The Firm has vast experience representing financial institutions including: banks, debt-buyers, mortgage processors and equipment lessors in litigation arising from loan workouts, foreclosures, delinquent loans and leases, bankruptcy and other related litigation matters involving Creditors’ Rights. The basis of any Creditors’ Rights matter and successfully litigating same depends upon the collateral, the perfection of the lender’s liens and priority over any other lien holders. Therefore, the very first piece of analysis that must be performed in a Creditors’ Rights litigation matter is an analysis of the collateral and perfection of the lender’s liens and its priority. If the lender’s liens are perfected, the next step in the analysis is examining the priority of the lender’s liens. Priority of liens is based upon the Uniform Commercial Code and Common Law. Bankruptcy can often impact lien priority as well.
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The Firm's Creditors’ Rights Group has two facets: a sophisticated lease documentation practice and a knowledgeable and experienced enforcement team. The enforcement team has lawyers with in-depth Article 2A knowledge, combined with savvy Creditors’ Rights experience to handle Writs of Seizure for the recovery of Equipment and Motions for Summary Judgment based on the underlying premise of all Equipment Leasing contracts, that the Lease contains a “hell or high-water” clause and is enforceable for its full term. Based on a Pennsylvania, New Jersey or Delaware jurisdiction clause, the Firm often represents its clients handling a national portfolio of all the Leases starting suit in Pennsylvania, New Jersey or Delaware and serving the complaints through a National process-server. Depending on the nature of the defense and obtaining a judgment through Default or Motion, we domesticate the judgment in the foreign jurisdiction through our own attorney network.
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The Firm's depth of experience in litigation in connection with mortgage foreclosure, lender liability and title claims, involving both residential and commercial property, is second to none. Our lawyers have decades of experience prosecuting mortgage foreclosures, defending financial institutions in claims arising from mortgage foreclosures and in other lender liability actions and in both the prosecution and defense of title claims. Our expertise in these areas derives in part from our deep knowledge of the lending process, including our vast experience representing lenders in documenting loans, as well as all aspects of loan collection. Even before the “housing crisis” and certainly since then, the Firm has been successfully and efficiently handling the array of claims arising out of mortgage loans and other actions involving lender liability and actions to quiet title. We have a proven track record of achieving favorable results for our clients. We know in detail the legal issues and claims that arise, and have also handled countless cases involving claims under consumer protection laws such as the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Truth in Lending Act, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, and the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act. Our outstanding bankruptcy, commercial litigation and transactional practice groups provide additional support to more complex cases.
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