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Consumer Debt Protection
Have you... had a debt collector contact you at work? had a collector threaten you with jail, loss of your children, or other criminal sanction? received harassing calls from a debt collector? had a collector attempt to collect a paid off or expired debt? had...
Motion To Strike
We filed a Motion to Strike in your case? Here's some general information on what is a Motion to Strike. Motion to Strike What Is It, Why Did We File It, and What Happens Next? What is it? A motion to strike is a motion we file directed at a certain document filed by...
Foreclosure Scam Artists Still Plague Sarasota Area
Foreclosure Scam Artists Targeting Homeowners It's a long running theme with a new twist - foreclosure scam artists defrauding homeowners at their weakest point. Scam artists have been targeting area homeowners since the start of the foreclosure crisis in...
The First Rule of Foreclosure
The First Rule of Foreclosure (and it's not "Hire a Lawyer") Foreclosure time is crisis time. Plain and simple. If you are facing foreclosure you know this. You feel it daily, even hourly. There's one step that everyone facing foreclosure needs to take,...
Your Impending Doom: Stop Ignoring It
Why your estate plan is more than just a "Simple Will" So, you're thinking about doing a Will? Good for you! Many people ignore their impending doom and their lack of planning can result in a train-wreck of an estate for their family. But,...
Motion To Dismiss
We filed a Motion to Dismiss in your case? Here's some general information on what is a Motion to Dismiss. Motion to Dismiss What Is It • Why Did We File It • & What Happens Next? What is it? A Motion to Dismiss is a motion we file attacking the other party's...
Advance Directive Coaching For Your Surrogates and Agents
Annual Maintenance Program Benefits - Advance Directive Coaching Chances are, you aren't an attorney. And chances are the family and friends who you designated to act for you in your estate plan aren't attorneys either. That's why our Annual Maintenance...
Another Appellate Win Overturning An Improper Foreclosure
We have been seeing a nice string of wins at trial and on appeal. This latest win overturns a foreclosure judgment from 2014. C.G. v. Ventures Trust - 2D14-4668 Bad Foreclosure Judgments The Second District has been very consistent in overturning bad...
I’m An Attorney And I Cried When I Designed My Estate Plan
Overcoming the Overwhelm in Estate Planning Design As estate planning attorneys, we are used to helping people who are overwhelmed with the estate design process. We have to admit it -- nobody likes to think about their own death or long-term incapacity....
McKillop Law Firm named Top Contributor To the Fourth Circuit
Attorneys' Title Fund Services, LLC (The Fund) announced that McKillop Law Firm has been named a Top Contributor of the Fourth Circuit in the state of Florida. We have further been recognized as the #1 Fund Member in the Jacksonville area for the last...
Emergency information apps for cell phones
I was talking to someone a few days ago about the incredible importance of incapacity planning. This planning is essential for all adults, regardless of age and wealth. As soon as a person turns 18 years old, they have the legal ability to name who they...
Motion To Strike
We filed a Motion to Strike in your case? Here's some general information on what is a Motion to Strike. Motion to Strike What Is It • Why Did We File It • & What Happens Next? What is it? A motion to strike is a motion we file directed at a certain document...
Notice Of Appearance
Have we filed a Notice of Appearance on your behalf in your case? Here's some general information on what is a Notice of Appearance. Notice of Appearance What Is It • Why Did We File It • & What Happens Next? What is it? A Notice of Appearance is a document...
Avoiding Foreclosure Hell – It’s Never To Late To Settle!
Foreclosure Hell is real for thousands of former homeowners across the country. Debtors who were foreclosed on in 2010 through 2014 are being shocked with new lawsuits trying to collect on deficiency judgments. As I talked about previously in The Walking...
Best of the Best Real Estate Firms – Two Years in a Row!
We're really proud of this. Remember last year when we were recognized by the Attorneys' Title Fund Services and Old Republic Title Insurance Company as the best of the best real estate firms in Jacksonville? Well, allow us to toot our own horn a bit - we...
The Importance of Updating Your Estate Plan
I could also call this article “The Disappointment of an Improperly Funded Trust”. I come across this scenario often. Here's the hypothetical. A woman meets with me about the recent death of her brother. The brother had a revocable trust. But when we...
The Foreclosure Lull
No doubt that new foreclosure filings have been down the lately. This is good news, right? Not necessarily. First, if you're facing foreclosure, there's nothing reassuring about a general downturn in filings across the state. The trend is not your friend...
Foreclosure Mill Closes
Two or three times every year, another mid-to-large size foreclosure mill bites the dust. It's happened again with the closing of the firm Butler & Hosch. Here's the story from...
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