Stopa Law Blog

November 11, 2016

My Statement Regarding Negative Press

I’ve spent the last 9 years of my professional life defending homeowners in foreclosure cases throughout Florida.  It’s not only my career; it’s my life’s work. […]
October 6, 2016

A Fun Oral Argument in 2DCA

Here’s a video of an Oral Argument I did on 9-19-2016. I got a case dismissed based on paragraph 22 and 559.715, the Bank appealed, and, shortly […]
May 11, 2016

Oral Argument: Summary Judgment Requirements

I’ve never seen an Oral Argument where the panel informed the parties that they were going to reverse the order on review. This one – a […]
April 9, 2016

Face to Face Counseling: The Victory is Coming

About 10% of the cases I have involve an FHA mortgage.  I like these cases, because I believe the express terms of these mortgages require the […]
March 5, 2016

Jurisdictional Brief on 559.715 in Florida Supreme Court

As I recently explained, the Second District issued a published decision certifying the question of whether Fla. Stat. 559.715 is a condition precedent in a mortgage foreclosure case […]
July 9, 2010

Mark Stopa, clients of Stopa Law Firm to appear on NBC Nightly News

For the third time in six weeks, Florida attorney Mark Stopa will be featured in a story by the national media.  Stories of this type are always subject to […]
July 5, 2010

The mediation process in Florida’s foreclosure lawsuits – why it’s flawed and what must be done to fix it

Foreclosure defense attorney Mark Stopa attended a hearing last week on a Motion to Dismiss before a Pinellas County judge.  The hearing was, unfortunately, like all too many […]