April Charney is an American consumer advocate and consumer attorney who has served Jacksonville

Jacksonville, Florida

Jacksonville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Florida in terms of both population and land area, and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. It is the county seat of Duval County, with which the city government consolidated in 1968...

 Area Legal Aid

Legal aid

Legal aid is the provision of assistance to people otherwise unable to afford legal representation and access to the court system. Legal aid is regarded as central in providing access to justice by ensuring equality before the law, the right to counsel and the right to a fair trial.A number of...

 since 2004. Charney has been at the forefront of the legal fight against home foreclosures in America and has successfully argued a number of foreclosure defense legal strategies including produce the note and real party in interest

Real party in interest

In law, the real party in interest is the one who actually possesses the substantive right being asserted and has a legal right to enforce the claim . Additionally, the "real party in interest" must sue in his own name...

 arguments.

A member of the National Association of Consumer Advocates and National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, Charney instructs fellow advocates and lawyers across the nation on foreclosure defense

Foreclosure defense

Foreclosure defense is term used to describe a set of legal tactics and strategies used by consumer lawyers and advocates to fight and defend lender foreclosure actions...

strategies and tactics to protect consumers.