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 insight 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.

Attorney David P. Rachel

 

The Rachel Law Firm, P.C. – Atlanta, GA

 

Founder and sole shareholder of The Rachel Law Firm, is an Alabama native. Mr. Rachel graduated from Auburn University in 1995 with a degree in Criminal Law, and from John Marshall Law School in 2002. Mr. Rachel began his career in 1996 and has worked with such firms as Stevens & Cooper, P.C., Haley & Haley, P.C., and Weissman, Nowach, Curry & Wilco, P.C. He brings with him 15 years of legal experience specializing in real estate related matters, foreclosure prevention, business law and civil litigation. In addition, Mr. Rachel is an adjunct professor teaching business law at Kennesaw State University. Mr. Rachel is an active member of the American Bar Association (Real Estate Law and Civil Litigation Sections), State Bar of Georgia (Real Estate Law and Civil Litigation Sections) and Cobb Bar Association. Mr. Rachel is approved in all courts in Georgia including The United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.