by Sarah Poriss | Sep 17, 2024 | Court Practices, Foreclosure
There’s No Simple Answer A few weeks ago, I wrote a piece about how a foreclosure lawsuit gets started. I’m told by Google analytic experts that once a foreclosure action is filed in court the most popular search in Connecticut is: “Do I need a lawyer for my... 
by Sarah Poriss | Sep 16, 2024 | Court Practices, Foreclosure
What Kind of Lawyer Should Represent You? There’s an old joke that goes like this: Question: “What do you call the person who graduated last in their medical school class?” Answer: “A doctor.” It’s funny but at least we know that medical school graduates are not... 
by Sarah Poriss | Jul 12, 2024 | Court Practices, Foreclosure, Stuff you may not know
The Problem Is, It’s Not as Dramatic as You May Think Everyone I speak to has suffered through months, sometimes years, of phone, email, online chat, and paper correspondence with their bank or loan servicer, often getting nowhere. They live through frustrating calls... 
by Sarah Poriss | Nov 17, 2016 | Court Practices, Stuff you may not know
I have a new favorite TV lawyer, or had, I don’t think he’s going to be around very long. Gerald Watkins Mayfield (played by Geoffrey Owens – perfectly). He’s in HBO’s new series Divorce. Divorce is the story of a successful business... 
by Sarah Poriss | Nov 3, 2016 | Court Practices, Real Court Stories, Solo practice
The late great Roger Ebert came up with a set of movies rules for movie viewing gleaned from his decades of amazing reviews. Things like ‘the guy in a war movie who shows everyone the picture of his sweetheart will die by the end’. Or ‘Ali MacGraw... 
by Sarah Poriss | Aug 10, 2016 | Court Practices, Foreclosure, Solo practice
Probably the most authentic picture of what it’s like to run a small law firm is Better Call Saul. No, this has nothing to do with working with someone like Mike, or filming 2 am attorney ads surreptitiously on Air Force bases, or any one of his dozen other antics....
