Mediation Tools, Tips and Forms

Foreclosure Defense Attorney's Toolkit

Here are all of the tools you should need to represent your client in a foreclusure mediation. If you find other useful tools, please let us know so that we can post them here. To get advice from someone experienced in foreclosure mediations, contact XXXXX.

• Foreclosure Intake form.  This will help you to get all of the information that you will need during the initial interview.
• Sample Limited Foreclosure Flow Chart (.pdf). Describes the procedural steps in the foreclosure process.
• Mediation Deadlines Chart (.pdf) Use this to track your deadlines.
• Sample Worksheet. This spreadsheet automatically calculates the current mortgage payment based on the origination balance, interest rate, and term. It also calculates escrow and the number of months to foreclosure based on state averages.
• Maine Courts' FAQ's for Attorneys

Statute and Rule

• M.R.C.P. Rule 93 (Foreclosure Diversion Program)  (This is a large .pdf; scroll down to pp.190-200)
• P.L. 209 ch 402 An Act To Preserve Home Ownership and Stabilize the Economy by Preventing Unnecessary Foreclosures