Loan Modification

Selecting the Right Lawyer

By L. Jed Berliner, Marlborough & Springfield, MA For

Take a breath.  Slow down.  You know better.  Don’t act from panic, act from common sense.

You select an attorney the same way you make any other important decisions.  Ask questions, lots and lots of questions.  How many cases have you worked on?  What were the outcomes?  How long have you been working in the specific area of foreclosure defense?  Do you have references?  What are your rights?  What are your chances of success?  What will success even look like?  What do you want from the process?  Did the attorney even ask what you wanted?

Talk with the attorney, and talk some more.  In a slow economy, it’s easy for an attorney to jump into a new field without thoroughly studying the field and having the necessary experience.

My statewide Massachusetts practice is limited to foreclosure and defense and bankruptcy.  (There are real benefits to fighting foreclosures through bankruptcy, although it’s not always necessary.)

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Full post as published by Mortgage Law Network on January 30, 2010 (boomark / email).