The U. S. Housing Crisis: Counseling Homeowners on Foreclosures & Alternatives

Counseling your clients about their options when they are ‘underwater’ can be a stressful and difficult time for both attorneys and homeowners alike. Before making these big decisions please join attorney and mediator Gary Laturno for some practical advice on the options and solutions that are available to your client.

The four main topics discussed by Mr. Laturno include the current state of the market, what can be done, homeowner options, and lessons learned from the recent economic downturn. Further issues addressed include counseling borrowers, red flags, foreclosure, HAMP, principal right downs, charged off junior liens, chapter 7 & 13 bankruptcy, refinancing, deeds in lieu, ‘buying and bailing,’ short sales, taxation issues, investor options, and the wisdom of John Dickens. The course also includes written materials and an appendix with a number of helpful resources provided by Mr. Laturno.

Gary Laturno is a mediator & arbitrator and has practiced law for approximately 30 years, including service as the FBI's Chief of Civil Litigation at FBI HQ in Washington, D. C. He has successfully resolved thousands of disputes for a wide range of clients, both public and private. Since 2001, Mr. Laturno has successfully mediated hundreds of cases including multi-party disputes in the areas of real estate, business, employment, wage and hour, discrimination, sexual harassment, landlord tenant, construction defect, financial disputes, partnership dissolutions, attorney client fee disputes, legal malpractice, financial disputes, personal injury and even family law.

Mr. Laturno is a frequent lecturer at Continuing Education of the Bar seminars before attorneys throughout California and he has also published numerous articles. He is also a licensed real estate broker and President & General Counsel of Laturno Kuick Realty based in San Diego, California.

Practice Areas: Criminal Law | Family Law | Personal Injury | Real Property | Trusts and Estates | Taxation

State Accreditations: California (CA)