Monday, October 31, 2011

UPDATED: "Top US foreclosure law firm threw Halloween party where staff dressed as homeless, foreclosed-upon Americans"

Update below
A class act all the way
-Homer J Simpson

Via BoingBoing:



From a NYT opinion piece by Joe Nocera, "What the Costumes Reveal"—

On Friday, the law firm of Steven J. Baum threw a Halloween party. The firm, which is located near Buffalo, is what is commonly referred to as a “foreclosure mill” firm, meaning it represents banks and mortgage servicers as they attempt to foreclose on homeowners and evict them from their homes. Steven J. Baum is, in fact, the largest such firm in New York; it represents virtually all the giant mortgage lenders, including Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Wells Fargo....MORE
Here's some general information for the law firm of Steven J. Baum:

Phone Numbers

Phone: 716-204-2400
  • Fax:  716-204-4600
  •          716-204-2496

Regular Mail

P.O. Box 1291
Buffalo, NY 14240-1291

Overnight Mail

220 Northpointe Pkwy, Suite G
Amherst, NY 14228

Long Island Address

900 Merchants Concourse
Suite 412
Westbury, NY 11590
* This is not a mailing address *

The firm's principal's names, home addresses, phone numbers etc. are also easy enough to find.

UPDATE:
From the Buffalo News (a Berkshire Hathaway company):
Law firm says party was ‘poor taste’
Read the apology, these guys are scum.