LANIN LAW P.C. IS NAMED 2013 NEW YORK BANKRUPTCY FIRM OF THE YEAR

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NEW YORK, N.Y. (September 18, 2013) – Lanin Law P.C. is pleased to announce that the firm has been named “Bankruptcy Law Firm of the Year” in New York in 2013 by Global Law Experts (GLE).*

“We are delighted to receive this award and recognition,” said Scott Lanin, Managing Attorney of the Firm. “In addition to our Commercial Litigation and Mortgage Foreclosure/Loan Modification practice , we have extensive experience in bankruptcy cases, representing both debtors and creditors, trustees, receivers, and an examiner for the past 24 years, in State, Federal and Bankruptcy Courts in New York and throughout the U.S. It is very gratifying to receive this recognition for our Bankruptcy Practice.”

According to GLE’s site:

“During the recommendations stage . . recommendations were combined with GLE’s own independent research to create the finished shortlist . . .  The shortlisted firms were then judged on client testimonials, case studies, legal ranking, and published material, as well as the performance and standing of the teams’ individual attorneys.”

James Bailey, Awards Secretary, notified the Firm:

“The decision was made by over 35,000 people who voted via our website and our own internal research department . . .  Being named the winner of this award is a fantastic accomplishment . . .  Congratulations once more on this fantastic success and I look forward to hearing from you in the near future.  Many thanks and kind regards.”

*Receiving the award is not intended and should not be viewed to create an expectation about results that might be achieved in a future matter.

Lanin Law P.C. Prevails In Kings Supreme Court: The Doctrine Of The Law Of The Case Defeats A Lender’s Summary Judgment Motion

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We just defeated a lender’s summary judgment motion in a commercial foreclosure action before Justice Pfau in Kings County Supreme Court. Read more

Lanin Law P.C. Prevails In Kings Supreme Court: The Doctrine Of The Law Of The Case Defeats A Lender’s Summary Judgment Motion

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We just defeated a lender’s summary judgment motion in a commercial foreclosure action before Justice Pfau in Kings County Supreme Court. Read more

Affirmations That Foreclosure Papers Are Accurate – Good or Bad?

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Here is an interesting post concerning the backlog in the New York courts for foreclosure actions. The article discusses the relatively new rule that requires foreclosure (plaintiff) attorneys to affirm that the documents filed are accurate: “The Thousand-Day Nightmare ‘Affirmation’ Makes New York Foreclosure Process the Longest in the Nation”

My firm has been seeing an influx lately of motions and stipulations from lenders to discontinue actions and cancel lis pendens specifically because the attorneys fear that they cannot sign such an affirmation. Read more