First Admitted: 2005, Texas

Professional Webpage: https://www.bdfgroup.com/attorney/forster-robert-davis-ii/

Bar/Professional Activity:

State Bar of Texas, 2005
U.S District Court for the Western District of Arkansas, 2005
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, 2005
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas, 2005
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, 2016
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, 2016
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, 2016
State Bar of Georgia, 2016
State Bar of Arizona, 2016
United States Supreme Court, 2018
United States District Court, District of Arizona, 2023

Special Licenses/Certifications:

FHA/ HUD Certified Foreclosure Commissioner, 2018

Pro bono/Community Service:

Cater and serve food to Homeless Veterans for Thanksgiving and Christmas at Dallas VA Medical Center, 2018
Cater and serve food to Homeless Veterans for Thanksgiving and Christmas at Dallas VA Medical Center, 2019
Cater and serve food to Homeless Veterans for Thanksgiving and Christmas at Dallas VA Medical Center, 2021
Cater and serve food to Homeless Veterans for Thanksgiving and Christmas at Dallas VA Medical Center, 2022
Purple Pumpkin Project for the Epilepsy Foundation , 2022
Epilepsy Awareness Ambassador by the Epilepsy Foundation, 2023

Honors/Awards:

Selected as a nominee for 2023 awarded to the world's lawyers, judges, advisers, and educators. , Who's Who in American Law, Marquis, 2023
Texas Super Lawyer Rising Star, Texas Monthly Magazine, 2017
Suzanne Kelly New Member of the Year Award, United Trustee Association, 2017
Texas Super Lawyer Rising Star, Texas Monthly Magazine, 2009

Educational Background:

Bachelor of Science, W.P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University, 1999

White Papers:

The National Mortgage Servicer's Reference Directory™ (The NMSRD™) includes comprehensive coverage of foreclosure laws, time frames, deficiency statutes, eviction requirements, and documents needed to commence the foreclosure action.Updated regularly on a customized online platform available to electronic subscribers, The NMSRD™ provides practical overviews of real estate-related laws in all 50 states, Washington D.C., and Puerto Rico, making it the go-to resource for guidance on state foreclosure processes and regulations. The NMSRD is a must-have industry reference for everyday questions!, NMRSD - National Mortgage Servicer's Reference Dictionary (USFN), Real Estate, Banking, Mortgages, Financial Services, Debt Collection, 2021

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

Article explains the CFPB’s proposed regulatory amendment aimed at the obligations of mortgage servicers in assisting borrowers prior to initiating foreclosure proceedings., Author, CFPB Unveils Highly Anticipated Updates to Regulation X, Mortgage Point Magazine and Website, Real Estate, Banking, Mortgages, Financial Services, Debt Collection, Compliance, 2024
Summary of a US Supreme Court case that address significant questions about eminent domain and property rights under the Fifth Amendment of the US Constitution, Author, Detillier v. Texas - US Supreme Court Case That Could Alter Property Rights Nationwide, Legal League Quarterly Update Q3 2024, Real Estate, Eminent Domain, Constitutional Law, 2024
As the world grapples with the escalating consequences of climate change, its impact is seeping into unexpected corners of our lives. This article expresses the critical connections between our changing climate and the stability of a cornerstone of the financial sector: the mortgage industry. , Author, Rising Tides, Rising Premiums, Rising Defaults: Climate Change's Toll on the Mortgage Industry, Legal League Quarterly Update Q3 2023, Banking, Mortgage Servicing, Litigation, Class Actions, Financial Services, 2023
Analysis and critique of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's Supervisory Highlights on Junk Fees and how it affects the mortgage and banking industry. , Author, "Junk - Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder": An Overview of the CFPB's Supervisory Highlights Junk, Legal League Quarterly Update Q2 2023, 2023
Manual compiled by professional lawyers in the state of Texas regarding the processes and forms needed for typical foreclosure transactions. It includes forms with filler text and extensive explanations about how the forms might be completed depending on various common scenarios., Contributor, Texas Foreclosure Manual, 3rd Edition (And all Supplements), State Bar of Texas, Real Estate, Banking, Mortgages, Financial Services, Debt Collection, 2023
Overview of litigation trends in the banking industry as a result of COVID, Author, Another COVID Side Effect: A Rise in New Litigation Trends, DS News, Banking, Mortgage Servicing, Litigation, Class Actions, Financial Services, 2021
Overview of Texas Supreme Court Decision on Equitable Subrorgation as it relates to defaulted liens, Author, Texas Supreme Court Throws the Industry a Lifeline, DS News - Legal Industry Update, Litigation, Appeals, Banking, 2021
This article covers the impact ofCOVID-19 on the mortgage industry, howthe industry is responding, options availablefor borrowers to attempt to retain their homes(both the good and bad), as well as the impactof governmental intervention and the overalleffect of the pandemic on lenders and howthat will influence their behavior in thefuture, Author and Presenter, "Loss (Mitigation) During a Catastrophe", University of Texas School of Law, Mortgage Lending Institute, Real Estate, Banking, Mortgages, Financial Services, Debt Collection, 2020
This addresses the historicaland current challenges mortgagees facewhen attempting to foreclose a real propertylien after the death of the borrower. Anumber of legal and procedural questionsremain unresolved concerning themortgagee’s rights to enforce its promissorynote and deed of trust during probate, theinterim period between the mortgagor’sdeath and the opening of the mortgagor’sprobate, and when no probate proceeding isinitiated at all., Author and Presenter, "Dead Debtors: The Problem, The Past, and The Plan", State Bar of Texas, Mortgage Lending Institute, 2018

Firm News (Newsletters):

Article highlighting the announcement of office expansion into four new states, BDF Law Group Continues Growth, Real Estate, Banking, Mortgages, Financial Services, Debt Collection, Litigation

Industry Groups:

Banking
Commercial Litigation
Foreclosure
Personal Injury
Real Estate

Robert D. Forster, II