Mortgages Lawyers
1,059 verified mortgages attorneys across the United States. Find experienced Mortgages counsel to evaluate your case, explain your options, and represent you through every stage of the legal process.
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W. Trent Steele was born in Staunton, Virginia, but has been a lifelong resident of South Florida.
Eric Schlimgen, a Black Hills native has been practicing since 2016 with measurable success. He prides himself on a deep tradition of excellence, ensu...
Robert J Wichowski is a lawyer practicing appellate practice, mortgages, foreclosures and 10 other areas of law. Robert received a B.A. degree from Ru...
Garrett Matthew Fitzgerald is a lawyer practicing business law, contracts, mergers and 13 other areas of law. Garrett received a M.B.A. degree from Me...
Jennifer Wilson Harvey is a lawyer practicing creditor's rights, mortgage banking and collections law, litigation and 5 other areas of law. Jennifer r...
Anthony A. Nozzolillo, Esq. is seasoned attorney representing individual and corporate buyers, sellers, and lenders in both routine and complex reside...
James Thomas Young is a lawyer practicing bankruptcy, business law, civil practice and 10 other areas of law. James received a B.S. degree from Indian...
Lawrence J. Cofar is a lawyer practicing probate & trust, condominium law, mortgages and 6 other areas of law.
Ms. Anne Elizabeth Raymond is a lawyer practicing business law, civil practice, commercial law and 13 other areas of law.
Leslie Gartrell Toepfer is a lawyer practicing real estate, finance, foreclosures and 5 other areas of law. Leslie received a B.A. degree from Univers...
Ms. Ginny L Goldman is a lawyer practicing trusts and estates, advocacy, breach of contracts and 29 other areas of law.
Harvey Reed Wolf is a lawyer practicing business litigation, business transactions, buying and selling of businesses and 53 other areas of law. Harvey...
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Rick Davis is a lawyer practicing real estate, banking law, construction law and 36 other areas of law. Rick received a degree from Colby Community Co...
James T. Magee is a lawyer practicing commercial, bankruptcy, bankruptcy chapter 7 and 12 other areas of law.
Richard Kent Piacenti is a lawyer practicing appellate practice, consumer banking, mortgages and 17 other areas of law. Richard received a B.A. degree...
John R Badeen is a lawyer practicing bankruptcy, debtor and creditor, short sales and 9 other areas of law. John received a B.A. degree from Michigan ...
Mr. Michael Bradley Goldberg is a lawyer practicing business litigation, erisa, mortgages and 13 other areas of law.
Robert Jason Kern is a lawyer practicing real estate, appeals, mortgages and 8 other areas of law. Robert received a B.A. degree from Valdosta State U...
Jeremy Lester Olsan is a lawyer practicing real estate, property law, business enterprises and 25 other areas of law. Jeremy received a B.A. degree fr...
Edward P Azar is a lawyer practicing family law, personal injury, medical malpractice and 10 other areas of law. Edward received a B.S. degree from Se...
Mr. Jacob Arthur Armpriester, Jr. is a lawyer practicing commercial collections, commercial law, family law and 18 other areas of law.
Hubert T. Morrow II is a lawyer practicing real estate, residential and commercial, contracts and 29 other areas of law.
F Christopher Giruzzi is a lawyer practicing criminal defense, residential real estate, commercial real estate and 8 other areas of law. F received a ...
Carolyn Shaffer Melvin is a lawyer practicing banking law, credit card law, mortgages and 1 other area of law. Carolyn received a B.A. degree from Dic...
H.A. Moore III is a lawyer practicing real estate litigation, consumer law, arbitration and 7 other areas of law.
Merrily Kay Munther is a lawyer practicing business law, contracts, commercial law and 80 other areas of law. Merrily received a degree from Universit...
Byron P Gallagher, Jr is a lawyer practicing administrative law, banking law, bankruptcy and 62 other areas of law. Byron received a A.B. degree from ...
Michael J. Baldassarre is a lawyer practicing criminal defense, estate planning, bankruptcy and 24 other areas of law.
John D. Lanoue is a lawyer practicing real property, mortgages, appellate practice and 1 other area of law.
Adam Jason Young is a lawyer practicing real estate, real estate acquisitions, real estate contracts and 3 other areas of law. Adam received a B.S.B.A...
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Raul Benjamin Garcia is a lawyer practicing business litigation, complex commercial litigation, real estate litigation and 8 other areas of law. Raul ...
Marco Antonio Torres is a lawyer practicing bankruptcy, foreclosures, debt relief and 24 other areas of law. Marco received a B.A. degree from Univers...
Katie Nicole Steffes is a lawyer practicing alcoholic beverages, dram shop liability, liquor liability and 335 other areas of law. Katie received a B....
Sheldon E. Jaffe is a lawyer practicing banks and banking, commercial real estate, mortgages and 1 other area of law.
Arnold Weinberg is a lawyer practicing real estate, mortgages. Arnold received a B.S. degree from University of Illinois in 1964, and has been license...
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Mark John Watychowicz is a lawyer practicing corporate law, probate & estate planning, wills & trusts and 7 other areas of law. Mark received a B.A. d...
Bradley William Butcher is a lawyer practicing real estate, commercial litigation, business litigation and 64 other areas of law. Bradley received a B...
Vik Edwin Stoll is a lawyer practicing commercial real estate, leases and leasing, mortgages and 2 other areas of law. Vik received a degree from Univ...
Leonard Joseph Nannarone is a lawyer practicing corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, outside general counsel and 30 other areas of law. Leonard re...
Theodore N. Stapleton II is a lawyer practicing debtor's rights, creditors' rights, repossessions and 10 other areas of law.
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Mr. Leslie Jay Gross is a lawyer practicing real estate, mortgages, probate law and 7 other areas of law.
Robert Kenneth Miller is a lawyer practicing probate & trust, advance directives, commercial leasing and 18 other areas of law. Robert received a A.A....
Wm. Rowlett Scott is a lawyer practicing real estate, mortgages, bankruptcy and 1 other area of law.
Alyssa A. Vanstone, founder of Vanstone Law Firm, is dedicated to advocating for homeowners facing foreclosure.
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Sheera G French is a lawyer practicing contracts, civil litigation, residential real estate and 9 other areas of law. Sheera received a B.S. degree fr...
Robert J Horvat, Jr is a lawyer practicing real estate law, business law, leases and leasing and 3 other areas of law. Robert received a B.A. degree f...
Michael Fuller is a lawyer practicing class actions, injuries and death, debt collectors and 6 other areas of law. Michael received a degree from Oreg...
Donald L. Dunn is a lawyer practicing business, mergers, acquisitions and 12 other areas of law.
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What is Mortgages?
Mortgages is the branch of law that governs the rights, obligations, and disputes that arise within its subject matter. In the United States, mortgages sits at the intersection of statutes enacted by Congress, the regulations issued by federal agencies, the laws passed by all fifty state legislatures, and the body of judge-made decisions known as the common law. Because every state writes its own version of the rules, the way mortgages works in one jurisdiction can look noticeably different from how it works in another, and that is one of the main reasons attorneys in this area focus their practice geographically — to stay fluent in the local statutes, court rules, and judicial preferences that shape outcomes.
At a practical level, Mortgages attorneys spend their time on three categories of work. The first is advice and prevention: counselling clients on how to structure transactions, draft documents, and conduct business so that legal risk is minimised before a dispute ever begins. The second is transactional execution: producing the contracts, filings, notices, and registrations that the law actually requires to make a decision legally binding. The third is contested representation: defending or pursuing a client's interests when a dispute escalates to negotiation, regulatory enforcement, arbitration, or litigation in court.
The clients who hire Mortgages lawyers range from individuals navigating a single life event to multinational corporations with complex regulatory exposure. What unifies them is the need for an experienced lawyer who knows the relevant code sections, has appeared in the relevant courts, and can translate the strategic options into language a client can act on. AttorneyQnA currently lists 1,059 verified mortgages attorneys across the United States, each with a public profile showing their bar admissions, years in practice, and the kinds of matters they have handled — with the deepest concentration of practitioners in Alabama.
When do you need a Mortgages attorney?
Most people contact a mortgages lawyer for one of two reasons: something is about to happen that they want done correctly the first time, or something has gone wrong and they need it fixed before it gets worse. The earlier you involve counsel, the more options you usually have, and the lower the cost of getting to a resolution tends to be. The scenarios below are the ones we see most often on AttorneyQnA from prospective clients searching for mortgages representation.
Once your signature is on a contract, settlement, lease, or release, your bargaining leverage drops sharply. A short pre-signature review by a mortgages lawyer is the cheapest insurance you can buy.
Cease-and-desist letters, regulatory notices, and demand letters all start clocks. Missing the response window can convert a manageable problem into a default judgment or formal enforcement action.
Statutes of limitations, filing windows, and appeal periods are jurisdictional — courts cannot extend them as a favour. If you can identify a date that matters, you need a lawyer before that date arrives.
The moment opposing counsel appears, the conversation moves out of normal English and into procedural language. Continuing unrepresented usually means losing ground you cannot recover later.
Forming an entity, choosing a venue, structuring a deal, or selecting a remedy each has long-term consequences. A consultation at the planning stage is far cheaper than redoing it after the fact.
Multi-state matters bring conflict-of-laws questions that change which statutes apply and which court has authority. An attorney licensed in the right jurisdiction is not optional.
If any of the situations above describes where you are right now, the next step is a focused consultation. Use the Ask a Lawyer tool for short written questions, or browse the 1,059 mortgages attorneys listed above to book a paid consultation directly.
How to choose a Mortgages attorney
The single biggest factor in choosing a mortgages lawyer is fit with your specific matter. A lawyer with twenty years of mortgages experience but no exposure to your particular sub-issue can easily be a worse choice than a five-year associate who has handled the same problem repeatedly. We recommend running every prospective lawyer through the same five-step checklist before signing an engagement letter.
- Bar admission in the correct jurisdiction. Confirm the lawyer is admitted in the state — and where relevant, the federal district — where your matter sits. The lawyer's profile on AttorneyQnA shows every bar admission on file, and the underlying state bar's "lawyer lookup" tool will confirm active standing in under a minute.
- Direct experience with your fact pattern. Ask plainly: "How many matters like mine have you handled in the last three years, and how did they resolve?" An honest answer reveals more than years-in-practice alone.
- A written fee agreement. Whether hourly, flat fee, contingent, or hybrid, the engagement letter should specify what is included, what triggers additional charges, and how disputes are handled. Avoid lawyers who resist writing the terms down.
- Communication cadence. Decide upfront how often you expect updates, who your day-to-day contact will be, and what response time is reasonable. The number-one complaint filed with state bar grievance committees is not malpractice — it is non-communication.
- Conflict check + reputation pulse. Make sure the lawyer has run a formal conflict check, then spend ten minutes reading independent reviews and any public disciplinary history. The state bar's website is authoritative for the second; the lawyer's AttorneyQnA profile collects the first.
Once you have a shortlist, schedule consultations with two or three. Lawyers vary widely in temperament, and the right strategic match for your case is sometimes the second or third lawyer you meet — not the first.
How much does a Mortgages lawyer cost?
Legal fees in the United States are not regulated by a uniform schedule, so what you pay a mortgages lawyer depends on the billing model the lawyer offers, the complexity of your matter, and the local market. There are four billing structures used in this practice area; most engagements use one, but hybrid arrangements are increasingly common.
1. Hourly billing
The default model for most non-contingent matters. Rates for mortgages attorneys in the U.S. typically range from $150–$250/hour in smaller markets to $400–$700/hour in major metropolitan areas, with senior partners at large firms commanding $900/hour and above. Hourly billing is fairest when the scope of work is genuinely unpredictable, but it creates an incentive structure that the client has to monitor.
2. Flat fee
Increasingly used for well-defined transactions — incorporations, will drafting, single-issue filings, uncontested matters. A flat fee tells you exactly what the deliverable will cost, and the lawyer absorbs the risk of unexpected complexity. Ask whether the flat fee includes filing fees, third-party costs, and any post-filing follow-up.
