NEFA Appoints New Officers
New Executive Director and President Are Known to the Community
Editor's note: A hearty congratulations to Mr. Jim Coen and Steve Dubin, friends and columnists of Blue MauMau on their new responsibilities.
NORWELL, Mass. (Blue MauMau) - The New England Franchise Association (NEFA) announced on Monday that Mr. Steve Dubin has been elected President. Mr. Dubin sent out a memo on Monday to NEFA members informing them of organizational changes, including the appointment of long-time Board Member, Mr. Jim Coen, as Executive Director.
"Jim will provide administrative functions and run the day to day activities for NEFA allowing the Board to focus on meeting planning and organization." "During this upcoming term, the Board and the Executive Director will further review and refine management of the organization and institute appropriate changes that will allow NEFA to flourish in a very positive way."
Suzanne Cummings has been elected clerk. Other board members are Andrew Palmer, Barbara Arena, Julian Angelone and Nancy Connelly.
Mr. Dubin is also president of PR Works, a public relations and advertising firm with strong ties to the franchise community. PR Works recently has stepped in to lead Blue MauMau, Inc. in its public relations efforts.
NEFA, a non-profit organization, was founded over 15 years ago to bring together franchisors, franchisees and vendors. In regards to that mission, Mr. Dubin states, "We will continue our focus on providing attendees with quality meetings that spotlight, in a continually changing world, best practices for franchising in New England."
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I think it is time you stop crying victim. You were fully aware of what you signed. Your house was about to be foreclosed on. The only mistake Palmer and Sohmer made was helping desperate people. It is time to move on and get yourself a job!
Good luck!
you are a self righteous and ignorant jerk. NO! The only mistake that Palmer and Sohmer made was NOT helping desperate people... it was in falsifying HUD documents, leading them to beleive that Cataret Mortgage Brokers as well as a nonexistent Timeless Funding Broker, were refinancing their homes...while not only lying to the homeowners, but intentionally falsifying the loan work Sohmer presented to the banks while Palmer saw over the banks end of the transactions, hiding the criminal transactions, and helping themselves to the cream off the top, being the equity in these homeowners home. No one was aware of the crime they were committing against them. MY house was not about to be foreclosed on at all, and the other invisible Atttorney responsible in part for this crime was Shaun Ellis, who was paid to represent the folks he sold out to Sohmer, while allegedly overseeing these refis with the other attorneys. I hope all of you pompous asses rot in hell.
Given his association with people of good reputation would it be too much to ask for Mr Palmer to respond.
Does this mean he received a 21 month suspension for his part in turning homeowners into renters?
Perhaps there is good reason Mr Palmer does not respond?
If those people are just crying victim, how do you explain the following?
http://www.mass.gov/obcbbo/bd09-051.htm
IN RE: ANDREW P. PALMER
S.J.C. Order of Term Suspension entered by Justice Gants on June 29, 2009, with an effective date of July 28, 2009.(1)
SUMMARY(2) The respondent was admitted to practice on December 18, 1985. He last engaged in the practice of law in or about March 16, 2009, when he went on retirement status.
The respondent acted as settlement agent for twenty-five residential real estate closing transactions and represented the lender. The respondent prepared a HUD-1 settlement statement for each closing and caused it to be signed by each seller and each buyer. After each closing, the respondent forwarded the executed statement to his lender client. The respondent prepared the statement for each transaction knowing that each statement did not accurately describe the true financial aspects of the transaction, the amounts paid by each buyer and to each seller at the closing, and the allocation of various costs between buyer and seller.
The respondent never affirmatively disclosed to any lender client the existence of the actual financial terms between buyer and seller, and he never ascertained whether any of his lender clients was aware of the true nature of any of the transactions.
The respondent further knew that contemporaneously with or shortly after each closing the buyer would transfer title to the property to a nominee trust and knew that, under the terms of the mortgage, lender approval was required for such a transfer. The respondent did not disclose to any lender client that such a transfer would be or was made and did not forward to any lender a copy of the deed into the trust.
The respondent’s conduct in knowingly preparing and causing the execution of false and misleading HUD-1 settlement statements was in violation of Mass. R. Prof. C. 4.1(a), 4.1(b), 8.4(c) and (h).
The respondent’s failure to diligently represent his lender clients, his failure to make full disclosure of the details of the true nature of the transactions to his lender clients, and his providing his clients with false and misleading HUD-1 settlement statements were in violation of Mass. R. Prof. C. 1.2(a), 1.2(d), 1.3, 1.4, 8.4(c) and 8.4(h).
On February 2, 2009, bar counsel filed a petition for discipline against the respondent. On May 26, 2009, the respondent filed an amended answer and stipulation of the parties. On June 8, 2009, the Board of Bar Overseers voted to accept the stipulation and to recommend to the Court that the respondent be suspended for a term of twenty-one months. On June 29, 2009, the Supreme Judicial Court for Suffolk County so ordered.
FOOTNOTES: 1 The complete Order of the Court is available by contacting the Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court for Suffolk County. 2 Compiled by the Board of Bar Overseers based on the record filed with the Supreme Judicial Court.