John L. Hosack is a Partner in the firm's Los Angeles office and serves as Co-Chair of Buchalter's Title Insurance & Escrow Industry Group and Co-Chair of the Financial Services Regulatory Industry Group. He represents secured lenders and property owners at trial and on appeal in complex real property disputes, including lender liability, fraud, class actions, breaches of contract, wrongful foreclosures, mechanic's liens, stop notices, judicial foreclosures, receiverships, escrow claims and title insurance claims. His transactional practice includes commercial real property loan documentation, loan workouts, REO sales and foreclosures.

Mr. Hosack, who is AV Preeminent rated by Martindale Hubbell, has been selected as one of Southern California's Super Lawyers from 2006 to 2024 and was also selected as a Southern California Super Lawyer, Corporate Counsel Edition from 2009 to 2024. He has also been selected by Who's Who Legal USA from 2002 to 2024 as "one of the USA's leading practitioners" in the field of real estate.

On September 24, 2016, the American College of Mortgage Attorneys awarded Mr. Hosack a plaque to recognize his twenty years of leadership of the College's Program Committee. In recognition of his decades of contributions to continuing legal education, the California Continuing Education of the Bar awarded Mr. Hosack the Spirit of CEB Award. He has been a lecturer and a speaker for numerous organizations including the American Bar Association, State Bar of California, California Continuing Education of the Bar, University of California, Boalt Hall School of Law, Pasadena Bar Association, Beverly Hills Bar Association and the California Mortgage Association.

Bar Admissions
California

Supreme Court of the United States

California Supreme Court State of

United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California

U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of California

U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California

Education
University of San Francisco School of Law, J.D., 1968

University of Washington, 1965

Significant Accomplishments

• R.E. Loans v. Investors Warranty of America (2013) 212 Cal. App. 4th 1432 (counsel for Investors Warranty of America , et. al)
• First American Title Insurance Company v. David Ordin et. al (2011) 2011 Cal. App. Unpub. Lexis 6946 (counsel for David Ordin, et. al)
• Paveco Construction, Inc. v. East West Bank (2011) 2011 Cal. App. Unpub. Lexis 3344 (counsel for East West Bank)
• Jerve M. Jones et al. v. Union Bank of California (2005) 127 Cal.App.4th 542 (counsel for Union Bank of California, N.A.)
• Jerve M. Jones, et al. v. First American Title Insurance Company, et al. (2003) 107 Cal.App.4th 381 (counsel for Union Bank of California, N.A.)
• William Little v. Community Bank (1991) 234 Ca1.App.3d 355 (counsel for Community Bank)

Professional Activities and Experience

• AV Preeminent® rated by Martindale Hubbell
• Southern California's Super Lawyers (2006- 2024)
• Southern California Super Lawyer, Corporate Counsel Edition (2009- 2024)
• Who's Who Legal USA (2002- 2024)

• CFPB Withdraws Former Marketing Services Agreement Guidance; Issues New Frequently Asked Questions Regarding RESPA Section 8 and MSAs

  By John L. Hosack, Michael C. Flynn |October 2020

• CFPB Withdraws Former Marketing Services Agreement Guidance; Issues New Frequently Asked Questions Regarding RESPA Section 8 and MSAs

  By John L. Hosack, Michael C. Flynn |October 2020

• CFPB Withdraws Former Marketing Services Agreement Guidance; Issues New Frequently Asked Questions Regarding RESPA Section 8 and MSAs

  By John L. Hosack, Michael C. Flynn |October 2020

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John Hosack, Co-Chair, Program Committee of 38th Annual Meeting of American College of Mortgage Attorneys

John Hosack, Speaker at Los Angeles County Bar Association 2012

John Hosack, Chair at California Continuing Education of the Bar 2011

John Hosack, Speaker at The American College of Mortgage Attorneys, 37th Annual Meeting

John Hosack, Speaker at California Mortgage Association, Summer Seminar, 2009

John Hosack, Speaker at The American Bar Association, Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law, 2009

John Hosack, Speaker at California Mortgage Association, 2008

John Hosack, Speaker at California Mortgage Association, Summer Seminar, 2008

John Hosack, Speaker at American College of Mortgage Attorneys, 34th Annual Meeting, 2007

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John Hosack, Speaker at the Beverly Hills Bar Association

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Alternative Dispute Resolution Provisions In Your Loan Documents

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