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Foreclosure
Limiting Exposure: Reg F Compliance
Thursday, June 9 • 10:30A
Lisa Lee * KML Law Group, PC x
Lisa Lee is a shareholder with KML Law Group, P.C., and is the firm’s CMO and Compliance Counsel. Lisa attended Villanova University and Villanova University School of Law, and has been practicing in the creditor’s rights field since 1996. Prior to attending law school, Lisa was employed by Dominion Bancshares Mortgage Corp. (which became First Union Mortgage Corp. during her employment) first as a Foreclosure and Bankruptcy Processor, then as Foreclosure Workflow Coordinator. Lisa is licensed in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and is a frequent speaker at industry events, and contributor to industry publications. Lisa also does pro bono work for Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia, and serves on the Board of Directors of the USFN. |
Brigham Lundberg Lundberg & Associates, PC x
Brigham J. Lundberg is the managing attorney of Lundberg & Associates, PC in Salt Lake City, Utah. His practice includes real estate litigation; title issues; matters related to judicial and non-judicial foreclosures; appellate practice; collections; and unlawful detainer actions. He is a frequent panelist and lecturer at industry conferences and client attorney summits on topics including foreclosure, creditors’ rights, regulatory compliance, evictions, and property preservation. Mr. Lundberg is a member of the Utah, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming State Bar associations. He is admitted to practice before all state and federal courts in Utah, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming and the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. He is a Martindale-Hubbell “AV-Preeminent” rated attorney and currently serves as a member of USFN’s Board of Directors. |
Mike Feiwell Feiwell & Hannoy, PC x
Michael J. Feiwell is a partner with the law firm of Feiwell & Hannoy, P.C. in Indianapolis, Indiana. The firm represents several banks, mortgage companies, and financial services companies nationwide in connection with their real estate, foreclosure, bankruptcy, and commercial litigation matters in the State of Indiana. Mr. Feiwell received his undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan and his J.D. degree from the University of Michigan Law School. He is a member of the Indianapolis, Indiana State, and Seventh Circuit Bar Associations. He serves on the Mortgage Foreclosure Best Practices Task Force created by the Indiana Supreme Court that developed the Mortgage Foreclosure Best Practices and has assisted the Court with pilot programs relating to the Mortgage Foreclosure Trial Court Assistance Project. Mr. Feiwell is a frequent lecturer and author regarding the Uniform Commercial Code, regulatory compliance relating to mortgage servicing, and real estate foreclosure topics generally. |
Nicki Compary Mid America Mortgage x
Nicki Compary is the Corporate Attorney for the Servicing Division of Mid America Mortgage, Inc., a national mortgage lender and servicer. She supports the servicing division in all areas including litigation management, contract review and negotiation, vendor management, and compliance risk decisions. Prior to joining MAM, Nicki managed the Texas title and closing practice for a regional default law firm. She is licensed to practice in Texas. Nicki has a BBA in Finance from Southern Methodist University and obtained her JD from Texas Wesleyan University School of Law (nka Texas A&M University School of Law). |
COVID-19 Servicing Hot Topics: Keeping an Eye on Impacts of the Pandemic
Thursday, June 9 • 2:15P
Rob Wichowski * Bendett & McHugh, PC x
Robert Wichowski is a Principal of Bendett & McHugh and the Managing Attorney of the firm’s Litigation Department, representing lenders in contested foreclosures, defensive and affirmative litigation. He speaks at local, regional and national seminars and round tables across the country in addition to conducting individual on-site training for clients. Rob has also authored many default servicing related articles and co-authored several publications. |
Adam Diaz Diaz Anselmo & Associates, PA x
