The State Bar of California Explanation of member status Actions Affecting Eligibility to Practice Law in California Effective Date Description Case Number Resulting Status Disciplinary and Related Actions Overview of the attorney discipline system. 1/28/2016 Disbarment 13-O-14806 Disbarred 8/27/2015 Ordered inactive 13-O-14806 Not Eligible To Practice Law in CA 4/27/2015 Ordered inactive 14-O-03904 Not Eligible To Practice Law in CA 3/12/2015 Ordered inactive 13-O-14806 Not Eligible To Practice Law in CA 3/7/2015 Ordered inactive 14-H-05806 Not Eligible To Practice Law in CA 10/2/2013 Public reproval with/duties 12-O-15197 Administrative Actions 7/1/2014 Suspended, failed to pay Bar membr.

fees Not Eligible To Practice Law in CA Copies of official attorney discipline records are available upon request. Explanation of common actions

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Anonymous
map-marker Yorba Linda, California

Failure to communicate with client. Failure to perform with competence. Failure to Render Accounts of Client Fund

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P UB LIC MATTER

STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF TRIAL COUNSEL

No. 186945, 15

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JAYNE KIM, No. 174614

CHIEF TRIAL COUNSEL

JOSEPH R. CARLUCCI, No. 172309 DEPUTY CHIEF TRIAL COUNSEL MELANIE J. LAWRENCE, No. 230102 ASSISTANT CHIEF TRIAL COUNSEL HUGH G. RADIGAN, No. 94251 DEPUTY TRIAL COUNSEL

845 South Figueroa Street

Los Angeles, California 90017-**** Telephone: (213) 765-****

FILED FEB 2 0 2015

STATE BARCOURT CLERICS OFFICE

LOS ANGELES

STATE BAR COURT

HEARING DEPARTMENT - LOS ANGELES

The State Bar of California alleges:

JURISDICTION

1. Brenda Lynn McCune ("Respondent") was admitted to the practice of law in the State

of California on December 16, 1996, was a member at all times pertinent to these charges, and is currently a member of the State Bar of California.

COUNT ONE

Case No. 14-0-0****

Business and Professions Code, section 6068(m)

[Failure to Communicate with Client]

2. Respondent failed to communicate with her client, Suzanne Brown, by not

substantively responding to at least seven reasonable requests for information, which respondent received, in a matter in which respondent had agreed to provide legal services between on or about February 24, 2014 and June 17, 2014, in willful_violation of Business and Professions Code, section 6068(m).

COUNT TWO

Case No. 14-0-0****

Rules of Professional Conduct, rule 3-110(A)

[Failure to Perform with Competence]

In or about February 2011, Suzanne Brown employed Respondent to perform legal services, namely to file and prosecute a petition for the dissolution of marriage in the California 19

Superior Court, styled Suzanne Brown v. Alexander Brown., Case No. 11D001397, which 20

Respondent intentionally, recklessly, or repeatedly failed to perform with competence, in willful 21

violation of Rules of Professional Conduct, rule 3-110(A), by: 22

Filing an At-Issue Memorandum requesting a trial date to be scheduled, but failing to secure a trial date;

Failing to seek a resolution or otherwise finalize the dissolution of the client’s marriage; and

Failing to cooperate with subsequent counsel, Jeffery Lonner, by not communicating with him and not signing the substitution of attorney form.

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The State Bar of California alleges:

JURISDICTION

1. Brenda Lynn McCune ("Respondent") was admitted to the practice of law in the State

of California on December 16, 1996, was a member at all times pertinent to these charges, and is currently a member of the State Bar of California.

COUNT ONE

Case No. 14-0-0****

Business and Professions Code, section 6068(m)

[Failure to Communicate with Client]

2. Respondent failed to communicate with her client, Suzanne Brown, by not

substantively responding to at least seven reasonable requests for information, which respondent received, in a matter in which respondent had agreed to provide legal services between on or about February 24, 2014 and June 17, 2014, in willful_violation of Business and Professions Code, section 6068(m).

COUNT TWO

Case No. 14-0-0****

Rules of Professional Conduct, rule 3-110(A)

[Failure to Perform with Competence]

3. In or about February 2011, Suzanne Brown employed Respondent to perform legal

services, namely to file and prosecute a petition for the dissolution of marriage in the California 19

Superior Court, styled Suzanne Brown v. Alexander Brown., Case No. 11D001397, which 20

Respondent intentionally, recklessly, or repeatedly failed to perform with competence, in willful 21

violation of Rules of Professional Conduct, rule 3-110(A), by: 22

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b.

c.

Filing an At-lssue Memorandum requesting a trial date to be scheduled, but failing to secure a trial date;

Failing to seek a resolution or otherwise finalize the dissolution of the client’s marriage; and

Failing to cooperate with subsequent counsel, Jeffery Lonner, by not communicating with him and not signing the substitution of attorney form.

