Roy Oppenheim, Esq.
From Wall Street to Main Street, Roy Oppenheim is a successful serial entrepreneur and attorney focusing on Florida foreclosure defense, real estate, loss mitigation and Internet ventures.
He founded Oppenheim Law in 1989 with his wife Ellen Pilelsky and uniquely positions the Florida foreclosure law firm as one of Florida s leading boutique law firms in Weston, Florida.
Serving national, international, and local clients, Oppenheim Law reports the highest rating (A-V) conferred by Martindale Hubbell Law Directory, the most respected directory of lawyers and law firms in the U.S.
In 1989, Oppenheim also co-founded and served as general counsel to ShopSmart Corp., the company that originated and owned the GNC Gold Card Program, a program that continues to this day and was one of the first cross-promotional programs of its kind.
In addition, in 1994, Oppenheim co-founded Weston Title & Escrow, the oldest title company in Weston, Florida, and he currently serves as its vice president. In 1999, Oppenheim served a one-year term on the board of directors for Catalina Lighting, a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange.
Growing up in the Bronx, Oppenheim learned to be focused on success and driven to always persevere for opportunity.
In 2009 Roy started the South Florida Law Blog, which was voted the best business and technology blog of 2011 by the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Today, Oppenheim is a sought-after legal expert on issues relating to the real estate crisis and beyond. In addition to his own blog he can also been seen on Yahoo! Homes as a guest contributor, and he has also been featured on HuffPost Live, FOX News, and Lifetime TV. In addition he has been quoted in prominent national publications, including USA Today, The New York Times and Huffington Post, among others. Oppenheim also understand the power of social media, and can be found on a variety of social media platforms.
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He founded Oppenheim Law in 1989 with his wife Ellen Pilelsky and uniquely positions the Florida foreclosure law firm as one of Florida s leading boutique law firms in Weston, Florida.
Serving national, international, and local clients, Oppenheim Law reports the highest rating (A-V) conferred by Martindale Hubbell Law Directory, the most respected directory of lawyers and law firms in the U.S.
In 1989, Oppenheim also co-founded and served as general counsel to ShopSmart Corp., the company that originated and owned the GNC Gold Card Program, a program that continues to this day and was one of the first cross-promotional programs of its kind.
In addition, in 1994, Oppenheim co-founded Weston Title & Escrow, the oldest title company in Weston, Florida, and he currently serves as its vice president. In 1999, Oppenheim served a one-year term on the board of directors for Catalina Lighting, a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange.
Growing up in the Bronx, Oppenheim learned to be focused on success and driven to always persevere for opportunity.
In 2009 Roy started the South Florida Law Blog, which was voted the best business and technology blog of 2011 by the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Today, Oppenheim is a sought-after legal expert on issues relating to the real estate crisis and beyond. In addition to his own blog he can also been seen on Yahoo! Homes as a guest contributor, and he has also been featured on HuffPost Live, FOX News, and Lifetime TV. In addition he has been quoted in prominent national publications, including USA Today, The New York Times and Huffington Post, among others. Oppenheim also understand the power of social media, and can be found on a variety of social media platforms.
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Princeton University, A.B., cum laude, 1982 Northwestern University School of Law, J.D., 1986Interests
Foreclosure Defense, Real Estate Law, Corporate Law, Internet Ventures, Corporate Law, Personal Injury, Estate PlanningAffiliations
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Banks fear courts' rulings on promissory notesThe banking industry is trying to convince the courts that promissory notes, which total about $7 trillion in commercial paper are negotiable. If they can't, it will make it more difficult for them to foreclose on a home. -
ATM Thieves Turn Tables on Banking Industry with $45M CybercrimeA global posse of cyber thieves are not unlike the banking industry in their ability to manipulate financial markets. -
Bangladesh and Banks: Why Both May No Longer Be Too Big to FailThe Bangladesh garment industry and U.S. banks can both be seen as too big to fail. But proposed laws in both countries may change that. -
Investors fuel home-buying frenzy, driving prices higherIndividual home buyers looking to get back into the real estate market. Prices were up in March, sales actually dipped as a result of a lack of available inventory due, in part, to investors snapping up what is for sale. -
Housing inventory creeps out of the shadows as banks control market and pricesShadow inventory of bank owned homes control the housing market. Great news for the seller, bad news for the buyer as the housing bubble could be eminent as Inventory is tight all over the country. -
Finally holding the banks’ feet to the fireHolden says banks are "too big to jail" in testimony related to misbehaviors by banks including the Libor scandal, which has continued to widen,and investigations of European banks to those in the U.S, robosigning, abusive lending and mortgage packaging. -
Zombies aren't after us, zombies are in charge of usExpert Real estate attorney R. Oppenheim won foreclosure case when client stopped paying mortgage when bank enforced duplicate insurance payments without any documentation. Ruling: legal foreclosure was null and void. This win could be short-lived -
