Archive
3/10/2010 to 3/11/2010 Berry F. Laws, III and
Jane Woll attended the Chase Foreclosure Attorney Summit in Dallas, TX.
2/23/2010 to 2/26/2010 Berry F. Laws, III and Jane Woll attended the MBA’s National
Servicing Conference & Expo in San Diego, CA. Mr. Laws spoke on
the Navigating Loss Mitigation Panel, which focused on how a servicer can avoid
loss mitigation litigation. The panel also focused on fraud and
misrepresentation claims, as well as breach of contract claims, as they relate
to loss mitigation practices.
1/5/2010 and 2/25/2010
Amy T. Ryan spoke at the 2010 Missouri Bar Annual
Bankruptcy Institutes.
1/1/2010 MLLF announces a
new
partner!
2009 -
MLL&F/MoKan employees give to Harvesters Community Food Network during 2009.
11/4/2009 to
11/6/2009
Berry F. Laws, III, attended the National Property Preservation Conference in Washington, DC..
11/11/2009 to 11/15/2009
Berry F. Laws, III, attended the 2009 USFN Member Retreat held in Key Largo, FL.
11/16/2009 to 11/17/2009
Berry F. Laws, III, attended the Annual Housing Wire Conference held in Austin, TX.
11/28/2009 to 12/1/2009
Berry F. Laws, III, attended the Annual Distressed Investing Conference in New York, NY.
10/26/2009
Super Lawyer Awards
Berry Laws and Tom Fritzlen have been named 2009 Missouri and Kansas Super
Lawyers.
9/28/2009
HAMP and
Tenant Protection
Berry F.
Laws, III attended USFN's workshop, Understanding HAMP and Tenant
Protection
9/11/2009
USFN Executive Servicer Summit
Berry F. Laws, III attended the USFN Executive Servicer Summit September 10-12 in Sonoma, CA.
8/20/2009
LPS 9th Annual Default Real Estate Conference
Berry F. Laws, III and Amy Wilson attended LPS 9th Annual Default Real Estate Conference, August 20-22, 2009 in Denver, CO.
8/9/2009
14th Annual Western States Loan Servicing Conference
Berry F. Laws, III attended the 14th Annual Western States Loan Servicing Conference in Las Vegas August 9-11, 2009. During the conference, Berry participated in the LPS Attorney Roundtable.
8/7/2009
Honda Bankruptcy Training
Steve Leigh, Carrie Mermis and Jane Woll recently did an OnSite bankruptcy training session for Honda’s Bankruptcy Department at their Dallas, TX offices.
8/7/2009
National Association of Chapter 13 Trustees 44th Annual Seminar
Steve Leigh, Carrie Mermis and Jane Woll attended the National Association of Chapter 13 Trustees 44th Annual Seminar July 1-4, 2009 in Boston, MA.
7/27/2009
Fidelity National Title Group
Richard L. Martin, Steven M. Leigh, Robert D. Kroeker and Shawn Briner recently presented a seminar at the Jacksonville, Florida office of Fidelity National Title Group. The seminar focused on common title issues arising in the states of Missouri, Kansas and Illinois.
7/23/2009
American Legal and Financial Network - Reverse Mortgages
Berry F. Laws, III and Jane Woll attended the AFN's 7th Annual Leadership Conference in Santa Ana Pueblo, NM July 21-24, 2009. During the conference, Berry was the Moderator for the Reverse Mortgage Panel.
7/16/2009
CONGRATULATIONS!
Steve Leigh has accepted an invitation to be a member of the President’s Advisory Council for William Jewell College.
7/16/2009
Top 100!!
MoKan Title Company comes in at #43 and Martin, Leigh, Laws & Fritzlen comes in at #76.
7/09/2009
USFN in Chicago
Berry F. Laws, III attended the USFN Legal Issues in Mortgage Servicing Seminar in Chicago on July 9 and 10, 2009.
7/06/2009
Harvesters Donation
Martin, Leigh, Laws & Fritzlen P.C. and MoKan Title Services, LLC. recently presented a check in the amount of $5,000 to Harvesters Community Food Network.
6/30/2009
NBI Missouri Foreclosures and Workouts
Martin, Leigh, Laws & Fritzlen, P.C. has been selected to present two (2) continuing legal education seminars on behalf of National Business Institute regarding a variety of foreclosure-related issues.
