On April 23, 2015, The United Trustees Association will be hosting an OC Dinner Event that will focus on the topic of Trustee File Transfers. Kayo Manson-Tompkins, Managing Eviction & Foreclosure Attorney for The Wolf Firm, will be serving as a panelist. The dinner will be held from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the Embassy Suites in Santa Ana, CA.
The registration deadline is April 16. For more information and to register, please visit:
Written By: Abe G. Salen
The USFN Loan Management & Servicing Seminar will be taking place at the InterContinental New Orleans Hotel in New Orleans, LA from Wednesday, March 18, 2015 to Friday, March 20, 2015. Several members of The Wolf Firm will be in attendance at this event including:
Wednesday, March 18
Default Servicing 101 Super Session
Wednesday, March 18 from 3:30pm to 5:30pm
Caren Jacobs Castle, Senior Mortgage Servicing Attorney at The Wolf Firm
Thursday, March 19
Best Practices on Billing
Thursday, March 19 from 8:45am to 10:15am
Krys Fuller Delk, Director of Operations at The Wolf Firm
Latest Eviction, REO Challenges & Title Clearance
Thursday, March 19 from 8:45am to 10:15am
Kayo Manson-Tompkins, Managing Eviction & Foreclosure Attorney at The Wolf Firm
Compliance & Audits
Thursday, March 19 from 1:30pm to 3:00pm
Krys Fuller Delk, Director of Operations at The Wolf Firm
Managing Occupied & Unoccupied Properties
Thursday, March 19 from 1:30pm to 3:00pm
Kayo Manson-Tompkins, Managing Eviction & Foreclosure Attorney at The Wolf Firm
The New Normal in FC Process
Thursday, March 19 from 3:15pm to 4:45pm
Scott J. Jackson, Executive Vice President & Managing National Eviction Group Attorney at The Wolf Firm
Impacts of CFPB & Servicing Regulations – Part 1
Thursday, March 19 from 3:15pm to 4:45pm
Alan S. Wolf, President & Managing Attorney at The Wolf Firm
Friday, March 20
Impacts of CFPB & Servicing Regulations – Part 2
Friday, March 20 from 9:00am to 10:30am
Caren Jacobs Castle, Senior Mortgage Servicing Attorney at The Wolf Firm
For more information or to register for this event, please visit USFN Loan Management & Servicing Seminar.
Written By: Sonia A. Plesset Published in the 2015 Black Book Edition of DS News
Written By: Eric D. Dean and Mark T. Domeyer Published in “The Bankruptcy Issue” of the ALFN ANGLE
Written By: Sonia A. Plesset
Written By: Abe G. Salen
Written By: Kayo Manson-Tompkins Published in the Fall 2014 issue of UTA Quarterly
Written By: Kayo Manson-Tompkins Published in the Summer 2014 USFN Report
Written By: Sonia A. Plesset Published in the Nov/Dec USFN e-Update
Alan S. Wolf, President & Managing Attorney of The Wolf Firm, will be speaking at the California Mortgage Bankers Association’s Legal Issues Conference on Monday, December 8, 2014 in Costa Mesa, CA. He will be leading the Servicing Roundtable Panel as part of the Practical Applications Sessions. Details can be found here.
In Portland, Ore., John Brennan has come to be known as “Sir Godiva” and the “Naked American Hero,” a motto emblazoned on T-shirts, mugs and beach totes featuring Brennan clothed in a beard, a pair of glasses and pretty much nothing else.
That, after all, is the image most people have in mind from the widely circulated photo of Brennan’s bare rear end, taken in April after he stripped naked in protest of a federal Transportation Security Agency search at Portland International Airport.
Last week, Brennan was acquitted on an indecent exposure charge after a judge in Multnomah County ruled that the 50-year-old website manager was engaged in a symbolic protest protected as free speech.
“It is the speech itself that the state is seeking to punish, and that it cannot do,” Circuit Judge David Rees said.
The verdict Wednesday brought at least a partial conclusion to a case that caused widespread angst at the airport. Some passengers were covering their children’s eyes, and their own, as Brennan calmly unveiled his opposition to TSA screening procedures, according to a report from the airport police. The case also drew international attention to the normally low-key computer geek.
But Brennan still faces a federal investigation by the TSA, which he said could impose a large fine or even place him on a no-fly list if agency officials conclude he unlawfully interfered with the airport screening process.
“The phrase I’ve come away with in all of this is ‘My liberty is more important than my modesty,'” Brennan said in an interview Friday. “I felt it was an effective and appropriate statement. It just felt like the right thing at the right time.”
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.
Please join us at the COMMERCIAL R.E. & LENDING CONFERENCE to be held at the Grand Hyatt San Francisco on Wednesday, November 12, 2014 from 8:00 AM to 5:30 PM (PST). Eric D. Dean, Senior Litigation & Transactions Attorney for The Wolf Firm, will be speaking on the topic of Due Diligence in the afternoon session.The Wolf Firm, A Law Corporation, has once again been honored with the USFN Diamond Award of Excellence. The Award of Excellence is given annually to USFN Member firms who meet rigorous standards which evaluate professional activities, industry volunteerism, and community and charitable involvement by the firm. Recipients are honored each year at USFN’s Annual Member Education Retreat held in the late fall. USFN, founded in 1988, is the nation’s oldest and most prestigious trade association of law firms and trustee companies which focus on creditors’ rights. The Award of Excellence program was initiated in 1993 to recognize and encourage Member firms to develop and maintain high standards of excellence in service to industry clients and to their community.
