Now here’s the start of the review of Matthew Rifat’s closing brief, which was written and then turned into the Court on April 4th 2025.  This is after this writer’s review of all the arguments from the California Bar Association prosecution, the Office of Chief Trial Counsel, as to why Matthew should be disbarred.  Matthew... Read More

Consumers who have purchased policies from Innovative Partners are encouraged by the California Insurance Department to call the Department for assistance.   Commissioner Ricardo Lara issued a Cease and Desist Order against Innovative Partners, LP for illegally acting as an insurance company in California, and providing health insurance coverage without proper certification.  The Department also has... Read More

Another big argument against Matthew Rifat by the Office of Chief Trial Counsel of the California Bar Association was the oddness that the Bar found in that it didn’t fit when Dr. Chorn at a dinner meeting asked Matthew Rifat “How is Blue Oak doing” and “How is Dr. Uwaydah making money?” from the practice. ... Read More

There was the case called “Oheb” which the California Bar prosecution used to illustrate that the attorney in that case had many opportunities to protect himself but didn’t.  An individual that attorney hired, stole from him, forged his signature, and worked with clients without that lawyer’s permission or oversight.  He just let himself get run... Read More

The prosecutors of the California Bar argued that it was very negligent of Matthew Rifat to simply rely on the statements of the defense attorneys, the lawyers who were defending the defendants in the Los Angeles County Indictment that was put out against Dr. Uwaydah and his cronies in February of 2015.  This group of... Read More

Matthew Rifat took a plea deal on February 29, 2024 with the Riverside County District Attorney’s office.  He got his Indictment for conspiracy, money laundering, and workers’ compensation claims fraud dismissed in its entirety but with that he pled guilty to one count in a new complaint for Penal Code section 549.  In a nutshell,... Read More

With the State Bar of California’s verdict a substantial Public Reproval against attorney Matthew Rifat; this rebuke, reprimand, admonishment, or whatever synonym one would like to use, is not just some private reproof.   It is a substantial Public Reproval. A Public Reproval definition found in the data terms glossary is described as:  a public warning... Read More

Matthew Rifat was ordained on Saturday, May 24th 2025, as a permanent Deacon in the Diocese of San Diego.  He was publicly reproved by the State Bar Court of California on May 27th 2025, just three days later, which did not include disbarment or temporary suspension.  Instead, since the ruling stated Matthew neither acted with... Read More