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4.

COUNT THREE

Case No. 14-0-0****

Rules of Professional Conduct, role 4- 100(B)(3)

[Failure to Render Accounts of Client Funds]

On or about January 3, 2014, Respondent received from Respondent’s client, Suzanne

Brown, the sum of $15,000 as advanced fees and costs for legal services to be performed. Respondent

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thereafter failed to render an appropriate accounting to the client regarding those funds in entirety

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following the client’s request for such accounting on or about August 19, 2014. in willful violation of the Rules of Professional Conduct, rule 4-100(B)(3).

NOTICE - INACTIVE ENROLLMENT!

YOU ARE HEREBY FURTHER NOTIFIED THAT IF THE STATE BAR COURT FINDS, PURSUANT TO BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE SECTION 6007(c), THAT YOUR CONDUCT POSES A SUBSTANTIAL THREAT OF HARM TO THE INTERESTS OF YOUR CLIENTS OR TO THE PUBLIC, YOU MAY BE INVOLUNTARILY ENROLLED AS AN INACTIVE MEMBER OF THE STATE BAR. YOUR INACTIVE ENROLLMENT WOULD BE IN ADDITION TO ANY DISCIPLINE RECOMMENDED BY THE COURT.

NOTICE - COST ASSESSMENT!

IN THE EVENT THESE PROCEDURES RESULT IN PUBLIC

DISCIPLINE, YOU MAY BE SUBJECT TO THE PAYMENT OF COSTS INCURRED BY THE STATE BAR IN THE INVESTIGATION, HEARING AND REVIEW OF THIS MATTER PURSUANT TO BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE SECTION 6086.10.

Respectfully submitted,

THE STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA OFFICE OF THE CHIEF TRIAL COUNSEL

Hugh ~. Rad~an Deputy Trial Counsel

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Loss:
$15000
Cons:
  • Did not do substitute of attorney
  • California state bar complaint
  • Did not file needed paperwork
Reason of review:
Bad quality
Anonymous
map-marker Yorba Linda, California

Attorney Brenda Lynn McCune Unethical Legal Practices Discipline By California State Bar

Brenda Lynn McCune is nothing but a thief and a fake.

She takes money for legal services and does not perform the work.

Wherever you go there you are Brenda McCune. You have left a path of destruction and you have hurt countless people with your greed and irresponsible behavior. You profess to care about people and family law. However, the very people you were supposed to protect and guide you failed.

You have no ethics and no morals. You say you are a christian.

First thing you should do is look in the mirror and start being honest with yourself. Then, pull out your client list and start calling all the people you harmed, you know who they are. There is a very long list of complaints filed at the California State Bar. If you don't have a list handy maybe you can get the list from them.

You might also consider telling your pastor and church about how you have harmed others. How you really speak to clients on the phone and how rude and arrogant you are. Your unethical behavior is flagrant.

You acted irresponsibly and you are so disconnected from reality that you are not present to what you are doing and the negative effect you are having on people. You say your son's baseball accident changed you. Does that mean it made you take people's money and not perform the work? Did it change you not to return client calls? Did it change you to be rude, arrogant and dismissive to clients? Did it change you to blame the clients verses looking in the mirror and taking responsibility for your actions. YOu are in "la la land" Brenda McCune.

Get real and to really get God you need to first take an honest look at what you have done to others. You should seek serious counseling for how you can twist the real facts and blame others. You should seek help for why you think it is ok to repeatedly lie to your clients telling them you are going to call them and never do.

Seek help for all your habitual lies that are so part of your everyday that you can't even see them. Seek help for all the money you took from clients without doing the work or providing any value. You know you over-billed and sucked hours to pad your pocket. You are so far out in left field it is stunning. And, the California State Bar Website has all the documentation with more on the way I am sure.

Brenda, maybe your divorce has something to do with you and your behavior? Maybe the failure of your law firm and the lien against your building has something to do with you. Maybe the lack of clients has to do with all your negative reviews and State Bar complaints. You can move on to something else if it is done with integrity. To blame law or clients for your issues is just blame and your issues will continue to follow you wherever you go. You have such a high level of self-entitlement and arrogance that you radiate deep hurt and pain underlying your issues and all of this is unresolved.

STATE BAR COURT HEARING DEPARTMENT - LOS ANGELES In the Matter of: BRENDA LYNN MCCUNE, No 186945 Case 13-0-1**** NOTICE OF DISCIPLINARY CHARGES

2. On or about November 15, 2013 Plaintiff employed Brenda Lynn McCune to represent her in a martial dissolution matter which Brenda Lynn McCune intentially, recklessly, or repeatedly failed to perform with competence, by failign to prepare the required stipulated judgement in a timely fashion, or otherwise provide any legal services of value between on or about November 15, 2012 and June 17, 2013, and by failing to provide status updates and accounting during that period, in willful violation of Rules of Professional Conduct, rul 3-110(A).

