Federal agencies and 15 states have announced a wave of litigation against law firms, attorneys, affiliated companies and others that claimed to perform work on behalf of homeowners struggling to pay their mortgages.
California attorney Stephen Siringoringo; the Florida-based firms Hoffman Law Group and Lanier Law; the Chicago-based Mortgage Law Group (now closed) and its three partners; and the Danielson Law Group in Utah, as well as six principals there, are among the defendants in a so-called Operation Mis-Modification enforcement sweep coordinated by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Federal Trade Commission and regulators in 15 states including Florida, Illinois and New York, according to the National Law Journal (sub. req.).
Feds and 15 states sue law firms and attorneys, alleging mortgage-relief scams