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Florida Attorneys Expose How Improper Influence From the Financial Industry has Contributed to the Destruction of the Negotiability of Mortgage Promissory Notes

Tue Oct 20, 2015 by on Press Releases

WESTON, FL (PRWEB) OCTOBER 20, 2015 As the nation begins to heal from the past few years of financial turmoil, Florida foreclosure defense team Roy Oppenheim and Jacquelyn Trask-Rahn expose the effect the “negotiability” of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac promissory notes had on the market crash in The Emperor’s New Clothes: How the Judicial System, Financial Industry, and the […]

Foreclosure Fighter

Wed Jun 10, 2015 by on News

This article was originally published in the SFBW magazine by Lifestyle Media. Real estate lawyer Roy Oppenheim recalls when everything changed for his legal practice – and the U.S. financial system. His wife, Ellen B. Pilelsky, started their law firm in Weston in 1989 when the area had more cows than people. As Weston grew, so did their business, which […]

The Emperor’s New Clothes: How the Judicial System and the Housing-Mortgage Market Have Turned a Blind Eye to the Destruction of the Negotiability of Mortgage Promissory Notes

Abstract This Article examines the common notions of negotiable instruments as they relate to the modern day promissory note in the context of residential mortgage lending. The Article further addresses the destruction of the negotiability of such promissory notes through various undertakings added for the benefit of the banking industry, often to the detriment of a borrower. The use of […]

Foreclosure Defense Attorney Roy Oppenheim to Hold Court with Judges, Debate Foreclosure Law; Event Promises Lively Discussion from Both Sides of the Bench

Thu Sep 26, 2013 by on Press Releases

WESTON, FL (PRWEB) September 26, 2013 From Wall Street to Main Street, attorney Roy Oppenheim, a thought-leader in the area of foreclosure defense and the founder of the South Florida Law Blog, will hold court with three Broward County Circuit Court judges providing his unique perspective on South Florida’s foreclosure crisis. Oppenheim, who led the fight against the Florida Bar […]