6/19/2009
Annual Real Estate Default Symposium
Berry F. Laws, III and Jane Woll attended the 3rd Annual Real Estate Default Symposium hosted by The Default Attorney Group in Dallas, TX on June 16, 2009. Mr. Laws spoke on Advanced Bankruptcy, as well as Hot Topics.
6/16/2009
8th Annual Attorney Summit
Berry F. Laws III attended the 8th Annual Attorney Summit hosted by Lender Processing Services in Minneapolis June 10 to June 12....
6/08/2009
USFN
Berry F. Laws III attended the USFN’s Loan Management & Servicing Seminar June 3-5, 2009 in New Orleans, LA.
5/12/2009
Distressed Asset Roundtable & Exchange
Berry F. Laws, III attended the DS News Distressed Asset Roundtable & Exchange held in New York City on May 12 and 13, 2009.
5/9/2009
St. Louis County Bar Association Trivia Night
The attorneys of the St. Louis office participated in the St. Louis County Bar Association Trivia Night on May 9, 2009.
5/6/2009
Buyers Beware!
Read about the foreclosed housing scam published in MortgageOrb.
5/4/2009
MBA's Legal Issues and Regulatory Compliance Conference
Berry F. Laws, III attended Opal Financial's Real Estate Investor's Summit in Orlando, FL held on April 28 and 29, 2009.
5/5/2009
LPS Attorney Summit
Berry F. Laws, III has been appointed to serve on the LPS Attorney Roundtable during their annual Attorney Summit to be held in June in Minneapolis, MN
4/28/2009
BASIL Panelist
Amy T. Ryan was a panelist at the 2009 Bankruptcy Association of Southern Illinois (BASIL) Bankruptcy Conference on April 23, 2009
4/22/2009
2009 Texas MBA
Berry F. Laws, III and Jane Woll attended the Texas Mortgage Bankers Association’s 5th Annual Loan Servicing Conference on April 15 and 16 in Frisco, TX
4/8/2009
2009 REOMAC
Berry F. Laws, III attended the 2009 REOMAC Spring Conference held in Palm Desert, CA April 4-7
4/2/2009
Affirmation
Missouri Court of Appeals affirmed an $87,000.00 judgment in favor of the firm’s client
3/30/2009
Top Ten 2009
Martin, Leigh, Laws & Fritzlen, P.C. is proud to announce its selection, for the second year in a row, as one of Kansas City’s Top 10 Small Businesses of the Year
3/30/2009
Reappointment
Berry F. Laws, III has been reappointed to the Advisory Board for Bank of America's Clarifier Channel
3/25/2009
Hunter's Hope 09
Berry F. Laws, III attended Hunter’s Hope Foundation’s Annual Fundraising Ball in New York on March 22, 2009
3/25/2009
USFN Conference
Berry F. Laws, III attended the USFN Loan Servicing & Management Conference in Orlando, FL
3/25/2009
Chairman
Congratulations to Berry F. Laws, III for being elected as Chair of the AFN’s Legal Services Committee
3/2/2009
MBA NMSC
Berry F. Laws, III and Jane Woll attended the MBA's National Mortgage Servicing Conference and Expo in Tampa, FL February 17-20, 2009
2/19/2009
MBA
Jane Woll and Berry Laws attended a bowling night at Splitsville Lanes in Tampa during the MBA
1/15/2009
Rocky Mountian Symposium
Berry F. Laws, III, Desarea Harrah and Jane Woll attended the Default Attorney Group’s Rocky Mountain Symposium
11/19/2008
Global Entrepreneurship Week
The firm was represented by Tom Fritzlen, who was
invited to participate as a panel member
11/16/2008
UTA Conference
Berry F. Laws, III attended the 33rd Annual UTA
Conference November 16-18
11/12/2008
Source Media Conference
Berry F. Laws, III attended Source Media's Mortgage
Fraud Conference
10/28/2008
MBA Convention
Berry F. Laws, III attended the MBA's 95th Annual
Convention and Expo
10/28/2008
LSC Co-Chair
Berry F. Laws, III was recently named as Co-Chair with
William Leroy to the AFN's LSC Committee.
