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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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