by J. Craig Anderson - Jul. 22, 2011 03:03 PM The Arizona Republic Arizona State University's Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law will launch a pair of new programs in the coming year to attack the community's home-foreclosure crisis from two distinct angles. The college's Foreclosure Mediation Unit will put students to work as impartial mediators assisting in the resolution of mortgage-related disputes. Read more...
Tim Burr graced the magazine cover of Arizona Attorney a few years ago. That’s when he made waves as he helped to bring admission on motion (rather than by bar exam) to Arizona’s (dry) shores.
This week, I see he’s landed on another forward-thinking beachhead, this time at the ASU Law School. As the school reported, he and Mary Ellen Natale have been hired as faculty to address issues related to the foreclosure crisis.
Tim will be director of the new Foreclosure Mediation Unit, “which will provide impartial mediation services between lenders and residential borrowers facing foreclosure.” Read more...