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Hladik, Onorato & Pearlstine Merges with Federman & Associates

Tom Federman

Tom Federman

Steve Hladik

Steve Hladik

Hladik, Onorato & Pearlstine, a mortgage default litigation and governmental services law firm headquartered North Wales, Pennsylvania, has announced a merger with Federman & Associates, a boutique firm that specializes in all aspects of mortgage default services, in an effort to expand its practice in the Pennsylvania and New Jersey markets.

The merged firm will be known as Hladik, Onorato & Federman, LLP, and will be known under the trade name of HOF Law Group. The principals for HOF Law Group are Stephen M. Hladik, David C. Onorato, and Thomas M. Federman. HOF will operate offices in the Philadelphia area, Marlton, New Jersey, and Phoenix, Arizona.

“I am incredibly excited about this new venture,” said Federman, who has almost a quarter-century of default servicing experience. “The considerable synergies between the two firms will allow us to serve our clients with exceptional resources, efficiency, and responsiveness.”

Hladik and Federman, with combined experience totaling more than 45 years handling all aspects of foreclosure, bankruptcy, eviction, REO, and loss mitigation, will manage HOF’s Default Services Group. Federman began his residential mortgage default servicing career in the early 1980s performing on-side property preservation. Over the years, he has practiced law in Rome, Italy, been an equity partner at a large Pennsylvania-based creditor’s rights firm, founded his own firm, and represented most of the country’s major mortgage investors and servicers. Hladik has served as Senior Pennsylvania Deputy Attorney General and as the head of the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Harrisburg Office for Consumer Protection. Throughout his career, he has handled cases on a nationwide basis in front of many regulatory bodies. He has an extensive background with compliance issues.

“We are delighted to merge with Federman & Associates,” said Dave Onorato, who has 33 years of litigation, zoning, land development, and municipal experience. “We can now leverage our success as a mortgage litigation firm by merging with a derault services firm and use our combined experience to enhance all of our client relationships. We look forward to supporting and expanding our national footprint with our deeper resources.”

“This merger not only enhances our commitment to serve our clients in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, but it also strengthens our national litigation presence with a team of attorneys who are perfectly aligned with us,” Hladik said.

About Author: Brian Honea

Brian Honea's writing and editing career spans nearly two decades across many forms of media. He served as sports editor for two suburban newspaper chains in the DFW area and has freelanced for such publications as the Yahoo! Contributor Network, Dallas Home Improvement magazine, and the Dallas Morning News. He has written four non-fiction sports books, the latest of which, The Life of Coach Chuck Curtis, was published by the TCU Press in December 2014. A lifelong Texan, Brian received his master's degree from Amberton University in Garland.
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