Potluck Reminder - November 18, 2010

Thursday, November 18, 2010
Bannan Hall (Lobby), 12:00 PM and 5:00 PM

Don't forget to participate in our potluck tomorrow at noon and at 5:00 PM! There is  a cupcake surprise involved. Feel free to pick whichever time fits your schedule better. RELS representatives will be present to answer whatever questions you may have, as well as let you in on some of the initiatives planned for next year!

Habitat for Humanity Volunteer Event - January 21, 2011

Friday, January 21, 2011
TBD, Morgan Hill, CA

Dear RELS Members,

Back by popular demand, the RELS Board has organized a second Habitat for Humanity volunteer day! The trip is scheduled for Friday, January 21st and we will be working at the same Morgan Hill site that we worked at in October. On the 21st, we will most likely meet somewhere near school at 7:00 am and be back by around 5:30 pm.

RELS has secured fifteen volunteer spots with Habitat, but seven spots are already filled. So, if you’d like to be one of the eight other people to come and volunteer, send an e-mail ASAP to: Morgan Laird at morgan.laird@gmail.com. We will be filling the spots on a first e-mail/first serve basis (and don't reply to this e-mail, send one to Morgan).

More specific details about where to meet, carpooling, what to wear, etc. will be sent out closer to the 21st.

Sincerely,

RELS Board

P.S. – Check out how much fun our October trip was at: http://scurealestatelawsociety.blogspot.com/2010/10/habitat-for-humanity-volunteer-event.html

Potluck - November 18, 2010

Thursday, November 18, 2010

TBD, 12:00 PM and 5:00 PM

RELS Members,


We’d like to thank all of you, who came to listen to Mr. Peter Brewer. And there is more coming your way!


We have a potluck, with a cupcake surprise involved, planned on November 18 at noon and at 5:00 PM. Feel free to pick whichever time fits your schedule better.


We will send you the exact potluck location soon, so for now just mark your calendars.


Best regards,
RELS Board

Volunteers Needed! - Fair Housing Law Project

Dear RELS Members, 

Everybody knows that foreclosures are a huge problem in today’s economy. Many home owners in distress try to modify their loans as a way to escape foreclosure. Unfortunately, many of these homeowners pay advance fees to “foreclosure consultants” who offered them a “guarantee” that they would prevent their foreclosure and get their loan modified. Too often, however, the “consultant” does NOTHING for the homeowner. By the time the homeowner finds out that the consultant never contacted the lender, it is too late to prevent the home from being foreclosed. In some cases, the consultant instructed the homeowner not to pay his or her mortgage payments and actually caused the home to go into foreclosure. 

The Fair Housing Law Project at the Law Foundation of Silicon Valley is organizing clinics to assist people who are the victims of loan modifications scams, and they need our help! They are holding four clinics on November 9, 11, 16 and 18 and they need volunteers to interview clients and possibly assist clients with their small claims court cases. The clinics will be held in the evening on these dates, starting at 5:00 PM. 

If you’re only available on one of these evenings to interview clients, that’s okay! But, assisting in writing a small claims court pleading is a wonderful opportunity and is certainly not one that comes around everyday. 

If you’re interested in participating in the clinic, please e-mail Morgan Laird, RELS Treasurer, at morgan.laird@gmail.com. 

Thank you to all who are able to help! 

Best,

Morgan Laird
RELS Treasurer

Classroom Speaker Event - Mr. Peter N. Brewer

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Bannan Hall 241, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Dear valued RELS members:

We began the year striving to deliver as many meaningful real estate law opportunities as possible. As a continuing effort to achieve our goals, we welcome you to join us on November 10, 2010 from 12:00-1:00 PM in Bannan Hall 241 to hear our keynote speaker, Mr. Peter N. Brewer.

Mr. Brewer has been a lawyer for over 25 years, and is also licensed by the California Department of Real Estate as a broker. For five years he was a Vice President and Assistant General Counsel of one of the nation's biggest real estate lenders, giving him unique experience and expertise in real estate, business and lending matters, both large and small. More recently he worked in the real estate and litigation division of Liccardo, Rossi, Sturges & McNeil, a 22-lawyer firm in San Jose.

Since starting his own office in Palo Alto in 1995, he and his firm continue to serve the legal needs of real estate and mortgage brokers, agents, brokerages, title companies, developers, investors, other real estate professionals, and their clients. He and his firm also represent clients in debt collection, breach of contract matters, and other litigation and transactional work.

In addition to the Juris Doctor degree awarded to him by Santa Clara University School of Law in 1979, Mr. Brewer holds a Bachelor's degree from California State University in San Jose in metallurgy and machine tool technology.

Mr. Brewer frequently sits as a Judge Pro Tempore on the Santa Clara County Superior Court, and is a member of the Santa Clara County Bar Association's Fee Arbitration Committee. He currently serves as the Chair of the Real Property Committee section of the SCCBA as well.

For more information about our guest speaker, please visit http://www.brewerfirm.com/attorney-peter-brewer.html/.

Thank you for your continued interest in the RELS. We look forward to seeing you. In the meantime, please stay posted for updates and don’t forget to visit our blog.

Best,

RELS Board

Update - 2nd Annual Real Estate Symposium (SCCBA)

Please click here for the schedule of the 2nd Annual Real Estate Symposium that is being hosted by the Santa Clara County Bar Association this Friday.


NOTE: The price for law students is only $20!