Foreclosures, declining property values, persistent high unemployment rates, backlogged courts, and scrutiny from state and federal regulators concerning the proprietary of lenders foreclosure paperwork suggests that there is no immediate end in
sight to the foreclosure crisis.
In this seminar you will learn the latest developments in all facets of the foreclosure process so that you can assist your clients in avoiding foreclosure, defending foreclosure, and/or seek alternatives to foreclosure.
Whether you practice in a judicial or non-judicial foreclosure state, the endgame is the same: keep your client in their home by successfully defending a foreclosure and/or helping them achieve a loan modification; alternatively you can seek to achieve a graceful exit for your client via a short sale or deed in lieu.
By attending this seminar you will have a full understanding and arsenal in which to skillfully steer your client through the foreclosure maze.
The following Key topics will be discussed:
- Latest statistics on the foreclosure debacle and the emerging profile of a foreclosure candidate;
- Why Lenders are resistant to loan modifications and why politicians just don’t get it;
- Mortgage Securitization issues that affect a Lender’s standing to pursue foreclosure;
- Current developments on federal programs and agreements with lenders to assist homeowners keep their home and avoid foreclosure;
- Cutting edge litigation strategies to properly defend a foreclosure action from start to finish;
- Overview of Federal lending laws and emerging foreclosure case law;
- Alternatives to foreclosure;
- An overview of the interrelationship between bankruptcy and foreclosure; and,
- Ethical considerations and effective communication with your client.
08:30 – 09:00 |
Registration |
09:00 – 09:25 |
Mortgage Securitization Issues |
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09:25 – 09:50 |
Understanding Basic Substantive Law |
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09:50 – 10:05 |
Break |
10:05 – 10:15 |
Client Relations |
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10:15 – 11:00 |
Judicial vs. Non-Judicial Foreclosures |
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11:00 – 11:30 |
Loan Modification/Short Sales/Deed in Lieu/Tax Issues |
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11:30 – 12:30 |
Ethical Considerations |
Attorney Leanne Gaefke
Bartifay Law Offices, P.C. – Pittsburgh, PA
Ms. Gaefke focuses her practice on representing debtors in bankruptcy proceedings and mortgage modifications. She is admitted to practice in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the Western District of Pennsylvania as well as the State of West Virginia and Southern District of West Virginia. She is also a member of the Pennsylvania and Allegheny County Bar Associations.
Ms. Gaefke received her Juris Doctor from the University of Dayton School of Law in May 2010. While attending law school, Ms. Gaefke received the Pro Bono Commitment to Community Award and was involved with the Women’s Caucus and Phi Alpha Delta.
Ms. Gaefke graduated from The Pennsylvania State University in May 2007 earning a Bachelor of Science in Psychology. While a student at Penn State University, Ms. Gaefke was involved in the Blue & White Society and Dance MaraTHON.
Attorney Glenn Bartifay
Bartifay Law Offices, P.C. – Pittsburgh, PA
Glenn Bartifay organized Bartifay Law Offices, P.C. in 1999, with a practice emphasis in consumer debt services. Attorney Bartifay graduated from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 1993 in the top 25% of his class.
From 1993 to 1999, he was an attorney with the law firm of Hertzberg & Bartifay, P.C. and its predecessors with a practice emphasizing real estate settlement and consumer debt services.In addition, Attorney Bartifay served as general counsel for Advanced Mortgage Settlement Services Corporation from 1998 to 1999 and as a closing attorney for Priority Settlement Services Corporation from 1993 to 1996.
He was the proprietor and general counsel for Renaissance Settlements, L.L.C., a real estate settlement agency, from its inception in 1999 until he sold the company in 2007. Renaissance conducted approximately three hundred transactions during peak production, had thirty employees and six offices, and operated in twelve states.
He is a member of the Real Property Section and Bankruptcy Section of the Allegheny County Bar Association and admitted to practice in the Federal Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, the Federal Third Circuit Court of Appeals, and all state courts in Pennsylvania.
Attorney Bartifay was lead counsel in several published appellate court decisions. He is married with three children and active in his church, coaching youth sports, and participating in ice hockey and distance running.
Live CLE • The Essentials of Foreclosure Defense
March 6, 2012 • Pittsburgh, PA
PA CLE credits: 2 hours
PA CLE ethics credit: 1 hour
Total PA CLE credits: 3 hours
This course has been approved by the Pennsylvania State Bar.
Omni William Penn Hotel
530 William Penn Place
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219
Note: Parking is on your own.
Start 09:00 AM – Finish 12:30 PM
$200 First Registrant
Add Associate $100 dollars*
Add Paralegal $100 dollars*
$125 Young Lawyers – Under 4 years acceptance to the Bar.**
*Young Lawyers with under 4 years acceptance to the Bar may use the coupon code YL75 to receive the $75 discount when checking out.
**Discounts can not be combined.
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