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17 January, 2018The Hopkins Law Firm is an entity, based in Austin, that derives 99.9% of its case load from BDF, the foreclosure mill attorneys in Addison, Texas.
The Hopkins Law Firm apparently also have the “Sample Appellees Brief” lodged with the Fifth COA, which we find rather concerning to say the least. Why can’t the Fifth provide this sample, and be seen to be impartial, rather than a debt collector?
Hopkins works solely as the lead “bounty hunter” for BDF. A search of the TAMES for the Fifth Circuit shows that Mark Hopkins enjoins or represents only cases which BDF is involved. Currently there are 3 cases plus ours. All past cases (disposed) in the Fifth are Mark Hopkins representing BDF.
Supreme & Fifth COA (2011-2018)
List of Cases
(All representing BDF)
All Courts TX (2011-2018)
List of Cases
(All representing BDF)
Former Snr Attorney at BDF, Shelley (Douglass) is now married to Mark Hopkins. Both continue to work soley for BDF, but claim to be Hopkins Law.
All Courts TX (2011-2018)
List of Cases
(All representing BDF)
Attorney come Paralegal/Assistant, Brantley follows Hopkins as his personal assistant.
Court of Appeals of Texas,Dallas.
Roderick V. GIVENS, Appellant v. MIDLAND MORTGAGE COMPANY, Midfirst Bank, and Barrett Daffin Frappier Turner & Engel, LLP, Appellees. No. 05–11–00524–CV., Decided: December 05, 2012
Barrett Daffin Frappier Turner & Engel, LLP, known as BDF or BDFTE is the foreclosure mill based in Addison, Texas. This company keeps it’s profile as secret as possible, hiding from public scrutiny.
BDF has been on the Supreme Court of Texas “Home Equity Loan Foreclosure Task Force” since as far back as 1997.
Tommy Bastian of BDF is a leader for networking in courts and law associations, as seen in his address to the State Bar of Texas conference in Austin. The content of his presentation revolves around his seat at the Supreme Court HELFTF committee. Click here.
Deceased (2009). Founder of BDF, a background of his life is documented. Click Here.
A good overview of Ms Daffin is provided at Bloomberg. Click here. She was summoned into the Bankruptcy court in 2007 and censured and fined, at that time she was drawing a salary of $500,000 for her position at BDF as IT Compliance Director.
What’s very enlightening is the case involving Frappier ‘as substitute trustee’. As you can see from the link (click here) he failed in his bid for lien and for attorney fees.
Yet in the Givens v MIdland case, Mark Hopkins, with an affidavit from his now wife, Shelley (Douglass) Hopkins, said they were not substitute trustees, but merely lawyers for the bank.
“Under most deeds of trust, the selling trustee is obligated to apply sales proceeds first to pay the trustees a reasonable commission and attorney fees and other costs of sale, then to pay the debt secured by the lien foreclosed (i.e., to the owner, investor or loan servicer) and to pay any remaining surplus to the parties legally entitled thereto…”
Uses the email cheryla@bbwcdf.com with domain name “bbwcdf.com” which is also barret burke daffin’s but again, no website available. Just used as an email server.
Marred to Dallas attorney Brad Eric Stockford
DN News article, an industry news magazine for servicers, where he gives a rather one-sided review of the Constitutional Supreme Court Ruling (2016).
Dustin married Abbey Ulsh, both work as lawyers at BDF.
Age, appx 37, from Frisco, TX, with home in Richardson, TX
Originally, appears like he’s from LA, Mary Bode or Mary Ruelet of Metairie, LA associated.
Abbey Ulsh married Dustin, both work as lawyers at BDF.
A key Partner / Attorney, he sells expedited foreclosures to Texas Legislative committees and takes every opportunity possible to sell BDF as the consumers advocate.
Similar to Engel he’s a Partner and also like Tommy Bastian, another effective networking BDF attorney engaging key connections where ever and when ever possible.
Another BDF Partner, originally from Houston, now operates out of Addison Partner and Attorney for BDF.
Jeffrey Fleming, Esq.
Bankruptcy – Partner
Phone: 972-341-5322
jeffreyf@bdfgroup.com
A study published in the Texas Law Review, * which looked at foreclosures in nonjudicial states that were brought before a judge in a bankruptcy, found illegal and improper fees rampant, plus myriad other problems. Again, in the typical nonjudicial foreclosure, the wrongful nature of these fees would never be exposed. *Article no longer available.
Related to James Allen
Roach, attorney at this firm. Click here
Mark Hopkins is currently defending Roach for BDF in a case involving a real estate practice in the Fifth Circuit.
Co-Founder and major player. DSN gives a few articles that expand on his role. Click here
Steve works and lives in Austin, which just happens to be where Mark Hopkins works and lives.
Keeps a low profile but is a major networker at Supreme Court, Title Institute and more…
tommyb@bdfgroup.com \ 972.386.5040
“The difficulty with the dual capacity theory as an Erie guess is that no Texas
court at any level has ever adopted it……”
The Hon. Judge Smith, opinion in Deutsche Bank v Burke
“When Deutsche Bank finally tried its case in mid–2013, it relied upon a note secured by a mortgage payable to the order of the original lender, a specific indorsement transferring the debt to an entity other than Deutsche Bank, a single witness employed by the latest in a succession of “loan servicers,” and upon unauthenticated, largely unexplained papers it advanced as proof of its standing…..”
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