William E. Lewis, Jr. & Associates

Paradise Bank, a full service community bank serving Broward and Palm Beach counties reported today a profit of almost $1,500,000 for the nine month period ending September 30th.  This represents a remarkable turnaround of $2,300,000 from the previous year. The bank also met or exceeded requireme...

In a matter of “great public importance” that has gone largely ignored this week, the high-profile foreclosure fraud case of Roman Pino versus The Bank of New York has been settled.  According to the Florida Supreme Court, the matter was dismissed upon Pino’s “Notice –Dismiss (Voluntary Stipulati...

In tough economic times, homeowners cannot afford to pass up free paint and a potential savings of several hundred dollars.  Between record foreclosures, high unemployment, and rising food and gas prices, the “Paint it Broward” program has hit all-time records in paint distribution county-wide.  ...

State Surgeon General Frank Farmer and the Department of Health have temporarily suspended a new requirement in the state's sweeping pill mill law that requires health care providers use an approved counterfeit proof prescription pad when prescribing drugs such as oxycodone. The move was taken fo...

The Florida Bar filed a complaint Friday against foreclosure attorney David J. Stern, whose now-defunct Plantation based firm was once the largest foreclosure mill in the state.  Filed in the Florida Supreme Court, Stern is alleged to have violated bar rules by failing to produce documents as ord...

Foreclosure defense attorneys have long alleged that process servers occasionally file false affidavits in support of personal service in foreclosure matters.  Some homeowners are defending themselves stating that mortgage lenders did not serve them properly. Contrary to the sworn affidavit of pr...

In a move that is sure to stun the legal community, Broward County Circuit Court Judge Victor Tobin has notified Governor Rick Scott of his intent to resign as a Judge of the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit effective June 30, 2011. In an after-hours e-mail sent to all judges, judicial assistants, an...

The opportunity to receive up to $12,000 in financial assistance to avoid foreclosure has not been much of a success in Florida. Florida is one of five states hit hardest by the foreclosure epidemic. Notwithstanding attorney general investigations into alleged foreclosure mills, the demise of att...

Step Up Florida, a community outreach program presented by the Reyes Law Group, invites you to their first foreclosure defense seminar on May 1st at the Renaissance Hotel in Plantation.  The Seminar will be held in English from 11am to 2pm and in Spanish from 3pm to 6pm.  Renowned Foreclosure Def...

One of the major distinguishing factors between a strategic default and any other mortgage default is that a strategic default is a deliberate business decision. The homeowner has the ability to make payments but simply decides not to because the property value is less than the balance owed on th...