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Mr. Baum runs a diverse financial institution and transactions-oriented practice. Handles work-outs, mortgage related litigation, commercial and residential foreclosures, collections, real estate purchase and sale, landlord-tenant, creditors’ and trustees’ rights in bankruptcy, asset and business purchase and sale, and general real estate, mortgage lending, corporate, and title curative matters.

Practice Areas

  Bankruptcy

  Financial Institutions

  Real Estate

  • State Bar of Texas, 1984
  • Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas
  • U.S. Appellate Court for the Fifth Circuit
  • University of Houston, J.D., 1984
  • University of Delaware, B.A., 1981
  • Handled and/or closed over 500 commercial foreclosures, REO/ORE purchase and sale transactions and commercial workout matters.
  • Acted as lead counsel in over 100 bankruptcy adversary proceedings.
  • Represented financial institutions in over 100 title, lien priority, or lien perfection matters.
  • Resolved over 5,000 mortgage banking litigation matters.
  • Represented Chapter 7 trustee in liquidation of six mortgage companies.
  • Served as in-house counsel for two major mortgage lenders.
  • Represented buyers and sellers of commercial real estate and associated entities.
  • Assisted buyers and sellers of assets and operating businesses.
  • AV ® PREEMINENT Martindale-Hubbell rating
  • “When Tenant Files Bankruptcy During Eviction” – Sterling Education Services, Inc. (2004)
  • “Residential Eviction and Trial” – Sterling Education Services, Inc. (2004)
  • In re Harbor Financial Group, Inc. 303 B.R. 124 (Bankr. N.D. Texas 2003)
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