I had the honor of arguing before the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (“SJC”) this week on a foreclosure appeal. The SJC is Massachusetts’s highest court and the final decision maker on Massachusetts law. The SJC often takes cases where the more »
A recent Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court decision illustrates the importance of properly appealing a foreclosure case. The Court’s decision reaffirms that a homeowner has one–and only one–opportunity to appeal an unfavorable court decision. In Eresian v. Merill Lynch Credit Corporation, the more »
Struggling homeowners in Massachusetts often start a consultation with me with a simple question: is my home in foreclosure? Those not familiar with Massachusetts law might laugh at this question, believing that the service of a foreclosure lawsuit easily answers more »
Last weekend, I went to see The Big Short, which portrays the origins of the foreclosure crisis. As a foreclosure defense attorney, I was interested in seeing how the movie explained the events of the financial meltdown and its effect on residential more »
An important foreclosure defense is paragraph 22 of the standard mortgage. The “standard mortgage” is the mortgage agreement used by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, two of the largest holders of residential mortgages in the United States, making it a widely more »
Christmas came early for two of my clients this year. I’m pleased to announce that I won a foreclosure appeal of a post-foreclosure eviction case this week in the District Court Appellate Division. In this case, my clients were challenging the more »
I’m thrilled to announce that I helped a Massachusetts homeowner beat foreclosure, through one of my most successful (and hard fought) cases to date. My client was foreclosed in 2009, as a result of a predatory loan that forced him more »
I often get asked how to stop a foreclosure in Massachusetts. Homeowners facing foreclosure need to be aware of the different options for stopping foreclosure and how they apply to different scenarios. Stopping a foreclosure is priority number one in Massachusetts more »
When foreclosure defense comes to the big screen, you know I’m going to see it. I took a break from work this weekend to watch 99 Homes, a movie about the 2o1o foreclosure crisis in Florida. Overall, I thought it was more »
October promises to be a busy month for me. In addition to my trial court cases, I’ll be arguing two appeals on foreclosure defense cases this month. These cases include a “smorgasbord” of foreclosure law issues: the right of a more »
