Category Archives: Miscellany
← Older postsLying To The Court In The Age Of Instagram
May 6, 2018 by Phil Querin
Instagram is a simple way to capture and share the world’s moments. Follow your friends and family to see what they’re up to…. [Instagram App on Google] Drats! Foiled Again! It appears that social media, for all its oddities, can also prove that pictures are worth…well, thousands of dollars in court sanctions. It also proves […]
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Posted in MiscellanyDrafting Bullet-Proof Legal Documents
January 6, 2018 by Phil Querin
Some lawyers are gunslingers litigators, and others aren’t. Either choice is fine, as we all have our preferences and comfort levels. Life is far too short doing something that is not suitable to our nature. However, when it comes to drafting of good (i.e. “bullet-proof”) legal documents, what type of attorney is best situated to assist? […]
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Posted in Legal Drafting, Miscellany, Real Estate GeneralQUERIN LAW Mission Statement 2018
December 26, 2017 by Phil Querin
[Trigger warning: This post has not been vetted by the Sensitivity Police. If you are offended by sarcasm, irony, satire, mockery, cynicism, acerbity, disdain, jest, and other features occasionally found in normal, interesting, adult repartee, please discontinue reading this post, and find a safe space to curl up with a warm blankie.] A Precocious Eight-Year […]
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Posted in Miscellany, Real Estate General, Realtors, Residential Housiing, Satire | Tagged Real EstateThe Late Great Recession: How It Became Politicized In This Election Cycle
October 9, 2016 by Phil Querin
“Trickle-down did not work. It got us into the mess we were in, in 2008 and 2009,” Mrs. Clinton said, referring to the idea that tax cuts on high-income households can spur economic growth. “Slashing taxes on the wealthy hasn’t worked. And a lot of really smart, wealthy people know that.” ~ Wall Street Journal, September […]
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Posted in Federal Regulation, Financial Crisis, Miscellany, Politics | Tagged Financial Crisis, PoliticsExtension of Mortgage Debt Relief Act – Finally!
December 20, 2015 by Phil Querin
Well, after 11 ½ months of waiting, homeowners who had a taxable distressed housing event in 2015 can rest a little easier. What with a near-insurrection in the House of Representatives during most of the year, Obama continually taunting Congress with his executive decisions, and the administration’s faux nuclear talks with Iran, the politicians have […]
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Posted in MiscellanyPortland Business Journal’s Sensationalized Headline: “White males have the easiest time getting doctor’s appointments”
December 8, 2015 by Phil Querin
A Slow News Day. After a good week, it’s Friday, November 4, I’m closing up shop, looking forward to a relaxing weekend of doing absolutely nothing. As I start to turn off my computer, I make a last minute scan of emails. A Portland Business Journal feed caught my eye; it screamed: “White males have […]
Posted in Miscellany, Q-Rants | Tagged Q-RantsMBank’s Great Joint Venture Goes Up In Smoke!
April 11, 2015 by Phil Querin
His head was bent in sorrow, green scales fell like rain, Puff no longer went to play along the cherry lane. Without his life-long friend, puff could not be brave, So puff that mighty dragon sadly slipped into his cave. Puff The Magic Dragon – Peter, Paul, and Mary, 1963 The Portland Business Journal reports […]
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Posted in Marijuana, Miscellany | Tagged BanksWhat Would Voltaire Say?
January 14, 2015 by Phil Querin
I do not agree with what you have to say, but I’ll defend to the death your right to say it. ~Voltaire Voltaire (born February 20, 1694), spent much of his life writing and saying what many didn’t want to read or hear, including the Catholic Church.[1] He was imprisoned in France, his home country, and […]
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Posted in Miscellany, Politics, Q-Rants | Tagged Q-RantsThe Republican Mid-Term Sweeps: Doing The Numbers
January 1, 2015 by Phil Querin
In a recent Wall Street Journal article by reporter Rebecca Ballhaus (“GOP to Control Senate for First Time Since ’06 After Midterm Election Sweep”) one gets a graphic picture of the breadth of the Republicans’ mid-term 2014 victory. Here’s the scorecard, by the numbers:
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Posted in Miscellany, Politics, Q-Rants | Tagged PoliticsOcwen Just Got A Big Lump Of Coal For Christmas!
December 25, 2014 by Phil Querin
On December 22, 2014, distressed homeowners with loans serviced by Ocwen got a nice bit of Christmas news, while the servicer got a lump of coal. HousingWire just broke the story (here) that the company’s Executive Chairman, William Erbey is resigning and Ocwen Finnaical (OCN) will, once again, pay a huge fine, this time to […]
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Posted in Foreclosure, Miscellany, Q-Rants, Servicers | Tagged Bank Ethics?