Adam Diaz is AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell which is the highest peer rating for Ethical Standards and Legal Ability. Adam has concentrated his practice in the areas of mortgage foreclosure and real estate, bankruptcy, consumer protection actions and commercial litigation. He is admitted in all Federal Courts in Florida as well as the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Adam has been instrumental in advancing the law in the Bankruptcy Courts for Creditors, and obtained one of the first opinions providing that a debtor is barred from defending property after surrender, as well as providing that a Debtor cannot cramdown multiuse residential property. |
Kristy Herrera McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce LLC x
Kristy Herrera received her Bachelors degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and her Juris Doctor from DePaul University College of Law. Kristy Herrera focuses her practice on consumer finance and real estate litigation representing banks, lenders and businesses in real estate litigation, creditors’ rights, and debt collection. Throughout her career, Kristy has gained measured experience in issues impacting the industry, including the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), the Truth in Lending Act (TILA), the Federal Real Estate Settlement and Procedures Act (RESPA), the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), sovereign immunity and other jurisdictional issues specific to Illinois. |
Thomas Fritzlen Armstrong Teasdale LLP x
Tom Fritzlen, Jr., is a partner in the firm’s Financial and Real Estate Services practice group. He represents some of the largest financial institutions in the country and has substantial experience in general civil and complex litigation involving commercial transactions, banking, creditors' rights, real estate and construction. A frequent speaker, Tom has presented at national and local legal and creditor’s rights conferences, and numerous educational seminars approved for CLE, as well as at dozens of onsite client trainings and industry events. He has covered topics including commercial transactions, mechanic’s liens, Missouri and Kansas foreclosure, eviction, litigation and bankruptcy, and topics related to practice management and information technology. He received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Missouri School of Law and his Bachelor's from the University of Kansas. |
Foreclosure Litigation: Delays, Defenses, New Cases & Updates
Friday, June 10 • 10:30A
Peter Lublin Rubin Lublin LLC x
Peter Lublin is the senior partner of the firm. His primary areas of practice include business litigation, construction and banking litigation, real estate related litigation, contract disputes, lender liability defense, financial institution litigation and title insurance claims litigation. Mr. Lublin frequently speaks nationally and locally on real estate related topics, including mortgage fraud and regulatory compliance. Mr. Lublin maintains an AV rating with Martindale-Hubbell. This peer rating is the most prestigious in the legal profession and indicates he has achieved the highest levels of professional excellence and integrity. |
Curtis Wilson McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC x
Curtis Wilson is a Partner with McCalla's Florida Litigation Group. Mr. Wilson focuses his practice on foreclosure, real property litigation, title curative, commercial litigation and Appellate law. Attorney Wilson has several years of first chair trial practice in both state and federal Courts with experience in both jury and non-jury trials. Due to Mr. Wilson’s expertise as an appellate litigator, he has been published in numerous appellate cases both at the state and federal level. |
Jillian Wilson
Wilson & Associates, PLLC
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Jillian H. Wilson is a Partner with Wilson & Associates, PLLC and a member of the Executive Committee at the firm. She graduated from the George Washington University in 2011, where she majored in Psychology and minored in Art History. She graduated from the University of Arkansas School of Law (cum laude) in December 2013, and has been with the firm since January 2015. She currently supervises the Arkansas and Mississippi non-judicial and judicial foreclosure team. She is in the middle of the Master of Business Administration program at University of Arkansas, where she will graduate with her MBA in 2023. She is active in the Arkansas and Mississippi bar associations, along with committees at the firm. She is also an active tennis player in Arkansas USTA league teams. She has a one-year old son named Harry, who loves dinosaurs and exploring the outdoors.
