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26 PARTNER NAMED AT SCHILLER, KNAPP, LEFKOWITZ & HERTZEL Schiller, Knapp, Lef kowitz & Hertzel, LLP (SKLH), a law firm specializing in the default servicing industry, announced the promotion of long-time associate Daniel Young to partner rank. Young will continue to provide foreclosure and litigation support from SKLH's Waitsfield, Vermont office. Young's promotion comes after eight years with the firm. e current name of the firm, Schiller, Knapp, Lef kowitz & Hertzel, LLP shall remain unchanged with partnership expansion. ALBERTELLI LAW ADDS DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Albertelli Law (ALAW), a full-service real estate law firm that represents top financial institutions in the mortgage industry, hired Scott Walter to serve as Director of Operations. Walter brings two decades of experience to his new position at ALAW, where he will focus on bankruptcy services. Walter comes to ALAW from ServiceLink, FNF's national lender platform, where he served as SVP of Servicing Solutions. In this role, he oversaw service offerings and consultative programs. His professional experience also includes roles such as SVP at LPS Default Solutions, where he was responsible for overseeing foreclosure and bankruptcy operations. Headquartered in Tampa, Florida, ALAW serves clients in Arkansas, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. ORLANS EXPANDS ACROSS THE U.S. Recently, Linda and Alison Orlans launched Orlans PC, the second- largest Women's Business Enterprise National Council certified women- owned law firm in the U.S. Linda Orlans will serve as Executive Chair and Alison Orlans will assume the role of President and CEO. Orlans PC is a merger between Orlans Associates P.C. in Troy, Michigan; Orlans Moran PLLC in Waltham, Massachusetts; and Atlantic Law Group LLC in Leesburg, Virginia. Orlans PC provides legal services to local and national banks, credit unions, consumer loan finance companies, loan servicers, investors, government agencies, landlords, municipalities, utilities, title insurance companies, and private individuals. It operates in eight jurisdictions, including Washington, D.C.; Delaware; Massachusetts; Maryland; Michigan; New Hampshire; Rhode Island; and Virginia; and is headquartered in Troy, Michigan. KANSAS LAW FIRM MAKES NEW HIRE SouthLaw, P.C. has expanded its team, bringing on Associate Attorney Lisa C. Billman for its Bankruptcy Department in Overland Park, Kansas. With a law degree from the University of Kansas School of Law, Billman has made bankruptcy her legal focus since her graduation in 2011. She is licensed to practice law in Missouri and Kansas. SouthLaw focuses on the protection of creditors' rights in Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, and Iowa and has offered default service representation to loan servicers throughout the industry since 1995. MOVERS & SHAKERS Got something to share with us? Send it to Editor@DSNews.com. Keep up with who's doing what and who went where THE LEADER IN DEFAULT SERVICING NEWS Help shape the next issue of DS News. Drop us a line at Editor@DSNews.com.