3. On or about November 15, 2012, Respondent received advanced fees of $2,500 from a client for purposes of securing a marital dissolution. Respondent performed no services of value on behalf of the lclient and therefore earned none of the advanced fees paid. Respondent failed to refund promptly, updon Respondents termination of employment on or about June 17, 2013 any part of the $2,500 fee, in willful violation of Rules of Professional Conduct.

4. Respondent failed to release promptly after termination of Respondent's employment on or about June 17, 2013 to Respondent's client all of the client's papers and property following the client's request for file on June 17, 2013.

5. On or about November 15, 2012 the client received $2,500 but failed to render an appropriate accounting to the client regarding those funds following the client's request for such accounting on or about June 17, 2013.

6. Brenda Lynn McCune failed to cooperate and participate in a disciplinary investigation pending against her by failing to provide a substantive response to the State Bar's letters of September 10, 2013 and September 16, 2013 which Respondent received, that requested Respondents response to the allegations of misconduct being investigated in Case 13-0-1**** in willful violation of Business and Professions Code section 6068(i).

NOTICE - INACTIVE ENROLLMENT! YOU ARE HEREBY FURTHER NOTIFIED THAT IF THE STATE BAR COURT FINDS PURSUANT TO BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE SETION 6007(C), THAT YOUR CONDUCT POSES A SUBTANTIAL THREAT OF HARM TO THE INTERESTS OF YOUR CLIENTS OR TO THE PUBLIC, YOU MAY BE INVOLUNTARILY ENROLED AS AN INACTIVE MEMBER OF THE STATE BAR. YOUR INACTIVE ENROLLMENT WOULD BE IN ADDITION TO ANY DISCIPLINE RECOMMENDED BY THE COURT July 14, 2014

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Guest

As you may be aware, Brenda Lynn Mccune has been disbarred by the California State Bar. So much for the so called rising star superlawyer.

At least she was gracious enough to default in the discipline proceedings. Evidently, she must have had another of her migranes and got tired of everything. Her law degree was from a bogus law school, Western State University. The most exalted thing anyone can do with a Western State law degree is to refuse to use it or get rid of it, the license, and whatever else.

I wonder if she paid her disciplinary fees to the state bar? Probably not, most people are smart enough not to pay into an organization that they don't belong to anymore. Also, the state bar doesn't do anything whatsoever to collect it, no judgement lien, asset seizure, credit reporting, nothing. Brenda Mccune is a scam.

Western State University is a scam.

The state bar is a scam.

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I wonder if her student loans are all paid off? Oh well, if not, it is so wonderful how student loans are forever death trapped, death cursed, with full power against the student debtor forever and ever.

Well almost, there is a way out if the student debtor dies but they should remove that so that the student debtors estate can be sued for the full unpaid balance thereof.

Actually, they should apply the rule of 78s to student loans to punish early repayment, or better yet make they law where you must pay the exact amount each month or return the payment so that the stigma of a student debtor can haunt those *** enough to take them out forever.

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I doubt it. Brenda Mccune hit my car in a parking lot and tried to speed away and I chased her got her information and of course the registration showed a lienholder on the title.

I got a real attorney and sued the *** out of her. She probably has holes on the back of her head from her eyes popping out from the insurance rate increase. I have never financed a car in my whole life, always paid all cash to have blank lienholder and gloat it. Also Jose Basso 2014 BMW Cal License 6UDM585 hit my car, did the same thing.

He leaseed then financed his stupid BMW. Mr. BM dub dub u loan Mr.

BMW Loan. Still not paid off today.

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Right. Jose Basso 29564 Wind Runner Ct.

Menifee "Mr. excuse me whose car is that (lawfully parked in the public street in front of my house) has a BMW, a Toyota Highlander Loan, a Kia Loan - all he has is loans!! Well I have cameras and if Mr.

Jose Basso hits my car its off to court we go Mr. Loans!!

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Yes student loans are the stupidest thing you can do on this earth. Do you realize that even a Ralph's job in store job application asks if you ever defaulted on a student loan?

Good job Ralph's of course you can't check credit for that kind of job (not yet anyway).

Of course, employers want good gracious people who graciously never took out studente loans in the first place. The choice and the power is yours, be gracious and don't take any studente loans, you don't know where it haunt you!

Guest

Sue Ellen Knapp, realtor, CAPRE Lake Arrowhead 909-214-**** cannot sell a house for nothing. Only listens to her own mouth. Sue Ellen Knapp, realtor is a SCAM!!!!!!

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Indeed, Sue Ellen Knapp is an ***.

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Yes, she certainly is.

Guest
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Absolutely right - when you call her please block your number and don't call back with it unblocked even if she tries to goad you into doing it. She has an 800 too but doesn't know how to use it - thats ok just don't call it, block and call her regular number and make her answer it when it rings.

