Hutchens Law Firm [1], a leading default service law office based in North Carolina, announced that it has opened an office in Columbia, South Carolina. The new Columbia office is the fourth for Hutchens Law and the firm's first in South Carolina.
The new office is led by managing attorney John Kay and practicing attorneys John Kelchner and Ashley Z. Stanley. Combined, the three have 52 years of experience related to default issues in South Carolina. They have concluded more than 10,000 foreclosures in the state since 2003.
“We have spent considerable time choosing South Carolina lawyers to join our firm," Hutchens Law Firm founding partner Terry Hutchens said. "We now cover all the Carolinas in providing default services to our clients.”
Hutchens covered all matters related to default services, including foreclosure, loss mitigation, bankruptcy, eviction, REO, litigation, deed-in-lieu, and title curative. The three attorneys in the new Columbia office have been active in current default services issues, such as manufactured homes, homeowners associations, and general issues related to housing. Their experience includes tackling the issue of compliance with two new administrative orders issued by the South Carolina Supreme Court that have impacted the processing of foreclosures in the state.
The three attorneys established a process in regards to the utilization of the recently passed "Expedited Foreclosure" statute (Senate Bill S1007).
Hutchens Law Firm, which was founded in 1980, also has offices in Fayetteville, Charlotte, and Wilmington, all in North Carolina. The firm provides legal representation to clients in many areas, including real estate, personal injury, civil litigation, business law, administration law, and workers' compensation, Social Security disability, and trusts and estates.