Jill J Smith

Jill is the real truth - not your typical layer. When you sit and meet with Jill (doesn't act above you) she will put you at ease and a lot of your stresses will be eliminated once you leave her office. She has studied the mortgage industry thoroughly from many angles and knows exactly what she is... doing. She plans careful strategies for each individual case. Jill has integrity and shows compassion for her clients, she's clear with her fee structure and keeps you in the loop when new things happen in your case. She will tell you the good and the bad and educate you along the journey. For example, I had no idea what MERS was, not a typical discussion for the average homeowner. I understand now that many home owners have been improperly foreclosed on and no one seems to care. If you want to keep our home you've got to make the decision to fight for it. You need good representation to be successful. Jill gives you hope and assures you she will fight for you from the beginning to he end. She won't drop you if things get tough. It's unfortunate you need legal representation to save your home. Many lawyers want to much and do 'nothing' - it's just a pay check for them and they are too expensive for ordinary/middle class people to afford. I've talked and met with a few lawyers and I was the most comfortable with Jill. Once you confirm her representing you she will put on her boxing gloves and step right in to the ring on your behalf. She has no fear of her opponents. I've also learned that most of the mortgage help programs out their are just smoke screens. Organizations are screening folks, going through the motions and in the end the companies get paid and then it's suggested to home owners to sell and just bow out gracefully and go for a new start. Easier said then done. What banks are doing to people is a disgrace. Jill understands this. Excuse my expression here; what the 'big dogs' don't get is this - homes are family history: marriages, births, graduations, celebrations, home goings, efforts it took to purchase homes, memories, sacrifices etc. Jill understands the principals of life and what's important to people. If there were an army of Jills, things would change in the mortgage industry and our economy would get a real boost. If you don't believer me, check her out if you can get in. As I said earlier, she is the truth!

I came to know Ms. Smith through a blog of former trial lawyers, lawyers, uber paralegals working in the "foreclosure defense" field of law as it has come to be known in the last few years. I have almost 30 years of high end trial experience myself so I know when I am talking to a good lawyer and s...omeone who knows what they are doing. Jill does. I have worked with her on case in the foreclosure area which is an area of the law which is changing and developing on daily basis. There are numerous theories depending on jurisdiction (state or fed and the particular state), whether the case is in pre foreclosure, the client is in bankruptcy, a loan mod is being sought, or the client is actually in foreclosure. The area is very very complex procedurally as well as with cases that are coming out on a daily basis. Jill is knowledgeable and works with those of us on the blog to keep knowledgeable and help her with the latest position that should be taken for her client(s). She is good tactically, she writes well, and she understands the issues--and not many lawyers do, I assure you.