Alan S. Wolf | Irvine Real Estate Lawyer

Mr Alan S. Wolf

Mr Alan S. Wolf

Real Estate, Employment, Bankruptcy Litigation, Business, Banking & Finance, Complex Litigation, Class Action Defense

Experience: 45 years

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About Alan

Alan S. Wolf is the President and Managing Attorney of The Wolf Firm, A Law Corporation.  Mr. Wolf has served as the Chair of the California Mortgage Bankers Association Legal Services Committee (1994-1995) and Co-Chair (1995-1996), helped found the USFN (the preeminent national association of mortgage banking law firms), and served as a member of the USFN Board of Directors (1990-1996).  Mr. Wolf was the lead attorney in the landmark bankruptcy cram down case of Enewally v. Wash. Mut. Bank (In re Enewally), 368 F.3d 1165 (9th Cir. Cal. 2004).  Mr. Wolf lectures extensively throughout the country on a variety of loan servicing and mortgage banking issues and has been a featured speaker at numerous MBA National Legal Issues and Regulatory Compliance conferences and National Servicing conferences.  He has also written many articles for leading mortgage banking trade journals including Mortgage Banking Magazine, Servicing Management, California Finance, the CTA Newsletter and USFN Report and has authored sections in the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Handbook on Loan Administration and two chapters in the Mortgage Servicers National Reference Directory.

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Experience

President & Managing Attorney

The Wolf Firm

Present

Irvine, CA

Admission

Verified California

1980

Education

Dartmouth College

Bachelor

1977

Recognitions & Achievements

Associations
  • -State Bar of California | Member
  • -American College of Mortgage Attorneys | Fellow
  • -Best Lawyers in America - Mortgage Banking Foreclosure | Member
  • -Southern California Superlawyers | Member
Honors / Awards
  • cum laude graduate | Dartmouth College

Notable Work

Cases

CHUL HYUN GONG, DBA PAX AMERICA DEVELOPMENT Bankruptcy 2:15-bk-12452-RK

Attorney for the Bank in a California bankruptcy case regarding a Motion to Vacate Order for Relief from Stay. The debtor in this case appealed to the court stating that a stay relief was granted in this case was affecting her property and that the granting of in rem stay relief interfered with her efforts to obtain a loan modification to prevent a foreclosure of the secured real estate loan on the property. The bank argued that Ms. Gutierrez (debtor) provided no evidence in her motion that would justify such relief. This request was denied and the Court ruled in favor of the bank.

Enewally v. Washington Mutual

Appellee: Attorney for the appellee/cross appellant. This appeal was to consider whether a Chapter 13 bankruptcy may divide a loan into secured and unsecured claims. The debtor would then go on to satisfy the secured claim beyond the life of the chapter 13 plan. The appeals court found that this type of plan is not permitted under the Chapter 13 bankruptcy code. Upon review the judgment of the district court was affirmed.

Publications

-With Property Values Increasing, Mortgage Servicers Should Revisit Whether Objections Should Be Made to Bankruptcy Stripoffs



-Newly Proposed Bankruptcy Rules Slash Time to File Proof of Claim


-A Change in Chapter 13 Debt Limits

Founded 2000

The Wolf Firm Highlights

Bankruptcy & Debt, Employment, Business, Real Estate, Lawsuit & Dispute

Firm Size: 50
Firm Locations: 1
Languages: English