Bankruptcy
Chapters 7, 11, 12 & Litigation in the Bankruptcy Courts
Thursday, June 9 • 10:30A
Alan Wolf* The Wolf Firm, A Law Corporation x
Alan S. Wolf is the President and Managing Attorney of The Wolf Firm, A Law Corporation. Mr. Wolf is an AV rated mortgage banking attorney, is a fellow in the American Academy of Mortgage Attorneys and has been selected by his peers as a member of Best Lawyers in America. He has served as the Chair of the California Mortgage Bankers Association Legal Services Committee (1994-1995) and Co-Chair (1995-1996), helped found the USFN (the preeminent national association of mortgage banking law firms), and served as a member of the USFN Board of Directors (1990-1996). Mr. Wolf lectures extensively throughout the country on a variety of loan servicing and mortgage banking issues and has been a featured speaker at numerous MBA National Legal Issues and Regulatory Compliance conferences and National Servicing conferences. He has also written many articles for leading mortgage banking trade journals including Mortgage Banking Magazine, Servicing Management, California Finance, the CTA Newsletter and USFN Report and has authored sections in the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Handbook on Loan Administration and two chapters in the Mortgage Servicers National Reference Directory. |
Hilary Bonial Bonial & Associates, PC x
Hilary B. Bonial is the Managing Director of Bonial & Associates, P. C. a default services law firm headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Born in Nacthitoches and raised in Central Louisiana, Hilary joined Brice Legal Group in 1999. The law firm which now bears her name has been a leader in representing creditors for almost 30 years. Hilary often speaks about her love of Bankruptcy Law throughout the nation and is a regular at industry events. In her spare time, she is a boating and BBQ enthusiast. Member of the Louisiana State Bar 1996, Texas State Bar 2006, Board Certified in Consumer Bankruptcy by the American Board of Certification and the Louisiana Board of Specialization. |
Lance Olsen McCarthy Holthus, LLP x
Lance Olsen brings more than 25 years of experience representing the interests of institutional and individual creditors in all manner of default and litigation related matters. Mr. Olsen graduated magna cum laude with a degree in Economics from Western Washington University. In 1995, he earned his law degree from Seattle University, also magna cum laude. Mr. Olsen is AV rated, has been recognized by a variety of publications for outstanding legal work, has served in leadership positions for numerous professional organizations, and is a frequent lecturer on topics including bankruptcy, litigation, foreclosure and best practices in the area of default servicing. Mr. Olsen is admitted to practice law in the states of Washington, Oregon and Idaho as well as the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. |
Everything Chapter 13
Friday, June 10 • 10:30A
Marcy Ford* Trott Law, PC x
Marcy J. Ford is a Managing Partner with Trott Law, P.C., with offices in Michigan and Minnesota. She is a member of the State Bar of Michigan, the Federal Bar Association, the Oakland County Bar Association, the American Bankruptcy Institute, the National Association of Chapter 13 Trustees, and a member and former board representative of the Consumer Bankruptcy Association of (Eastern District of Michigan.) She is active with the USFN, a trade association for mortgage banking attorneys, and served on the USFN Board for 11 years and was President from 2012 to 2014. Marcy was honored on the Crain’s Detroit Business “Women to Watch” list. She has also been recognized as a dbusiness magazine “Top Lawyer” and was named as one of HousingWire’s Influential Women in Housing. |
Doug Hannoy Feiwell & Hannoy, PC x
Douglas J. Hannoy is the managing partner of the law firm of Feiwell & Hannoy, P.C. in Indianapolis, Indiana. The firm represents a number of mortgage companies and banks nationwide in regard to their real estate, foreclosure, and bankruptcy matters in the State of Indiana. Mr. Hannoy received his undergraduate degree from Indiana University and his J.D. degree from the Indiana University School of Law Indianapolis and was admitted to the bar in 1988. He is a member of the Indianapolis, Indiana State, and Seventh Circuit Bar Associations, American Bankruptcy Institute, National Association of Chapter Thirteen Trustees (Mortgage Liaison Committee), and USFN. Mr. Hannoy is a frequent lecturer and author on foreclosure and bankruptcy related topics. |
Abbey Dreher Barrett Daffin Frappier Turner & Engel, LLP x
