S&B Prevails on Appeal
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S&B Featured in Newsweek Magazine
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S&B Featured in The Daily Journal
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Federal Judge Commends S&B for High Quality Legal Work
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After Jury Trial, $2.6 Million Judgment for Doctor Fired for Notifying Medicare of Employer's Fraud
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Jury Verdict Entered for S&B Clients
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Eric Schiffer Elected to Temple Beth David Board of Trustees
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Eric Schiffer Successfully Opposes anti-SLAPP Motion by A&E Television Networks in Case Involving Failure to Conceal Client's Identity During Interview on History Channel's "Gangland" Program
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Another Trial Win for S&B and William Buus
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Eric Schiffer Selected as Member of ProVisors Networking Group
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S&B Represents South Dakota-Based Book Publisher in Trademark Infringement Action Involving Works by the Nineteenth Century German Writer Karl May
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S&B Sues A&E Television Networks Over Failure to Conceal Client's Identity During Interview on History Channel's "Gangland" Program
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William Buus Again Selected as a "Super Lawyer" for 2011
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Eric Schiffer Helps Client Successfully Negotiate a Settlement to Avoid a Copyright Infringement Lawsuit
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S&B Obtains a Preliminary Injunction Against a Homeowners Association on Behalf of Aggrieved Residents
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S&B Obtains $10 Million Judgment Against Scamming Real Estate Salesperson
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OC Metro Again Recognizes William Buus as One of OC's Top Attorneys
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S&B Obtains a $86.5 Million Judgment Against Two Lawyers Accused of Securities Fraud
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Another Jury Trial Win for S&B
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Nevada Jury Agrees with S&B's William Buus
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William Buus Again Selected as a "Super Lawyer" for 2010
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Eric Schiffer Elected to Southwestern University School of Law's Alumni Association Board of Trustees
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Rare Ex Parte Order Appointing a Receiver Obtained
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William Buus Received Highest AVVO Rating
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Fox News Spotlights One of William Buus' Cases
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William Buus Featured in OC METRO'S Top Lawyers for 2009
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Eric Schiffer Selected as a Panelist for the Mortgage Bankers Association's Quality Assurance Program
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Dismissal of Texas Patent Case Obtained
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Securities Fraud Case Filed Against Admitted Scammer
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$45 Million Judgment Against Indicted Life Insurance Salesman, James Halstead Entered
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The Laguna Beach Chamber Of Commerce And Civic Association to Form Non-Profit Foundation
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Case Reported In Los Angeles Times
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William Buus Represents Former Members Of The Bay City Rollers In New York Suit Brought Against Arista Records
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Trial Lawyer William L. Buus, Finishes Another Trial
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Client Defended In Texas Federal Patent Infringement Case
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William Buus has been named a 2006 "Rising Star" by Los Angeles Magazine
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S&B Featured in The Daily Journal
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Consumer Finance and Mortgage Banking Litigation

Few areas of the law have evolved faster and more extensively than mortgage banking and consumer finance litigation. Whether at the federal, state, or local levels, laws and regulations have changed substantially bringing new challenges to both borrowers and lenders alike. Schiffer & Buus has substantial experience navigating those ever-changing waters. Representing lenders, banks, loan servicers, title and escrow companies, as well as many other lending-related entities, Schiffer & Buus offers a full complement of resources for our clients. Schiffer & Buus has handled all of the following types of litigation:

  • Loan Origination Disputes;
  • Forgery;
  • Fraud and Incapacity;
  • Failure to Disclose;
  • Compliance with Pre-Foreclosure Requirements;
  • Defense of Foreclosure Avoidance Schemes;
  • Loan Modifications;
  • Post-foreclosure Rescission Disputes and Injunctive Relief;
  • Loan Servicing Disputes;
  • Accounting Issues, Including Application of Payments and Escrow Impounds;
  • Force-placement of Property Insurance;
  • Credit Reporting Disputes;
  • Debt Collection Practice Litigation Arising Under the FDCPA and the Rosenthal Act;
  • Lien Priority Disputes;
  • Title Insurance Defense;
  • Escrow and Notary Liability;
  • Eminent Domain;
  • Partitions;
  • Criminal Forfeiture and Seizure of Real Property;
  • Litigation arising under RESPA, TILA, and HOEPA;
  • Loan Fraud Recovery;
  • Investor Repurchase Disputes.