SCRA lawyers in Massachusetts: who has argued the Act in court

Decisions with counsel of record (31)

• Brown v. Fed. Nat'l Mortg. Ass'n

  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, February 11, 2019, 116 N.E.3d 30 (No. SJC-12583)

  • Pro se: Debra Brown, pro se.
  • respondent: Thomas J. Santolucito (Matthew J. Carbone with him), Newton, for the respondent.

• Starkey v. Deutsche Bank Nat'l Trust Co.

  Massachusetts Appeals Court, September 11, 2018, 109 N.E.3d 1108 (No. 16-P-1594)

  • plaintiff: Glenn F. Russell, Jr., Fall River, for the plaintiffs.
  • counsel: Charles L. Solomont, Boston, for Deutsche Bank National Trust Company & another.

• Ragge v. Webster Bank, National Ass'n (In re Ragge)

  United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts, February 8, 2017, 566 B.R. 1 (No. Case No. 15-14642-MSH; Adversary Proceeding No. 16-01108)

  • counsel: David G. Baker, Esq., Boston, MA, for Albert Ragge, Jr., Brian J. Hughes, Esq., Brennan, Rec-upero, Cascione, Scungio & Mcallister, LLP, Taunton, MA, for Webster Bank National Association.

• JB Mortgage Co., LLC v. Ring

  Massachusetts Appeals Court, August 26, 2016, 90 Mass. App. Ct. 93 (No. AC 15-P-1258)

  • plaintiff: Michael P Utke (Steven F. Smoot also present) for the plaintiff.
  • counsel: Luke Rosseel for Jordan L. Ring, III.

• Gold Star Homes, LLC v. Darbouze

  Massachusetts Appeals Court, May 11, 2016, 89 Mass. App. Ct. 374 (No. AC 14-P-1177)

  • defendant: John L. McGowan for the defendants.
  • plaintiff: John P. Miller (Jennifer H. 0 'Brien also present) for the plaintiff.
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• Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. Anderson

  Massachusetts Appeals Court, May 11, 2016, 89 Mass. App. Ct. 369 (No. AC 14-P-1156)

  • defendant: Thomas B. Vawter for the defendant.
  • plaintiff: David A. Marsocci for the plaintiff.

• Klevisha v. Provident Funding Associates L.P.

  District Court, D. Massachusetts, March 9, 2016, 167 F. Supp. 3d 250 (No. CIVIL ACTION NO. 15-10629-MPK1)

  • Pro se: Rosario Klevisha, Dracut, MA, pro se.
  • defendant: Brian Linehan, Doonan, Graves, Longo-ria, LLC, Beverly, MA, for Defendant/Plaintiff-in-Counterclaim.

• Pinti v. Emigrant Mortgage Co., Inc.

  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, July 17, 2015, 472 Mass. 226 (No. SJC 11742)

  • plaintiff: Richard M.W. Bauer (Stefanie A. Balandis, Amanda B. Loring, & Geoffry F. Walsh with him) for the plaintiffs.
  • Pro se: Howard M. Brown (Sarah Ann Smegal, Tom Looney, & Lauren Solar with him) for Harold Wilion , Michael P. Robinson for Emigrant Mortgage Company, Inc., The following submitted briefs for amici curiae:, James P. Long, pro se.
  • Pro se: Daniel D. Bahls & Courtney Clemente for Community Legal Aid , Grace C. Ross, pro se.

• Easthampton Savings Bank v. City of Springfield

  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, December 19, 2014, 470 Mass. 284 (No. SJC 11612)

  • plaintiff: Tani E. Sapirstein for the plaintiffs.
  • defendant: Thomas D. Moore, Associate City Solicitor (Lisa C. deSousa, Associate City Solicitor, with him) for the defendant.
  • amicus: The following submitted briefs for amici curiae:, Lee D. Goldstein for Harvard Legal Aid Bureau & others , Robert G. Rowe, III, of the District of Columbia, for American Bankers Association, Inc., Lrancis J. Nolan & Nathalie K. Salomon for Real Estate Bar Association for Massachusetts, Inc., & another , Michael McDonagh for Massachusetts Association of Realtors.

• Haskins v. Deutsche Bank National Trust Co.

