Foreclosure Resources and the “Making Homes Affordable Program”

April 7, 2009

Recently I ran into a foreclosure issue where a woman was getting evicted by her bank.  I contacted a friend of mine and a founder of Common Law, Inc., an organization in New York which educates homeowners about how to renegotiate their loans and avoid unjust foreclosures.  She informed me about President Obama’s “Making Homes [...]

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Law Librarians are Useful Legal Resources

April 1, 2009

One of the most useful pieces of information I learned in law school is that the law school librarians are grossly underutilized. Law librarians are attorneys (though they may not practice) and librarians, meaning they have a Juris Doctorate and a Masters of Library Science.  They are perhaps the most informed people out there in [...]

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Answers, Declarations, and Motions Practice – Some Do’s and Don’ts

March 25, 2009

I regularly volunteer at my local legal clinic and help people with a wide variety of legal issues ranging from filling out divorce papers to helping someone prepare to represent themselves pro se at a hearing in front of a judge.
There are a few mistakes I’ve seen people make on a regular basis which are [...]

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Definition: Olea

March 24, 2009

Olea is the root word for oleaceae, the latin word meaning “olive family.”  Historically olive trees did not bare fruit during war time because they require a great deal of care and cultivation and that was not necessarily available during times of great conflict.
We chose “Olea” as our name because people are the same way, [...]

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Olea’s Commitment to Socially Conscious Lawyering

March 19, 2009

Socially Conscious Lawyering to us means that we practice law with the goal of trying to improve accessibility, affordability, and environmental impact. Our online law office allows us to reach more clients across the state of Washington who, for many reasons, are unwilling or unable to seek legal advice or services at a traditional physical [...]

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Welcome to Olea’s Blog!

March 19, 2009

We are so excited to get started!  With this first post we intend to give you an overview of the purposes and goals of this blog as well as to launch a conversation about what you would like from us.  Thank you for reading and we hope you will follow our progress!
Olea LLP is an [...]

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