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The Cowan Law Firm
Employment & Civil Rights Law,
Business Litigation & Class Actions
Phone: (310) 394-
Fax: (310) 394-
Email: info@cowan-
Two Locations
BEVERLY HILLS
9301 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 609
Beverly Hills, California 90210
SANTA MONICA
401 Wilshire Blvd., 12th Floor
Santa Monica, CA 90401
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Phone: (310) 394 -
Fax: (310) 394 -
9301 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 609
Beverly Hills, California 90210
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Victory Over Collection Company That Engages in the Unauthorized Practice of Law
A Century City company buys credit card debt and then sues to enforce it. While defending a lawsuit against one debtor, Jeffrey Cowan discovered that the company was "renting" the name of a lawyer (who was never there and whose State Bar record showed his office was at another location) and directing its non-
A former employee of the company gave two sworn statements exposing how the company and its owner carried out the unlicensed practice of law. The former employee also talked to a local newspaper reporter and reported the company to the State Bar of California. A few months after the declarations were given, the "collection company" sued not only the former employee but also his father. The dad had no involvement with the company but unlike his son had assets (a home). The lawsuit contained few allegations about the father and the few that were there were a sham.
The father hired The Cowan Law Firm to defend him. We filed an anti-