'Break up the banks' is latest chart-topperIt’s time to end Too Big To Fail, and there’s only one way to do that. Get out the hammer, and break up the banks -
Dawn of the dead (mortgage): Zombie foreclosures are back!Like Freddie Krueger, Jason Voorhees or Jigsaw, zombie foreclosures just keep coming back, even though no one really wants them to. -
The hazard of moral hazardBanking lobbyists continue to hold immense clout in shaping regulation that could keep the moral hazard in mortgage lending for years to come. -
Independent Foreclosure Review, R.I.PThe Independent Foreclosure Review is dead. Long live the Independent Foreclosure Review. -
Mortgage debt forgiveness survives fiscal cliffIn all the fanfare about last night’s last minute buzzer-beater agreement to avert the fiscal cliff, you may not have realized that a major component to the housing market’s revival actually survived. -
HSBC too big to jail, too big to nailBy choosing not to indict HSBC for money laundering, the Department of Justice is almost guaranteeing Wall Street will grow and grow and keep making the same mistakes. -
Why the housing market collapsed: Explaining economic homicideIt's not enough to blame Wall Street for the housing market collapse, in fact it is important to understand why their conduct was so detrimental to our economy. -
Mortgage interest deduction will be capped, and that's (probably) a good thingIt is unrealistic to expect the mortgage interest deduction to survive the fiscal cliff without some alterations, and real estate attorney Roy Oppenheim feels it is likely and probably necessary. -
Redefining economic homicide: How to hold the banks responsibleWe have been led to believe that banks are not only ‘Too Big To Fail,’ but also ‘Too Big To Jail” but their is growing evidence to the contrary.
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Residential real estate market already headed over fiscal cliffWith the expiration of the Mortgage Debt Relief Act looming, the housing market faces the very real threat of going over the fiscal cliff unless Congress acts quickly.
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Consumer confidence will lead to Obama winHousing is a key issue neither President Barack Obama nor Gov. Mitt Romney have sufficiently addressed, so why am I convinced the president will win a second term?Also published on:
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The Facebook fraudster and the key to prosecuting the robosignersHow one man's arrest for trying to defraud the founder of Facebook could provide the blueprint for prosecuting the Wall Street banks for robosigning.
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Presidential debates let Wall Street off the hook.All three presidential debates now behind us, but voters are still wondering why both candidates failed to adequately address the Wall Street problem.Also published on:
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New FHFA report makes strategic defaulters public enemy No. 1 -- againHomeowners who strategically default are once again being hung out to dry by the Federal Housing Finance Agency.
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Lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase could challenge the Wall Street RuleEric Schneiderman's lawsuit against JP Morgan Chase might be a legitimate challenge to the Wall Street Rule and lead to real change of how securitized trusts are structured.Also published on:
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First person: Mortgage settlement payouts are another blown callIt doesn't matter if it's the phantom touchdown on Monday Night Football or the systemic fraud committed during the height of the housing crisis, attorney Roy Oppenheim finds those in charge are having a hard time admitting egregious mistakes were made.Also published on:
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First person: What I tell clients who receive a foreclosure noticeThe mere threat of a foreclosure forces most homeowners to put their entire lives on hold, and brings on a rash of uncertainty.
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How will the Libor scandal impact Main Street?The scandal over alleged Libor bid-rigging will reverberate all the way to Main Street, according to real estate attorney Roy Oppenheim.
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First person: Lessons learned from my smartest real estate clientsPeople think as an attorney, I am able to teach my real estate clients how to survive the housing market. But the truth is, they have taught me a great many things.Also published on:
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Eminent domain: A foreclosure fix from the trenchesUsing eminent domain to seize under-performing mortgages from the banks is a bold move, but one local governments should seriously entertain.Also published on:
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Divided States of America: Judicial vs. non-judicial foreclosureJudicial states should be the model for fixing the housing crisis and moving our nation away from the Divided States of America.Also published on:
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Fleeing Wall Street for Main Street; investors find confidence in real estateAs investor confidence in Wall Street has eroded, those same investors are turning to real estate to find the security they can't find elsewhere.Also published on:
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Want to refinance? Do your homework firstIt's the best time for homeowners to refinance in over 75 years, but homeowners need to be prepared before they seek a refi.Also published on:
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Obamacare, the Foreclosure Crisis and the Rule of LawThe debate over Obamacare and the foreclosure crisis have their roots in the same constitutional dilemma.Also published on: