About the Authors

Ms. Huelsman is a Seattle-based attorney admitted to practice in California and Washington, and before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, United States District Courts for the Western and Eastern Districts of Washington, and the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Her practice involves plaintiff’s civil litigation in the areas of predatory lending and mortgage loan servicing, fraud and foreclosure rescue scams. She also practices in the United States Bankruptcy Court. Ms. Huelsman is a member of King County Bar Association and participates in its Volunteer Legal Services Program by handling numerous predatory lending and foreclosure scam pro bono cases. Ms. Huelsman was named KCBA’s Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year in 2006 and was previously recognized by VLS as one of its Volunteers of the Year and has received a similar award from the Urban League of Seattle/Metropolitan King County. Ms. Huelsman is Chairperson of the PLACE Subcommittee of the Seattle-King County Coalition for Responsible Lending and on the CENTS (Consumer Education and Training Services) Board of Directors. She is also a member of the National Association of Consumer Advocates.

 

Ms. Huelsman has spoken on the issues of predatory lending and foreclosure rescue scams at numerous CLEs and Bar functions, including sessions for the National Consumer Law Center and NACA; for the Washington State Bar Association; Oregon State Bar Association; King County Bar Association; King County Housing Authority; the Urban League; Fremont Public Association; International District Housing Alliance; HomeSight and other community organizations. She has also appeared in pieces about her clients involved in predatory lending and foreclosure rescue scams in an NCLC Report called Dreams Foreclosed.