In case you missed my radio appearance last week on the Mind Your Own Business radio show, I thought I would share the link to the entire segment. We spend 10 minutes discussing foreclosures in the real estate market and the responsibility of lenders, property owners, and property management through the foreclosure process. Listen to Howard Goldman’s radio segment on foreclosure Read the entire MYOB interview on foreclosures
Attorney Howard Goldman was asked recently to participate in The Best Trial Lawyer Video Series, sponsored by WIN Interactive. This interview captures the history of Goldman & Pease as well as our approach to practicing law in Massachusetts. I hope you enjoy it. Howard Goldman’s video interview
Lenders initiating foreclosure proceeding in the City of Boston and many other cities across Massachusetts can no longer shirk their responsibilities of maintaining vacant properties By: Howard S Goldman, Esq. As a result of the deteriorating economic climate in Massachusetts and nationwide, there has been a significant increase in the amount of foreclosure proceedings on residential properties, including condominium units. A lender may initiate foreclosure proceedings in many ways; by taking possession of a property if the owner does not oppose
Year in review: the largest jury verdicts of 2010 (PDF version) By Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Silverio v.Gentile, et al. Norfolk Superior Court Date of verdict: July 23, 2010 Plaintiff’s attorneys: Brian P. Burke, Worcester; and Howard S. Goldman, Goldman, Goldman & Pease, Needham Status of verdict: On appeal On an early December morning in2006,two brothers from Needham were on their way to a coffee shop when an SUV traveling in the opposite direction crossed the center line and hit their vehicle
By Howard S. Goldman, Esq. The Homestead Law is changing soon, effective date March 16, 2011, to provide an automatic $125,000 in protection to homeowners from debt collectors. Under the new Homestead Law, homeowners no longer need to file a Declaration of Homestead in order to obtain protection of up to $125,000 in home equity from creditors. While the protection for the initial $125,000 is automatic, homeowners, who hold more than $125,000 in equity in their home, must still file a
By Howard Goldman This Memorandum serves to outline and highlight the latest developments in the Real Estate Bar Association’s (“REBA”) unauthorized practice of law litigation against Pittsburg-based National Real Estate Information Services (“NREIS”). NREIS, a multistate real estate services provider, outsources the vast majority of functions traditionally performed by attorneys during residential closing transactions by using non-attorneys to perform certain tasks, including certifying and analyzing title, preparing the deed, and conducting the closing. REBA contends that these activities, when performed by
After years of experience handling a diverse number of claims arising under title insurance policies, Goldman & Pease LLC has developed a streamlined process aimed at resolving the particular title defects in a most efficient and cost effective manner. What follows is Goldman & Pease’s “Best Practices” to resolve a title dispute, from the initial claim through the final resolution of the particular defect. You may download “Best Practices To Remedy Title Defects” (opens PDF document) Best Practices to Remedy Title
What You Should Know About Accumulation of Snow and Ice By: Howard S. Goldman As we approach the upcoming New England Winter for 2010 and 2011, it is important for property owners and managers alike to keep abreast of the latest developments and trends in Massachusetts law to minimize the exposure to litigation from, primarily, slip and fall accidents from snow accumulation. This Client Update discusses the recent change in Massachusetts law on the duty of care of a property owner
The Norfolk Superior Court recently awarded a verdict in the amount of Twelve Million Dollars ($12,000,000) in favor of our clients, two brothers injured in 2006 when a driver in a SUV owned by a third party crossed the double yellow lines and collided head on with the car occupied by the brothers. The brother who was driving the car suffered traumatic brain injury in the collision and sustained a stroke leaving him partially paralyzed and unable to speak. Goldman &
June 10, 2010 Congress recently passed a federal law entitled Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act (“Foreclosure Act”) that supersedes state law and also amends existing federal laws. The primary focus of the Foreclosure Act is to provide protections to tenants of a foreclosed property related to a “federally-related mortgage loan” or a foreclosure on “any dwelling or residential real property.” Broadly speaking, the Foreclosure Act requires that a party taking title to a dwelling or residential property pursuant to a foreclosure
