Court programs, economy among focuses of foreclosure conference
When it comes to the problem of mortgage foreclosures in Indiana, there appears to be no end in sight, at least not yet.
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COA: Summary judgment wrong in foreclosure suit
A mortgagee’s compliance with federal mortgage servicing responsibilities is a condition precedent that can be raised as an affirmative defense to the foreclosure of a Federal Housing Administration insured loan, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled today for the first time.
Courts consider foreclosure issues
To address recent news regarding foreclosures – including a handful of national banks putting holds on foreclosure proceedings regarding their lenders – participants in the foreclosure prevention efforts of the Indiana Supreme Court, including judges in pilot programs around the state for settlement conferences, held a conference call Oct. 19 to address these issues.
Education conclave focuses on diversity, economy
When the Indiana State Bar Association gets law students, attorneys, professors, judges, court administrators, deans, and representatives of Indiana’s Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program, Disciplinary Commission, Board of Law Examiners, and the Indiana Bar Foundation are all in the same place for a few hours, some interesting dialogues are bound to take place.
Supreme Court to rule on priority rights on liens
The Indiana Supreme Court took a case from the Indiana Court of Appeals involving strict foreclosure in which the lower appellate court adopted the reasoning from a federal case to determine priority rights on liens.
Lenders meet with borrowers at event
Following a statewide event Sept. 1 to help to homeowners who were concerned they might be facing foreclosures, the Indiana Foreclosure Prevention Network hosted another event Sept. 16 in Indianapolis.
Discrimination cases rising
As people lose their jobs in a rough economy, it’s obvious that unemployment claims go up – and stay up – as it is more difficult to find new work.
New approach to foreclosure prevention successful
Courts around the state have experienced more success with a new approach to settlement conferences utilizing facilitators – who interact directly with borrowers and lenders – than past attempts to find alternatives to foreclosures.
Attorneys needed for foreclosure events
Attorney volunteers are needed for free borrower outreach programs around Indiana hosted by the Indiana Foreclosure Prevention
Network Sept. 1.
Challenges face many new Indiana attorneys
Delivering pizzas and moving furniture isn’t what Greenwood attorney Justin Cook thought he’d be doing once he
earned a law degree.
Economy adjusts child support
It used to be fairly easy to prove someone wouldn’t pay child support because they didn’t want to. But it hasn’t gone unnoticed
that there are more people who want to pay child support but simply can’t.
IP attorney heads fundraising campaign for United Way
Possibly the first practicing attorney to take on a task of this nature, veteran lawyer Don
Knebel has set out as the 2010 campaign chair to expand the United Way donor base and raise as much as $40 million this year
in central Indiana.
Re-entry program offers support, services to inmates
It’s not a secret this is a tough economy.
Add in a criminal record and time served, and that only complicates one’s situation when looking for a job, housing, treatment,
or other services.
How to survive this recession
An economy gone sour and law firms not hiring summer associates are familiar concerns for law students now, but these issues also affected lawyers who faced a recession when they graduated from law school in the early 1990s.
Courts coping with tough times
No one needs to tell Johnson Circuit Judge Mark Loyd how tough times are for the state's court system.
New foreclosure-prevention initiative announced
To encourage more eligible Hoosiers to participate in settlement conferences when facing mortgage foreclosures, a new program involving the Indiana Supreme Court and the Indiana Foreclosure Prevention Network was announced today in Fort Wayne.
Law firm forecast sees declining profits
Declining profits could be on the dockets of many law firms again this year.
Shutdown wouldn’t cripple legal system
As the clock ticked closer to a partial shutdown of state government, the Hoosier legal community received word this afternoon from the Indiana Supreme Court that trial courts should conduct business as usual and that the state's legal system would continue as much as possible if lawmakers fail to pass a budget by deadline.
Foreclosure defense training April 3 in Indy
The Indiana Supreme Court's third mortgage foreclosure training opportunity for attorneys, judges, and housing counselors will be April 3 at Indiana University School of Law – Indianapolis.
ISBA offers job-search seminar
he Indiana State Bar Association is offering a free job-search seminar to help unemployed members find legal jobs.