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31 » VISIT US ONLINE @ DSNEWS.COM EXPOSURE 2017 LEGAL LEAGUE 100 SPRING SERVICER SUMMIT 1. "Servicer Oversight Issues Panel" moderated by Neil Sherman, Schneiderman and Sherman. Panelists were Jacquelyn Pardue, Rushmore Loan Management Services; Cassandra Swartz, RoundPoint Mortgage Servicing Corporation; Eyal Leeder, The Mortgage Law Firm; and Allen Price, RoundPoint Financial Group. 2. Five Star President and CEO Ed Delgado, presenting Jeffrey Fisher of BP Fisher Law Group with an award in honor of his years of service to the industry. 3. "Making Sense of the Mortgage Servicing Rules" panel moderated by Ryan Bourgeois, Barrett Daffin Frappier Turner & Engel. Panelists were Laura Johnson, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Julie Moran, Orlans PC; Andrew Saag, Sirote & Permutt; Patrick Cox, Ocwen Financial Corporation. 4. Legal League 100 members Jason Roberts, Jason Whitacre, Ethan Clunk, and John Clunk of Clunk, Paisley, Hoose Co., LPA. and Ron Deutsch, of Cohn, Goldberg & Deutsch, LLC BRINGING LAW FIRMS AND SERVICERS TOGETHER On May 10, representatives from the leading mortgage servicers and default servicing law firms in the U.S. met at the Fairmont Hotel in Dallas for the 2017 Legal League 100 Servicer Summit to discuss issues currently impacting business. e Servicer Summit is a biannual gathering of leaders from the mortgage servicing and legal communities focused on fostering conversation and learning from each other. "is is, in many ways, a new industry," said Summit Keynote Speaker Steve Bartlett. Bartlett has served the industry for many years as a member of the House of Representatives, the Mayor of Dallas, President and CEO of Financial Services Roundtable, and currently as the Senior Advisory Board Member at Treliant Risk Advisors. "We had to develop a new system," Bartlett continued. "at's what this group has done. ey have developed a whole new approach and a whole new set of standards that serves the country and serves this country well." Topics discussed included the current low volume market. Attendees listened to a panel of professionals discuss the best practices law firms should institute to spur business growth. On the panel was first-time Summit Attendee Allen Price, SVP of Business Development at RoundPoint Mortgage Servicing Corporation. "At RoundPoint, we always look to work with law firms who are interested in building true partnerships rather than simple relationships," Price said. "ere will always be firms that are unwilling to do anything above and beyond than what they were hired to do. And, that's fine, they have their place." Price continued, "But, you also want to have collaborative relationships with law firms that are more forward-thinking — firms that bring you more business or provide thought leadership." Price saw the value in the summit as a place that brings together law firms and servicers to discuss pressing issues. "Having both of us in the room is a great idea. It spurs conversation and generates ideas," Price said. "e Legal League Summits provide an opportunity to meet with clients and other attorneys to learn in a great setting," said Michelle Gilbert, President and CEO of the Gilbert Garcia Group. "What is ancillary to the summit is my ability to meet new clients. I've found anything connected to the summit to be productive to my practice and to elevating the industry. No other industry group provides what the Legal League provides. 1. 2. 3. 4.