The Wolf Firm has won the Award of Excellence every year since its inception and is the only law firm in California to have been so honored. The Wolf Firm is nationally recognized as a leader in the mortgage banking industry. Firm members hold positions of leadership in various industry groups, speak at national industry events and have published articles in leading industry trade publications.
For over 25 years, The Wolf Firm has provided a broad array of legal and related services throughout California 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.
On September 2, 2014, the law firm of Robert J. Jackson & Associates, Inc. (“Jackson”), and its National Eviction Management Group, merged into The Wolf Firm. Now The Wolf Firm can provide exceptional national eviction management in addition to the traditional services offered by the firm including best-in-class California litigation, judicial and non-judicial foreclosure, bankruptcy, eviction, closing and regulatory compliance legal services.
Scott J. Jackson, Esq. has become an Executive Vice President of The Wolf Firm and chair of its new National Eviction Group. Additionally, Parnaz Parto, Sonia Plesset and Robert Jackson have also joined the firm.
Written By: Eric D. Dean
Written By: Joseph J. Nardulli
Eric D. Dean, Vice Chair of the Commercial and Real Estate Group of The Wolf Firm, will be speaking at the Southland Regional Association of Realtor’s “Residential Real Estate (1-4) as an Investment” event on October 14th, 2014 in Van Nuys, CA. He will be speaking on the topic of Due Diligence, Risk Management. Details can be found here.
Written By: Abe G. Salen
Written By: Christine E. Howson
Written By: Eric D. Dean and Abe G. Salen
The USFN Loan Management & Servicing Seminar will be taking place at the The Peapody Memphis Hotel in Memphis, TN from Wednesday, June 4, 2014 to Friday, June 6, 2014. Several employees of The Wolf Firm will be attending this event including:
We hope to see you at this event, and if you get the chance, please try to attend the following panel discussions being lead by our team members:
Impacts of CFPB & Servicing Regulations Part 2 • Friday, June 6 from 9:00am to 11:00am
Alan S. Wolf, President and Managing Attorney at The Wolf Firm, will be a panelist on the session entitled, “Impacts of CFPB & Servicing Regulations Part 2” which will be held on Friday, June 6 from 9:00am to 11:00am. In this session, Mr. Wolf will be part of a roundtable discussion on the recently effective CFPB Servicing Regulations and discuss the known impacts on Mortgage Servicing. The panel will cover the nuts and bolts of the applicable regulations and will then discuss the measures necessary for effective compliance. This session will help attendees gain a better understanding of t he information requests and error resolution processes, the new periodic payment statements, and rules concerning force place insurance. Finally, the panelists will cover any current cases and recent updates to the regulation.
Latest Eviction/ REO Challenges & Title Clearance • Thursday, June 5 from 8:45am to 10:15am
Kayo Manson-Tompkins, Managing Eviction & Foreclosure Attorney at The Wolf Firm, will be a panelist on the session entitled, “Latest Eviction/REO Challenges & Title Clearance” which will be held on Thursday, June 5 from 8:45am to 10:15am. In this session, Ms. Manson-Tompkins will be part of a roundtable, interactive discussion, with counsel from multiple jurisdictions, on topics including resolving title, tax, and HOA issues, and closing best practices. Title issues and REO properties have seen a change. Title issues continue to exist post foreclosure. We still see the “ usual suspects” such as breaks in the chain of title and description discrepancies. But now, we see title companies calling foreclosure actions into question. Come join this panel as they delve into the newest title issues being raised, what measures can be taken pre foreclosure (if any), and what can be done post foreclosure to get title cleared quickly.
Best Practices in Billing • Thursday, June 5 from 8:45am-10:15am
Krys Fuller Delk, Director of Operations at The Wolf Firm, will be the Lead Facilitator for the session entitled, “Best Practices in Billing” which will be held on Thursday, June 5 from 8:45am-10:15am. In the ever changing landscape of mortgage servicing, it can be difficult to keep track of each client’s requirements and standard operating procedures for submitting invoices. This session will provide an open forum where both servicers and attorneys can discuss the challenges they face to properly submit invoices and have them reviewed in a timely manner. Further discussion will cov er what to do to ensure you are promptly paid for the work completed. The panel and attendees can share insight on these issues and discuss best practices to ensure that this vital function is performed seamlessly and efficiently.
Managing Occupied and Unoccupied Properties • Thursday, June 5 from 1:30pm to 3:00pm
Kayo Manson-Tompkins, Managing Eviction & Foreclosure Attorney at The Wolf Firm, will be a panelist on the session entitled, “Managing Occupied and Unoccupied Properties” which will be held on Thursday, June 5 from 1:30pm to 3:00pm. In this session, Ms. Manson-Tompkins will cover Evictions and the Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act and discuss state specific hot topics in managing occupied and unoccupied properties. This session will also cover contact with owners and tenants and alternatives to eviction and examine the frequent types of responses and litigation associated with occupied and unoccupied properties.
Compliance & Audits • Thursday, June 5 from 1:30pm to 3:00pm
Krys Fuller Delk, Director of Operations at The Wolf Firm, will be a panelist for the session entitled, “Compliance and Audits” which will be held on Thursday, June 5 from 1:30pm to 3:00pm. In this session, Ms. Fuller Delk, along with the other panelists, will discuss the current pressures faced by mortgage lenders and loan servicers to comply with their oversight entities, the current requirements placed on their counsel and the path to future communication and efficient review between the participants. The discussion will review industry best practices and engage other members of the se rvicing community with insight, collaboration and cutting edge discussion on these critical facets of daily interaction.
For more information or to register for this event, please visit USFN Loan Management & Servicing Seminar.
Written By: Alan S. Wolf
Written By: Eric D. Dean