Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Avvo.com on Robert Joseph Abalos: Recipient of "Most Serious Penalty for a Lawyer."

One has to wonder what dream world Robert J. Abalos lives in. To this very day he calls himself a "lawyer" on his Robert Abalos dot com blog and on his investinginland.com website/blog thingy. That's funny, nobody with any legal authority in the United States of America would agree with him -- especially not any state bar associations.

The latest authority to weigh in on Robert J. Abalos' lack of status as a lawyer is lawyer-rating website Avvo.com. Avvo.com is the authoritative site started by the founders of Expedia.com that "rates and profiles every attorney, so that people can choose the right attorney. Lawyer profiles contain helpful information including a lawyer’s experience, areas of practice, disciplinary history, and ratings from clients. Profile data comes from many sources, including state courts and bar associations, lawyer websites, and information provided by lawyers...—all factors that, in our opinion, are relevant to assessing a lawyer's qualifications."

As you can see from Robert Joseph Abalos' profile on Avvo.com, the authoritative website doesn't rate him very highly at all as an "attorney." In fact, based on its information, Avvo.com shows no evidence that Robert Joseph Abalos is an attorney with a valid license in good standing in any state:

State License status Year acquired Last updated by Avvo
Dist. of Columbia Suspended 1985 08/23/2008
Virginia Active (Not in Good Standing) 1986 10/09/2009
Massachusetts Administrative Suspension 1991 11/11/2008

This lawyer has been cited for professional misconduct by a state disciplinary authority.

State Citation type Year cited Last updated by Avvo
Virginia Revocation Following Hearing 2008 10/09/2009

Source: Avvo.com's Profile for Robert Joseph Abalos.

So, add Avvo.com to the list of authorities who disagree with Robert Abalos when he claims that he is a "lawyer" or an "attorney." He is not a lawyer or an attorney. He is simply a liar.

Avvo.com doesn't stop there, however. In its description of "Revocation Following Hearing," Avvo.com states, "This means the attorney license is revoked by the State Bar. A license 'Revocation Following Hearing' is the most serious penalty for a lawyer."

Mr. Abalos, upon reading this why not take the time to post a comment here explaining just how exactly it is that you still conceive of yourself as a "lawyer" or an "attorney." Right now, we, Avvo.com, and the state bars of Washington State, Washington, D.C., Massachusetts, and Virginia would beg to differ with you.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Ugh. He's here at the public library again.......(Seattle)..we cannot stand the man!!!!

Anonymous said...

He now says he's a 'retired real estate lawyer'. Then, he puts "ESQ." behind his name as if he still is a lawyer!

Regardless, Robert, when are you going to pay out all those refunds you admitted you owed many of us so many years ago? I want my refund!