Alan S. Wolf, President and Managing Attorney of The Wolf Firm, A Law Corporation, was recently selected by his peers for inclusion in the 21st Edition of The Best Lawyers in America© in the field of Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey. Over 52,000 leading attorneys cast more than 5.5 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas. Lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed; therefore inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers “the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice.”
Mr. Wolf was the lead attorney in the landmark bankruptcy cramdown case of Enewally v. Wash. Mut. Bank (In re Enewally), 368 F.3d 1165 (9th Cir. Cal. 2004). He has served as the Chair of the California Mortgage Bankers Association Legal Services Committee (1994-1995) and Co-Chair (1995-1996), helped found the USFN and served as a member of the USFN Board of Directors (1990-1996). Mr. Wolf lectures extensively throughout the country on a variety of loan servicing and mortgage banking issues. He has also written many articles for leading mortgage banking trade journals including Mortgage Banking Magazine, Servicing Management, California Finance, the CTA Newsletter and USFN Report and has authored sections in the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Handbook on Loan Administration and two chapters in the Mortgage Servicers National Reference Directory. Mr. Wolf is a member of the State Bar of California, a fellow in the College of Mortgage Attorneys, and is a member of a variety of mortgage industry trade groups. He is AV rated, listed in the Martindale-Hubbell Register of Preeminent Lawyers, was selected as one of the 2006 Southern California Super Lawyers as published in Los Angeles Magazine. Mr. Wolf is a 1977 cum laude graduate of Dartmouth College and a 1980 graduate of Southwestern University School of Law.
For over 25 years, The Wolf Firm has provided a broad array of legal and related services throughout California and nationally to lenders, servicers, investors, governmental agencies and other members of the financial services community. From simple routine work, to highly complex Bankruptcy and Litigation matters, The Wolf Firm is committed to an approach that results in strategic, cost-effective solutions specifically directed to the requirements of the particular matter and the expectations of each client. The Firm’s Departments include Litigation, Bankruptcy, Judicial and Non-Judicial Foreclosure, California Unlawful Detainer/Eviction, National Eviction Management, Loss Mitigation, Escrow/Closing, Regulatory Compliance, Transactional and Labor & Employment.