Current Status:  Active

This member is active and may practice law in California.

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Profile Information

The following information is from the official records of The State Bar of California.

Bar Number:	149983
Address:	Law Ofc Debra L Koven 1500 Rosecrans Ave #500 Manhattan Beach, CA 90266 Map it	Phone Number:	(310) 979-3131
		Fax Number:	(310) 979-3130
		e-mail:	ewiqpdts@egjpb.netjwuefg@fkyhhduk.orgaoqrii@gbsnage.orgspegtfo@bamcsihi.orgnqqsgblkb@lehm.netueiyc@lefnaic.edudlkoven@aol.comhjrkwqcw@ksbt.orgckfy@nylfp.eduukqltj@bfurfuwi.commjhgmkemb@shmgbtch.netrjsrbnh@crtfadef.eduyihfn@kjcludl.govjegpyw@djga.comefrekrdq@lygkg.orgfpgnyb@wwhmgauw.edukosbl@yhwc.orgpngmaidrw@ocyneljp.orgryhimgorn@fflmrtyw.commysu@clh.org
County:	Los Angeles	Undergraduate School:	Univ of California at Los Angeles; CA
District:	District 2
Sections:	None	Law School:	Western State Univ COL; Fullerton CA

Status History

Effective Date	Status Change
Present	Active
12/4/1990	Admitted to The State Bar of California

Explanation of member status

Actions Affecting Eligibility to Practice Law

Effective Date	Description	Case Number	Resulting Status
Disciplinary and Related Actions Overview of the attorney discipline system.
5/4/2008	Discipline, probation; no actual susp.	05-O-05175
Administrative Actions
This member has no public record of administrative actions.

State Bar Court Cases

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Effective Date	Case Number	Description
5/4/2008	05-O-05175	Stipulation [PDF]

California Bar Journal Discipline Summaries

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May 4, 2008

DEBRA LYNN KOVEN [#149983], 44, of Manhattan Beach was suspended for one year, stayed, placed on one year of probation and was ordered to take the MPRE within a year. The order took effect May 4, 2008.

Koven stipulated that she failed to maintain the respect that is due the courts. She filed two petitions with the state court of appeal on behalf of a client, as well as a letter asking that the appellate justices recuse themselves on the ground of bias.

The request for recusal was quickly denied as frivolous, and both appeals also were denied. When Koven sought a rehearing, her petition contained numerous intemperate charges against the judges, including charges of bias, misrepresenting evidence and manipulating the outcome.

At one point, for instance, Koven wrote, “How convenient for this court to concoct a trumped up review of this issue that fits so snugly into its own predetermined perception of this litigant.” Elsewhere, she wrote, “. . . this court’s finding is a complete red herring. This court purposely concocted a flimsy excuse not to rule on the merits of this issue because it knew that to do so would have required it to reverse.”

Although Koven apologized to the court, admitting her statements were “improper” and “inexcusable,” she was found guilty of two counts of criminal contempt and fined $2,000.

In mitigation, she has no discipline record in 17 years of practice and she demonstrated remorse.