Guest

I had an absolutely horrific experience with Brenda Mccune. She is a terrible attorney and treated me with utter disrespect.

She took $7,500 from me that I borrowed and never did any of the work she was retained to do. She missed critical deadlines. She hurt my life. She hurt the lives of the people around me.

I am so grateful to God and community and the California State Bar that this woman was stopped from practicing law here. It is a blessing from the heavens that she cannot continue to harm other people.

Everyday I suffer from the effects of her malpractice. She is clueless and heartless.

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Anonymous
map-marker California, United States

Very Bad Attorney

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I worked for this attorney and witnessed first hand how she treated clients and her staff. I was at "ground zero" so I saw what really went on behind closed doors.

1. She did not return phone calls and had staff lie to clients and make up things to tell them....repeatedly.

2. She'd let a file sit and sit and sit and not address it and then turn around and make up something bad about the client and twist the lack of work and results in a way that the client was to blame.

3. She was always texting or on twitter talking about her hikes, what a great day it was but she would tell clients she was sick. She even told a client she would call them on the weekend (Saturday) as the client waited WEEKS to get a return call only to never call the client.

4. After she got a letter from the California State Bar she went back to her social media accounts and deleted her hikes and "fun" so that it aligned with her story that she she was going through a rough patch in her life. A lot of people go through rough patches, my friend is an accountant and lost her son to cancer and worked during her grieving process and traumatic event, she never lied to clients, took money and she worked hard and did her job.

5. Last I heard she was losing her office, was having financial issues (again) and the Cal State Bar finally has caught up to her. They should call her old clients during 2010, 2011 ****....using Court Records and interview them to see what is true....especially the ones that substituted out....there is a long paper trail of unhappy clients that she did wrong and I am sure they would all talk and support it with evidence.

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Trany Ffd

I believe she was part of the parental alienation train . Using false claims to win for her clients ?

Guest

She over charged me by 24,000. Can we can a class action suit against her? If anyone is interested please contact me

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We should all be contacting the District Attorney's office and notifying them. Also file police reports.

Let's contact some attorney's about criminal actions as well as fraud. For criminal we need the assistance of the police and the district attorney. She should be paying back what she stole from people. You can also contact the California State Bar client security fund.

When an attorney is disbarred, hurt clients can apply for a refund of monies with proper proof of payment, retain etc. She is now going by the name Brenda Higgins of Anaheim. Century 21 realtor. and board member of this organization as well as their webmaster http://www.cfrwsoutherndivision.org/club-Brea_RWF_19.htm Warn everyone you can.

Send letters to Century 21 corporate, local offices and the SFR Southern Division, Yorba Linda government offices and all associated blogger editors. This woman's true identity and history is important to consumers so that people are kept safe from having their lives hurt by her and money stolen.

Guest

She handled a dissolution of marrige for my ex husband and I. This is a direct quote from a letter she sent:

" Please also note, as of your signature of the Judgement on August 20th, 2012, the filing fees with the court had increased from what I had quoted you many months ago.

I have covered the shortfall of your filing fees, as an additional extension of courtsey to you. Given your public complaining about the length of time your case has taken to reach completion, and your utter inability to accept responsibility for your own part in the delay, this office has no further professional courtesy to extend to you. Do not contact me with any request to mediate a time or place of exchange of your property. This office has no obligation to accommodate your schedule and no further patience to do so either."

This statement seems to coincide with your #2 bullet point.

I was trying to obtain my personal property which was not an easy fete, and what should have been a cake walk divorce took over two years.... she blamed me for my lack of action but clearly the short coming were on her end and her "UTTER INABILITY TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR HER OWN PART IN THE DELAY".

Guest

She is an awful attorney. I had a very bad experience with her.

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Anonymous
map-marker Fullerton, California

No refund of funds for Retainer

She tried to manage my Family Law case; Never made any progress in the first year; finally after NO refund of some the Retainer funds - she 'pocketed' all $5000 with no accounting of the year of work, and she STILL did not get to finality of the Court documents for both sides for the court for closure on 'court official documents' until we had to 'FIRE HER'. So we needed to move on to a 'new/Family attorney' who is doing the job that she was chartered to do. After a few months of requests for remainder of Retainer funds with accounting, she vanished out-of-site.

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Loss:
$2500
Cons:
  • Clerical issues
  • No billing 1 yr - of fees
  • Did not do the job
Reason of review:
Poor customer service

Preferred solution: Full refund

2 comments
Guest

She was just Disbarred. You can file with the client securities fund in California to attempt to return your money.

I had the same problems and filed my claim a few months ago. She is in a church group in Arkansas now.

Guest

Report her to the California State Bar. They have a big file on her.

