Real Estate Attorney

C. Troy Crouse

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Cumming, GA 30040

Cell Phone: 770-***-****

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LICENSED ATTORNEY, STATE OF GEORGIA; REGISTERED PATENT ATTORNEY, USPTO

EXPERIENCE

ATTORNEY, TITLE CLEARANCE, FORECLOSURE & EVICTIONS January 2003

- March 2014

McCalla, Raymer, Padrick, Cobb, Nichols & Clark, LLC & McCalla Raymer, LLC

Roswell, GA

.

Resolved foreclosure-related issues for the largest foreclosure firm in

Georgia:

Successfully exposited local and federal law pertaining to probate,

taxation, evictions, bankruptcy, closings and foreclosures for the firm's

extensive caseload;

Drafted legal documentation, filings, affidavits, position memoranda, and

communicated complicated legal issues to non-lawyer clients on a daily

basis;

Overcame practical hurdles on a daily basis with title insurance

underwriters, lenders, attorneys, and government representatives;

Navigated the foreclosure department through complex foreclosure-related

processes and title issues;

Advocated for the firm and clients in hearings and foreclosure auctions in

various jurisdictions throughout Georgia;

Drafted, analyzed and resolved insurance claims submitted to local and

national underwriters;

Designed and managed processes for efficient handling of large volume

foreclosure title-related issues.

ATTORNEY, CONSUMER BANKRUPTCY

September 2002 - December 2002

Fuller & McKay, PC

Rome, GA

.

Specialized in debtor representation, prepared and filed Chapter 7 and 13

Bankruptcy petitions, from client intake, through the meetings of

creditors, to post-confirmation.

ATTORNEY, GENERAL CIVIL PRACTICE

May 1999 - September 2002

C. Troy Crouse, Attorney at Law

Rome, GA

.

Sole practitioner, civil practice. Areas of practice included Juvenile

Law, Adoption, Bankruptcy, Probate, Child Custody and Support, Real Estate,

Landlord & Tenant, Social Security Claims, Georgia Appellate Practice, and

Personal Injury. Drafted own documents for all cases. Managed day-to-day

details of running a small office.

ATTORNEY, GENERAL PRACTICE ASSOCIATE

December 1993 - May 1999

Hollingsworth & Associates, Attorneys at Law

Rome, GA

.

Associate attorney, civil and criminal practice. Areas of practice

included Juvenile Law, Adoption, Bankruptcy, Probate, Child Custody and

Support, Real Estate, Landlord & Tenant, Social Security Claims, Georgia

Appellate Practice, Criminal and Personal Injury. Assisted Senior Attorney

in the prosecution of cases.

EDUCATION & SKILLS

University of Georgia, Athens, GA, Juris Doctor

September 1989 - May 1992

University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, Bachelor of Science in Electrical

Engineering September 1985 - April 1989

SKILLS:

Familiar with lender information systems including Vendorscape, LPS,

Lenstar and Clarifire. Proficient in Microsoft Office, generally

proficient with all types of computers and hardware. Admitted to practice

by the State Bar of Georgia, the Georgia Court of Appeals, Supreme Court of

Georgia, and the USPTO; Emphasis of undergraduate studies in Electrical

Engineering was on microcircuitry design. Certified as Engineer-in-

Training, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Basic familiarity with Russian and

German.

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