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18 MOVERS & SHAKERS Got something to share with us? Send it to Editor@DSNews.com. Phil Schroeder, Illinois Litigation, Chicago, Illinois—Phil Schroeder is a Senior Litigation Attorney with McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC. Schroeder represents national mortgage servicers as well as regional and local lenders. Attorney Schroeder handles all aspects of litigation for residential and commercial foreclosures, title curative actions, lien priority litigation, mechanics liens, forfeitures, and post-foreclosure disputes with contractors. In addition to this, Schroeder has significant experience in appeals securing favorable results for his clients. Lisa Woodburn, Florida Foreclosure, Fort Lauderdale, Florida—Lisa Woodburn is a Managing Attorney with McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC. Woodburn focuses her practice primarily on residential foreclosures in the state of Florida and manages the Florida foreclosure attorneys while providing support to the paralegals, and staff. Her 10- plus years' experience enables her to deliver the firm's client significant expertise and first- rate customer service. MLG APPOINTS A RISING STAR IN THE LONE STAR STATE Marinosci Law Group is proud to announce Sammy Hooda as the new Managing Attorney of its Texas office. Hooda brings a decade of mortgage servicing experience across all areas of the industry. He was named a 2019 "Super Lawyer" Texas Rising Star—a recognition limited to the top 2.5% of attorneys in the state. In 2018, Hooda was named one of the "Best Lawyers Under 40" by D Magazine—an accolade limited to Texas attorneys deemed excellent at their jobs by their peers. Prior to these awards in the practice of law, Hooda was the Valedictorian of his 2009 graduating law school class at Texas Southern University. Hooda is licensed in the States of Texas and Arizona, and has built a reputation as a litigator and advocate in the mortgage servicing industry. At MLG, Hooda will continue serving the needs of default industry clients while managing operations and litigating within MLG's Texas office. REMEMBERING 'MARTI' ANDERSON Martha "Marti" Anderson, a veteran of the mortgage and service industry of more than three decades, passed away on July 16 in Idaho. She was 58. Anderson's career in the industry began in 1986 at First American Title in California. She served as VP of Wells Fargo Home Mortgage from 2001–2007 and was SVP and Director of REO Operations at National Default Servicing from 2008–2009. She also held positions at Freddie Mac, Berkshire Hathaway, and Hilltop Advisors before working as a consultant for the past five years. "Marti Anderson was a seasoned professional to those who worked with her and a caring friend for those lucky enough to have known her personally," said Ed Delgado, President & CEO, Five Star Global. "Her three-decade career exhibited class and an unwavering commitment to making this industry better. I offer my heartfelt condolences to her family and friends. She will be deeply missed." Delgado and Anderson were colleagues at Wells Fargo from 2003–2007, where they both worked as executives in the organization's mortgage servicing division. Anderson was born August 20, 1960, in Peoria, Illinois, spending most of her childhood along the Illinois River. She attended Bergen High School in Peoria and the University of Arizona at Tucson, before moving to San Diego, California, to start her career. Aside from her career in the mortgage industry, Anderson was an avid horseback rider, and she volunteered for several riding organizations for more than 20 years, including the Great and Small Organization, a Professional Association of erapeutic Riding- certified riding center in Washington, D.C. Anderson is survived by her husband, Eric Anderson; her parents, Sandy and Wayne Flittner, her sister Debbie and her husband Brian; her nephew Christopher; and niece Carrie. "Her family will always treasure her quick wit, sense of humor, lighthearted tricks, and her never-ending love for her family and dear friends," read her obituary in the Jackson Hole News & Guide. "Marti Anderson was a seasoned professional to those who worked with her and a caring friend for those lucky enough to have known her personally. Her three-decade career exhibited class and an unwavering commitment to making this industry better." —Ed Delgado, President & CEO, Five Star Global IN MEMORIAM