Abbey Dreher is a Partner in the Bankruptcy Department of Barrett Daffin Frappier Turner & Engel, LLP in its Addison, TX location. She attended the University of Texas at Austin earning a Bachelor of Arts in Government in 2002. Ms. Dreher received her Juris Doctor degree from the University of Houston Law Center in 2005. Abbey is licensed with the State Bars of Arizona, Colorado, Georgia and Texas. She is a member of the Texas Bar Association, the Georgia Bar Association, the Dallas Bar Association, Colorado Bar Association and the Arizona Bar Association, as well as the Honorable Larry E. Kelley Inn of Courts. She is authorized to practice before the District and Bankruptcy Courts in all Districts in Texas, Georgia, Arizona and Colorado. |
Cynthia Woolverton Millsap & Singer, LLC x
Cynthia M. Kern Woolverton is a member with Millsap & Singer, LLC. Ms. Kern Woolverton joined the firm in 1998 and manages the firm’s bankruptcy practice. Born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, Ms. Kern Woolverton received her undergraduate degree from Northeast Missouri State University and her law degree from St. Louis University. Ms. Kern Woolverton is licensed in Missouri, Illinois, Kansas and Kentucky. In addition, she is admitted to practice before the U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, the U.S. Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois, the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, and the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky. Ms. Kern Woolverton is a member of the State of Missouri, State of Illinois, State of Kansas, State of Kentucky, St. Louis County, Louisville and American Bar Associations. Ms. Kern Woolverton frequently speaks on topics relating to foreclosure and bankruptcy practices and procedures for mortgage servicing and attorney organizations. |
REO/Eviction
Eviction in 2022
Thursday, June 9 • 2:15P
Joseph Camillo * Brock & Scott, PLLC x
Mr. Camillo is the Managing Partner of Brock and Scott, PLLC. Mr. Camillo has over 24 years of experience in the areas of Banking, Creditors’ Rights, Bankruptcy, Foreclosure, Real Estate, Litigation, Regulatory Compliance and Condominium Law. Mr. Camillo also has extensive experience in representing public sector/quasi governmental agencies such as Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency; Rhode Island Housing; Maine State Housing Finance Authority, Fannie Mae; Freddie Mac; HUD, USDA and the Veterans Association. He is admitted to practice law in all state and federal courts in Massachusetts and New Hampshire, US District Court for the District of Vermont and the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Mr. Camillo earned his J.D. from the Massachusetts School of Law in 1994, and his B.A. from St. Bonaventure University in 1989. Mr. Camillo lectures extensively throughout the country on topics such as foreclosure, bankruptcy, eviction, condominium law and litigation. Mr. Camillo serves as corporate counsel for the New England Adjustment Managers Association (NEAMA); a Conference Faculty member of Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) as well as a faculty member of the Real Estate Bar Association (REBA), American Legal and Financial Network (ALFN) and USFN. |
Greg Todd Armstrong Teasdale LLP |
Justin Ortega McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC |
Julie York Brock & Scott, PLLC |
The Path to a Successful Post-Pandemic REO
Friday, June 10 • 10:30A
Brett Beehler * Rosenberg & Associates, LLC x
Brett C. Beehler holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Georgetown University (1991), a Juris Doctor from the American University’s Washington College of Law (1994 – cum laude), and has been a member of the Rosenberg & Associates, LLC legal team since 2010. As a Partner, Mr. Beehler oversees and manages the day-to-day operations of the firm’s REO, Residential and Commercial Settlement, Title Curative, and Title Litigation practices; including oversight of the attorneys, paralegals, Managers and Team Leads assigned to these Departments. Serving as a creditors and real estate counsel with an emphasis on litigation since the inception of his legal career in 1994, Mr. Beehler brings a broad range of practical experience from over 27 years in the field. Licensed in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia, Mr. Beehler serves his client's diverse needs involving commercial and residential real estate transactions, commercial transactions, commercial and residential leasing and lease negotiations, commercial litigation, creditor's rights (including replevin, detinue, and creditor representation in bankruptcy), title curative, title claims and title litigation matters. He serves as a continuing education instructor, as well as a speaker and panelist at various real estate, investor and default industry events. Mr. Beehler is also a member of the Maryland State Bar Association, Virginia State Bar and the District of Columbia Bar, as well as an elected member to the Order of Barrister’s and Cambridge’s Who’s Who. |
