Northern Florida Bar, Law Students, Legal Aid Team Up To Train Local Lawyers In Foreclosure Defense

In Jacksonville, Florida, The Financial News & Daily Record reports:

• An upcoming class being offered by the Jacksonville Bar Association, Florida Coastal School of Law and Jacksonville Area Legal Aid is aiming to help local attorneys meet the needs of one of the groups hit hardest by the down economy: foreclosure defendants who have turned to JALA for assistance in saving their homes.

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• “It’s a tutorial on foreclosures with an obvious goal of providing information to Jacksonville lawyers and Florida Coastal students so they can assist JALA’s efforts in defending foreclosures,” said [JBA President-elect Dan] Bean.

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• “Right now, JALA has a model that works to stop foreclosures,” said [JALA Executive Director Michael] Figgins. “What we need is a community response to help JALA get the resources it needs so that we can help more and turn away less.”

For more, see Upcoming class to assist in local foreclosure problem.