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April 2010 -
Is the Florida Bar retaliating against Florida foreclosure defense attorneys who are exposing the putrid underbelly of the foreclosure mills' malfeasance & rocket docket robo-judges' practices?
Yes.
I personally know of at least four good foreclosure defense attorneys who have been or are currently being investigated for nonsense and/or unfounded charges.
While foreclosure mill attorneys continue with conduct unbecoming, unprofessional, unethical, and in direct opposition to the standards set forth by the legal profession, foreclosure defense attorneys fend off time consuming and spurious attacks.
One well respected Florida foreclosure defense attorney wrote, "One of my gravest concerns is that foreclosure defense lawyers and homeowner advocates now fear disciplinary investigations or otherr retaliatory actions when they speak out against injustices in our court systems or try to shine a light on fraudulent practices. These are dangerous times for lawyers of conscience. To quote Benjamin Franklin: "We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately."
If you are a Florida foreclosure defense attorney, I welcome you to share your story, anonymously or not, here on this public page or by emailing me. The more light we shine on this developing evidence of professional intimidation of foreclosure defense attorneys the better for all concerned. If you are under attack, know you are not alone. Others are also experiencing this intimidation and might have advice to share.
We are also interested in hearing from attorneys with expertise in defending against this type of professional witch hunt.
Without our excellent foreclosure defense attorneys, we would not have come so far in exposing the entire cradle to grave fraud seen in all securitized mortgages and all Florida rocket dockets. We all owe them a great deal of gratitude.
For historical reference, read To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, a classic American story about a white lawyer whose young daughter narrates the tale of how her family was subjected, in Depression era South, to intimidation tactics after her father choose to excellently defend a black man falsely accused of raping a white woman.
Lisa Epstein
ForeclosureHamlet [at] gmail [dot] com
Comment
Our story is a prime example of what so many hard working Americans are facing from day to day. When President Obama addressed the people at the State of the Union address, he gave us a glimmer of hope for a better future. While addressing the State of the Union, he assured the American people he would hold wrong doers of the Real Estate/foreclosure crisis accountable and ensure for a level playing field.
Our story is a direct reflection of how manipulative, dishonest, and out and out ruthless the Big Banks, lawyers, and judicial system has become. They have infiltrated the very core of our Justice System, while leaving the hard working Americans to fend for themselves. When lawyers mislead, abuse, and manipulate the Federal courts, we know we are in a very unbalanced playing field, and when the courts buy into their lies we know as hard working Americans, there is no Justice what so ever. We can honestly make these accusations based on miserable first hand experiences. We have been forced to endure a sadistic emotional and financial roller coaster ride throughout our journey to reveal the truth of an unsubstantiated wrongful foreclosure. Our understanding of the Judiciary obligation to the people is quite different from what has happened to us. Our understanding of the Judiciary's obligation is to uphold and promote the independence, integrity, and Impartiality of the office, while avoiding impropriety and the appearance of impropriety. We have always believed the people have the right to be heard in order to allow for a level and fair playing field. Truth, Justice and The American way is literally becoming a myth. We the People are beginning to lose confidence in the very thing we hold so dear, and unclear to the intent of which instituted the pledge of allegiance; I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
Where do the hard working, truthful American people turn for a fair fight?
Sincerely,
Dave LeForge
Hi All, desperately need a good defense lawyer that knows how to win a foreclosure action against the bank. There's a dirty judge in Palm Beach county. I proved without doubt that the foreclosure action was a sham complaint and under Florida Statute 1.150 requested that the court strike the sham foreclosure action. I initially filed a Motion to Strike with supporting documentation in July. The bank and their lawyers never responded - they couldn't it was 80 pages of proof that it was a sham complaint. I then in October filed a Notice of Fault, Opportunity to Cure, giving them one last chance to respond to my Motion to Strike - again no response. I then filed a Motion of Final Judgment requesting that the court strike the complaint, remove the cloud on my title and award me fees. Nothing happened. The bank then appointed new lawyers who threatened to bill me for their fees for acting for the bank. I responded saying there was no legal agreement between us etc. Next behind my back they file a Notice of Hearing for a hearing on Tuesday 15th November. Despite them having my fax and email information and knowing that I was in the UK, they POSTED the letter to my home, which is on a forward to my office. They had my office in the States address and did not post to that address either. I didn't get the letter from my US office till the 14th of November - far too late for me to get to the States or to get someone to go in my place. I immediately faxed the judge and also the bank's solicitors telling them that they had not given me 5 days clear notice - they infact gave less than 24 hours notice, and that the hearing had to be dismissed by the judge as legal procedure had not been followed. The judge went ahead with the hearing and dismissed my Motion to Strike and my Motion for Final Judgment and gave me 10 days to respond to the foreclosure complaint. Help! I am in the UK for health treatment and cannot leave here. I need someone who can run with this. All documentation is on the computer and can easily be emailed over. Does anyone know a successful defense lawyer who fights and wins foreclosure cases. I do not want to lose my home.
