About Us

The Castle Law Group has compiled the best team of experienced and skilled individuals dedicated to work on your behalf to secure the best solutions with your lenders to save your home.

Our team has a combined 100 years of experience in the Legal, Real Estate, Mortgage and Banking industries to deliver the results you need to stay in your home in these trying times. Our team members have successfully negotiated hundreds of loan modification plans to reduce monthly mortgage payments to be affordable for families to stay in their homes avoiding the embarrassment and hardship of foreclosure. We are 100% dedicated to keep qualified individuals and families in their homes to live normal and productive lives.

You have probably heard that you can do your own loan modification. But, if you do not understand the legalities, technicalities or critical time-lines involved in this complicated matter, especially if you do not understand the pitfalls of negotiating with your lender(s), why take that chance that you could lose your home. Do you realize that if you say the wrong thing or produce the wrong information, you could lose the opportunity to modify your loan and possibly your home, forever. Don’t take that risk. Let the Professionals of The Castle Law Group help you with your most import asset. Let us help You!

Mark Hearsh, Attorney at Law

Mark has been a licensed Attorney in the State of Illinois for over 25 years with extensive experience in loss mitigation and negotiation. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1977 from Northwestern University and earned his Juris Doctorate in 1981 from Southwestern University School of Law. He started his career with the law firm, Foonberg, Jampol & Gardner negotiating contracts for commercial real estate transactions. Thereafter, he served as an Executive and General Counsel for several corporations. Mark is a member of the Chicago Bar Association and serves on the Asset Protection, Bankruptcy and Consumer Protection Law committees. He has extensive experience dealing with Banks and Lending Institutions. He has the experience, skills and dedication to negotiate on your behalf to achieve the best results for you and your family. Mark operates his firm, Hearsh & Asscociates, Ltd, a Professional Law Corporation d/b/a The Castle Law Group.

Renae Simpson, Director of Loss Mitigation

Renae has been in the mortgage industry for 25 years. In the 1980’s S &L crisis, she managed REO divisions for large institutions and managed the loss mitigation department for Bell Savings & Loan. In the next 20 year span, Renae held Sr. Management positions within Wells Fargo, CitiBank and Countrywide.

Most recently, Renae has been the SVP of a loss mitigation company and successfully negotiated loan modifications for over 200 clients and saved over 100 homes from imminent foreclosure. She has established seasoned relationships with the Home Retention Managers for 10 of the largest loan servicing firms.

Phyllis Klein, Director of Operations

Phyllis has over 25 years experience as an Executive in the Banking and Mortgage Industry. She has held prominent positions with companies such as: Countrywide Home Lending, Lehman Brothers, H & R Block, First Bank and TRW.

Phyllis has developed many companies’ underwriting guidelines and has managed and trained over 100 operations and sales support staff in structuring and securing mortgages. Along with this vast experience, she worked for several years in the secondary market and has managed over $100 million in home lending notes.

Phyllis has first-hand knowledge of what lenders and servicers are allowing in terms of loan modifications and provides insight for our team that aids us in negotiating the best terms possible regarding loan modifications for our clients.