Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Foreclosure Defense On Agenda For Maryland Legal, Housing Advocates

The Maryland Institute for Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers Inc. is co-sponsoring with other groups a foreclosure defense program for Maryland attorneys who represent financially strapped homeowners facing the loss of their homes. Among the topics to be discussed, as listed in the seminar brochure, are:
  1. Loss Mitigation: Practical Strategies and Tools,
  2. An Overview of the New Maryland Foreclosure Law & Legislative Intent: SB 216/HB 365,
  3. Legal Defenses and "Issue Spotting", and
  4. Leveraging Pro Bono into Attorney Fee Awards.

For more, see The New Nuts & Bolts of Foreclosure Defense - A First Look at Maryland's New Foreclosure Law.