Identity Theft is a Serious Crime in Pennsylvania

Posted by Cliff Tuttle In Pennsylvania, the crime of Identity Theft is defined by statute. “A person commits the offense of identity theft of another person if he possesses or uses, through any means, identifying information of another person without the consent of that other person to further any unlawful purpose.” Each time the identifying […]

Real Estate: Ten Good Reasons to Prepare a Deed

Posted by Cliff Tuttle Here are ten objectives that can accomplished by preparing, delivering and recording a deed. Of course, consult a lawyer when you do. Deeds can be employed: 1. To change title originally held by unmarried couples after marriage to Tenancy by the Entireties. This means that the husband and wife hold title […]

PLBT Guest Post on the AVVO Blog

Posted by Cliff Tuttle AVVO is a web site that ranks lawyers based on experience, public recognition and ethics. Although many lawyers reacted negatively to being scored like a hotel or restaurant, most of them got over it. Part of the success of AVVO, as it expands toward the goal of rating lawyers in 50 […]

Divine Intervention

Posted by Cliff Tuttle Barach Obama made a secret visit to Pope Benedict XVI during his trip to the Middle East and Europe. When it was time for the Presidential Candidate to return to the plane, the Holy Father called for a limosine. But when the driver saw who the passenger was, he begged the […]

Seminar: Defending Mortgage Foreclosure Actions

Posted by Cliff Tuttle I will be giving a Continuing Legal Education Seminar titled “Defending Mortgage Foreclosure Actions” at the Community College of Allegheny County North Campus on August 5, 2008 from 6 – 9:15 PM. Pennsylvania attorneys will earn 3 CLE credits and the fee is $99.00. For information on registration, call Beverly Stellfox […]

Should Philadelphia’s Mortgage Foreclosure Conciliation Program be adopted in Pittsburgh?

Posted by Cliff Tuttle On July 17, 2008, Philadelphia’s Court of Common Pleas adopted a Joint General Court Regulation to provide for conciliation conferences for owner-occupied residential properties facing sheriff sale. The first cases to be conciliated will be those scheduled for sheriff sale in August and September. Because it is difficult to identify owner-occupied […]

The Achilles Heel of Securitized Lenders in Mortgage Foreclosure

Posted by Cliff Tuttle The following is a post I made yesterday on a real estate law listserv known as DIRT regarding why foreclosures of securitized mortgages have had so much trouble addressing questions which never arose in the days when most home mortgages were issued by community banks and thrifts. ___________________________________________________________ I would like […]

A matter of perspective

Posted by Cliff Tuttle The FDIC took over IndyMac Bank in California on Friday afternoon and reopened its doors as IndyMac Federal this morning. It was the second or third largest bank failure in history, depending on whose press releases you read. It was the fifth federal take over this year and an FDIC official […]

Scavenger Collectors are on the Prowl

Posted by Cliff Tuttle It has become a common practice for credit card issuers to sell their written-off accounts in bulk at auction. However, other kinds of consumer accounts, such as automobile loans and unpaid balances on cellular telephone are also sold in this way. Long lists of delinquent accounts are assigned and frequently re-assigned. […]

Welcome To Pittsburgh Legal Back-Talk! (First Post on July 7, 2008)

Posted by Cliff Tuttle On July 1, 1999, Overlawyered.com, believed by many to be the very first legal blog, published its initial post. According to its editor, that was about two months before the first known use of the word “blog” on the internet. Overlawyered.com was (and still is) dedicated to the proposition that lawyers […]

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CLIFF TUTTLE has been a Pennsylvania lawyer for over 45 years and (inter alia) is a real estate litigator and legal writer. The posts in this blog are intended to provide general information about legal topics of interest to lawyers and consumers with a Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania focus. However, this information does not constitute legal advice and there is no lawyer-client relationship created when you read this blog. You are encouraged to leave comments but be aware that posted comments can be read by others. If you wish to contact me in privacy, please use the Contact Form located immediately below this message. I will reply promptly and in strict confidence.

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