Real Estate Matters
2017 Year in Review
Happy Holidays from Drewes Law!
Congratulations to Caitlin Guilford: One of SuperLawyers' 2017 "Top Women Lawyers"
Caitlin Guilford was named one of Minnesota's Top Women Lawyers for 2017 by SuperLawyers and Mpls/St.Paul Magazine! Caitlin continues to be recognized as a great litigator in consumer and real estate disputes. Congrats Caitlin!
Legislative Update - HF 923
On February 21, Jonathan Drewes testified in front of the Civil Law and Data Practices Policy Committee opposing bill, HF923, which would limit a judge's discretion in awarding attorney's fees to a successful litigant. Our firm has a strong dedication to keeping legal fees and costs as low as possible to assist low and moderate income clients with legal needs; access to justice should not be dependent on financial ability. As part of our firm's strategy towards that goal, we take on a many contingency based cases where we seek our fees from the wrongdoer. This bill, if enacted, would limit the ability of attorneys to take on cases where a client cannot afford to pay legal bills out of pocket, thereby making it harder for low to moderate income clients to find attorneys to pursue legal rights in court.
Drewes Law vision for the future includes keeping an eye out for bills that have an impact on: access to justice, funding our judiciary system, and real estate.
Drewes Law may reach out to you in the future about legislative bills or proposals. Democracy is dependent on constituents having their voice heard: you can contact your local representative and offer your voice, opinion, and thoughts through a simple 5 minute phone call, letter, or even schedule a meeting with you representative.
If you're looking for action on a legislative issue, you can find out who represents you here:
http://www.gis.leg.mn/iMaps/districts/
More instructions on how to contact your representatives here: https://www.leg.state.mn.us/leg/faq/faqtoc?id=47
Caitlin Elected to PRG Board
Caitlin was recently elected as a board member of PRG, Inc.! PRG assists new potential homeowners in Minneapolis navigate purchasing a new home. They also help homeowners through the loan modification process to prevent foreclosure proceedings. They also revamp and turn vacant or foreclosed homes into beautiful affordable homes.
You can read more about PRG and the amazing work they do here: prginc.org
Sindi Xhunga & Phillip Aitken
Sindi Xhunga joined our team in March as our Law Clerk and Case Manager. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Colorado in 2015.
Phillip Aitken joined our team in August as our Legal Assistant and Case Manager. He graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 2015.
Both Sindi and Phil work side-by-side with our attorneys to help clients enforce their legal rights.
Dave Elected to NeighborWorks Home Partners Board
You can read more about the great work NeighborWorks does here: https://nwhomepartners.org
Foreclosure: Sales Continue to Drop
In December, Jonathan Drewes presented on a national panel for the National Business Institute concerning alternatives to foreclosure, lender liability issues, and recent foreclosure case law developments.
In 2015, the monthly average of foreclosure sales was 118 per month. In 2016, there were at total of 1,116, sales averaging at 86 per month. So far in 2017, there have been a total of about 800 foreclosure sales, averaging at about 66 per month.
Will foreclosure sale averages continue to drop throughout this coming year?
How we can help
Our firm handles all real estate matters, including:
- Real estate transactions (purchasing & selling homes)
- Foreclosure analysis and defense, including loan modification assistance
- Consumer protection enforcement (FCRA & FDCPA)
- Residential Lease / Commercial Lease negotiation and/or disputes
- Condominium / townhouse association disputes
- Contract for Deed analysis and disputes
- And more!
Contact us
Feel free to email or call us with any questions, or just to say hello!
Email: info@dreweslaw.com
Website: dreweslaw.com
Location: 509 1st Ave NE, Ste 2, Minneapolis, MN, United States
Phone: 612-285-3051
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