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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. |