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Steven B. Ruza

5.0
Rating: 1.0

Licensed for 37 years

Real estate Lawyer at Sylvan Lake, MI
Practice Areas: Real Estate, Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Copyright Infringement ... +3 more

1877 Orchard Lake Rd Ste 104, Sylvan Lake, MI

This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2017
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Licenses

Licensed in Michigan for 37 years

State: Michigan

Acquired: 1988

License Revoked

Lawyer disciplined by state licensing authority in 2017

Location

Law Offices of Steven Ruza

1877 Orchard Lake Rd Ste 104, Sylvan Lake, MI, 48320-1772

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Steven B. Ruza's Reviews

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47 Client Reviews

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Showing 1 - 5 of 15 reviews | Real Estate

Posted by Wayne | May 21, 2015

Mortgage Loan Modification

I enlisted Mr. Ruza's services in July, 2013 concerning a loan modification with my mortgage company. Finally, this month, May, 2015 we received the requested loan modification. It was a long extremely frustrating process dealing with this particular mortgage company. Even with it dragging on alm...ost 2 years, Mr. Ruza and his team stood behind me until this issue was resolved.

Posted by anonymous | March 23, 2015

Angel

I hired Steven Ruza to try to keep my home.it was in Forclose and I was gonna have to move in 30days.I was diagnosed with breast cancer and my husband's back went out on him. Either one of us was able to work like we used to. We could no longer make are large mortgage payments. I ca lled Ste...ven and he came to my home that day a he took all my information and got started with his hard work he kept me updated on everything. And a month later he calls and said u get to stay in your home we owed $290 .000 and he got the balance down to $148.000. I was crying when he told me the b good news. I owed for the last 5 yrs also, he got that wiped off too . Steven Ruza was most definitely our Angel . So glad I made that call to him. If your Forclose with your home call Steven Ruza if you want to stay in it and lower your payments and balance taken off thank you so much Steven Ruza for saving my home . Truely Blessed ♡♡♡

Posted by susan | February 16, 2015

client

Mr. Ruza is the very best. If you have a real estate problem especially call him. He exceeded my expectations!!! Over 73,000 dollars was written off my home principle.....which was on top of saving me from the awful foreclosure process and other savings. In short, he got me back on track. I can now r...ealistically compete in today's market. You can't do any better than Mr. Ruza.

Posted by Amanda | January 27, 2015

Recommendation Letter

All my family can Say God Bless Steven for saving our house ,we are so pleased to have him as our attorney His devotion is appretiated. W recommend Steve to every body. He is a great hard working person.

Posted by Angela & Andrew | December 09, 2014

Steven Ruza was able to get us through the tough times, Worry free!!!!

Steven was very personable, trustworthy and knowledgeable. After several attempts of a short sale through our real estate company, we had to turn our attention to an attorney to help us settle up with the bank. (BOA) Steven was spot on with what he said that he would be able to do for us. Instead of ...foreclosing on our home, Steven was able to strike a deal with the bank to accept our home in a Deed in-luie of. He kept us in the loop through the process and assured us his attentiveness. The entire process took less time than we imagined and thus allowed us to move on with our lives, worry free. I would highly recommend Stevens services in circumstances like ours. However, I'm confident saying that what ever other service he can provide, I'm sure his professionalism is just like that of ours.

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Experience

Rating:  1.0 (Extreme Caution)

Professional misconduct

This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2017.

Automatic Interim Suspension issued in MI, 2017

updated on 03/29/2018

Interim suspension means an attorney lost his or her license to practice during a disciplinary investigation. The suspension typically expires when the investigation is resolved.

Disbarment issued in MI, 2016

updated on 02/22/2017

Disbarment is the most serious penalty for a lawyer. If this attorney is currently practicing law, you should contact the State Bar of Michigan to understand the reasons for disbarment.

Automatic Interim Suspension issued in MI, 2015

updated on 10/13/2015

Interim suspension means an attorney lost his or her license to practice during a disciplinary investigation. The suspension typically expires when the investigation is resolved.

Probation issued in MI, 1994

updated on 06/21/2012

Probation means an attorney did something wrong but may still practice law. The State monitors the lawyer's activities for a period of time in hopes that he or she will not repeat the behavior.

Honors

2014

Clients Choice 2014 Real Estate, AVVO

Work Experience

2007 - Present

Attorney, The Law Offices of Steven Ruza

2000 - 2007

Attorney, First Metropolitan

1988 - 2000

Attorney, Law Offices of Steven Ruza, Esquire

Associations

1988 - Present

State Bar of Michigan

Member

Education

1988

New York University School of Law

LL.M - Master of Laws

1987

University of Detroit Mercy School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1984

Michigan State University

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Publications

Languages

English

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