South Florida Law Blog

The Florida Bar Presents: The art of the objection – Part I. A Trial Lawyer’s Guide to Preserving Error for Appeal The following video was produced for the South Florida Law Blog by Roy Oppenheim, Oppenheim Law. If  are you going to go to trial, what  are your objectives? Roy Oppenheim spoke as guest lecturer at The Florida Bar  sponsored seminar along […]

“I understand they don’t like the idea that people can end up with free houses but this undermines and defies the purpose of a statute of limitations,” said foreclosure defense attorney Roy Oppenheim, who is fighting a high-profile foreclosure deadline case in Boca Raton in which homeowners stand to win a multimillion-dollar waterfront mansion. “This is going to create a bizarre and unintended set of circumstances.”

Short Sales and Foreclosures – 1099 Waiver of Deficiencies The arcane implications of receiving a 1099 after a short sale or a foreclosure are as complex as the opening lines in Sir William Shakespeare’s’ Hamlet. Thus, the question  is not; “to be or not to be” but, rather whether to waive a deficiency or not.. and that is the question. […]

In the Trenches with Roy Oppenheim, Oppenheim Law discusses the state of deficiency notice in the State of Florida. Do you have a deficiency judgment against you? The Florida legislature last year passed a law that shortens the amount of time that a bank can pursue a deficiency judgement against you after a foreclosure and maybe a short sale. Let’s […]