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Michael J. Echevarria - President |
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Education: Florida State University (B.S., 1979); South Texas College of
Law (J.D., 1982). Admitted to The Florida Bar 1983. Since that time, Mr. Echevarria's emphasis has been in foreclosure and bankruptcy law
serving the mortgage banker in the resolution and workout of troubled
loans. His experience in handling a large volume of foreclosures and
bankruptcies throughout the State of Florida has given him insight
into how to compress the foreclosure and bankruptcy processes in
Florida to their shortest possible time frames. PRACTICE AREAS:
Commercial Foreclosures; Residential Foreclosures and Real Property
Litigation. He is admitted to the Bars of the United States Court of
Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and the United States District Court
for the Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida. He is a
member of the American Bar Association, the Real Property, Probate and
Trust Law Section of The Florida Bar, and the Hillsborough County Bar
Association. He is a title insurance agent with Attorneys Title
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RONALD R.
WOLFE - Managing Attorney |
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Education: Florida State University (BA
1993); Stetson University College of Law (JD 1997, MBA 1997). Admitted
to The Florida Bar in 1998 and has been admitted to practice in the
United States District Court for the Southern, Middle, and Northern
Districts of Florida. Mr. Wolfe is a member of the Hillsborough County
Bar Association and the American Bar Association. Mr. Wolfe comes to
the Firm with a background in Financial Services. PRACTICE
AREAS: Residential Foreclosures, Creditor Rights, Civil
Litigation, Real Estate, Title Law.
E-mail:
rwolfe@echevarria.com
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CHRISTINE L. HERENDEEN - Litigation and Bankruptcy Managing Attorney |
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Education: University of South Florida
(BA 1992); University of Florida (JD 1996). Admitted to The Florida Bar
in 1996. Ms. Herendeen previously practiced with a Tampa firm
specializing in Residential Foreclosures, Creditor’s Rights and
Bankruptcies; she continues to specialize in these areas. PRACTICE
AREAS: Residential Foreclosures, Creditor Rights, Civil
Litigation, Real Estate and Title Law. Ms. Herendeen is admitted to
practice in the United States District Court for the Northern, Middle
and Southern Districts of Florida, and she is a
member of the American Bar
Association and its Real Property, Probate & Estates Section, the
Real Property Section of The Florida Bar and the Hillsborough County Bar
Association.
E-mail:
chere@echevarria.com |
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NICHOLE ALVAREZ-SOWLES
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Foreclosure Attorney |
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Education: University of
South Florida (BA 1997); Thomas M. Cooley, Law School (JD 2000).
Admitted to The Florida Bar in 2001. Mrs. Alvarez-Sowles has been
admitted to
practice in the United States District
Court for the Middle District of Florida.
Mrs. Alvarez-Sowles is a member of the Hillsborough County Bar
Association. PRACTICE AREAS: Residential Foreclosures,
Real Estate Law, and Creditor Rights. Email:
nsowles@echevarria.com.
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Peggy
McNew Ballweg - Bankruptcy and Foreclosure Attorney |
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Education: University of Cincinnati (BA
1994); University of Kentucky (JD/MBA 1998). Admitted to The Florida Bar
in 1998 and the United States District Courts for the Northern, Middle
and Southern Districts of Florida. Prior to joining the firm, Ms.
Ballweg was an Assistant State Attorney for Manatee County. She is a
member of the Hillsborough County Bar Association and the Tampa Bay
Bankruptcy Bar Association. PRACTICE AREAS: Residential Foreclosures,
Creditor Rights, Civil Litigation, Real Estate and Title Law.
Email:
pballweg@echevarria.com.
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Roger Bear -
Partner And
Foreclosure Attorney
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ROGER D. BEAR:
Partner/Foreclosure Attorney
Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., cum laude, 1977); University
of Florida (J.D., with honors, 1980). He is a member of the Orange
County and American Bar Associations, The Florida Bar, The U.S. and
Foreclosure Network. PRACTICE AREAS: Mortgage Foreclosures,
Bankruptcies/Creditor Relief, Real Estate.
Email:
rbear@echevarria.com.
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ROBERT KLIEN BOWEN III -
Foreclosure Attorney |
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Education: Florida Southern College
(B.S. 1996); Stetson University College of Law; Nova Southeastern
College of Law (J.D. 2001). Admitted to the Florida Bar in 2001.
Admitted to the United States District Court for the Middle District of
Florida in 2002. Mr. Bowen is a member of the American Bar Association,
the Hillsborough County Bar Association, Real Property Probate and Trust
Law, Business Law and Trial Lawyers Sections of the Florida Bar.
PRACTICE AREAS: Residential Foreclosures, Real Property Law,
and Creditor’s Rights. Email:
rbowen@echevarria.com
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ANNE M. CORDELL - Foreclosure Attorney |
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Education:
Indiana University (BA 1997); Indiana University School of Law -
Indianapolis (JD 2001). Admitted to the Florida Bar in 2001. Ms.
Cordell is a member of the American Bar Association. PRACTICE
AREAS: Residential Foreclosures, Real Estate Law and Real
Estate Transactions. Email:
acordell@echevarria.com.
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ERIN COLLINS CULLARO - Foreclosure
Attorney |
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Education: University of Houston (BA
1991); South Texas College of Law (JD 1995). Admitted to The Florida
Bar in 1995 and to the Texas Bar in 1995. Prior to joining the Firm,
Ms. Cullaro was an Assistant State Attorney for the 13th Judicial
Circuit. PRACTICE AREAS: Residential Foreclosures,
Creditor Rights, Real Property Litigation and Title Law. Ms. Cullaro is
admitted to practice in the United States District Court for the
Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida and is a member of
the American Bar Association, Hillsborough County Bar Association, and
Hillsborough Association of Women Lawyers. E-mail:
ecullaro@echevarria.com
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PATRICK
J. HALPIN - Foreclosure Attorney |
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Education: University of Florida (BSBA
1979); University of Florida College of Law (JD 1983). Admitted to The
Florida Bar in 1984. Prior to joining the Firm, Mr. Halpin practiced in
the real estate, title insurance, foreclosure and bankruptcy areas for
nine years and served as in-house counsel for Resolution Trust
Corporation. PRACTICE AREAS: Commercial and Residential
Foreclosures, Creditor Rights and Bankruptcy, Real Property Transactions
and Title Insurance Law. Mr. Halpin has been admitted to practice in the
United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. He is
a title insurance agent with Attorneys’ Title Insurance, Inc.
E-mail:
phalpin@echevarria.com
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JEFFERY M. GANO: Foreclosure
Attorney |
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Education: High Point University (BA
2001); Stetson University College of Law (JD 2004). Admitted the
Florida Bar in 2004. He is a member of the American Bar Association,
Real Property Probate and Trust Law, and Young Lawyers Sections of the
Florida Bar and the United States District Courts for the Middle
District of Florida. PRACTICE AREAS: Residential
Foreclosures, Real Property Law, and Creditor’s Rights. E-mail:
jgano@echevarria.com |
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MARIA S. MELIUS: Foreclosure Attorney |
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Education: University of South Florida (B.A., Magna Cum Laude, 2001);
Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad Law Center (J.D., Cum Laude,
2004). Admitted to the Florida Bar in 2004. Miss Melius is a member of
the American Bar Association, the Hillsborough County Bar Association,
and the Palm Beach County Bar Association and the United States District
Court for the Middle District of Florida. PRACTICE AREAS:
Residential Foreclosures, Creditor Rights, and Real Property Law.
E-mail:
mmelius@echevarria.com |
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