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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

Judge doubts foreclosure lawyer's mental state

Pines, who advised clients to retake possession of their foreclosed ... mainly stemming from instances where he would help families break back into their foreclosed homes, notifying the media and auth... 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

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 “tenancy,” if only to be nice about it. If your nephew the junkie is no longer there, don’t let him bac... read more

Nonprofit delaying defaults on clients' homes through layered scheme

A Sarasota nonprofit advertised as a government-sponsored foreclosure rescue is using its clients' homes for a sweeping real ... All the while, he leases the distressed homes back to their troubled bu... read more

Foreclosure fraud: The homeowner nightmares continue

Wells Fargo, responding to a request for comment, did not address the impossible date issue: “The borrowers lost their home following a protracted judicial foreclosure ... not instruct, advise or reco... read more

Smell Ya Later!

I don’t know if your sister-in-law is just a spiteful and silly person, or if she is posting the information about her clients because she’s ... “Sloppy Stay-at-Home Mom: Prudie advises a man whose wi... 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

Can aunt evict no-good nephew?

Most of the time, we advise our clients to give such squatters 60 days notice to terminate their “tenancy,” if only to be nice about it. If your nephew the junkie is no longer there, don’t let him bac... 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