Thanks
Ayshe
We as Floridians owe it to ourselves and all of Florida to Abolish the Fla Bar.....They are enough people to get this done....
Hi Just to add the foreclosure defense Attorney that I worked for would tell his clients that Lawyers (liars) dont go after other (Lawyers) is this true. By the way he has told everyone that I am angry because I know longer work there. The only thing that I was upset about is because I had to make a Police report to get my last paycheck because he wanted me to sign a document stating that I was terminated when I had just earned "employee of the month" the previous month. Miami- Dade. If you all had a clue of who this is, your mouths would hang open.
There are a few great foreclosure defense lawyers out there unfortunately I did not work for one.
His goal was to keep the client's paying HUGE monthly fees from $800- $2,000/mo and this is still going on. some people have lost their homes. One client paid the firm $50,000 and lost her home to a bank sale because no one in legal kept track of the docket. I wish that I could work with with someone who truly wants to fight back. 786-294-7671
These are (not just for lawyers) dangerous times for lawyers of conscience (but for us all).
I keep having a wonderful dream of global mortgage boycotts... ;)
"Free people don't want to be governed from the left, right, or center;
free people want to govern themselves."
LOVE & Peace
(GLOBALLY)
FL Bar on Fraudclosures | Lawyers Obligated by Law to Disclose Felonious Foreclosure Paperwork : http://t.co/ftNc2dn
Comment regarding Sean Quinn's entry.
//Just to let you know that my comments are in response to my research (and Frederick Graves' observations) that apply to many (or most) attorneys as observed in Lee County, Florida. It does not mean that the attorney you work for falls into the "bad attorney" category. There are exceptions.
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I encourage you, however, to get the jurisdictionary course and then compare what your attorney is doing with what the jurisdictrionary course teaches and see if the attorney's actions match up and if not, why not, and is it important or is it not.
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Obviously, if the attorney you work for wins every single case (no need to do anything really or?)
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Since you say "and he [the attorney you work for] wins," I am curious to know: What is your attorneys' win-rate for mortgage foreclosure cases? Is is 100% 99% 80% 60%?
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If this attorney's success rate (or your success rate if you are the attorney himself) is 90% or higher, I surely would want to meet him for coffee.
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Also, if you were in Lee County, FL, it is almost a certainty that an attorney who does not appeal (and most do not) has no chance of being anywhere near the 60 to 70% success rate if he does not appeal.
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So, I am very curious to know why the attorney you work for has such a high success rate. "And he wins" implies that he is, at least, very close to where he should be.... (80% 90%?)
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Christian
Please be sure to read the Letter to the U.S. Resident!
See www.meisterforsheriff.com/m4s-res-ltr.htm
If you have any questions about this post, please contact me - just Google my name - phone is 786-390-4985.
:)
If you are a homeowner or a mortgage broker, you should become familiar with Sheriff Richard Mack (www.sheriffmack.com).
The sheriff is capable of protecting people more than what they know a sheriff can do (by his oath to abide by the Constitution)
This book(let) (50 pages and fun to read), The County Sheriff America's Last Hope, is a real eye-opener. If you are an American, if you want government to stay out of your life, read it!
One question is this: If the big corporations who fleeced America are not going to jail, should anyone else? (I believe in the equal application of the law. How about you?)
It is apparent that federal government does not equally apply the law (only bailing out fraudulent big companies). Sheriff Mack addresses your freedom from federal intrusion (as well as local government's).
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