If April Charney is the Godmother of foreclosure defense, then Max Gardner is certainly, well…The General.  There is most assuredly a war being waged upon each and every one of us. Every attorney and every homeowner and every activist that dares to stand up is fighting a much larger battle….a battle to protect our courts, our county, our way of life.  Like any war there are going to be setbacks and crushing defeats, warriors will be sacrificed.  But we must all continue to fight…every single day.  We cannot lose and we cannot quit. We must make those who say they are our leaders lead. We must demand they hold those who caused this war accountable.

We must fight for one another. Neighbor helping neighbor, reaching across all prior boundaries of race, color, class and creed. We must all defend and support the good lawyers who are serving this nation in this, a most desperate time. We should all recognize and honor again the highest evolution of those who practice law…..Lawyer serving mankind.

And with that in mind, please read this message from a real-life figure who stands much larger than life, a mere mortal who transcends the self-imposed boundaries that hold other lawyers back. Read his message, meditate on it. Form your own battle plans for 2012.  Join together with your fellow soldiers.  Commit to wage a fair and a just and an honorable fight. For the lawyers out there, let this time of crisis show the world the very highest values of this profession.  Let this time be the lawyer’s finest hour……

As consumer lawyers, we are trained to believe that our legal system should be fair – equal justice under the law – yes, the same law and the same order for all of us.  But, for those of us in the trenches doing mortgage defense litigation or representing consumers in bankruptcy cases, we all know that there has been one set of rules for us and another set of rules for the banks and the law licenses they rent.  What is a “technical” violation for the banksters has been a legal disbarment case for us.  What is a “ta-da” note indorsement for the rent-a-lawyers, has been a sanction imposed on us for discovery abuses or for failure to timely disclose “relevant” evidence.  What has been a massive fraud on the courts at unprecedented and truly historical levels by the so-called holders of the mortgage notes has been just another debtor wanting a free house for us.  I could go on and on but redundancy is boring.

MAX GARDNER

OK, I’m a little biased because I’m being interviewed, but to me it’s a real testament to the knowledge and skill of the interviewer, Martin Andelman that this podcast sounds as interesting and exciting as it is…..

I’m truly honored that I was given the opportunity to stand up and speak for homeowners in this very high profile national forum…I want to encourage all of you to listen to this interview, then please share with Martin and myself any feedback you have.

We’re all in this thing together and friends and voices like Martin’s are so powerful….

Please share far and wide!

Mandelman Matters

April Charney has done more to protect consumers from foreclosure than any single person in this country.

For anyone interested in foreclosure or the fate of this country, YOU MUST LISTEN TO THIS PODCAST!

But this is not for the faint of heart, she knows the truth far too well and speaks the truth far too dramatically….

MARTIN MANDLEMAN

A few short weeks ago I was invited to speak  before a small group that was putting on an event in Sarasota.  I expected a few people and was absolutely blown away when I arrived this morning and could not park because the parking lot was totally full….beginning at 9:00 am.

The fact that quite literally hundreds of people turned out to participate in this hastily planned event is both a testament to the hard work and dedication of the group that put the event on and  a scary commentary about the world we live in today.

It should be noted that two of the finest lawyers in this state, April Charney and Henry Trawick had devoted their time and energy and delivered extraordinary presentations. Henry Trawick is one of the most respected lawyers in this state and quite literally wrote the book  on practice and procedure….a book that is relied upon every single day in court rooms all across the state.  Let me tell you something……when a guy who has been practicing for as long as he has stands before a crowd and tells you he remembers what is was like trying to deal with titles to property that were destroyed because of the Great Depression…..and then warns that the problems today are even worse then way back then….well, people should stand up and take notice.

And April Charney.  Here is a woman who has been in the trenches fighting these battles longer than just about anyone in this state.  She’s forgotten more law than most lawyers learn in their entire lifetimes.  Their presentations were simply mind blowing.

To see that many people charged up and participating in this extraordinary event….all day long on a Saturday truly was inspiring.  And a real connection has got to be made to what I found when I returned home…the Occupy Movement had made its way to St. Petersburg.  I walked down to join the group and I was very, very impressed with what I saw. Both from the Occupy members and the members of the general public.

There were hundreds of people in the park and as they stood on the corner with the cars passing by, the number of cars honking in support really got my attention.  It is, unfortunately, too late for the political establishment to put all this back into a bottle and make it go away.  The discontent is too widespread and too great.

Extraordinary change is underway in this country. The establishment has one hell of a fight to contend with and I’m quite concerned with what they will do to try and put this genie back into a bottle………

What a great quote….

In foreclosure fraud, “If Mr. Trawick is Pavarotti, April Charney is Mick Jagger,” said author and activist Liz Courson.

PLEASE COME AND MAKE THIS EVENT A REAL SUCCESS.  ATTORNEYS ARE INVITED TO COME AND CONTRIBUTE, CITIZENS ARE INVITED TO COME AND GET ADVICE AND GUIDANCE

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BradentonTimes

A free day-long foreclosure defense workshop Saturday in Sarasota will feature speakers who have become well-known in the state and nation for fighting banks about faked paperwork and so-called robosigners.

April Charney, a foreclosure defense attorney from Jacksonville Legal Aid who is regularly quoted in the national media, is among the speakers slated for the “Save Your Home” event from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. October 15 at the Unity Church of Sarasota, 3023 Proctor Road.

Other speakers are: Sarasota attorney Henry P. Trawick, Jr., author of Trawick’s Florida Practice and Procedure, who will talk about “The Foreclosure Mess;  Matt Weidner, Tampa foreclosure defense attorney; and Lisa Epstein, widely-quoted citizen/advocate and owner of ForeclosureHamlet.com.

Sarasota Tribune