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 Abraham Bates
Wasatch Advocates L.L.C. – Salt Lake City, UT
Abraham Bates is a foreclosure-defense attorney practicing in Utah. Based out of Salt Lake City, his practice covers the entire state of Utah, and Mr. Bates has appeared pro hac vice in the State of Nevada in two multi-million dollar commercial lender liability cases. Abe is the founder of Wasatch Advocates, a law firm focuses on protecting the rights of consumers through litigation and negotiation of mortgage debt with lenders such as Bank of America, Citi, JPMorgan Chase, GMAC/Ally, their servicers, and the hundreds of failed sub-prime lenders such as Lehman Brother/Aurora and Countrywide. Abe is a committed defender of the rights of homeowners facing foreclosure and unaffordable mortgage payments and he strongly believes that homeownership - including having equity in your home - is fundamental to the fabric of democracy and American society.
As the Founder and Lead Counsel of Wasatch Advocates, Abe manages a team of approximately 15 attorneys, housing paralegals, loan modification staff, and others who share his commitment to hold the Big Banks accountable for their unconscionable, predatory lending behavior - lending behavior that is directly responsible for the foreclosure crisis, the economic depression and the near 10% unemployment rate that we as citizens and homeowners currently face.
After filing over 150 foreclosure-defense lawsuits in the last 18 months, Abe has a broad network of relationships with foreclosure trustees, short-sale real estate agents, expert forensic loan auditors, appraisers, and others who assist Wasatch Advocates with its efforts to defend the rights of homeowner, property investors, and commercial borrowers.
Abe has won numerous victories in litigation and negotiation on behalf of homeowners, property investors, and commercial borrowers, including a recent multi-million dollar Jury Verdict. Abe has secured numerous temporary restraining orders (TRO) and preliminary injunctions halting foreclosures and keeping families in their homes. Abe has been able to restrain non-judicial foreclosures within 24 hours of a sale date, and several times on the day the sale was scheduled.
Live CLE • The Essentials of Foreclosure Defense
March 13, 2012 • Salt Lake City, UT
UT CLE credits: 2 hours
UT CLE ethics credit: 1 hour
Total UT CLE credits: 3 hours
This course has been submitted for approval to the Utah State Bar-final approval pending.
Radisson Hotel Salt Lake City Downtown
215 West South Temple
Salt Lake City, Utah 84101
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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