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Live CLE Seminar
The Essentials of Foreclosure Defense
March 15, 2012 • Milwaukee, WI

 

Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Credit Course – The Essentials of Foreclosure DefenseForeclosures, 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 inContinuing Legal Education (CLE) Credit Course – Special Offersight 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.

 

Agenda

 

08:30 – 09:00

Registration

   

09:00 – 09:25

Mortgage Securitization Issues

 
  • Understanding the Securitization Process, the Parties and Key Terms
  • Additional Players and Terms in the Securitization Process
  • Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems ("MERS")
  • How to Find a PSA on the SEC Website
  • Information to Look for in the PSA
  • Who owns the note? Who has the right to enforce a note and mortgage?

 

 

09:25 – 09:50

Understanding Basic Substantive Law

 
  • Federal Lending laws and impact on foreclosure
  • Emerging Case Law and Trends
   

09:50 – 10:05

Break

   

10:05 – 10:15

Client Relations

 


  • Objectives, Expectations and Fee Arrangements

 

 

10:15 – 11:00

Judicial vs. Non-Judicial Foreclosures

 


  • Standard Complaints
  • Motion to Dismiss/Motion For More Definite Statement
  • Discovery (Interrogatories, Request for Admissions, Requests to Produce, Depositions)
  • Answer and Affirmative Defenses
  • Motions to Strike
  • Motion for Summary Judgment
  • Trial

 

 

11:00 – 11:30

Loan Modification/Short Sales/Deed in Lieu/Tax Issues

 

 

11:30 – 12:30

Ethical Considerations

 

CLE Course Speakers: Brandon O'Bryon

 

cle credit course speakerAttorney Brandon O'Bryon

 

O'Bryon Law Firm, L.L.C. – Milwaukee, WI

 

Mr. O'Bryon provides general legal services in matters related to real estate, estate planning, business creation and opperation, non-profit counsel, and other services. His clients have described he and his staff as as "creative", "problem solvers", and "trustworthy." They have established most client relationships by referral.


Mr. O'Bryon has been representing individuals and companies in foreclosure since 2006.

 

Live CLE • The Essentials of Foreclosure Defense

March 15, 2012 • Milwaukee, WI
CLE Credit Course in Milwaukee, WI
Credits:

WI CLE credits: 2.7 hours

WI CLE ethics credit: 1.2 hours

Total WI CLE credits: 3.9 hours

This course is pending approval through the Wisconsin Board of Bar Examiners.

 

Location:
Aloft Milwaukee Downtown

1230 Old World Third Street
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53212

Directions

 

Time:

Start 09:00 AM – Finish 12:30 PM

 

Tuition:

$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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