Confusing lawyer fees complicate foreclosure battles

By Susan Taylor Martin, Times Senior Correspondent
In Print: Friday, June 3, 2011

With 466,500 Florida mortgages in default, more and more lawyers are vowing to "help you fight foreclosure.''

But help often comes at confusing cost, with cash-strapped homeowners forced to choose between a dizzying variety of payment plans.

Some foreclosure defense lawyers charge by the month or by the year. Others require an up-fr...
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http://4closurefraud.org/2011/03/01/georgia-hb237-foreclosure-fraud-bill-passes-out-of-house-committee/

Attorney General Sam Olens applauded today’s action by the House Judiciary (Non-Civil) Committee to recommend “Do Pass” on HB 237. HB 237, introduced by Representative Rich Golick, would prohibit misstatements with the intent to defraud during the foreclosure process. The bill would also give law enforcement, including the Attorney General, sufficient authority to investigate ...

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This is another lawyer's site but has some great info and statistics on what has happened and how to go about doing things.
Research is key, doing your own is best and this lawyer may not be the one for you.
I will have a page on where to go for help with a list of lawyers as well...

By now, you may have made your own attempts at loan modification. You now know what we have known: Despite all the government and media hype, the voluntary loan modifications are not the silver bullet to the fore...
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