Posted by kevin on May 30, 2011 under Foreclosure Blog | 
New Jersey went through a Kabuki dance earlier this year on the robo-signing issue. When it dragged out for an additional couple of months, Legal Aid and the Seton Hall Law Center tried to intervene on behalf of the consumer. The intervention was opposed by the court appointed judiciary representative. How bout that. The courts were represented in this process, the banks were represented, but the consumer was not. Read more of this article »
Posted by kevin on May 7, 2011 under Foreclosure Blog |
I hope that everyone has a great mother’s day. Make sure you tell your mom (or wife who is the mother of your children) how much you appreciate them.
Been out of the box for a few weeks. Reason- have been busier than a one armed paper hanger. Two trials in 6 weeks, 4 motions, 1 appellate brief in, one awaiting scheduling order, and one imminent settlement.
As far as the trials go, I lost one but got the other case dismissed for failure to adhere to the Fair Foreclosure Act. They will be back, but my client is in her house for at least another two years. If you represent borrowers, buying time is a victory in and of itself. Not only the obvious; that is, your client still has a roof over her head. But the longer things go, the better the chance that new law will help the cause; the better the chance that the lender will cave and offer an meaningful settlement.
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