With its continued growth this year Robert J. Hopp & Associates has found the need to expand.  Begining today, rennovations have begun on the new  offices for RJHA.  The new offices will be located on the fourth floor of the Hopp Law Centre and will feature state of the art systems and facilities.  These new offices will allow for continued growth and enhanced services for our clients.  During construction the operations will remain in Suite 200. 

Stacy Sutherland joins the RJHA team in its Albuquerque offices where she will be focusing her time on foreclosures, creditor bankruptcy, real property issues, defaults and collections.  Ms. Sutherland brings with her a vast amount of business and management experience and will be assisting the firm in expanding its services and presence in New Mexico.

Having serviced New Mexico from Denver for many years the Robert J. Hopp & Associates senior team have decided to open a brick and mortar office in Albuquerque, New Mexico.  Begining April 15th 2009 Robert J. Hopp & Associates will staff its local office at 3916 Juan Tabo Place, NE, Albuquerque, NM 87111.  From this office we will cover local appearances and hearings thoughtout the state of New Mexico offering all of our default and mortgage related services.  We will continue to handle client services and communications from our headquarters in Denver, Colorado.

Richard T. Martin has joined the RJHA team as the new Vice President of Default Operations following a four year term at the South Carolina firm of Rogers Townsend and Thomas where he was in charge of timeline management and quality assurance in their default lender services unit.  Prior to joining Rogers Townsend and Thomas, Mr.Martin served nearly 25 years in mortgage servicing with a great deal of that time focused on default servicing.

We welcome Richard to the team in Denver where he will oversee all default operations for RJHA and bring with him his vast knowledge and experience.

Ron Hitt has joined the RJHA team of attorneys servicing the Cheyenne and Denver offices in the areas of real property law and litigation.  Ron brings with him a great reputation and enthusiasm in representing his clients.

Having serviced northern Colorado and Wyoming from Denver for many years, the Robert J. Hopp & Associates,senior team have decided to open a brick and mortar office in Cheyenne, Wyoming.  Begining March 15th 2009 Robert J. Hopp & Associates will staff its local office at 400 E. 20th Street, Cheyenne, WY 82001.  From this office we will cover local appearances and hearings thoughtout the state of Wyoming offering all of our commercial and litigation services.  We will continue to handle client services and communications from our headquarters in Denver, Colorado.

Boyd Rolfson joins the ranks of the RJHA real property team as an associate attorney focusing on secured transactions in a defaulted state.  Mr. Rolfson brings with him fortune 100 corporate background and a love of real property law and securitzed transactions.  Boyd will be focusing on representing our lender and servicing clients in the areas of foreclosure, collection and bankruptcy related matters.

Jennifer Trachte joins the ranks of the RJHA real property team as an associate attorney focusing on secured transactions in a defaulted state.  Ms. Trachte's love of real property law and securitzed transactions makes her a welcome element to the team as she will be concentrating on representing our lender and servicing clients in the areas of foreclosure, collection and bankruptcy related matters.

Today it is expected that a late Bill will be introduced in the Colorado Legislator proposing to mandate undefined loss mitigation efforts by the lender prior to foreclosure.  Although there may be merit underlying this effort, the late nature of the legislation and the impact on the judiciary and lending industry would be massive and should not be taken lightly.  The proposed requirements and procedures will have a fiscal impact and participation by all interested parites should be had before implementing more changes on the heels of the major foreclosure law reform last year.

House Bill 1157 sponsored by House Assistant Majority Leader Representative Michael Garcia has completed its Senate and confirmation hearings as in now on the Governor's desk for signature.

Robert J. Hopp, an active member of the American Financial and Legal Network, was recently elected Chairman of the Technology and Attorney/Client Committees.

House Bill 1157 sponsored by House Assistant Majority Leader Representative Michael Garcia was heard by the Business Affairs Committe on February 8th, 2007 and unanimously approved, 9-0.

Robert J. Hopp, an active member of the American Financial and Legal Network, was recently appointed to the Technology Committee which will review, evaluate and address changes in the use of technology in business within the mortgage and legal industries.

The 2007 session of the Colorado legislature is in full swing.  Robert J. Hopp is once again active in the session promoting legislative changes in the real estate and foreclosure statutes.

Government Technology Systems, LLC initiated a strong marketing campaign across Colorado introducing its electronic foreclosure software, GTSData.

Recognizing increased default rates in the southwest, Robert J. Hopp has expanded the services offered to mortgage servicers and lenders in the areas of default.

Robert J. Hopp and Jack Arrowsmith, Douglas County Public Trustee, have joined to promote and host a series of public training seminars focused on the new foreclosure laws affecting Colorado.

House Bill 1387 was signed, with effective dates of July 1st 2006 and July 1st 2007.

Two major pieces of legislation impacting Colorado lenders and mortgage servicers were passed in the 2006 session of the Colorado General Assembly.