Mortgage defense 102: Pleading fraudBy Harold I. LevineReal Estate Law, June 2003Part I of this article1 dealt briefly with the concept of preemption. It stated: "The most favored defense of lenders is preemption.
Scams go to war and to ground zero: Cons adapted to post-9/11 ageElder Law, June 2003In this newsletter's continuing effort to keep lawyers informed of scams that may affect their clients (or themselves), it is interesting to see how the same basic confidence game adapts to new technology and to new times--presumably because it still gets results.
Identity theft and the elderlyBy Marc R. MillerElder Law, April 2003Anyone can find their identity electronically stolen and face the repercussions of cleaning up a mess that they originally had no part of. For the Elder Law lawyer, this may involve a client whose financial information is stolen through a credit card, by inappropriate telephone calls or a sales person who takes advantage of the naïveté of an elder person.
Financial identity theftBy Philip R. ViktoraCriminal Justice, March 2002On August 13, 1999 Illinois enacted the "Financial Identity Theft and Asset Forfeiture Law."
