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Melissa De Groff Offers Advice at IndyBar’s Ask a Lawyer Program
Melissa J. De Groff, of Counsel at KGR, has participated in the Indianapolis Bar Association’s Ask a Lawyer event for the past several years, most recently this past October 8, 2013. Indianapolis lawyers volunteer two hours of their time to give free legal advice to members of the community. This year alone, more than 600 people benefited from this program. “I have found volunteering to be very rewarding because I am presented with a specific problem or problems, and can provide an answer or a source of further assistance,” De Groff said. “The people who seek help at Ask a Lawyer are incredibly grateful to have a trained lawyer listen to them.” IndyBar’s Ask a Lawyer program was featured in this month’s The Indiana Lawyer. Read more about Ask a Lawyer and other pro bono programs here.
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De Groff Featured on American Bankruptcy Institute
Melissa J. De Groff, of Counsel at KGR, is currently featured at the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) site. De Groff summarizes a recent case in the Seventh Circuit of the United States Court of Appeals, in which the District Court’s decision was overturned: A cross-collateralization clause in first priority mortgage put second priority mortgagee on inquiry notice of debt in excess of promissory note specified in first mortgage. Therefore, first mortgage holder entitled to sales proceeds of real property securing both mortgages up to maximum amount secured by first mortgage. Read more of De Groff’s coverage at the ABI’s Volo (Circuit Court First Responder) here.
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