by Brian Huddleston | Dec 13, 2013 | Firm News, Legislation & Case Notes, Real Estate Law
I am pleased to announce that I have another appellate court victory. This time in an unreported case where I was hired only after the homeowner had already had judgment granted against him by the trial court. Here is a link to the slip opinion: BAC vs...
by Brian Huddleston | Dec 5, 2013 | Firm News, Legislation & Case Notes, Real Estate Law
I am pleased to announce that I have a new reported case (that I won at trial and on appeal): DELMAR BYRL GARRETT vs. CARLOTTA GORDON, 2013 OK CIV APP 96 (June 12, 2013). Plaintiff/Appellant Delmar Garrett (Delmer) appeals the September 13, 2011, Journal Entry Order...
by Brian Huddleston | Sep 20, 2013 | Firm News, Real Estate Law
UPDATE Phase II of Compensation from the Oklahoma Mortgage Settlement Fund now open Free legal help available through Resolution Oklahoma OKLAHOMA CITY ? Attorney General Scott Pruitt Monday announced the opening of Phase II of homeowner compensation from the Oklahoma...
by Brian Huddleston | Apr 19, 2013 | Firm News, Legislation & Case Notes, Real Estate Law
We were successful in having a summary judgment in favor of the bank reversed and remanded. ?This decision will be helpful to persons defending against a purported successor trustee of a securitized trust where there is no new assignment of the note to the successor...
by Brian Huddleston | Feb 5, 2013 | Real Estate Law
When signing a commercial lease, it is essential to understand and agree to all of the provisions. The provisions in a commercial lease are usually designed to favor the landlord; however, a landlord may be willing to negotiate. An experienced real estate attorney...
by Brian Huddleston | Jan 2, 2013 | Legislation & Case Notes, Real Estate Law
In the law to avoid the so-called “Fiscal Cliff” passed on New Year’s Day, Congress extended ?to January 1, 2014,?the exclusion from gross income of discharged mortgage debt from a qualified principal residence. ?See,?Section 202 of the American...