In the News

South & Associates, P.C. is committed to providing our clients and colleagues with timely information on legal issues that affect the default servicing industry. Below is a list of some of our recent speaking engagements, articles and press releases.

Winter 2009

Do Foreclosure Moratoriums Help or Harm? by Randall Wharton , featured in Servicing Management - December 2008

South & Associates Adds Two New Attorneys to Kansas Office, top news story on DSNews.com, also in Missouri Lawyers Weekly - December 11, 2008

Fall 2008

Alan South and Mike Gaughan recognized as Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers - November 2008

How to Respond: Prepare, by Wendee Elliot-Clement, featured in MIBA Newsletter - October 2008

Jennifer West speaks at Missouri Land Title Association's Fall Title School - October 20, 2008

Randall Wharton is hired as an Associate Attorney in our Wichita office, featured on DSNews.com and DS News Magazine , also in USFN Report - October 20, 2008

South & Associates ranked as a top area law firm in the Kansas City Business Journal - October 17, 2008

Doug Hick receives 2008 Community Service award from NARCA in Washington D.C. on behalf of South & Associates - October 2008

Effective October 1, the Western District of Missouri has implemented a mandatory conduit payment rule. See Chelsea Herring's memo and Pay Through Plan, also in USFN November/December e-Update

Steven Crouch and Chelsea Herring are guest speakers at Johnson County Community College, Bankruptcy Law Course October 13, 2008

Memo from Chelsea Herring regarding the new Kansas Bankruptcy Standing Order which goes into effect October 1, 2008. View Standing Order, also in USFN

USFN Fall Default Servicing Seminar, Ashley Deel, Dan West and Mike Zevitz as panelists in Scottsdale, AZ - September 10-12, 2008

Brian Hazel, Chelsea Herring, Steve Crouch, Bill Carroll and Emily Hovater discuss Foreclosure Law at The Salvation Army Divisional Social Services Seminar on September 17, 2008 Thank You Letter

USFN Member and Industry Resource Guide highlighting Mike Zevitz as USFN Board Member and South & Associates as a Missouri and Kansas member firm - Summer/Fall 2008

Summer 2008

Foreclosure: Issues, Trends, and Perspectives in Commercial Law sponsored by MoBar and presented in part by Alan South - August 28, 2008

Dan West, Mike Zevitz and Ashley Deel present at the National USFN Default Servicing Seminar in San Antonio, TX - June 4-6, 2008

Spring 2008

1099s And Taxation Of Discharged Debts: What Is Taxable Income by Brian Hazel, featured in Servicing Management - May 2008

MIBA Firm Advice highlighting Mike Gaughan, featured in MIBA Newsletter - April 2008

Leverage IT to Score a Hit in Loss Mit by Michael Zevitz, featured in USFN Report - Spring 2008

Ashley Deel and Mike Zevitz are panelists at the USFN Spring Regional Default Servicing Seminar in Jacksonville, FL - March 26-28, 2008

More Changes in Kansas Bankruptcy Courts outlined by Chelsea Herring - March 2008, also featured in USFN April e-Update

South & Associates, P.C. meets with Trustees to discuss standing order, DS News highlights the event - March 2008

Winter 2008

Fundamentals of Real Estate Law sponsored by the National Business Institute and presented in part by Brian R. Hazel - February 19, 2008

South & Associates recognized in USFN 2008 Member Directory as a member in the state of Kansas and Missouri, published in Servicing Management - February, 2008

AFN 2008 Member Directory recognizing South & Associates as an AFN Member in Missouri and Kansas - Winter, 2008

Mortgage Foreclosure Nuts and Bolts sponsored by the KCMBA and presented by Chelsea S. Herring and Jill D. Olsen - January 28, 2008

Overwhelmed by Data? This Tool Could help by Jeff Vance, featuring South & Associates, P.C. - December 19, 2007

U.S. Treasury Secretary speaks in Kansas City on December 18, 2007 - Mike Zevitz and Ashley Deel attend View Press Release

South & Associates Appoints Three New Lawyers, featured in DS News - December 2007, and also in Servicing Management - December 2007

Kansas BK Judges Issue New Order by Chelsea Herring, featured in Servicing Management - December 2007

The Industry Must Battle Unfounded Perceptions by Dan West, featured in Servicing Management - December 2007

Fall 2007

Alan South recognized as Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyer, Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers - November 2007

South & Associates, P.C. is ranked a Top Area Law Firm by The Kansas City Business Journal on October 12, 2007

Foreclosure, Bankruptcy, and Collections in Missouri and Kansas, South & Associates holds a one-day seminar, sponsored by Lorman Education Services - October 12, 2007

USFN Fall Regional Default Servicing Seminar, Ashley Deel as a panelist in Huntington Beach, CA - September 19-21, 2007

Kansas Bankruptcy Judges Increase Requirements for Servicers, quoting Chelsea Herring in DS News - September 14, 2007

Summer 2007

Defective Title: Loss Mitigation As A Cost-Saving Alternative by Jennifer M. West and Charlotte A. Yates Butler, featured in Servicing Management - August 2007

National USFN Default Servicing Seminar in Houston, TX, Ashley Deel as a panelist - June 6-8, 2007

Spring 2007

USFN Spring Default Servicing Seminar, Ashley Deel, Charlotte Yates Butler and Mike Zevitz as panelists in Baltimore, MD - March 28-30, 2007

Winter 2007

South & Associates recognized as an USFN Member in the state of Kansas and Missouri in the 2007 USFN Member Directory - Winter, 2007

AFN recognizes South & Associates as a member in the state of Kansas and Missouri in the 2007 AFN Member Directory - Winter, 2007

Wedding Bells, for Ashley and Matt Deel, mentioned in USFN Report - Winter, 2007

Fall 2006

Alan South recognized for his dedication to Habitat for Humanity 8 Ways to Make a Difference by Cameron Walker - November 2006

USFN Fall Regional Default Servicing Seminar, Ashley Deel (Hough) and Mike Zevitz as panelists in San Diego, CA - September 20-22, 2006

Summer 2006

Dan West and Doug Hick serve as panelists at the National USFN Default Servicing Seminar in Dallas, TX - June 7-9, 2006

Spring 2006

USFN Spring Regional Default Servicing Seminar in Atlanta, GA, with Dan West as a panelist - April 26-28, 2006

South & Associates holds a one-day seminar on Foreclosure and Repossession in Missouri sponsored by Lorman Education Services - April 4, 2006

South & Associates featured in USFN Report: Special Deliveries, Lien Perfection Issues and New Developments re Judicial Sale Notification - Spring, 2006

Winter 2006

AFN 2006 Member Directory recognizing South & Associates as AFN Member in Missouri and Kansas - Winter 2006

Fall 2005

USFN Fall Regional Default Servicing Seminar in Boston MA, with Doug Hick and Jenny West as panelists - September 7-9, 2005

South & Associates recognized as a Diamond Award of Excellence Recipient in USFN Report - Fall 2005

Summer 2005

Bankruptcy Discharge Does Not Affect Lender's Right to Surplus, by Jennifer West, featured in the USFN Report - June 3, 2005

Two articles written by Chelsea Herring for the state of Kansas and Missouri for the USFN Report - Summer, 2005

Spring 2005

Foreclosure and Repossession in Missouri and Kansas, South & Associates holds a one-day seminar, sponsored by Lorman Education Services - April 8, 2005

Winter 2005

Operational In Kansas, highlighting the consolidation of South & Associates with Mellor & Miller and the Law offices of Robert E. Lastelic in Servicing Management - December, 2005, also in USFN Report