Potestivo & Associates, P.C., a legal provider in the real estate finance and credit industry, will represent the FDIC as outside counsel in Michigan and Illinois, according to a statement from the firm.

“Our firm is fully committed and stands ready to represent the interests of the FDIC,” said Brian A. Potestivo, president and managing attorney of the Rochester Hills, Michigan-based firm.

Potestivo & Associates also maintains full-service operations in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Chicago.

The AV-rated firm, which includes more than 100 team members, handles all aspects of default servicing, including residential and commercial foreclosures, consumer and commercial bankruptcies, landlord tenant, title resolution, loss mitigation and home retention services, REO disposition, and litigation. It is also part of Fannie Mae’s Retained Attorney Network in Michigan.

Potestivo & Associates handles thousands of foreclosure, bankruptcy, eviction, title resolution, loss mitigation, REO dispositions, and litigation matters each year. The firm’s client list includes mortgage bankers, mortgage servicing companies, commercial lenders, as well as property owners and managers.