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 Thomas Willis

 

Shuster & Saben, L.L.C. – Miami, FL

 

Thomas Willis is a 1994 graduate of the Stetson College of Law where he was a member of Stetson's national championship winning trial team. Prior to joining Shuster & Saben, LLC, Thomas spent approximately 10 years living in Chile, Ecuador, and Colombia, where he held managerial positions for multinational companies in technology and banking industries.

 

Thomas is a member of the National Association of Consumer Advocates (N. A.C. A.) and has been a studio guest on Univision's Despierta America television program and Radio Caracol to lecture on foreclosure issues. Thomas was also feature as an expert in by the Daily Business Review regarding deficiency judgments following foreclosure sales.

Thomas is fluent in Spanish and lives with his wife and four children in Doral, Florida.