Weltman, Weinberg & Reis Co., L.P.A. (WWR) will assist in a wide variety of the legal matters that your credit union encounters. Here are four areas in which our service is most often requested:
- Compliance. We have developed a Compliance Audit Program that reviews all of your credit union policies on a flat fee basis. WWR attorneys will provide you with a detailed opinion letter of any corrections that need to be made.
- Contract negotiation. WWR reviews your contracts to ensure that your interests are protected. Our knowledge of the credit union industry allows us to add valuable input into our recommendations and offer practical solutions. We will take the time to familiarize and make you feel comfortable with any of the contract language.
- Real estate law. WWR will assist you with the legal aspects of home mortgages, home equity loans, title work & insurance, and foreclosures.
- Employment law. From hiring and firing procedures to the review of the employee handbook, WWR takes the position that it is important to proactively establish sound measures to avoid legal issues.
Credit unions have access to the resources of WWR's main practice areas:
Extension to Your Management Team
WWR works as a partner with operation management teams to offer solutions to daily legal and debt collection concerns. We are poised and experienced to provide you with an effective solution to debt recovery. By immersing ourselves in the credit union movement, we stay current on issues that directly affect your operation and marketing functions. We can respond quickly and decisively to legal questions and issues, thus becoming a full service organization for all of your collection and legal needs. We regularly participate in activities such as chapter meetings, league activities, state conventions, CUNA's Attorney Conference, and the Governmental Affairs Conference. Through our commitment we become better educated on the unique issues that credit unions encounter and can understand how a particular legal matter fits in the overall picture of your operations. Many of the services that we provide as a credit union's outside counsel include the following:
Collections/Creditors' Rights Services
- Bankruptcy representation
- Collection services
- Demand letter programs
- Foreclosure/Evictions
- Legal support for in-house collections
- Replevins
- Repossessions
Operation Management Services
- Bond claims
- Contract review and negotiation
- Defense representation
- E-commerce
- Employment law
- Fee-based legal services
- Living trust legal issues
- Mergers
- Policy and procedure reviews
- Real estate law
- Regulatory compliance
- Risk-based lending
- Seminars
- Title work
- Website compliance
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