Pfeifer & DeLaMora LLP - Attorneys at Law

PFEIFER & DE LA MORA, LLP is an "AV" rated law firm dedicated to providing superior representation to members of the banking and financial services industry. Although our practice is based in Southern California, we represent a national of clientele of institutional, corporate, and individual lenders, mortgage bankers, investors, servicers, trustees, insurers and related service providers on a broad array of litigation and transactional matters. These include all aspects of mortgage banking and consumer finance litigation, commercial and business lending, defense of lender liability, RESPA, TILA, "predatory lending," and "wrongful foreclosure" actions, fraud recovery and loan repurchase disputes, bankruptcy representation of both secured and unsecured creditors (including dischargeability, voidable preference, and fraudulent transfer litigation and other adversary proceedings), officers’ and directors’ liability and professional errors and omissions litigation, title insurance and escrow litigation, and state and federal regulatory compliance and licensing matters.

OUR MISSION IS BASIC

Unlike giant “mega-firms," who may try to be all things to all people, we have focused on acquiring a unique depth of understanding regarding the needs and problems of the banking and financial services industry. Our mission is basic: We recover money to which our clients are entitled; obtain the return of, or foreclose upon, collateral; vigorously prosecute and defend our clients' interests in litigation; and provide the know-how and drafting skills to transform operational and transactional objectives into legal reality.

CLIENT/ATTORNEY PARTNERSHIP

The amount at issue may be large or small. The solution may be in doing it the “easy way" or, when necessary, the “hard way." But the point is always the same: to reach the client's stated goal as quickly as possible at the lowest reasonable cost. Whether the plan requires a streamlined low-budget approach, or a highly sophisticated “all-out" attack involving the most complex legal issues, we understand financial services and have the resources to do the job.

EXPERIENCE AND FOCUS

Each of our senior attorneys has over two decades of “hands-on" experience representing banking and financial institution clients. All are former partners of large firms, or members of the in-house counsel staff of financial institutions.  Accomplished authors and lecturers, our attorneys regularly publish articles on legal issues affecting the banking and financial services industry, and are frequent speakers at industry conventions and seminars, as well as special in-house education programs that we offer to meet our clients' individual needs.

INFORMATION RESOURCES

We maintain several proprietary computerized databases and form files reflecting the latest developments in lender liability, loan fraud recovery, bankruptcy, litigation, and regulatory compliance. We also utilize sophisticated litigation management and trial presentation software technologies to maximize efficiency and present our clients’ cases with clarity and persuasive power.  This reservoir of knowledge, technology and expertise flows to and from our clients, with whom we strive to develop long-term relationships and close communication. It also benefits our clients' legal budgets because we do not need to use your cases to train inexperienced attorneys or “reinvent the wheel."

 

CREATIVITY COUNTS

There was a time when legal issues in the financial services industry were relatively simple and straightforward. Times have definitely changed. The evolution of securitization, computer and internet technology, increasingly complex consumer protection and bankruptcy laws, and the recent financial "meltdown," have all transformed the legal and regulatory landscape. More than ever, there is an urgent need for first-rate legal talent, pro-active case management, and cost-effective representation. Our experienced attorneys are ready to meet that need. We stress creative analysis and practical, cost-benefit solutions. This is reflected in our professional accomplishments and client retention. At Pfeifer & De La Mora, LLP, we take a fresh look at problems and go for results.

 

THE FINAL WORD

We demand of ourselves the highest standards of professional excellence. That is what our clients expect and what real service is all about. Our clients are most precious to us and deserve nothing less!

 

We stress creative analysis, pro-active case management, and cost-beneficial solutions. At Pfeifer & DeLaMora, we take a fresh look at problems and go for results.