10/27/2008
Super Lawyers
Berry F. Laws, III and Thomas J. Fritzlen recently
received top awards in Missouri and Kansas
10/21/2008
Fall 2008 REOMAC
Berry F. Laws, III and Jane Woll attended the Fall
REOMAC Conference in Hollywood, FL
10/16/2008
KCBJ Top 50, 20
Martin, Leigh, Laws & Fritzlen, P.C. is pleased to
announce that it has been ranked among the 50 Top Area Law
Firms
10/7/2008
Clarifire Summit
Berry F. Laws, III and Tracy Thayer attended the Bank of
America’s Clarifire Channel Summit in Clearwater, FL
10/7/2008
Grand Opening
Berry F. Laws, III attended the Grand Opening of the Law
School of the America’s in Panama City, Panama
9/29/2008
Attorney Summit
Steven M. Leigh attended the EMC Mortgage Corporation’s Attorney Summit on September 23, 2008.
9/29/2008
CREF Conference
Steven M. Leigh and Mandi R. Hunter attended the Commercial Real Estate Finance Conference
9/22/2008
5th Annual Five Star Conference
Berry F. Laws, III, Amy Wilson and Jane Woll attended the 5th Annual Five Star Default Servicing Conference and Expo September 17-20 in Dallas, TX
9/15/2008
USFN Fall Seminar
Berry F. Laws, III attended the USFN Fall Conference in Scottsdale, AZ
8/25/2008
Swearing In
Hilary H. Sommer and Mary G. Walsh recently attended the swearing in of St. Louis City’s newest circuit judge, Michael Mullen.
8/13/2008
Reverse Mortgage Summit
Berry F. Laws, III attended the Reverse Mortgage Summit held in Houston, TX August 12-14
8/13/2008
2008 WSLSC
Berry F. Laws, III, Amy Wilson and Jane Woll attended the Western States Loan Servicing Conference held in Las Vegas August 10-12, 2008
8/8/2008
Fannie Mae
Martin, Leigh, Laws & Fritzlen, PC Selected for Fannie Mae Retained Attorney Network
8/8/2008
Partners Published
Thomas J. Fritzlen Jr. and Robert D. Kroeker are published in the July/August USFN e-Update
7/18/2008
KC Business Journal
MLLF and MoKan growth highlighted in Kansas City Business Journal
7/16/2008
NACTT Seminar
Steve Leigh, Amy Ryan and Jane Woll attended the Annual NACTT (National Association of Chapter 13 Trustees) Seminar
6/30/2008
FIS DRE Conference
Berry Laws III, Amy Wilson and Melanie Lutes attended the FIS Annual Default Real Estate Conference June 19-21, 2008 in Denver, Colorado
6/23/2008
2008 DAG REDS
Berry F. Laws, III and Jane Woll attended the 2nd Annual Real Estate Default Symposium
6/20/2008
DS News
Berry F. Laws III is featured in DS News' coverage of the 2nd Annual DAG Real Estate Default Symposium
6/20/2008
Women to Watch
Beverly M. Weber was nominated by the AWL for the Central Exchange’s "Woman to Watch"
6/17/2008
Associate Published
Associate Beverly Weber is published in June 2008 USFN E-Update
6/11/2008
SRC 20th Anniversary
Tom Fritzlen and Carrie Mermis were guests of States Resources Corp. at its 20th Anniversary celebration June 1 in Omaha, Nebraska
6/10/2008
USFN DSS & Tech Forum
Berry F. Laws, III attended the USFN 2008 National Default Servicing Seminar & Technology Forum in San Antonio, TX June 4-6
6/5/2008
Bench & Bar Conference
Hilary H. Sommer recently attended the 29th annual Bench & Bar Conference
5/29/2008
Summary Affirmation
Partner Robert D. Kroeker wrote the winning motion for summary judgment
5/27/2008
SPS Attorney Summit
Berry F. Laws, III attended the SPS Attorney Summit in Park City Utah May 19 and 20.
5/21/2008
BPFM Conference
Amy T. Ryan, Senior Associate, is secretary of the Bankruptcy Practice Memorial Fund in St. Louis
5/20/2008
Chamber Luncheon
Steven M. Leigh, Thomas J. Fritzlen, Jr., Richard L. Martin, Shawn T. Briner and 16 employees attended the Chamber of Commerce Top Ten Luncheon to announce the Small Business of the Year 2008
5/16/2008
Spring 08 NARCA
Steven M. Leigh and Mandi R. Hunter attended the NARCA Spring Conference in Seattle Washington
5/15/2008
Billboard Feature
MLL&F is featured in a billboard honoring Top Ten award winners
5/6/2008
USFN ESS
Berry F. Laws III attended the USFN Executive Servicer Summit May 1-4
5/6/2008
MBA LIC
Berry F. Laws, III attended the MBA Legal Issue Conference in Carlsbad, CA April 28-May 1
4/29/2008
Career Day
Amy T. Ryan, Senior Associate, attended Career Day at her high school alma mater on April 25, 2008
4/21/2008
2nd Annual MSC
Berry F. Laws III attended the 2nd Annual Mortgage Serving Conference hosted by Source Media in Dallas April 17-18
4/21/2008
2008 TMBA
Berry F. Laws III attended the Texas Mortgage Banker’s Association (TMBA) Loan Servicing conference in Frisco, Texas April 9-11
4/21/2008
Hunter's Hope Fundraiser
Berry F. Laws III attended the Hunter’s Hope Annual Fundraiser in Buffalo New York April 4 to 6
4/21/2008
2008 REOMAC
Berry F. Laws III attended the Annual REOMAC Conference in Indian Wells, California
4/18/2008
Judgment for Factor
Tom Fritzlen obtained a judgment from the Jackson County Circuit Court (Kansas City) in favor of our client
4/18/2008
Barbecue Celebration
On Friday afternoon, April 4, all employees of the Firm and MoKan Title Services, gathered at the firm for a barbecue
4/18/2008
Chamber Reception
The firm was honored April 1, 2008 at a reception and dinner sponsored by the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce
4/2/2008
Higher Impact Annual Luncheon
Steven M. Leigh attended the Higher Impact Annual Luncheon, an organization to mentor the youth
4/1/2008
Appointment
Steven M. Leigh was appointed to the Board of Directors for Missouri Bank and Trust
3/28/2008
Economic Roundtable
Shawn T. Briner participated in a roundtable discussion hosted by Peter Benoist, Chairman and CEO of Enterprise Bank & Trust
3/28/2008
Outright Dismissal
Shawn T. Briner and Robert D. Kroeker successfully prosecuted a motion in the United States District Court
3/28/2008
USFN Regional Conference
Berry F. Laws served on the Reverse Mortgage Panel, as well as the Litigation Trends Panel during this conference
3/21/2008
Top Ten
Firm makes it to Top 10 Small Businesses in Kansas City
3/19/2008
Legal League Summit
Berry F. Laws, III attended the Legal League Summit hosted by DS News in Dallas, TX
3/18/2008
Bankruptcy Seminar
Amy Ryan and Beverly Weber (Senior Associates) attended the Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Seminar hosted by Trustee John V. LaBarge, Jr.
3/17/2008
Inns Reception
Martin, Leigh, Laws & Fritzlen, P.C. hosted a reception for the Inns of UMKC School of Law
3/5/2008
New Orleans MBA
Berry F. Laws, III, Amy Wilson and Jane Woll recently attended the MBA's National Mortgage Servicing Conference
3/4/2005
Litigation Conference
Berry F. Laws, III attended the American Conference Institute's 2nd National Subprime Lending Litigation and Regulatory Enforcement Conference
2/16/2008
Appointment
Congratulations to Berry F. Laws, III on his recent appointment to the Litigation Committee of REOMAC
2/5/2008
Associate Published
Beverly Weber published in UTA
2/5/2008
RMC Conference
Berry F. Laws III attended the Reverse Mortgage Compliance Conference
1/28/2008
Attorney Summit
Berry F. Laws, III and Jane Woll recently attended the CitiResidential Funding Attorney Summit
1/2/2008
Announcement
Shawn T. Briner has been named a partner in the firm
12/14/2007
MF&R Conference
Berry F. Laws, III recently attended the 2nd Annual Mortgage Fraud & Risk Conference held at the Mandalay Bay December 10 and 11
12/13/2007
Boardmember
Partner Profile: Robert D. Kroeker
12/7/2007
2007 Super Lawyers
Berry F. Laws III named as 2007 Super Lawyer
12/3/2007
Strategies for Success
Tom Fritzlen attended the Ninth Annual “Strategies for Success in Construction Lending” seminar
11/20/2007
DAG Symposium
Berry F. Laws, III recently attended the DAG Symposium on behalf of the firm in Buffalo, NY.
11/20/2007
2007 TMBA
Berry F. Laws III and Jane Woll recently attended the Texas MBA in Dallas.
