Recently it was reported that about 50% of all home loans in Arizona are currently at or near negative-equity. This means that the balance owed on about half of all home loans in Arizona is at most only 5% greater than the home's value. More significant though, most...
In a previous article ("I Was Injured ... Do I Have a Case?"), we discussed negligence and the four different elements necessary to prove negligence. A variation of negligence as a theory of liability is a similar theory called "negligence per se." WHAT IS "NEGLIGENCE...
In our Mesa Arizona personal injury practice, the most common question we get from potential clients is some form of "I was injured, do I have a case?" In typical lawyer fashion, the general response is, "It depends." In most personal injury cases where a person has...
A while back I posted an article about post-foreclosure evictions. At the time I posted the article a client came to me who was a renter with his family in a Gilbert home. My client had a written 1-year lease with the property owner. About halfway through the lease on...
As is common today, thousands of homes that are being foreclosed are occupied by renters. Investors who buy these homes at the foreclosure auction generally only have one objective: to flip the property and make a quick profit. If a renter is occupying the property...
In our practice we have consulted with countless clients whose homes are currently worth substantially less than the outstanding balance of their loans and who are having a difficult time paying their mortgage for one reason or another. During these consultations, we...
Recently I had a business client come to me who was owed a good chunk of money from a contractor from a previous job. After sending a letter to the contractor demanding payment to which the contractor did not respond, we filed a lawsuit against the contractor in the...
In this economy, I have met with countless clients and prospective clients who are drowning in debt. Whether it is a home equity line of credit, credit card debt, a business loan, or other unpaid personal or business obligations, there is a possibility and even the...
