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Lawyer advises foreclosed clients to break back into their homes

The Earls, all 11 of them, had been evicted from their Simi Valley home. Attorney Michael T. Pines pleaded with a Ventura County Superior Court judge to let the family back in. Jim and Danielle Earl h... read more

Calif. Lawyer: Break Back Into Your Foreclosed Homes

(Newser) – One California attorney isn't afraid of getting on the wrong side of the law to help clients who have been evicted from their homes. Michael T. Pines of Pines & Associates advises clients t... read more

Homes in foreclosure can be saved by lawyers

That's a common story among people behind on their mortgage and the counselors at nonprofit organizations who advise them. Another common story: banks losing paperwork amid the flurry of foreclosures ... read more

Arrested Foreclosure Lawyer: ‘We Weren’t Trespassing’

He’s been helping people break into their foreclosed homes ... considers a mission, the law labels trespassing. Mr. Pines was arrested Wednesday as he helped Rene Zepeda, 72, break back into his forec... read more

Court awards $700,000 to victim of foreclosure rescue scam

In typical foreclosure rescue scams, which became more common during the recent housing boom and bust, homeowners facing foreclosure with equity in their homes are tricked into turning ... protection ... read more

Mom died, but nephew won’t leave her house

Most of the time, we advise our clients to give such squatters 60 days notice to terminate their ... let him back in. Make arrangements for his stuff to be delivered somewhere. The police can’t arrest ... read more

Invasive Tactic in Foreclosures Draws Scrutiny

Alexandra Hlista said she was forced from her home after multiple break ... into believing that they no longer had a right to occupy their homes, according to the Illinois suit and interviews with hom... read more

Civil legal aid breaks the cycle of poverty, benefits taxpayers

A foreclosure ... assist clients with every day. By keeping Floridians in their homes, securing their livelihoods and protecting their rights to health-care, veterans' and other benefits, legal aid no... read more

How lawyers can bring mindfulness into their practice (podcast with transcript)

Let Amicus help you run your practice, so you can focus on what you do best: practice law ... foreclosure—it seems like when you do that sort of work helping clients in that boat, it’s real hard not t... read more

“I Wish I’d Never Called the Police”

Ethically, Flanagan and others can’t advise their clients to break the law, and, practically ... The visions pursue her into daylight; riding the train or walking on the street, she fights back the fe... read more

Five questions: Attorney finds niche in negotiating short sales

Short sales made up 8 percent of all home sales in metro St. Louis this spring, according to figures from RealtyTrac. Foreclosures ... lawyer, working mainly on land title issues, when the housing bub... read more

Lawyer advises foreclosed clients to break back into their homes

The Earls' income came from a family-owned medical equipment firm and from taking in foster children. The family has adopted six of the 43 children they have taken in since 2001, Danielle Earl said, w... read more