Shari Olefson, a real estate attorney, and Stephen Moore, of the Wall Street Journal editorial board, debate whether we need President Obama’s loan modification program
Why we haven’t heard about tort reform, with Steven Yerrid, trial attorney and CNBC’s Dennis Kneale.
Asian lift: international business stirring in Bay area law firms
Asian investors and businesses, particularly those from mainland China and Taiwan, are creating a bonanza of legal work for some multi-lingual Bay area lawyers.
For Jason Liu, it’s a matter of drawing on his personal experiences and those of his family to extend a legal hand to others faced with the maze of immigration issues, business customs and legal complexities involved in doing business in the United States.
Had you asked Americans three years ago if they or anyone they knew had ever been through a foreclosure, the response in most cases would have been an uncomfortable, even defiant, “No.” The word conjured up all kinds of social stigmas, and most people considered losing a property to foreclosure to be irresponsible and, by association, un-American.
Next collapse may be worse“Any projects built in the last five years, especially those built near new residential developments, are at risk,” said Shari Olefson, a Tampa real estate lawyer with Fowler, White and Boggs. “I’m hearing from a lot of owners who just want to walk away, just as homeowners are turning over the keys.”
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