Regina Slowey Orlans PC x
Ms. Slowey has over 20 years of litigation experience, specifically devoted to business and real estate litigation involving the mortgage lending and servicing industries. She has also been involved in the title industry for over 15 years, working with realtors, agents, and underwriters. Attorney Slowey manages the REO, title, collection and litigation areas of practice for Orlans PC throughout its 10 jurisdictions. She loves to share her expertise at training seminars, conferences, and continuing legal education courses on real property law and related topics. |
Bradley Reisenfeld Reisenfeld & Associates, LLC x
Bradley A. Reisenfeld received his Juris Doctor from Capital University in 1989, after receiving his Bachelor of Arts degree from the Ohio State University in 1986. Mr. Reisenfeld has over 20 years of legal experience and is licensed to practice in Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky. He currently represents national mortgage lenders, servicers and financial institutions throughout the country handling both commercial and residential real estate matters. He supervises all firm representation which includes foreclosure, bankruptcy, eviction, collections, title, loss mitigation and litigation. Currently, Mr. Reisenfeld focuses his time on developing client relationships and ensuring the firm is providing clients with excellent representation. He frequently lectures at national industry conferences and local seminars on various foreclosure, bankruptcy, legislative update, and loss mitigation issues. |
Elizabeth Taylor
Radian Real Estate Management, LLC
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Elizabeth Taylor has worked in the mortgage industry for more than 20 years. She is a Closing, Eviction, Redemption, HOA and Tax Manager at Radian Real Estate Management in Dallas, Texas. After receiving her BBA in Finance, she launched her career in the mortgage industry by working as a client liaison for a major GSE. As a Default Services Leader specializing in REO, she has managed critical REO processes such as Eviction, Rental, Redemption, Litigation, and Title, Closing and HOA and Tax management. In addition, she developed strategic partnerships with business area teams to ensure that assets were made available for marketing by expediting the process for obtaining possession and reselling the REO property.
diversity, equity & inclusion
DEI Mosaics: Many Portraits Creating One Working Expression
Thursday, June 9 • 10:30A
Janice Nakano * Aldridge Pite, LLP x
Janice has been working in the Default Mortgage Industry since 1997, representing law firms in legal administration, office management and business development. She transitioned to Client Relations and business strategy which has been her focus for over 15 years. During her legal career, Janice has been involved in mentoring industry colleagues, supporting charitable foundations and participating in mortgage banking organizations, committees, and groups. |
Brian Vaughn McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC x
Brian Vaughn joined McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC in 2010 and serves as the Firm’s Director of Marketing. Mr. Vaughn is responsible for all marketing, client relations, communications, development and public relations efforts for the firm. Mr. Vaughn holds a B.S. from Oklahoma State University, and brings extensive mortgage and financial service industry knowledge to MRLP’s management team. Mr. Vaughn has prior experience as a Product Manager for CoreLogic and Senior Program Manager for First American Corporation’s Global Offshoring Services division. |
Julie York Brock & Scott, PLLC |
Emily Bartekoske
SouthLaw, PC
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Emily joined SouthLaw, PC in July 2014 and is a Senior Attorney supervising the Iowa Foreclosure Department located in the West Des Moines, Iowa office. She obtained her B.A. in Political Science from the University of Northern Iowa in 2006. She obtained her law degree from Drake University Law School in 2009 and is currently admitted to practice law in both state and federal courts in Iowa.
Emily currently focuses her practice on representing financial institutions and creditors’ rights in real estate finance and mortgage foreclosure.
Emily currently focuses her practice on representing financial institutions and creditors’ rights in real estate finance and mortgage foreclosure.
