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March 12, 2022 – The Role of The Lawyer

Sometimes the practice of law can get so busy that it can be healthy to step back for a moment and reflect on what it is that you are doing after all. Recently, I have been putting some thought into the role of the lawyer and what my responsibility is as an advocate. ...

September 19, 2021 – When Will The Foreclosure Sale Be?

One question we get a lot in our practice is “If I get foreclosed on, how far out is the sale date?” I will give you the legal answer first and then I will give you the practical answer. Under Florida Statute 45.031(1)(a), the foreclosure sale cannot be less t...

September 12, 2021 – What is Lis Pendens?

When I sat for the Florida bar exam in February 2011, a gentleman sitting next to me piped up after the first session and asked “what the hell is a lis pendens? I wrote ‘action pending’ because I had no idea what that was.” Turns out, he was right! ...

July 29, 2021 – What’s the Deal with Paragraph Twenty-Two?

Paragraph twenty-two is definitely the most infamous paragraph in all of foreclosure litigation. But why? In most mortgages in Florida, paragraph twenty-two of the mortgage requires the lender to mail the homeowner a notice of default at least 30 calendar days before...

June 30, 2021 – On Being A Litigator in Long-Term Recovery

When I ran for attorney general in the 2018 election, I came out publicly as someone in long-term addiction recovery. I made that decision because I felt it important to do my small part to end the stigma that comes along with addiction. Ho...

June 26, 2021 – Don’t Forget Your Title Search

In our practice, we regularly have clients with liens against their properties that they were not even aware of. It could be a paid-off judgment where the creditor forgot to record the satisfaction of mortgage, among countless other possibilities. A friend of mine sh...