3. Contingency
Where it is permitted by the rules of professional conduct — most often in plaintiff-side mortgages work involving monetary recovery — the lawyer is paid a percentage of the proceeds, typically 33% before suit is filed and 40% after. The client pays nothing if there is no recovery. Contingency fees align the lawyer's economics with yours, but the percentage compounds across time, so very strong cases sometimes do better on hourly billing.
4. Retainer / subscription
A monthly fee that buys a defined block of access or hours. This is common for businesses with ongoing mortgages needs — contract review, employee questions, regulatory check-ins. A subscription smooths out spending and gives the lawyer a reason to know your operation in depth.
Whichever model you choose, ask for an itemised written estimate before the engagement begins, and ask explicitly what is not covered. Surprise expenses are the most common source of attorney-client friction.
Frequently asked questions about mortgages
How quickly can a mortgages lawyer review my matter?
Most lawyers can schedule an initial consultation within 1–3 business days. Urgent matters — pending deadlines, time-sensitive notices, court-ordered hearings — should be flagged in your first message; many lawyers reserve emergency consultation slots for that reason. If you need a written answer faster, the Ask a Lawyer tool typically returns answers in under 24 hours.
Do I need a mortgages lawyer in my exact city, or anywhere in my state?
Bar admission is the controlling rule: any attorney licensed in your state can represent you in that state's courts and agencies, regardless of which city they're based in. Practical proximity still matters for in-person meetings, local court familiarity, and access to the local bench and bar. For state-level filings and remote-friendly matters, an attorney elsewhere in the same state often works fine.
Will an initial consultation cost me anything?
Many mortgages attorneys offer a free 15- to 30-minute initial consultation; others charge a flat consultation fee that may be credited against the engagement if you hire them. The lawyer's profile lists the consultation policy. Free does not always mean better — a fee-based consultation is sometimes the sign of a lawyer who treats their time, and yours, seriously.
What documents should I bring to the first meeting?
Bring every contract, notice, letter, filing, or written communication connected to the matter; a written timeline of events with dates; the names and contact details of every other party involved; and any deadlines or hearing dates you are already aware of. Even an incomplete file is more useful than a verbal summary alone.
Can I change lawyers if I am not happy with mine?
Yes. Clients can discharge their lawyer at any time, for any reason, by written notice. Your case file belongs to you and must be transferred to your new counsel. Any unpaid fees through the date of discharge remain owed; any unearned advance must be refunded. If you are mid-litigation, the court typically must approve the substitution, but approval is routine.
How long does a typical mortgages matter take?
It depends almost entirely on whether the matter is transactional or contested. A transactional matter — a contract, a filing, a single-step transaction — can resolve in days to weeks. A contested matter — anything involving disputed facts, court intervention, or regulatory action — typically takes months at minimum, and complex cases can run multiple years. Your lawyer should give you a realistic outside estimate at intake.
Are mortgages lawyer fees tax-deductible?
It depends on the nature of the matter and current tax law. Fees connected to producing or collecting taxable income, managing investment property, or operating a business are often deductible; fees for personal matters generally are not. Because rules change, confirm deductibility with a tax professional for the year in which the fees are paid.
What is the difference between mortgages and the related practice areas?
Mortgages overlaps with several adjacent areas — see the related-practice-area grid below for direct links. Choosing the right lawyer often means picking the one whose primary focus matches the heart of your problem, even if multiple labels could technically apply. When you are unsure, list your situation in your own words to two lawyers from neighbouring areas and ask which one of them is the better fit; honest lawyers will tell you.
Find mortgages attorneys by state
Each state link below opens the mortgages roster for that jurisdiction, with the local statute of limitations, court-system overview, and verified attorneys.
Mortgages Law Firms
Main Law Firm
Winter Park
Walton Law Firm
San Marcos
Bruner Law Firm
Fort Walton Beach
J&Y Law Firm
Los Angeles
West Law Firm
Charleston
John T. Floyd Law Firm
Houston
Mortgages by State
All states →Find mortgages attorneys in every US state. Each state link opens a hub with verified attorneys, the state filing deadline, and a free attorney match.