I am in a situation  with a pending mediation where the lender has requested certain documents  to be produced by the borrower which are not a mandatory requirement under the statute. I in turn requested that the lender provide us with certain information which disclosure is also  not governed by statute, such as an escrow analysis; confirmation of the investor and a  request  for information on dates of any previous denials for modification and/or written, dated denial letter that states the…See More

Join the WSBA ADR Membership Committee for this member event of a panel presentation and networking evening. Format: 30 minute panel presentation followed by a one-hour networking event with hors d'oeuvres and refreshments (including one free drink).Topic:  Foreclosure Fairness Act issues and fixesPanelists:  Prof. Alan Kirtley (UW School of Law); Kathryn Leathers (WSBA Legislative Liaison); Andrew Kidde (President of Resolution Washington; Co-Manager Bellevue Neighborhood Mediation…See More

Thank you for this opportunity to talk to my fellow colleagues as we slosh through the Foreclosure Mediation process. I would very much like to talk to the very few of you who have actually mediated at a foreclosure mediation. I am working on my first case so I am starting from scratch.  I have basic questions--like charge flat rate or charged by you hourly? Is it possible to review  someone's  form of fee agreement for this mediation?  How have you limited the scope of your representation (…See More

Information and discussion on foreclosure mediation under Washington's Foreclosure Fairness Act. An open public forum on best practices, current trends, new information.Open to any registered member of the wsba-adr.org network.See More