In case you missed my radio appearance last week on the Mind Your Own Business radio show, I thought I would share the link to the entire segment. We spend 10 minutes discussing foreclosures in the real estate market and the responsibility of lenders, property owners, and property management through the foreclosure process. Listen to Howard Goldman’s radio segment on foreclosure Read the entire MYOB interview on foreclosures
Attorney Howard Goldman was asked recently to participate in The Best Trial Lawyer Video Series, sponsored by WIN Interactive. This interview captures the history of Goldman & Pease as well as our approach to practicing law in Massachusetts. I hope you enjoy it. Howard Goldman’s video interview
Lenders initiating foreclosure proceeding in the City of Boston and many other cities across Massachusetts can no longer shirk their responsibilities of maintaining vacant properties By: Howard S Goldman, Esq. As a result of the deteriorating economic climate in Massachusetts and nationwide, there has been a significant increase in the amount of foreclosure proceedings on residential properties, including condominium units. A lender may initiate foreclosure proceedings in many ways; by taking possession of a property if the owner does not oppose
Year in review: the largest jury verdicts of 2010 (PDF version) By Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Silverio v.Gentile, et al. Norfolk Superior Court Date of verdict: July 23, 2010 Plaintiff’s attorneys: Brian P. Burke, Worcester; and Howard S. Goldman, Goldman, Goldman & Pease, Needham Status of verdict: On appeal On an early December morning in2006,two brothers from Needham were on their way to a coffee shop when an SUV traveling in the opposite direction crossed the center line and hit their vehicle
By Howard S. Goldman, Esq. The Homestead Law is changing soon, effective date March 16, 2011, to provide an automatic $125,000 in protection to homeowners from debt collectors. Under the new Homestead Law, homeowners no longer need to file a Declaration of Homestead in order to obtain protection of up to $125,000 in home equity from creditors. While the protection for the initial $125,000 is automatic, homeowners, who hold more than $125,000 in equity in their home, must still file a
By Howard Goldman This Memorandum serves to outline and highlight the latest developments in the Real Estate Bar Association’s (“REBA”) unauthorized practice of law litigation against Pittsburg-based National Real Estate Information Services (“NREIS”). NREIS, a multistate real estate services provider, outsources the vast majority of functions traditionally performed by attorneys during residential closing transactions by using non-attorneys to perform certain tasks, including certifying and analyzing title, preparing the deed, and conducting the closing. REBA contends that these activities, when performed by
After years of experience handling a diverse number of claims arising under title insurance policies, Goldman & Pease LLC has developed a streamlined process aimed at resolving the particular title defects in a most efficient and cost effective manner. What follows is Goldman & Pease’s “Best Practices” to resolve a title dispute, from the initial claim through the final resolution of the particular defect. You may download “Best Practices To Remedy Title Defects” (opens PDF document) Best Practices to Remedy Title
What You Should Know About Accumulation of Snow and Ice By: Howard S. Goldman As we approach the upcoming New England Winter for 2010 and 2011, it is important for property owners and managers alike to keep abreast of the latest developments and trends in Massachusetts law to minimize the exposure to litigation from, primarily, slip and fall accidents from snow accumulation. This Client Update discusses the recent change in Massachusetts law on the duty of care of a property owner
The Norfolk Superior Court recently awarded a verdict in the amount of Twelve Million Dollars ($12,000,000) in favor of our clients, two brothers injured in 2006 when a driver in a SUV owned by a third party crossed the double yellow lines and collided head on with the car occupied by the brothers. The brother who was driving the car suffered traumatic brain injury in the collision and sustained a stroke leaving him partially paralyzed and unable to speak. Goldman &
June 10, 2010 Congress recently passed a federal law entitled Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act (“Foreclosure Act”) that supersedes state law and also amends existing federal laws. The primary focus of the Foreclosure Act is to provide protections to tenants of a foreclosed property related to a “federally-related mortgage loan” or a foreclosure on “any dwelling or residential real property.” Broadly speaking, the Foreclosure Act requires that a party taking title to a dwelling or residential property pursuant to a foreclosure
