South Florida Law Blog

In case you missed it, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke went on the record with 60 Minutes last night to discuss the current state of the economy. On Wednesday at 6 pm in his own 60 minutes, Foreclosure Defense Attorney and legal blogger Roy Oppenheim will discuss his thoughts on this interview as well as the latest foreclosure defense strategies […]

In Monday’s The New York Times editorial The Fed and Foreclosures, The Times finally took the Fed to task. They wrote: “There are two sides to every delinquent loan – a lender who made a bad lending decision and a borrower who cannot repay. Yet banks have never acted as if they bear any responsibility for the mortgage mess.” The […]

It just keeps getting better and better…in a recent letter sent to the chief judges of all 20 Florida judicial circuit courts, Chief Justice Charles Canady of the Florida Supreme Court was compelled by horror stories from the foreclosure courts to remind judges they should be following the law when deciding foreclosure cases. The Rolling Stone article by Matt Taibbi: […]

It’s a fraud-closure world after all! As Florida leads the nation in mortgage delinquency; Foreclosure Defense Attorney Roy Oppenheim announces Oppenheim Law’s 26th consecutive monthly foreclosure defense workshop, now scheduled for Wednesday December 8, 2010 from 6:00 to 7:00pm. Oppenheim, who has coached thousands of homeowners through his seminars, will focus on how homeowners can fashion their own bailout through […]

It’s a fraud-closure world after all! As Florida leads the nation in mortgage delinquency; Foreclosure Defense Attorney Roy Oppenheim announces Oppenheim Law’s 26th consecutive monthly foreclosure defense workshop scheduled for Wednesday December 8, 2010 from 6:00 to 7:00pm. Oppenheim, who has coached thousands of homeowners through his seminars, will focus on how homeowners can fashion their own bailout through strategic […]

If you missed Oppenheim Law’s November foreclosure defense workshop: Toxic Foreclosures and Bank Fraud, you can view the replay on the Oppenheim Law TV Channel or sign up for the December 8th special edition foreclosure defense workshop hosted by Roy Oppenheim. Below are some questions and answers from the workshop: How does a lawyer get the judge to do the […]

Foreclosure defense attorney and legal blogger Roy Oppenheim shares valuable insight into foreclosure defense and the current state of the mortgage crisis during the My Empowerment segment of The Balancing Act on Lifetime TV. The segment, which aired this morning at 7 and 8 a.m. EST, covered topics ranging from options for underwater homeowners to experts’ long and short-term outlook […]

Read Sunday’s New York Times cover story Oppenheim contributed to Taking on a Second Mortgage to Pay the Foreclosure Lawyer and below is an excerpt “Until recently, foreclosure defense would have been considered the lowest of the low — below the divorce guys, below ambulance chasers,” said Mr. Oppenheim, who practices in Weston, Fla. “The idea was inconceivable that you […]