Brian Widener

Specialties & Capabilities

• Standard Residential Closings

Languages Spoken

English

ALAW, led by seasoned veterans and licensed across 33 jurisdictions, provides comprehensive legal expertise for the financial services industry. Since 1997, ALAW has grown from a small practice to a national law firm with 17 office locations across the United States, committed to delivering superior performance and efficient representation to the nation’s largest financial institutions. Their approach blends deep legal expertise with state-of-the-art technology, ensuring streamlined processes and unparalleled transparency.

The firm offers a wide array of services, including:

• Attorney Closing Services: ALAW's team facilitates diverse purchase and sale transactions, ensuring compliance and security. They are experts in navigating the complexities of real property conveyance, handling everything from traditional residential and commercial sales to default-related dispositions, refinances, REO, and loan modifications. Their continuous investment in technology provides unmatched transparency and security, with certifications like ISO 27002 readiness and ALTA Best Practices compliance.
• REO Closing Services: Recognizing that time is of the essence for REO properties, ALAW offers streamlined, end-to-end services. They conduct in-depth preliminary work to preemptively address issues before settlement, providing efficient support for title review, title clearance, contract negotiation, document preparation, and representation at closing.
• Attorney Opinion Letters (AOLPro): ALAW is responsible for creating a GSE-compliant alternative to title insurance, an insured attorney opinion letter (AOL) available nationwide at a substantially lower cost. AOLPro combines sophisticated analytics with legal expertise, offering coverage to the homeowner, lender, and investor for one flat fee on loans up to $1.25M. It is accepted by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, VA, and FHA, and is backed by an A.M. Best A-rated insurance carrier.

Other key practice areas include Creditors’ Rights, Litigation, Foreclosure, Bankruptcy, Collections, Eviction, and Appellate services, all designed to support loan servicers, lenders, and investors.