Because young attorney allen continues to flagrantly violate ethics laws

3. Let’s recap events. (Hint: the conclusion is that young
attorney allen just keeps on violating attorney advertising
ethics laws.)
The young attorney allen’s image was first seen in Balita in
September 2011, appearing alongside the much tarnished
Atty. Beirne. As I stated in the last issue
“PinoyWatchDog.com was silent [about young attorney
allen] — we did not know anything he had done wrong at
that point. It was my personal opinion to say nothing if there
wasn’t anything to say.”

4. After the shocking news of over 200 contempt charges
being brought against Atty. James Beirne young attorney
allen’s was suddenly in Balita full page ads with his own
firm, three offices, just like Balita/Beirne, in
Glendale, Cerritos and West Covina. However, young
attorney allen was still in the Beirne
advertisements, violating California Rule of Professional
Conduct 1-400, Standard 9, which restricts a lawyer from
appearing as part of two professional designations in
advertising . This was revealed in the PinoyWatchDog.com
expose of February 18, 2012 on the front page.

5. Reaction: young attorney allen ceased appearing in any
Beirne ads. Beirne was suddenly ‘of counsel’ in the young
attorney allen ads, making them facially compliant.
However, young attorney allen marched on with his
unethical advertising streak, having a banner ad on the
Balita web site that linked directly to the Beirne web
site, another deceptive advertising practice, as any
Internet user would believe they are being directed to the
attorney in the banner ad. Indeed, the click through
Beirne ad had an actress falsely claiming she was a
successful Beirne client.

6. To see the full illegal, unethical Balita/Bierne banner click
through go to PinoyWatchDog.com and click on “Beirne Ad
Scam.”
Reaction: The young attorney allen banner then ceased
clicking through to Beirne, and on to his own web
page, which you would expect in the first place. Attorney
Beirne took down the actress lying that she was a successful
client for Beirne.
Now friends, at this point you would think that young
attorney allen would act like Attorney Allen, with capital
letters, saying enough is enough, and take control of his
own advertising. Sadly, I do not think this is possible as
these advertising adventures indicate he does not control
the law office that bears his name.

7. After taking down the illegal link and
even more disturbing fraudulent Beirne
ad that has an actress falsely posing as a
happy client, the click thru link now lands
the internet user onto young attorney
allen’s single page web page. And more
unethical advertising.

8. This new web page advertisement states “We are a
federally designated debt relief agency.” This is also false
and deceptive advertising, as it implies that young attorney
allen has applied for, and received, some special type of
‘designation’ from the federal government when in fact the
terminology is nothing more than an advertising
requirement for bankruptcy lawyers.
California ethics laws prohibit any advertising that implies a
relationship with any governmental entity. No one
‘designated’ young attorney allen for anything, he simply
fits into a defined legal category having certain federal
requirements.

10. The obvious intent is to mislead the
Filipino public that young attorney allen
is somehow special because he has
received a ‘designation.’ This is similar to
Attorney Bierne claiming that he was a
charter member of the National
Association of Bankruptcy Lawyers when
that designation does not even exist.
Do you see a pattern?

11. Not yet convinced? Back in September 2011, young
attorney allen made a boast in a column that he had
over ten years of bankruptcy experience. But he is a
mid-twenties new admittee. Attorney Beirne has
already admitted under oath the young attorney
allen had absolutely no bankruptcy experience
before he started to work at his office.
And this young man is ready to claim, publicly, he
has ten years of bankruptcy experience!

13. What is going to happen when he is
sitting face to face with a client? What
claims will he make to a potential client
to entice someone to pay over their
money?
Young man, please take some time to get
your house in order. You are starting out
on a destructive path of deceit and lies.
There is time to change it.

14. Start with admitting that you have no personal
capability to manage and run three law office
locations as a new admittee, because you need
to spend some time studying advertising ethics
law, and certainly bankruptcy law. Follow it up
by working for a reputable lawyer or firm to
obtain the experience necessary to practice law
independently.

16. My hope is that I do not have to write
these types of columns advising the
community of the ongoing pattern of
deceit by young attorney allen.
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