A Pennsylvania law firm, O’Neill Braff & Staffin, fell victim to e-mail hackers and a wire fraud scam and improperly wired $580,000 to the Bank of China. Upon realizing his mistake, the attorney who initiated and verified the wire attempted to cancel it. He contacted...
I like to think that I am technologically competent. My kids might say otherwise, but in the office, I am pretty 21st century. I have adapted to and adopted the rapidly evolving office and CRE tech. In fact, because I started practicing law in the...
The scammers and fraudsters are alive and active. The Boards of Realtors, Title Companies, Bar Associations and local and national news media have all written warnings. Frequently. I have even written about it (see my blog HERE). Yet, some people miss the warning signs and...
You know that I like to quote Jimmy Buffett songs. In this case, I have been reflecting on how much my life as an attorney has changed since I started practicing back in the late 80's. I have been negotiating a lot of lengthy documents...