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The foreclosure process is very upsetting for homeowners, and it can also be expensive. Depending on how foreclosure happens, you might face additional fees and costs from the lender. This can be costly for those already facing financial hardship, but you may be able to challenge some of the fees.
Poor client communication is the source of both client anguish and discontent with the legal profession. Case in point: failure to return calls is the most frequent complaint to the state bar where I practice. As bankruptcy lawyers, we’re dealing with people under stress: they are seldom at their best and their capacity to absorb […]
Below is a summary of Ponzi scheme activity reported for February 2025. There were at least 7 new Ponzi schemes revealed this month, 10 guilty pleas, 1 conviction, and the average age of the fraudsters was about 48 years old. Two Ponzi schemers received enormous prison sentences of 45,376 years each. Please feel free to post comments about these or other Ponzi schemes that I may have missed.