Attorneys

T. Robert Finlay, Esq., Partner

Admitted to Bar: State of California, 1993; U.S. District Court, Northern and Central Districts of California.

Education: University of California, Irvine (B.A., 1990); University of Southern California (J.D., 1993).

Member: Mr. Finlay has presented on mortgage panels for the UTA, AFN and CMBA. He is also an annual guest lecturer at the USC Law Center for Professor Lefcoe’s Real Estate Transactions Class. His published opinions include Bostanian v. Liberty Saving Bank, (1997) 52 Cal.App.4th. In 2008, he served as the co-chair for the Legal Issues Committee. In 2009, he was elected to the UTA as a board member and as a speaker at Navigating Legal Trends in the Servicing, Foreclosure and REO Arenas. He currently serves as UTA President. Mr. Finlay is a regular contributor to the industry periodicals, having recently authored the following articles:

At What Point is a Property Vacant to Exclude Insurance Coverage?
Borrower's Willful Demolition of Property - Is It An Insurable Loss?
The TRO is Back
With the Fires Out: Who Gets the Insurance Proceeds?
Foreclosure Purchasers Who Back Out and Wrongfully Stop Payment Can be Liable for Lost Profits and For Fraud
The Mitchell Roth Chronicles

Practice Areas: Litigation and representation involving mortgage banking, loan servicing, general business and real estate matters, and bankruptcy and eviction.