Snapshot of our Journey Forward: DEI is Ever-Changing & Developing
Thursday, June 9 • 2:15P
Sally Garrison * The Mortgage Law Firm x
Sally E. Garrison received a B.A. in Economics, Environmental Science, and Political Science, from Claremont McKenna College in 1995. She received her J.D. from the University of Oklahoma, College of Law, in 2000. During her studies at the University of Oklahoma (OU), she also attended the Oxford Summer Program at Queen’s College, focusing on the European Union and Intellectual Property. Before beginning her work in real estate litigation, Sally taught as an adjunct professor at the University of Oklahoma, College of Law, in the areas of Intellectual Property, Copyright, Contracts, and Law in Cyberspace. She assisted in the research and editing of Copyright in a Global Information Economy, ISBN 0-7355-2430-0; Toward an International Fair Use Doctrine, Columbia Journal of Transnational Law, 2000, Volume 39, No. 1; and Givers, Takers and Other Kinds of Users: A Fair Use Doctrine for Cyberspace, Florida Law Review, January 2001, Volume 53, No. 1. From 2001 to 2008, Sally worked as in-house counsel for OU, representing various departments and organizations including Student Affairs, OU Police Department, Sam Nobel Museum, Alumni Affairs, Development, Housing and Food Services, and the University Outreach, among numerous others. She is currently the managing member of The Mortgage Law Firm, PLLC, in Oklahoma, and is licensed in Oklahoma, Texas, Arizona, and Hawaii. Her work includes motion practice, non-jury and jury trial work, and appellate practice. She is also the Firm’s Client Relations and Marketing Liaison, working closely with clients to ensure excellent service and communication. In addition to firm work, she has consulted with local law firms to provide system efficiency and managerial advice. She is a graduate of the Stagen Leadership Academy Integral Leadership Program, and was awarded Black Belt recognition for her work in communication, influence, and motivation. She was a finalist for the Women in Housing 2019 Keystone Award for Cultural Leadership. She won the USFN’s Member of the Year Award in 2020, along with being named one of OKC’s Top Attorneys by 405 Magazine in the area of real estate in 2020 and 2021. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for USFN. |
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operations
Focus on Change Management: Success in the Age of Compliance
Thursday, June 9 • 10:30A
Ryan Bourgeois * Barrett Daffin Frappier Turner & Engel, LLP x
Ryan Bourgeois is partner with Barrett, Daffin, Frappier, Turner and Engel and manages the Texas, Colorado, and Georgia Foreclosure Groups and serves as the firms Compliance Officer. He attended Texas Christian University earning a Finance degree in 2002. He received a Juris Doctor from Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law in 2005. Mr. Bourgeois is currently licensed in Texas, Georgia, and Colorado. Mr. Bourgeois is a member of the USFN Publications Committee and Advocacy Task Force. Mr. Bourgeois is also currently a member of the Legal League 100 Advisory Council and the Special Initiatives Working Group.He has written numerous industry articles and presented at several industry conferences and real estate CLE’s in Texas. |
Liz DeSilva McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC x
Elizabeth DeSilva joined McCalla Raymer Liebert Pierce, LLC with over 20 years experience working for some of the largest residential and mortgage banking companies in the country. Prior to joining the firm, Liz spent five years as Vice President and Chief Servicing Counsel of Ditech Financial, LLC. While at Ditech she was responsible for legal oversight of the Attorney Oversight Department which manages the default attorney referral network. During her tenure at Ditech, Ms. DeSilva focused on all areas of Mortgage Servicing Compliance, while overseeing the team of Attorneys and Paralegals who managed compliance with state and federal law, administrative requirements, and investor requirements. Liz joins McCalla Raymer Liebert Pierce as Deputy General Counsel for the firm. |
Candace Russell Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC x
Candace Russell is Vice President of Post Sale at Carrington Mortgage Services. She leads CMS’s efforts managing default inventory as well as reducing enterprise risk factors. With a proven record of effectively managing property preservation, conveyance, eviction, title, and risk management. Her experience in the mortgage industry is broad: covering originations, performing loans, loss mitigation, foreclosure, claims and risk management. Candace is a former Chair for the MBA’s Loan Administration Committee. As a passion project she runs a women and minority leadership group, UR:Represented. When time allows she enjoys roller derby and attempting to play the banjo poorly. |
Video Filters for the Workforce
Thursday, June 9 • 2:15P
