North Florida Attorney Group Gears Up For Homeowner Foreclosure Defense

In Northern Florida, WCTV Channel 2 reports:

• Legal Services of North Florida says the rising number of foreclosures is putting Florida homeowners in a crisis. About one hundred attorneys from across Florida attended a seminar [Wednesday] to defend foreclosures and to try to help homeowners who are facing financial difficulties with home loans.

• Paul Levine, the Legal Services of North Florida Director, says Florida has the second highest foreclosure rate in the nation. He said, "I got 14 foreclosures in one week. Sometimes that's about what I would get in a whole half of year. So we are definitely in a lot of trouble with a lot of our clients. We're hoping this seminar will be a start to try to alleviate some of these problems. The day-long seminar was led by nationally known attorney April Charney from Jacksonville.

Source: Building Defenses Against Foreclosure.