11/20/2007
Fall 2007 NARCA
Steve Leigh, Mandi Hunter and Jane Woll recently attended the Fall NARCA in Atlanta, GA.
10/29/2007
Clarifire
Laws III appointed to Clarifire Advisory Committee
10/24/2007
Open House 2007
Martin, Leigh, Laws & Fritzlen, PC and MoKan Title Services hosted an Open House, Thursday, October 18th at their downtown offices
10/15/2007
Fall 2007 REOMAC
Jane Woll and Berry F. Laws III attended the Fall REOMAC in Hollywood, Florida, Oct. 10-12
10/1/2007
Best of Bar 2007
Berry F. Laws III chosen by Kansas City Business Journal as 'Best of Bar'
10/1/2007
USFN Fall Seminar
Berry F. Laws III served as a panelist in a forum discussion on mortgage fraud.
9/14/2007
FiveStar Conference
MLL&F and MoKan Title Services attended the 4th Annual FiveStar Default Servicing Conference & Expo in Dallas Texas
9/1/2007
Judgment
Beverly Weber obtains summary judgment in lien avoidance action
8/15/2007
We've Moved
Martin, Leigh, Laws & Fritzlen, PC is pleased to announce its St. Louis office has relocated
8/1/2007
AFN Awards
AFN congratulates members receiving awards
7/17/2007
Settlement
Thomas J. Fritzlen Jr. successfully reached a settlement in ATV rollover case.
7/13/2007
Laws for Paws
A volunteer group called Laws for Paws to rescue any animals left behind by its owners.
6/30/2007
DAG Symposium
In June the Default Attorney Group hosted a Real Estate Default Symposium
6/25/2007
Corporate Report
ML&L Foreclosure Services named among 100 fastest growing companies.
6/25/2007
Fortune Feature
Berry F. Laws III is featured by Fortune magazine.
6/13/2007
Partner Honored
Richard 'Dick' Martin was named Presiding Cheiftain of the Tribe of Mic-O-Say.
6/12/2007
Bake Sale
MLL&F holds a bake sale to benefit 2007 charity
6/12/2007
Philly
Berry Laws, Amy Wilson and Jane Woll meet with clients
6/7/2007
Meeting
Tom Fritzlen and Shawn Briner meet with The Cadle Company
5/30/2007
Play Ball!
The MLL&F/MoKan Softball season is underway
5/22/2007
Announcement
MLL&F announces addition of new KC associate
5/21/2007
NARCA
Steve Leigh and Jane Woll represented the firm
5/1/2007
IL Mechanics Lien
Shawn T. Briner authors an article for Construction Lending News.
4/27/2007
REOMAC
Attended REOMAC conference in Indian Wells, CA.
4/22/2007
KC.com Interview
Berry F. Laws III interviewed by Paul Wenske of KansasCity.com.
4/12/2007
Settlement
Firm recovers over $1M for client over death of infant.
3/24/2007
Social Suppers
MLL&F employees enjoy a team building exercise.
3/12/2007
Default Director
Martin, Leigh, Laws & Fritzlen Appoints Director of Default Operations
2/20/2007
Securitization
Berry F. Laws III speaks on mortgage fraud in Mexico City.
2/9/2007
Judgment
Missouri Court of Appeals affirms judgment.
2/7/2007
Announcement
MLL&F announces addition of new attorneys.
2/2/2007
2007 Charity
MLL&F and MoKan Title adopt Friendship House/Catherine's Place as 2007 charity.
1/30/2007
Thailand Trip
Berry F. Laws III and Alan Such visit Chaing Mai, Thailand.
1/26/2007
CaseAware
Press release announcing full implementation.
1/25/2007
Sky Radio Interview
Berry Laws is interviewed by SkyRadio.
1/23/2007
Inauguration
Berry Laws attends inauguration of Wyoming Governor David D. Freudenthal
1/15/2007
MLL&F has IT
MLL&F announces addition of IT department.
1/5/2007
Employee Wellness
MLL&F insitutes an employee wellness program.
12/26/2006
Attorney Feature
Berry F. Laws III is featured attorney.
12/20/2006
KC Business Journal
Article on office expansion.
12/15/2006
DS News
DS News article on office expansion.
12/10/2006
Super Lawyers
MLL&F Attorneys named as Super Lawyers.
7/28/2006
USFN Article
MLL&F is accepted into USFN.
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