Begos Horgan & Brown LLP
From The Firm — Press Release
Connecticut Supreme Court Cherry Picks Mortgage Foreclosure Case from Appellate Court
WESTPORT, CT, Feb. 16, 2011 – In a surprise move, the Connecticut Supreme Court has directed the Connecticut Appellate Court to transfer a mortgage foreclosure case to the Supreme Court for determination. The case which was originally filed by a note holder in New Haven Superior Court in 2008. The issues on appeal relate to who has the right to foreclosure a mortgage and whether a valid mortgage can be given to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (MERS).
"The appeal raises serious questions about the propriety of the mortgage industry's foreclosure tactics. The transfer indicates to us that the Supreme Court recognizes urgency to its scrutiny of those tactics that should not be delayed by Appellate Court review," says Christopher Brown, attorney for the defendant borrower. Brown is a partner in Begos Horgan & Brown LLP in Westport, CT. He has a long history at the helm of precedent-setting mortgage foreclosure cases.
No date has been set for the Supreme Court to hear the case but Brown is optimistic that it will be before the end of the May term.
About Attorney Christopher Brown
Atty. Christopher Brown's practice concentrates on foreclosure defense and employment law. He is a named partner in the Westport law firm of Begos, Horgan & Brown, LLP. Chris has been litigating cases for 17 years, representing employees, officers and business co-owners and employers in employment matters as well as borrowers on the foreclosure defense side of his practice. His foreclosure defense work came to the attention of the legal and consumer press in 2008 because of several ground-breaking foreclosure cases in which he took on and beat the mortgage industry in foreclosure matters.
Begos Horgan & Brown LLP engages in sophisticated business, financial and
insurance related litigation, trials and appeals in all courts, state and federal, in
Connecticut and New York as well as securities arbitrations before the Financial
Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA").
Their practice areas include general commercial and corporate disputes, securities litigation, debtor/creditor disputes, insurance coverage disputes, real estate litigation, employment-related litigation, real estate purchase and sales and trust and estates.
In 2008, the firm was cited by the Connecticut Law Tribune as one of the state's "Dozen Who Made a Difference." They have also been recognized as one of the nation's "Go To" law firms by Corporate Counsel and as one of the state's best General Law firms by the Commercial Record. They have offices in Southport, CT and Bronxville, NY. For more information see www.begoshorgan.com.
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