Obtaining a Loan to Avoid Foreclosure
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 »
Damages for a Security Deposit Violation in Massachusetts
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court issued an important decision on Massachusetts’s security deposit law earlier this year which clarifies the damages than a tenant can obtain from a security deposit violation. In Phillips v. Equity Residential Management, LLC, the Supreme more »
Preserving a “Pinti” Defense – Paragraph 22 of the Standard Mortgage
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 »
Overview of Summary Judgment in Massachusetts
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 »
A Foreclosure Defense Success Story
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 »
What is a Lis Pendens?
An effective tool in pursuing a real estate dispute is a lis pendens. A request for a lis pendens often comes up in property lawsuits and can help protect one’s interest in real estate while a lawsuit is ongoing. What is more »
Reversing a Foreclosure
Fall has been off to a great start for me, and I hope for you too. My busy schedule is providing me opportunities to work on some great cases and I’m looking forward–to what I hope–will be some rewarding outcomes more »
Sherwin Law Firm Succeeds in Case of Easement by Prescription
I’m pleased to announce that I prevailed in a case last week involving an easement by prescription for residential property. This case involved many interesting areas of Massachusetts property law. Overview of the Case For the past thirty years, my more »
Advice for Moving in Boston
As hard as it is to believe, summer is about to end, meaning that Boston’s unofficial “moving day” is about to begin. With dozens of college and graduate students, young professionals, and other renters in more »