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February 2021: LEAN Webinar

Alternative Finance and Merchant Cash Advance – What you need to know

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January 2021: LEAN Webinar

Six Bankruptcy Essentials for Lessors

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A Lender’s Collateral Versus the Power of a Landlord’s Lien

By: Burton "Chip" Stacy, Jr.

Depending on a given state’s law, a landlord can involuntarily possess a tenant’s personal property and can, as a result, sell such property. How can a lender prevent this from happening?

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Welcome to the Lean Blog!

By: LEAN Admin

Welcome to our all new LEAN Blog. Check back regularly for updates about LEAN and our members!

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Kickoffs and Endgames

By: Marks & Associates, P.C.

As we roll into Superbowl Weekend, we thought the title of this article to be appropriate indeed!
Thank you to LEAN member firm Marks & Associates, P.C. in Birmingham AL for providing this insightful content.
Kickoffs and Endgames

As with many things, the worst problems plaguing most lessors occur either at the beginning or the end of the lease term.

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Equipment Finance in 2015: On Track for Consistent Growth

By: Staff

In case you missed this very informative post from Equipment Finance Advisor, here is an excerpt and link to the full article expressing the opinions of four Finance Industry leaders. They discuss 2014 new business volume results and offer their expectations for 2015.

The four participants are: Anthony Cracchiolo, President and CEO of U.S. Bank Equipment Finance; Anthony Sasso, President of TD Equipment Finance; Chris Bucher, National Sales Manager at Regions Equipment Finance; and James Jenkins, National Sales Manager at SunTrust Equipment Finance & Leasing.

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Changes in Wisconsin!

By: Staff

Changes in Wisconsin! LEAN attorney Brittany Ogden has joined the firm of Quarles & Brady, LLP, and Brian Thill is now the LEAN attorney contact for Murphy Desmond S.C.

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Mark Wada Elected to “The Best Lawyers in America© 2015”!

By: Staff

PORTLAND, OR – Farleigh Wada Witt is proud to announce that founding shareholder Mark Wada was recently selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2015 in the field of banking and finance law.

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LEAN Announces Coverage in Georgia!

By: Staff

LEAN is proud to announce that Higgins & Dubner, Attorneys At Law, have joined our nationwide network of attorneys and are now providing coverage throughout the state of Georgia from their office in Atlanta.

Steven Dubner is the primary contact for leasing matters in Georgia. Steve has been actively involved in commercial lease enforcement for over twenty years for lenders located throughout the United States. His practice is currently focused on Commercial Leasing, General Business Law & Corporate Law and Business Litigation.

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Titled Vehicles: Not as Simple as You Might Think

By: Frank Peretore, Esq., Peretore & Peretore, P.C.

With regard to preparing filings for titled vehicles, secured creditors may be under a misconception that Article 9 is relatively straight forward. In this most informative article, Frank Peretore, Esq. a LEAN attorney from Peretore & Peretore in Sparta NJ warns that such is not the case. As with all instances concerning Article 9, nothing is ever really simple.

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