  Massachusetts Appeals Court, November 10, 2014, 86 Mass. App. Ct. 632 (No. AC 13-P-506)

  • defendant: Christopher A. Cornetta for the defendants.
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• Bank of New York Mellon Corp. v. Wain

  Massachusetts Appeals Court, June 24, 2014, 85 Mass. App. Ct. 498 (No. 13-P-101)

  • defendant: Jamie Ranney for the defendants.
  • plaintiff: David W. Merritt for the plaintiff.

• Stokes v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

  District Court, D. Massachusetts, June 12, 2014, 37 F. Supp. 3d 525 (No. Civil No. 13-13137-FDS)

  • plaintiff: Roger J. Bertling, Charlie Carriere, Jamaica Plain, MA, for Plaintiff.
  • defendant: Jeffrey S. Patterson, Timothy R. De-marco, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP, Boston, MA, James L. Rogal, Orlans Moran, PLLC, Waltham, MA, for Defendants.

• Sullivan v. Kondaur Capital Corp.

  Massachusetts Appeals Court, April 16, 2014, 85 Mass. App. Ct. 202 (No. 13-P-706)

  • plaintiff: Rockwell P. Ludden for the plaintiffs.
  • defendant: David M. Rosen for the defendant.

• Rice v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

  District Court, D. Massachusetts, March 5, 2014, 2 F. Supp. 3d 25 (No. Civil Action No. 13-11775-JLT)

  • plaintiff: Glenn F. Russell, Jr., Law Office of Glenn F. Russell Jr., Fall River, MA, for Plaintiffs.
  • defendant: David M. Bizar, Seyfarth Shaw, Boston, MA, for Defendant.

• Ross v. Deutsche Bank National Trust Co.

  District Court, D. Massachusetts, March 27, 2013, 933 F. Supp. 2d 225 (No. Civil Action No. 12-10586-WGY)

  • plaintiff: Carl D. Goodman, Law Office of Carl D. Goodman, Lynn, MA, for Plaintiffs.
  • defendant: Dean J. Wagner, Shechtman Halperin Savage, LLP, Pawtucket, RI, for Defendants.
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• HSBC Bank USA, N.A. v. Matt

  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, January 14, 2013, 464 Mass. 193

  • defendant: Glenn F. Russell, Jr., for the defendant.
  • plaintiff: Nathalie K. Salomon for the plaintiff.
  • Pro se: The following submitted briefs for amici curiae:, Robert P. Marley, pro se.
  • Pro se: Paul J. Mulligan for Real Estate Bar Association for Massachusetts, Inc., & another , Grace C. Ross, pro se.

• Lopez v. Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (In re Lopez)

  United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts, January 3, 2013, 486 B.R. 221 (No. Bankruptcy No. 09-45463-HJB; Adversary No. 10-04057)

  • plaintiff: Rosaleen J. Clayton, Auburn, MA, for Plaintiffs.
  • defendant: Amy N. Azza, John T. Precobb, Michael P. Marsille, Paul J. Mulligan, Orlans Moran PLCC, Boston, MA, for Defendants.

• HSBC Bank USA, National Ass'n v. Galebach

  Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division, August 15, 2012, 2012 Mass. App. Div. 155

  • plaintiff: Serge Georges, Jr., for the plaintiff.
  • defendant: Stephen H. Galebach for the defendant.

• Acevedo v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (In re Acevedo)

  United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts, August 7, 2012, 476 B.R. 360 (No. Bankruptcy No. 10-43723-MSH; Adversary No. 10-4145)

  • plaintiff: Laird J. Heal, Esq., Worcester, MA, for Plaintiff.
  • defendant: Joseph G. Butler, Law Office of Joseph G. Butler, Westwood, MA, for Defendant.

• In re JPMorgan Chase Mortgage Modification Litigation

  District Court, D. Massachusetts, July 27, 2012, 880 F. Supp. 2d 220 (No. Case No. 11-md-02290-RGS)