You are part of a long list of clients she victimized. Also, contact the Orange County District Attorney's office. they are keeping a file. With everyone coming forward there may be grounds for a civil suit or criminal charges.

And, she is trying to run for office. There is an arrest warrant for her in Arkansas for what appears to be a traffic violation in which she did not appear or pay

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Anonymous
map-marker Riverside, California

Please never hire this ex lawyer

she represented me through Jarvis Kreiger Sullivan firm in oc. She was unprepared , unprofessional and unethical.

When I first met her she sounded assuring & competent ; she Talks a good game but delivers lousy . To start , she arrived to court (late), decided to make some copies right before the judge called her . Before she left she told me that if the judge asked for her I should say that she went to make copies ! The judge waited for her until she needed to move on.

My case was sent to another judge that was unsympathetic to my side and evantually I lost the case and $50000 along with it .

In the afternoon session she made the judge wait again for her to come back . However , this time , the judge asked the bailif to look for her !

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3 comments
Guest

She is a hurtful, pathetic loser who got her money from dirty tactics. She is trying to save her own soul not in a desperate attempt to "fight abortion" or "advocate for family values".

But she is completely missing the point in that she failed to advocate for the family's that entrusted her to provide a valued service. Her abortion fight in my opinion is a distraction so she doesn't have to own up to all the pain and suffering her incompetence, lying and unethical behavior caused many many people. She is still running, blaming others, blaming the legal system, blaming *** people, judging other people - her past clients, the system, lawyers, her profession, abortion. Her judgement is a poison to our society and her utter lack of self-responsibility and ownership of her dirty deeds indicates she is an immature soul that has some very serious issues.

She should be committed to paying all the people back she stole from and being with how many people she screwed over that the negative affect it had on their lives and their families. it is an absolute travesty that she was allowed to practice any law and that the California Bar has not filed criminal charges against her.

In her current state of functioning it is my opinion she should never, ever, ever, never hold any position of responsibility. How she makes money now is anyone's guess, she is probably living off the investments from all the dirty money she made.

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Be careful there! You reek of bitterness, whoever you are.

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You reek of denial. This woman is evil. A wolf in sheeps clothing Consumers beware.

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Anonymous

Brenda McCune Took My Money Promised Results And Scammed Me

I paid Brenda McCune for family law legal services. She claimed to be a family law specialist. The only thing she was "special" at was swindling my money. She did not perform the services I requested of her. She did not write up the orders or file them with the court. And, she missed paperwork and deadlines. She is a total crook and makes up crazy stories to try and cover herself. She is loathsome and unprofessional.

Her character and actions/inactions lead me to surmise that she is a narcissist.

Narcissists promise the world but give you only a plot of dirt. Despite their extravagant promises, it is crucial to have low expectations for what they will actually deliver or you will end up perpetually disappointed.

Narcissists give just the minimum necessary to sustain your association with them. The promises and even low level delivery will end abruptly as soon as you no longer serve a purpose for them. Keep in mind that anything they DO deliver you will pay dearly for—in some shape or form.

Brenda McCune wanted my money, I was her narcissistic supply. She took it and didn't do the job. She has done this to countless others.

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Guest

One of the worst mistakes of my life was hiring this cheater. She took $7,500 from me and did nothing.

She did not return calls. She is a disgrace to the profession and humanity. Yes, I am angry because she got away with her dirty deeds for too long and hurt people. She severely hurt my life and my family's life.

She's not a good person or human being for what she did was very mean and unethical. She clearly was desperate for money and stole.

Guest

Report her to the Cal State Bar. She already has numerous complaints against her.

Some are posted on the Bar website and others are not. She is being investigated for many issues.

Guest

Very bad attorney. No integrity.

Sets the bar very low. Awful to clients.

Took my money did not provide the value. Screwed up my case.

Guest

I had a similar issue. I filed a complaint with the Bar

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As someone that has worked with her, I agree with this observation.

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Heard repeated bad things about her from another attorney.

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She's known far and wide on Yorba Linda for being shady. Her reputation is in the toilet.

She's off her rocker in many ways now. Her decline started about 10 years ago and has been steady.

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Anonymous
map-marker Orange, California

Attorney Brenda Lynn McCune Not Eligible To Practice Law

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To all consumers -

Please be careful about Attorney Brenda Lynn McCune who lives in California and practices law in Orange County. She primarily focuses on victims in family law and divorce.

This attorney is NOT eligible to practice law but is still soliciting clients. Protect yourselves.

She has a reputation throughout Orange County amongst consumers, paralegals and other attorney's of not having her act together, missing deadlines, not returning calls, disorganization, taking money and not doing the work, poor work product and operating outside of the Code of Ethics for her profession.

Be careful out there there are a lot of bad attorney's

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Loss:
$16000
Cons:
  • Did not do the job
  • Violated california state bar code
  • No return calls
Reason of review:
Bad quality
Anonymous
map-marker Yorba Linda, California

UNETHICAL Attorney Brenda Lynn McCune Law Firm Yorba Linda Orange County

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Suspended Attorney...

