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financial forensic report 8.16.2021

Financial Forensic Services

History of the Judgment Enforcement Problem. 80 percent of the civil money judgments in the United States are never collected. Note: when drafting the judgment language for the judge’s signature, many attorneys stop with “legal fees.” when you win, the court awards you the money judgment and the defendant has to pay.

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Supreme Court Expands Creditors’ by Allowing Denial of a Discharge Under Sec. 523(a)(2)(A) if Debtor Transfers Assets in Violation of State Fraudulent Transfer Statute

The Creditors Rights

Section 523(a)(2)(A) of the Bankruptcy Code allows a creditor to obtain a judgment denying its debtor a discharge of debts incurred by false pretenses or actual fraud. The Court further noted that fraudulent conveyances at common law did not require a misrepresentation by a debtor to his creditor.

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Burr & Forman Names Eight New Partners Across Five Offices

Burr Forman

He represents various financial institutions, creditors, landlords, and other parties in all aspects of loan modifications and restructuring, commercial foreclosures, enforcement of security interests and domestic and foreign judgments, Chapter 7 and 11 bankruptcies, and creditorsrights litigation.

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Why Every Lawyer And Client Should Be Fighting To Stop The "Meaningful Attorney Involvement" Doctrine From Spreading

FDCPA Defense

Although this scenario may sound far-fetched, it is an everyday occurrence for creditorsrights attorneys, who have been targeted by “meaningful attorney involvement” lawsuits for years. If this can happen to creditorsrights attorneys and their clients, might you and your clients be next? 1692, et seq. the “FDCPA”).

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Overview of Florida’s New Uniform Commercial Real Estate Receivership Act

Jimerson Firm

While the traditional common law grounds for the appointment of a receiver remain, the Act also offers additional grounds and provides lenders with valuable options to protect their interests in the commercial property, including the right of receivership after judgment. 714.14, Fla. Conclusion.

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SBA Loans: How to Maximize Recovery by Liquidating Real Property

Jimerson Firm

The court can also order a deficiency judgment against the debtor—that is, a money judgment—to the extent the foreclosure sale does not produce sufficient funds to pay the debt owed to lender on the SBA loan. Short Sale.

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Guest Post: CFPB Seeks Information for Third Party Debt Collection Rules

Consumer Financial Services Law

These notices, such as the proposed Statement of Rights, make it appear that the collection attorney is providing legal advice to the consumer. Such advice would violate the Rules of Professional Conduct, since the attorney for the creditor may not also provide legal advice to the debtor.