Another "Real Housewives" bankruptcy
James Bellino, husband of “Real Housewife of Orange County”Alexis Bellino, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for his company...Bellino is president of Global Marine, Inc.— a single-asset...
View ArticleIsn't it Just Paperwork?
So why do we care about the notes, mortgages, and other documents that were supposed to be transferred into these large mortgage trusts that we keep seeing in the news? Well, it could mean Doomsday...
View ArticleLehman bankruptcy - $1.1 billion in fees
"While talk of the end of the bankruptcy boom is fast spreading, every month seems like holiday season in the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy, the largest in U.S. history. The tab for outside legal advisers...
View ArticleThe struggle between religious freedom and the rights of private associations
Despite the URL of this blog, in the next few months I'll be posting on a variety of other topics. I am now a sole practitioner, and will continue to focus on representing condominium associations and...
View ArticleGeorgia Peach Todd Chrisley (Reality Show Star) Knows Bankruptcy
USA Network just ordered up 8 episodes of a new reality show called "Chrisley Knows Best," following the exploits of Todd and Julie Chrisley and their five children who live in the Atlanta, Georgia...
View Article9th Circuit BAP Awards Sanctions Against HOA
I rarely post here anymore -- just have my fingers in too many projects. Here's the TL;DR summary of an interesting recent bankruptcy case in my current practice area:The Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for...
View Article9th Circuit Holds All Debt Collectors Must Send FDCPA Validation Notices
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that all debt collectors must send the debtor the validation notices required under the FDCPA. In Hernandez v. Williams, Zinman & Parham P.C. (9th...
View ArticleHindsight is 20/20: WA Court of Appeals Declines to Invalidate Deed of Trust...
The Washington Court of Appeals, Division I, held on August 15, 2016 in a published decision that acceleration and foreclosure are separate options following a mortgage default, essentially declining...
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