Erica Fujimoto * Affinity Consulting Group x
Erica’s experience in the default industry spans over 20 years. She started at a major mortgage servicer, transitioned to the law firm side where she was the managing bankruptcy paralegal and implemented new case management systems for her firm, and finally joined Affinity Consulting Group, where she is a Management Consultant and Director of the Default Services Team. Erica specializes in firm management, process improvement, and legal software implementation and automation. She manages the Default Services team at Affinity, a team of the most experienced consultants in legal technology and default services in the country, and she instituted the Client Care Network and YourAdministrator Programs to provide enhanced levels of assistance and support to the Affinity clients. Erica had the distinct honor of being an ALFN JPEG 2015 Picture the Future Award Recipient and 2018 USFN Robert Klein Associate Member of the Year. She served as Associate Member Chair of the Women in Legal Leadership (WILL) practice group for six years and is a member of the USFN Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee. |
Nicole Caprara Reimer Law Co. x
Nicole Caprara joined the firm of Reimer Law Co. in 2007 as the Director of Marketing and in 2011 became the Director of Operational Support and Business Development. Ms. Caprara has over 18 years of experience in the mortgage default industry and currently oversees compliance, audits, and operational support for the firm as well as all new business and client relations. Reimer Law Co. is a creditors’ rights firm with its practice in Ohio, Kentucky and West Virginia. |
Jessica Sharp PennyMac Loan Services x
Jessica is an experienced default servicing operations leader currently serving as Vice President of Default at PennyMac Loan Servicing managing default letters and Pre-Foreclosure. She has been on the Servicer side of the default industry for nearly 14 years with experience in foreclosure operations, investor relations, offshore implementation and oversight. She has pivoted herself to be a leader to drive change, uplift and grow team members, as well as react quickly to the ever-changing mortgage industry environment. |
Building a Work Avatar
Friday, June 10 • 10:30A
Richard Nielson * Reimer Law Co x
Richard M. Nielson is a shareholder in Reimer Law Co. where he manages compliance, IT and Kentucky operations for the firm. Richard has over 28 years of legal experience in the fields of real estate law, bankruptcy, and creditors' rights. He is licensed to practice law in Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia, & Tennessee and has achieved the highest rating of “AV Preeminent” from Martindale Hubble peer reviews. Richard is a resident of Louisville, Kentucky with his wife and three children. He is a current member of the USFN Finance & Membership Committees, and is a frequent lecturer on mortgage banking, manufactured home, real estate title, technology, firm operations, bankruptcy, and compliance topics. |
Tricia Osgood CaseMax x
Tricia joined the CaseMax team as Product Manager in February 2008. Her primary responsibility is to ensure that the application grows and continues to meet the needs of the law firms it supports. She works with the CaseMax staff in Business Analysis, Quality Assurance and Support to enable the teamwork that delivers continuous application development.Tricia has over 30 years of experience in the definition and design of software applications with significant concentrations in business and system requirements, user interface design, and agile development. |
Jim Timberlake Baer & Timberlake, PC x
DONALD JAMES (Jim) TIMBERLAKE, JR., Jim has been a member of the Oklahoma Bar Association since 1993 and is the CEO of Baer & Timberlake, P.C., a creditor’s rights firm specializing in the representation of the mortgage servicing industry. Throughout his career, Jim’s practice has been focused on the representation of mortgage industry in all aspects of default servicing. He regularly speaks at various trade organization meetings, CLE sessions, and seminars throughout the country on topics relevant to mortgage default servicing. |
Mike Zevitz SouthLaw, PC x
Michael L. Zevitz has concentrated his practice of law in the areas of real estate finance and mortgage foreclosure since 1993. He was admitted to practice law in Missouri 1990 and in Kansas in 1991. He obtained his B.A. in Economics from the University of Kansas in 1987. He obtained his law degree from Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska in 1990. Mike is a Shareholder and Co-Managing Attorney for the Firm. He is a noted speaker at various industry conferences and has authored many articles in regional and national publications. He served on the USFN Board of Directors from 2001-2009. Mike is the past president of USFN, having served in that role for the 2014-2016 term. |
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