A financial “monster” from the past is now stalking the financial landscape. Many homeowners who believed they had escaped the worst of the 2008–09 Great…
Linda Willis’s home was recently stolen. But it wasn’t carted off in the back of a truck. The thieves stole the legal title to Willis’s…
Many home buyers are unaware of how easy it is to be scammed during the closing process via email-impersonation or “spoofing” schemes that trick home…
To mark its 50th anniversary, the National Consumer Law Center recently published a list highlighting folks in its network of “Consumer Champions.” I was surprised…
No Safe Harbors for Luddites Generally, ethics rules tell us what we cannot do and professionalism deals with what we should do. Question presented When it…
“Do not fall behind on your mortgage … without first attempting to communicate with your servicer.” UPDATED April 13, 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered…
This is an advanced level CLE for attorneys.
(And the advantage we can provide.) Introduction Anyone involved in a conflict needs to be aware of alternative dispute resolution, or “ADR.” Litigation in the…
Recent political developments have focused much attention on the perceived need for the reform of the legal or “tort” system. This is a negative development…
By Senator David Adelman. Georgia State Senator, District 42, Democratic Whip. (Reprinted with permission.) During the 2005 Session of the Georgia General Assembly, proponents of…