Foreclosure Law Firm Butler & Hosch Shuts Down

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Jason W. Estavillo
25+ years of practicing law. Founder of Estavillo Law Group. Juris Doctor degree from the Golden Gate University School of Law. Licensed to practice in California and Maine, and admitted in each of the United States District Courts within California and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

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At the Estavillo Law Group, we have 50 years of combined experience inReal Estate and Foreclosure law. We offer a big firm experience at a small firm price. Most large law firms have become so big it translates to an enormous overhead. At our firm, we are committed to delivering the highest quality results while keeping our client costs down.

Butler & Hosch, one of the nations largest foreclosure law firms shut their doors last week. The Firm, founded in 1972, had offices in multiple states and was handling up to 60,000 foreclosure cases when it closed.

The employees were notified of the closing on May 14 through a memo issued by Bob Hosch, CEO of the firm, stating, “I have voluntarily stepped down as CEO and Senior Partner…”.  Bosch blamed the speed in which the firm grew for the troubles  “Unfortunately, BH grew too fast and could not merge processes from the acquired entities quickly enough to meet our economic forecasts, which resulted in short-term cash crunches

For the full story visit ABA Journal – Foreclosure law firm closes doors; 700 workers lose jobs, are told there’s no money to pay them.