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Defending Against Foreclosure Rescue Scams

Released on: Aug. 21, 2009
Running Time: 03:20:45.00


Overview

Foreclosures continue unabated.  More and more California homeowners are falling behind on their mortgage payments and face foreclosure.  In these difficult times, homeowners are susceptible to offers that claim foreclosure can be avoided.  This web program will provide all of the information you need to represent your client: how to identify a rescue scam and the administrative and litigation tools to address those scams.

PLI is pleased to present this program in collaboration with Housing and Economic Rights Advocates, The State Bar of California, The Public Interest Clearinghouse and others.

Lecture Topics [Total time 3:20:45]

  • Program Overview [00:02:20]
    Maeve Elise Brown
  • Types of Mortgage Foreclosure Scams [01:07:37]
    Lisa Sitkin
  • Strategies and Remedies to Combat Foreclosure Rescue Scams; Overview of Criminal Enforcement [01:10:59]
    Maeve Elise Brown, Lisa Sitkin, David G. Lim
  • Ethical Issues Related to Rescue Scams and Disciplinary Action [00:59:49]
    Robert A. Hawley

The purchase price of this Web Program includes the following articles available online:

Presentation Materials

  • Advance Fees and Loan Modification Services
    Maeve Elise Brown
  • Attorney-Client Fee Agreement
    Maeve Elise Brown
  • CA v. Home Relief Services
    Maeve Elise Brown
  • Loan Modification and Agency Agreement A
    Maeve Elise Brown
  • Loan Modification and Agency Agreement B
    Maeve Elise Brown
  • Refund Demand Sample to Attorney, Housing and Economic Rights Advocate
    Maeve Elise Brown
  • Refund Demand Template - Loan Modification Consultant, Housing and Economic Rights Advocate
    Maeve Elise Brown
  • Sample Scam Letter Using Obama and HUD
    Maeve Elise Brown
  • Ordinance No. 180675, Mortgage Modification Consultants, Los Angeles Municipal Code, Article 7.2, Chapter IV, May, 2009
    Lisa Sitkin
  • Proposed Regulations for Mortgage Modification Consultants, Francesca Gessner, Deputy City Attorney, San Francisco
    Lisa Sitkin
  • Defending Against Foreclosure Rescue Scams: The State Bar Perspective, August 7, 2009 (San Francisco)Robert A. Hawley
  • Lawyer Discipline & Complaints, Printed from the State Bar of California Website (www.calbar.ca.gov) on Friday, July 10, 2009
    Robert A. Hawley
  • Legal Claims and Foreclosure Rescue Scams
    Lisa Sitkin, Maeve Elise Brown
  • Foreclosure Rescue Scams: Criminal Enforcement
    David Lim

Faculty

Chairperson(s)

Maeve Elise Brown, Director, Housing and Economic Rights Advocates

Speaker(s)

Robert A. Hawley, Deputy Executive Director, State Bar of California
David G. Lim, Deputy District Attorney, Alameda County District Attorney's
Lisa Sitkin, Staff Attorney, Housing and Economic Rights Advocates

Program Attorney(s)

John M. Mola, Practising Law Institute

CLE Credit

PLI makes every effort to accredit its CLE Now (On-Demand Web Programs) and Segments.  Please check the CLE Calculator above for CLE information specific to your state.

CLE Now (On-Demand Web Programs) and Segments are approved in:

Alabama1, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho*, Illinois , Iowa2*, Kansas3, Kentucky*, Louisiana, Maine*, Mississippi, Missouri4, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire5, New Jersey, New Mexico6, New York7,  North Carolina8, North Dakota, Ohio9, Oklahoma10, Oregon*, Pennsylvania11, Rhode Island12, South Carolina, Tennessee13, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin14 and Wyoming*.

Iowa, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin DO NOT approve Audio Only On-Demand Web Programs.
Minnesota  approves live webcasts ONLY

*PLI will apply for credit upon request. Louisiana and New Hampshire: PLI will apply for credit upon request for audio-only on-demand web programs.

1Alabama: Approval of all web based programs is limited to a maximum of 6.0 credits.

2Iowa:  The approval is for one year from recorded date.

3Kansas:  An on-demand web program may be viewed individually if a qualified person is in attendance, personally or by telephone, to comment and answer questions. There is a 5.0 credit limit per year for this type of viewing.

4Missouri:  On-demand web programs are restricted to six hours of self-study credit per year.  Self-study may not be used to satisfy the ethics requirements.  Self-study can not be used for carryover credit.

5New Hamphsire:  The approval is for three years from recorded date.

6New Mexico:  On-Demand web programs are restricted to 4.0 self-study credits per year. 

7New York:  Newly admitted attorneys may not take non-traditional course formats such as on-demand Web Programs or live Webcasts for CLE credit. Newly admitted attorneys not practicing law in the United States, however, may earn 12 transitional credits in non-traditional formats. 

8North Carolina:  A maximum of 4 credits per reporting period may be earned by participating in on-demand web programs. 

9Ohio:  To confirm that the web program has been approved, please refer to the list of Ohio’s Approved Self Study Activities at http://www.sconet.state.oh.us.  Online programs are considered self-study.  Ohio attorneys have a 6 credit self-study limit per compliance period.  The Ohio CLE Board states that attorneys must have a 100% success rate in clicking on timestamps to receive ANY CLE credit for an online program.

10Oklahoma:  Up to 3 credits may be earned each year through computer-based or technology-based legal education programs.

11Pennsylvania:  PA attorneys may only receive a maximum of four (4) hours of distance learning credit per compliance period. All distance learning programs must be a minimum of 1 full hour. 

12Rhode Island:  Audio Only On-Demand Web Programs are not approved for credit.  On-Demand Web Programs must have an audio and video component.

13Tennessee:  The approval is for the calendar year in which the live program was presented.

14Wisconsin: Ethics credit is not allowed.  The ethics portion of the program will be approved for general credit.  There is a 10 credit limit for on-demand web programs during every 2-year reporting period.

Running time and CLE credit hours are not necessarily the same. Please be aware that many states do not permit credit for luncheon speakers.

If you have already received credit for attending some or the entire program, please be aware that state administrators do not permit you to accrue additional credit for repeat viewing even if an additional credit certificate is subsequently issued.

Note that some states limit the number of credit hours attorneys may claim for online CLE activities, and state rules vary with regard to whether online CLE activities qualify for participatory or self-study credits. For more information, call Customer Service (800) 260-4PLI (4754) or e-mail info@pli.edu.


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CLE-NY Credits
Credit Status: Approved
Expiration Date: 8/21/2012
Transitional:  No
Total Credits:  4.00
  Ethics:  1.00
  Professional Practice:  3.00



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