Appalling. Outrageous. Sick.
http://www.nytimes.com/...
On Friday, the law firm of Steven J. Baum threw a Halloween party. The firm, which is located near Buffalo, is what is commonly referred to as a “foreclosure mill” firm, meaning it represents banks and mortgage servicers as they attempt to foreclose on homeowners and evict them from their homes. Steven J. Baum is, in fact, the largest such firm in New York; it represents virtually all the giant mortgage lenders, including Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Wells Fargo.
The party is the firm’s big annual bash. Employees wear Halloween costumes to the office, where they party until around noon, and then return to work, still in costume.
A former employee of Steven J. Baum recently sent me snapshots of last year’s party.
A photograph shows a corner of Baum’s office decorated to look like a row of foreclosed homes. Another shows a sign that reads, “Baum Estates” — needless to say, it’s also full of foreclosed houses. Most of the other pictures show either mock homeless camps or mock foreclosure signs — or both.
It gets worse. See the article to read about actual shoddy treatment of those about to be foreclosed on by this law firm.
I cannot come up with the words to further clarify the nature of this. It speaks for itself.
I'm not sure how to post photos; can someone do this?