Posted by a Family client,

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I do not recommend Brenda McCune.

I hired Brenda 6-12 months ago.

Brenda handled my Family matter.

I have previously worked with no lawyers.

Could not finish my case due to her being suspended by the State Bar of California. I should have investigated this attorney instead of relaying on a recommendation. I now see Ms. McCune was on probation and under another investigation late last year. Why did she take on my case if she knew she had an ongoing case against her which she choose to ignore versus responding to the charges? Did she not know in ignoring repeated request by the State Bar would result in a suspension? Is that why she didn't bother paying her annual attorney membership fee? Why did she not disclose this to me when she took my retainer? Now I need to get another attorney to pick up where Ms. McCune left off. And she has the nerve to tell her clients that she is retiring. Shame on her..

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$7500
Reason of review:
Damaged or defective
7 comments
Guest

Not shocked. This women is evil .

Most lawyers that are honest will stay in practice . Brenda lies , and makes promises she can't keep. You would think since she had a messy divorce and had a mental breakdown she would show more compassion in her actions when she knows her client is a abuser. But nope she plays dirty , even using evaluators she knows she has favor with to gain power for her clients.

I know all lawyers do this but doesn't make it right. Your children are nothing more then dollar signs. There isn't anything she won't do no matter how unethical and underhanded. I hope Brenda gets 10 fold the pain and damage she has done to others.

She claims to be a women of God , that is laughable although your biggest sinners hide behind God . She should be ashamed . She deserves every bit of what she gets .

She should never be allowed to practice law again. She should also be in jail for fraud .

Guest

Brenda McCune has narcissism.

Definition: the pursuit of gratification from vanity, or egotistic admiration of one's own attributes, that derive from arrogant pride. The term originated from the Greek mythology, where the young Narcissus fell in love with his own image reflected in a pool of water.

She thinks she can parade in a bunch of people from her church to defend her from hundreds of consumer complaints with the California State Bar and online.

How many of these people ever hired her? She has people hoodwinked. Narcissism has the ability to appear "nice", "generous" and "charismatic" to engender likeability. However, it is all a sham, she only thinking about strategy and her own gain, what's in it for her, how she can maneuver and manipulate using emotions, blame or excuses.

Her behavior is finally catching up with her. Just read her response to the Bar, any psychologist can read that and point all the blame, victimization, poor-me I had a life event, excuses, things are out of my control pity party.....classic narcissism. Rather than people from her church or other areas of her life coming to defend her they should sit with her and discuss therapy, take her to a treatment center for substance abuse, put her on observation, do an intervention. If they don't then they are under her spell.

Consumers do not complain in droves to the California State Bar and online websites when there isn't an issue.

This is NOT an isolated situation. This is a LONG TERM REPETITIVE PATTERN OF ABUSE BY THIS ATTORNEY AND SHE SHOULD NOT BE PRACTICING LAW.

Guest

Let's see. We should hire an attorney who can't pay her bills and went through a nasty divorce and took client money during the process while she was attending to her personal issues.

So, its ok for her to bill people, not do the work and then get off free because she had a family event. if that happens it will be the worst thing to happen to consumers and the State Bar would lose all credibility.

Guest

This woman cost me thousands of dollars, she did not address my case, the requests I had, she missed the window to revise an order, she screwed up on discovery. There is no accountability with her and when the California State Bar finally closed in on her she slimmed away like the snake she is.

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Brenda McCune does not meet the standard of care for her clients. She has a long list of complaints against her with the California State Bar.

Please fill out the complaint form and submit your complaint.

The goal is to get her disbarred and not suspended. Her racket for years has been to take the money, provide little value and move on to the next victim.

Guest

She is a scammer that is why!

Guest

Brenda McCune knew full well her status with the State Bar when she took you on as a client. She needed the money.

You were only a means to an end for her. She did not care about you, your case or your life. It's the cold hard truth. It is how she operates.

There is no ethics, no morals, no standard of care. The State Bar review verdict outlines this. She took you on as a client and lied to you about her "retirement". She is a liar.

She has been doing this for years and the State Bar has a list. She has cost numerous clients a lot of pain and suffering. She cost one client over $150,000 because she didn't do her job! Some people have said that she is gong to work at her church.

With her track record one could only imagine and there will be no accountability to the State Bar. Everyone needs to log their formal complaints with the State Bar of California so that she will be formally disbarred and can NEVER harm people again. If anyone knows where she goes to church please reach out to the pastor and alert them to these issues so that they can protect the congregation and not put her into any kind of leadership position or anything having to do with money, investments or counseling people and their lives. She has the potential to continue to harm people.

I would encourage you to file a Small Claims Suite against Brenda McCune in Orange County for the costs.

