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1. Ray Pilaro
Testimonial in
Beirne’s Ads
Violates Court
Order
By Rene Villaroman with PWD Investigative Team
Submitted by PinoyWatchDog.com on January 23, 2012
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2. On January 10, 2012 L.A. Superior Court Judge Soussan
Bruguera has scheduled a hearing for February
27, 2012, regarding Glendale based Attorney James Beirne’s
repeated contempt of a stipulated court order that
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3. he not have any false, misleading, deceptive advertising or
communications, or such advertising that tends to
confuse, deceive or mislead the public, and to not guarantee
or warranty any out on a legal matter, or to use a
spokesperson with disclosure of the spokesperson’s title.
That court order was issued in the summer of 2011 after it
was determined that Attorney Beirne was already repeatedly
violating attorney ethics and advertising laws.
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4. It is unknown if Judge Bruguera will send Attorney Beirne to jail
for these repeated violations of the court order.
One of the subject advertisements contains a picture and
photograph of a Ray Pilaro claiming he is one of the thousands of
happy clients of Attorney Beirne. However, in a seemingly clear
violation of law and the court order Attorney Beirne did not
provide Mr. Pilaro’s title in the advertisement. Perhaps of greater
interest is how Pilaro could be considered ‘happy’ as the first of
two bankruptcy filings by Attorney Beirne was dismissed by the
bankruptcy judge, and Pilaro lost his house in the second
bankruptcy filing, as Attorney Beirne surrendered the Pasadena
California Bungalow style home as part of the second bankruptcy
filing.
A reader of the ad, and presumably the judge, are left wondering
how could Pilaro know Attorney Beirne has ‘thousands’ of happy
clients?
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5. Ray Pilaro has refused to make
any comment to
PinoyWatchDog.com’s
investigative team, even though
he is a public pitch man for
Attorney Beirne. He only asked
‘how did you get my cell phone
number’? When informed it was
on the front door of his business
address he hung up. We were
unable to ask Pilaro why he was
happy that Beirne had to file two
bankruptcy petitions for him, and
why he was happy with the
service even though Beirne was
unable to save Pilaro’s house.
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6. Investigation of Ray Pilaro reveals that he is operating under the
name of Pillars Financial Services, Inc. The name appears on the
front door of the business at 342 N. Allen and on its web
page, www.pillarsfinancial.com. However, Pillars Financial
Services, Inc. is listed as ‘forfeited’ by the California Secretary of
State web page.
Review of former editions of Weekend Balita reveal that Pilaro
advertised in Balita Media, owned by Anthony Allen, and his
wife, Luchie Mendoza. Many court filings and published news
media reports disclosed that nonlawyer Allen is the general
manager of Beirne Law Office and Antony Allen and Luchie
Mendoza are the real owners of the law firm. The advertising
demonstrates an ongoing business relationship with the
Balita/Beirne organization.
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7. The advertising was for a Kangen Water business, but that is
not included on Pilaro’s bankruptcy schedules as a source of
income. The only source of income listed for Pilaro was an
Exodus Reality, Inc. Even the operating business of Pillars
Financial Services, Inc. was not including the Pilaro bankruptcy
filing. At press time PinoyWatchDog.com has not been able to
obtain comment from Nancy Curry, the bankruptcy
trustee, regarding possible bankruptcy fraud of both Pilaro and
Attorney Beirne, as the Balita/Bierne joint business certainly
knew of these unreported enterprises.
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8. Attorney Beirne’s recent open letter of ‘Setting the Record
Straight’, which has resulted in dozens of contempt of court
allegations, emphasized how important it was that the firm’s
‘friends’ continue to make referrals. The sign outside Pilaro’s
office offers ‘credit repair’ and ‘bankruptcy’ as among the
services provided. As Pilaro is not an attorney, it would appear
that he is part of the Balita/Beirne referral network seeking
bankruptcy referrals. PinoyWatchDog.com is presently unable
to determine if this advertising on Pilaro’s office is illegal.
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9. While Pilaro refuses to answer PinoyWatchDog.com’s
questions Attorney Joel Bander commented that in the
contempt trial Pilaro cannot refuse to answer questions
unless he pleads the Fifth Amendment against self
incrimination. Bander initiated the contempt proceeding on
behalf of his clients, Diosdado and Janet Duldulao, who lost
their house when Attorney Beirne failed to file a bankruptcy
petition to save their home, as he falsely promised in the
advertising.
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