South Florida Law Blog

This commentary was originally published on Yahoo! Homes and is being redistributed on South Florida Law Blog with their permission. Huh? What do “Obamacare” and the foreclosure crisis have to do with each other? Simply put, the legal debate over Obamacare largely centered on the individual mandate, a law that would require people to buy health insurance whether they wanted […]

I’m not one for fairy tales, for shining white knights, and magical rescues. I’m not cynical, but I am a realist. When it comes to fixing the housing market, and righting the wrongs of the fraud-closure crisis, there is no magic wand. If you’re waiting for the government ‘cavalry’ to ride in and make everything alright, I’m sad to say […]

To Tell the Truth was one of my favorite TV game shows when I was a kid. If you are not familiar with it, during each episode a panel of celebrities would try to correctly identify a contestant with a special talent. The contestant was mixed in with two impostors who pretended to be the contestant. Now the contestant was […]

Seeing as how Oppenheim Law is based in South Florida, we obviously have many spanish-speaking clients, and more than a few spanish-speaking employees. In fact it was one of those employees, Natalia, who brought it to my attention that we are doing them a disservice by not directly speaking to them here. We already offer translation services for our clients, […]

Después de la pequeña carta que le escribí al Presidente, yo me pregunto que tipo de respuesta yo recibiría, mas importante aun me pregunto si esta carta fue leída por la audiencia deseada…. O por cualquier audiencia. Bueno las respuestas al blog por parte de mis clientes y seguidores fueron instantáneas. Claramente no estoy solo en esta idea. Talvez no […]

  Estimado Sr. Presidente: Como usted debe de saber, históricamente desde la Gran Depresión, el refinanciamiento de hipotecas ha sido la estrategia de escape de este país cuando se trata de un desastre económico. Per eso es bueno ver que usted esta presionando al Congreso para que la reforma de refinanciamiento sea pasada. Esta es la manera más efectiva y […]

After I wrote my little letter to the President, I wondered what kind of response I would get and perhaps more importantly, whether my message would reach its intended audience….if any. Well the response to the blog, from my clients and from my blog readers, was instantaneous. Clearly I’m not alone in my thinking. I may not have received an […]

Dear Mr. President: As you know historically, since the great depression, refinancing mortgages has been this country’s exit strategy when it comes to pulling us out of the economic ditch. So it’s nice to see that you are now pushing Congress to pass refinancing reform. It’s the most effective and efficient way to craft a bailout that actually helps everyone. […]