This week, I received a client review from a homeowner I represented in a successful foreclosure defense case. The client wished to stay anonymous, but gave me permission to use this review here: Adam Sherwin is exceptional! Patient, kind, thorough more »
Homeowners facing foreclosure in Massachusetts often ask themselves: do I need a foreclosure attorney? As an attorney who has helped hundreds of Massachusetts homeowners facing foreclosure, let me discuss some of the ways that a lawyer can assist with the foreclosure more »
Choosing a lawyer can be a difficult process. Legal matters often require you to put trust into a person who you may only know through a website or referral. For anyone choosing a lawyer, there are many things one should more »
Last week, I filed a brief for a pending appeal in the First Circuit Court of Appeals concerning a lost promissory note. This appeal concerns a critical issue of Massachusetts foreclosure law: the need for a lender to have a more »
A common question for homeowners facing foreclosure is whether they will owe money after a foreclosure. While it is possible to owe money after a foreclosure sale (commonly known as a deficiency judgment), there are requirements that a lender must more »
I’m pleased to announce that I, along with appellate attorney Joseph Schneiderman, won a foreclosure appeal this week in the Massachusetts Appeals Court. The case, Nationstar v. Culhane, concerns an important topic for appealing an eviction (“summary process”) case in Massachusetts: more »
Happy New Year! I hope 2018 has been off to a great start for you . . . besides the cold weather. A recent foreclosure case that I successfully resolved is the basis for this blog post: obtaining a loan more »
The Massachusetts Appeals Court issued an important decision this week on preserving a “Pinti” defense under paragraph 22 of the standard mortgage. In US Bank v. Milan, the Appeals Court ruled that a homeowner failed to preserve this foreclosure defense more »
Summary judgment is a common part of civil lawsuits, and a topic that comes up frequently in discussing what to expect in litigation. Summary judgment applies to any civil case, but I wanted to do a post on this topic more »
Last week, I got great news that one of my long time clients had obtained a loan modification, permitting him to save his home after eight years of not making payments on the loan, and years of pursuing foreclosure defense. To more »