  • defendant: Gary E. Klein, Kevin Costello, Shennan Alexandra, Klein Kavanagh Costello, LLP, Charles M. Delbaum, Boston, MA, Gretchen F. Cappio, Gretchen S. Obrist, Lynn Lincoln Sarko, Keller Rohrback L.L.P., Seattle, WA, Jonathan W. Cuneo, Cuneo Gilbert & LaDuca, LLP, Washington, DC, Sharon T. Hritz, Keller Rohrback LLP, Santa Barbara, CA, Alexandra C. Warren, Cuneo Gilbert & LaDuca, LLP, Alexandria, VA, Charles E. Schaffer, Levin, Fishbein, Sedran & Berman, Philadelphia, PA, Eric D. Holland, Randall Seth Crompton, Holland Groves Schneller & Stolze LLC, Michael J. Flannery, Cuneo Gilbert & LaDuca, LLP, St Louis, MO, Leonard A. Bennett, Consumer Litigation Associates, P.C., Newport News, VA, Preetpal Grewal, Cuneo Gilbert & LaDuca, LLP, New York, NY, Amy E. Keller, Katrina Carroll Lite DePalma Greenberg LLC, Newark, NJ, fqr Plaintiffs , Michael J. Agoglia,' Morrison & Foerster LLP, San Francisco, CA, Donn A. Randall, Matthew A. Kane, Bulkley, Richardson & Gelinas, LLP, Boston, MA, for Defendants.
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• Mitchell v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (In re Mitchell)

  United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts, July 20, 2012, 476 B.R. 33 (No. Bankruptcy No. 10-44193-MSH; Adversary No. 10-04118)

  • plaintiff: Walter Oney, Fitchburg, MA, for the Plaintiffs, Daniel and Sandra Mitchell , Peter J. Haley, Nelson Mullins, Boston, MA, for the Defendant, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

• Lacey v. BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP (In re Lacey)

  United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts, July 12, 2012, 480 B.R. 13 (No. Bankruptcy No. 10-19903-JNF; Adversary No. 10-1249)

  • plaintiff: David G. Baker, Boston, MA, for Plaintiff.

• Eaton v. Federal National Mortgage Ass'n

  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, June 22, 2012, 462 Mass. 569

  • defendant: Richard E. Briansky {Joseph P. Calandrelli with him) for the defendants.
  • plaintiff: Samuel Levine {David A. Grossman & H. Esme Caramello with him) for the plaintiff.
  • Pro se: The following submitted briefs for amici curiae:, Adam J. Levitin, pro se.
  • Pro se: Max Weinstein, Stuart Rossman, & Paul Collier for Wilmer-Hale Legal Services Center & others , Marie McDonnell, pro se.
  • Pro se: Diane C. Tillotson, Robert J. Moriarty, Jr., & Thomas O. Moriarty for Real Estate Bar Association & another , John L. O’Brien, Jr., pro se.
  • Pro se: Steven A. Ablitt & James L. Rogal for Ablitt Scofield, RC., Mark B. Johnson & Michael A. Klass for American Land Title Association , Richard A. Oetheimer for Mortgage Bankers Association , Suchand Reddy Pingli, pro se.
  • Pro se: Katherine McDonough, pro se.
  • Pro se: Robert P. Marley, pro se.
  • Pro se: Howard N. Cayne & David D. Fauvre, of the District of Columbia, & Asim Varma & Douglas M. Humphrey for Federal Housing Finance Agency , Robert Napolitano, pro se.

• Bailey v. Wells Fargo Bank, NA

  United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts, April 10, 2012, 468 B.R. 464 (No. Bankruptcy No. 09-44760-HJB; Adversary No. 09-4190)

  • plaintiff: Michael J. Tremblay, Law Office of Michael J. Tremblay, Marlborough, MA, for Plaintiff.
  • defendant: Jennifer Normand, Harmon Law Offices, P.C., Newton Highlands, MA, for Defendant.

• Akar v. Federal National Mortgage Ass'n

  District Court, D. Massachusetts, February 9, 2012, 843 F. Supp. 2d 154 (No. Civil Action No. 10-10539-NMG)

  • plaintiff: Peter T. Clark, Law Offices of Peter T. Clark, P.C., Mansfield, MA, for Plaintiffs.
  • defendant: Patrick T. Clendenen, Morgan T. Nickerson, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP, Christopher P. Maffucci, Casner & Edwards, LLP, Boston, MA, Christine A. Murphy, Marcus, Errico, Emmer & Brooks, P.C., Braintree, MA, Nathalie K. Salomon, Harmon Law Offices, P.C., Needham, MA, for Defendants.
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• Akar ex rel. Akar v. Federal National Mortgage Ass'n

  District Court, D. Massachusetts, February 8, 2012, 845 F. Supp. 2d 381 (No. Civil Action No. 10-10539-NMG)

  • plaintiff: Peter T. Clark, Law Offices of Peter T. Clark, P.C., Mansfield, MA, for Plaintiff.
  • defendant: Patrick T. Clendenen, Morgan T. Nickerson Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP, Christopher P. Maffucci, Casner & Edwards, LLP, Boston, MA, Christine A. Murphy, Marcus, Errico, Emmer & Brooks, P.C., Braintree, MA, Nathalie K. Salomon, Harmon Law Offices, P.C., Needham, MA, for Defendant.

