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Molleur Law Office is pleased to announce that Tanya Sambatakos, Andrea Bopp Stark, and Jennifer Hayden have become members of Molleur Law Office effective January 1, 2012. Molleur Law Office is a Limited Liability Company (LLC) and attorneys who gain an ownership interest in the office become members in the LLC, in the same way that shareholde...
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Posted on 11/27/2011 at 04:00 pm | Viewed 228 times
There are several repayment options that student loan borrowers may have, depending on the type of student loans they have. Often, the type of student loan, federal vs. private, dictates the repayment options for the borrower. Many student loan companies don’t tell their customers about the options available, particularly if the borrower is cu...
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Posted on 11/27/2011 at 04:00 pm | Viewed 181 times
This fall, attorneys Jennifer G. Hayden and Andrea Bopp Stark attended bankruptcy conferences. In October, Jen attended the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys (NACBA) Annual Members Only Conference in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Jen attended the two day mortgage/foreclosure track presented by national experts such as John...
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Posted on 07/24/2011 at 08:30 pm | Viewed 671 times
On June 23, 2011, the Supreme Court decided Stern v. Marshall. Vicki Marshall, otherwise known as Anna Nicole Smith, married a billionaire; after her husband died, his son Pierce Marshall sued Vicki in probate court asserting that she had tortious interfered with his inheritance. Vicki filed bankruptcy, and Pierce filed a complaint against her...
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Posted on 06/06/2011 at 04:30 am | Viewed 916 times
The Maine Bankruptcy Court recently ruled in Canning v. Beneficial Maine and HSBC that Beneficial Maine and HSBC violated the discharge injunction when they sent notices seeking payment of money for a discharged debt on real estate that the debtors surrendered in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy case. The Court awarded modest damages against Beneficial M...
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Posted on 02/01/2011 at 04:15 am | Viewed 1,365 times
The US Supreme Court recently decided the case of Ransom v. FIA Card Services in which the Court ruled on a debtor's ability to claim vehicle ownership expenses on the means test where the debtor has no loan on the vehicle. The means test permits debtors to claim certain expenses for the operation of their vehicles, and other expenses for the o...
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Posted on 01/10/2011 at 11:00 am | Viewed 1,568 times
Molleur Law offers comprehensive foreclosure defense to Maine homeowners. Whether you are on the verge of foreclosure or a foreclosure law suit has been filed against you in court, we can help you review what options you may have and determine which option may be the best for you. As part of our comprehensive analysis and representation, we w...
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Posted on 12/03/2010 at 12:00 am | Viewed 3,709 times
The Portland Habitat for Humanity Board of Directors recently elected Tanya Sambatakos as a member of the Board. Tanya previously served on Habitat's finance committee. Tanya's experience with consumers experiencing financial distress will assist Habitat's Board in accomplishing its goal to provide quality housing to low income home buyers in ...
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Posted on 10/22/2010 at 02:30 pm | Viewed 1,714 times
In an August 4, 2010 ruling, Judge Singal of the United States District Court certified the class and appointed Molleur Law Office as Class Counsel in the case of Campbell et al. v. First American Title Insurance Company, Docket No. 08-cv-311-P-S.
The lawsuit alleges that First American did not properly charge Maine homeowners for title insur...
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Posted on 10/04/2010 at 11:01 am | Viewed 2,011 times
Andrea Bopp Stark, a consumer rights attorney at Molleur Law, together with Thomas Cox of the Volunteers Lawyers Project, attorneys from Pine Tree Legal (PTLA), all of whom are members of M.A.S.H. - Maine Attorneys Saving Homes- and Nina Simon of the Center for Responsible Lending, have brought to light the disturbing practices of GMAC in filing...
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