They can do a case for up to $10,000 the fact she misrepresented herself and lied about her status, took your money during this period of time will NOT set well with any judge. Your damages can be determined by the judge and you can get a judgement. Then you can collect from her by filing your judgement, putting a lien on her assets, finding out where she works and doing a wage garnishment. It takes patience but you can do it.

The judgement will go on her credit report and will be there for at least 10 years. File your judgement with the California State Bar and also send a copy to the pastor of her church.

There are additional options as well. Good luck and remember, it is not about you, it is the fact that Brenda McCune is unethical.

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Anonymous
map-marker Yorba Linda, California

Brenda Lynn McCune, Attorney, Council Member 55th Central California, California State Bar Complaints, Unethical

On-going unethical practices. Taking client's money and not performing the value. Lien on law firm property. Not paying bills. Failure to refund client's money. Numerous California State Bar complaints.

Brenda Lynn McCuneAttorney, Council Member 55th Central CaliforniaThis attorney has yet another California State Bar Complaint

Buyer and Voter Be Careful. She also is trying to market herself as a coach, political blogger, council member, republican and christian.

Case 13-0-1**** NOTICE OF DISCIPLINARY CHARGES

July 14, 2014

Count 1 - Failure to Perform With Competence

Count 2 - Failure to Refund Unearned Fees

Count 3 - Failure to Release File

Count 4 - Failure to Render Accounts of Client's Funds

Count 5 - Failure to Cooperate in State Bar Investigation

Notice of Inactive Enrollment

A PDF File of the full complaint can be found on the California State Bar Website.

ALSO NOTE THE LIEN SALE NOTICE AGAINST BRENDA LYNN MCCUNE LAW OFFICE.

THIS ATTORNEY HAS ETHICAL ISSUES, TAKES CLIENT'S MONEY AND DOES NOT PERFORM SERVICES. HER TRACK RECORD GOES BACK MANY YEARS.

BUYER BEWARE. VOTER BEWARE.

http://mybuenapark.com/sites/default/files/12-15-ind-06-06-14.pdf

NOTICE OF LIEN SALE Notice is given that pursuant to sections 21700-2**** of the Business and Professions Code, Section 2328 of the Commercial Code, Section 535 of the Penal Code that Instorage Yorba Linda at 17071 Imperial Highway, Yorba Linda, CA 92886 will sell by competitive bidding, on or after June 26, 2014 at 10:00 am, property belonging to those listed below. Auction to be held at the above address. Property to be sold as follows: household goods, furniture, personal items, clothing, electronics, tools, auto parts and miscellaneous unknown boxes, belonging to the following:

LOVINGOOD, MARK RECASNER, RONALD Emley, GraemeBRENDA McCUNE, LAW OFFICE OF Howard, Jerome JANKE, LINDA L. 6/6, 6/13/14 CNS-262****# THE INDEPENDENT BP/ANA Independent 14-8**** Publish June 6, 13, 2014

http://www.smartvoter.org/2012/06/05/ca/or/ballot.html

http://www.bmccunelawfirm.com

California State Bar http://www.calbar.ca.gov

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Guest

OMG she victimized me too. I am not alone.

Thank God the California State Bar has addressed this -- there is a true God!!! I wonder how she cross-indexes this with her fanatical religious beliefs? Does she say God is wrong? Does she blame the state bar?

her profession? How does she reconcile the long list of victims in her mind...that we all over-reacted? we are all ***? I wonder how she sleeps at night.

What a shameful life.

There is nothing proud in what she has done and the way she has treated people. How embarrassing for her family, her children and her friends.

Guest

Great article. Thanks for the info, very helpful. BTW, if anyone needs to fill out a “CA State Bar Attorney Complaint Form”, I found a blank form here: http://www.calbar.ca.gov/Portals/0/documents/Regulation/2012-09_ComplaintForm-Instructions.pdf and also here http://pdf.ac/42KY2d

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Thank you to whoever posted this. I almost hired this woman and then read the reviews. She tried to get me to work with her without signing a retainer!

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She is a total snake. Rips clients off.

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Brenda Lynn McCune is nothing but a thief and a fake.

She takes money and does not perform the work.

Wherever you go there you are Brenda McCune. You have left a path of destruction and you have hurt countless people with your greed and irresponsible behavior. You profess to care about people and family law. However, the very people you were supposed to protect and guide you failed.

You have no ethics and no morals. You say you are a christian. First thing you should do is look in the mirror and start being honest with yourself. Then, pull out your client list and start calling all the people you harmed, you know who they are.

There is a very long list of complaints filed at the California State Bar. If you don't have a list handy maybe you can get the list from them.

You might also consider telling your pastor and church about how you have harmed others. How you really speak to clients on the phone and how rude and arrogant you are.

Your unethical behavior is flagrant.