• Culhane v. Aurora Loan Services

  District Court, D. Massachusetts, November 28, 2011, 826 F. Supp. 2d 352 (No. Civil Action No. 11-11098-WGY)

  • plaintiff: Martin I. Flax, Law Office of Martin I. Flax, Dedham, MA, for Plaintiff.
  • defendant: John A. Doonan, Reneau J. Longoria, Erin Powers Severini, Stephen M. Valente, Doonan, Graves, Longoria, LLC, Beverly, MA, for Defendant.

• US Bank National Association v. Ibanez

  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, January 7, 2011, 458 Mass. 637 (No. SJC-10694)

  • Pro se: R. Bruce Allensworth (Phoebe S. Winder & Robert W. Sparkes, III, with him) for U.S. Bank National Association & another , Paul R. Collier, III (Max W. Weinstein with him) for Antonio Ibanez , Glenn F. Russell, Jr., for Mark A. LaRace & another , The following submitted briefs for amici curiae:, Martha Coakley, Attorney General, & John M. Stephan, Assistant Attorney General, for the Commonwealth , Kevin Costello, Gary Klein, Shennan Kavanagh & Stuart Rossman for National Consumer Law Center & others , Ward P. Graham & Robert J. Moriarty, Jr., for Real Estate Bar Association for Massachusetts, Inc., Marie McDonnell, pro se.

• Bailey v. Wells Fargo Bank, NA (In Re Bailey)

  United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts, September 29, 2010, 437 B.R. 721 (No. 19-10346)

  • plaintiff: Michael J. Tremblay, Law Office of Michael J. Tremblay, Marlborough, MA, for Plaintiff.
  • defendant: Jennifer Normand, Harmon Law Offices, P.C., Newton Highlands, MA, for Defendant.

• McHeffey v. Pereira (In Re Pereira)

  United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts, May 5, 2010, 428 B.R. 276 (No. 16-41350)

  • Pro se: Jennifer McHeffey, pro se.
  • Pro se: Rochelle McFarland, pro se.
  • defendant: Michael A. Dixon, Law Offices of Michael A. Dixon, Medford, MA, for Defendant.
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• Lamarche v. Lussier

  Massachusetts Appeals Court, April 3, 2006, 65 Mass. App. Ct. 887 (No. 05-P-18)

  • defendant: Jerome L. Benson for the defendant.

Other Massachusetts decisions citing the Act (9)

• SHEEDY v. GOSHEN MORTGAGE LLC, AS SEPARATE TRUSTEE OF GDBT [Sic] TRUST 2011-1, Massachusetts Land Court, April 6, 2021
• Marley v. Bank of New York, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, January 9, 2020
• Bostwick v. Santander Bank, N.A., Massachusetts Appeals Court, March 26, 2018, 103 N.E.3d 768
• Fazio v. Fazio, Massachusetts Appeals Court, February 24, 2017
• Pierre v. Chase Home Finance, LLC, Massachusetts Superior Court, December 23, 2013, 31 Mass. L. Rptr. 696
• Pinti v. Emigrant Mortgage Co., Massachusetts Superior Court, October 31, 2013, 31 Mass. L. Rptr. 528
• Commonwealth v. Bank of America, N.A., Massachusetts Superior Court, December 3, 2012, 31 Mass. L. Rptr. 73
• Calautti v. American Home Mortgage Servicing, Inc., Massachusetts Superior Court, August 7, 2012, 30 Mass. L. Rptr. 396
• In Re Bailey, United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts, April 10, 2012, 468 B.R. 464

Other states

Ohio (27), Florida (17), Puerto Rico (15), California (14), District of Columbia (13), Georgia (12). All 32 states with decisions.