PRACTICE VARIETY & EXPERIENCE:
Represented a variety of real estate developers and other borrowers in disputes involving hundreds of millions of dollars in loans, real estate or damages. Frank has been a seminar speaker on wrongful foreclosure, and has represented numerous businesses and individuals with lender liability and wrongful foreclosure claims.
Represented a domestic insurance company in federal court over a reinsurance agreement with Lloyd's of London syndicated reinsurers, and in connection therewith, heavily litigated the provision requiring that disputes be resolved by arbitration in London, England.
Represented minority and majority shareholders (plaintiffs and defendants) in shareholder disputes, business "divorces," breach of fiduciary duty claims, and RICO claims.
Represented unwitting investors or creditors victimized by penny stock "pump and dump" schemes, and filed RICO and other claims to recover the losses their clients/victims sustained.
Selected by creditors in bankruptcy cases as creditor committee counsel or as special counsel to assert litigation claims by or on behalf of the trustee.
For more than ten years, represented clients victimized by improper or illegal property tax collection and tax assessment practices in Fulton and other Georgia counties.
Filed a successful lawsuit challenging the legality of continued transfers of property tax liens or ("Fifas") to private parties by the Fulton County Tax Commissioner after the Georgia legislature had repealed the statute which authorized such transfers. The Georgia Court of Appeals concluded that the Tax Commissioner lacked that authority. Following this decision, the Tax Commissioner was forced to rescind the transfer and sale of nearly $60 million in Fifas and the decision reportedly affected a substantial portion of the $274 million in Fifas illegally transferred by the Tax Commissioner to private companies.
Represented property owners surrounding a man made lake formed by a dam regulated by the State of Georgia.
Represented over 100 property owners who appealed the valuation of their property for ad valorem tax purposes.
Represented parties seeking to force public officials to comply with their clear legal duties in what are called "mandamus actions."
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