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Bankruptcy Of Mark Stopa’s Former Firm, Stay In My Home PA Creates Mess For Thousands Of Former Clients There good news and bad news for former clients of Mark Stopa’s former law firm, Stay In My Home PA. Here’s the good news. The bankruptcy judge has ordered a temporary halt to all court proceedings for Stopa’s former clients. This includes all circuit court and appellate court actions that Stopa and his former firm are the counsel of record. The bankruptcy court overseeing the bankruptcy of Stay In My Home PA issued the emergency order effective until November 6th. This could give hundreds of Florida homeowners a temporary respite from the threat of foreclosure. Stay in My Home PA filed a petition for a Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation on October 2nd. Bankruptcy Trustee Meininger filed the emergency motion. He stated it has been challenging to identify the cases because paper records are incomplete. In addition, Meininger is unable to access Stay In My Home PA’s ...

Mark Stopa’s Former Law Firm, Stay In My Home PA Officially Files For Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Stay In My Home PA  is officially bankrupt. The former law firm of Florida foreclosure defense attorney Mark Stopa declared Chapter 7 bankruptcy Tuesday. The petition by Stay In My Home PA estimates the number of people and businesses owed money by the firm to be between 1,000 and 5,000. It includes the names and addresses of hundreds of individuals from all over Florida. Most of these individuals appear to be homeowners who had hired Stopa’s firm to keep them from foreclosure. The petition estimates the firm’s assets at $50,000 to $100,000. The petition also states that its liabilities are between $100,000 and $500,000. The Chapter 7 bankruptcy filing for Stay In My Home PA means the firm is liquidating any and all assets. Attorney Richard Mockler took over Stopa’s practice in July and signed the petition. He wrote several creditors: I had high hopes for success. But, I had no...