Michael T. Pines is the leading expert in foreclosure relief. His first rate experience combined with his aptitude for cutting edge, case winning strategies have truly made him a maverick in his field. He continually monitors the real estate market, economic climate as well as the strategies of the banks and government to ensure his innovative methods are timely, relevant and highly effective. Michael has been a lawyer for over 30 years and has had a real estate license for over 20 years. He handled litigation against the Resolution Trust Corporation (“RTC”) during the last real estate savings and loan crisis and has been able to see firsthand how history has repeated itself; proactively positioning himself within the distressed real estate and assets environment, providing resolutions to buyers and asset holders. He is a successful trial attorney with many victories in front of judges and juries. Michael has argued hundreds of cases at all levels of the courts including the Supreme Court of California. In Barrington v. A.H. Robbins, Michael changed the law in the state of California regarding statutes of limitation. He also successfully argued cases that resulted in published decisions at the Courts of Appeal. Michael handled complex real estate and insurance litigation involving the insolvency of Glacier General Assurance Company, Cal-Farm Insurance Company, Allied Insurance Company, and others. He recovered tens of millions of dollars for his clients in those cases and established himself as one of the few experts in "financial guarantee bonds" insuring real estate transactions. Just a few years ago, Michael himself was a fraud victim of EMC Mortgage Corporation. In taking action, Michael discovered he was not alone, and the loan servicer was fined $28 million in early 2008 by the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”). Most recently, Michael is representing homeowners and real estate investors, obtaining favorable motions in cases of predatory lending and mortgage fraud. Through his teachings, Michael is facilitating the achievements of many attorneys around the country practicing foreclosure relief law. He is consulting with the top class action law firms in the country, empowering them with his winning techniques. By constantly broadening his knowledge, Michael is working to find fair solutions regarding this real estate crisis for homeowners, the government, and others. Michael T. Pines is the Lead Attorney for Precedent Legal Systems.