You acted irresponsibly and you are so disconnected from reality that you are not present to what you are doing and the negative effect you are having on people. You say your son's baseball accident changed you. Does that mean it made you take people's money and not perform the work? Did it change you not to return client calls?

Did it change you to be rude, arrogant and dismissive to clients? Did it change you to blame the clients verses looking in the mirror and taking responsibility for your actions. YOu are in "la la land" Brenda McCune. Get real and to really get God you need to first take an honest look at what you have done to others.

You should seek serious counseling for how you can twist the real facts and blame others. You should seek help for why you think it is ok to repeatedly lie to your clients telling them you are going to call them and never do. Seek help for all your habitual lies that are so part of your everyday that you can't even see them. Seek help for all the money you took from clients without doing the work or providing any value.

You know you over-billed and sucked hours to pad your pocket. You are so far out in left field it is stunning. And, the California State Bar Website has all the documentation with more on the way I am sure. Brenda, maybe your divorce has something to do with you and your behavior?

Maybe the failure of your law firm and the lien against your building has something to do with you. Maybe the lack of clients has to do with all your negative reviews and State Bar complaints. You can move on to something else if it is done with integrity. To blame law or clients for your issues is just blame and your issues will continue to follow you wherever you go.

You have such a high level of self-entitlement and arrogance that you radiate deep hurt and pain underlying your issues and all of this is unresolved. STATE BAR COURT HEARING DEPARTMENT - LOS ANGELES In the Matter of: BRENDA LYNN MCCUNE, No 186945 Case 13-0-1**** NOTICE OF DISCIPLINARY CHARGES 2. On or about November 15, 2013 Plaintiff employed Brenda Lynn McCune to represent her in a martial dissolution matter which Brenda Lynn McCune intentially, recklessly, or repeatedly failed to perform with competence, by failign to prepare the required stipulated judgement in a timely fashion, or otherwise provide any legal services of value between on or about November 15, 2012 and June 17, 2013, and by failing to provide status updates and accounting during that period, in willful violation of Rules of Professional Conduct, rul 3-110(A). 3.

On or about November 15, 2012, Respondent received advanced fees of $2,500 from a client for purposes of securing a marital dissolution. Respondent performed no services of value on behalf of the lclient and therefore earned none of the advanced fees paid. Respondent failed to refund promptly, updon Respondents termination of employment on or about June 17, 2013 any part of the $2,500 fee, in willful violation of Rules of Professional Conduct. 4.

Respondent failed to release promptly after termination of Respondent's employment on or about June 17, 2013 to Respondent's client all of the client's papers and property following the client's request for file on June 17, 2013. 5. On or about November 15, 2012 the client received $2,500 but failed to render an appropriate accounting to the client regarding those funds following the client's request for such accounting on or about June 17, 2013. 6.

Brenda Lynn McCune failed to cooperate and participate in a disciplinary investigation pending against her by failing to provide a substantive response to the State Bar's letters of September 10, 2013 and September 16, 2013 which Respondent received, that requested Respondents response to the allegations of misconduct being investigated in Case 13-0-1**** in willful violation of Business and Professions Code section 6068(i). NOTICE - INACTIVE ENROLLMENT!

YOU ARE HEREBY FURTHER NOTIFIED THAT IF THE STATE BAR COURT FINDS PURSUANT TO BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE SETION 6007(C), THAT YOUR CONDUCT POSES A SUBTANTIAL THREAT OF HARM TO THE INTERESTS OF YOUR CLIENTS OR TO THE PUBLIC, YOU MAY BE INVOLUNTARILY ENROLED AS AN INACTIVE MEMBER OF THE STATE BAR. YOUR INACTIVE ENROLLMENT WOULD BE IN ADDITION TO ANY DISCIPLINE RECOMMENDED BY THE COURT July 14, 2014

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Anonymous
map-marker Brea, California

Attorney Brenda McCune Brea California Not Eligible To Practice Law Notice of Disciplinary Charges Filed

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Attention consumers: Please be aware that Attorney Brenda Lynn McCune is NOT eligible to practice law in the state of California. We are aware of several people being solicited by this attorney when her law license was not valid. Please call the California State Bar if you are approached by her for your business or she requests money from you to help you from the "side". She does not have a valid law license.

If you are considering working with her you are advised to read all the pleadings on the California State Bar website. There appears to be complaints about the misuse of client funds and/or not performing the services she was retained to perform. There appears to be ethical violations that may or may not carry over to other activities. We cannot state either way. We can only advise you to read all the complaints with the California State Bar.

Actions Affecting Eligibility to Practice Law

Effective Date Description Case Number Resulting Status

Disciplinary and Related Actions

Overview of the attorney discipline system.

11/20/2014 Notice of Disc Charges Filed in SBCt 14-O-01234

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Loss:
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Cons:
  • Co-dependent
  • Did not return money
  • Unethical
Reason of review:
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