Saul Ewing LLP has expanded nationally, opening two offices in Southern California through a combination with 50-attorney law firm Freeman Freeman & Smiley. With offices in Los Angeles and Orange County, the combined Firm now has 18 offices nationwide and more than 400 attorneys.

Nationally recognized in the areas of real estate and trusts and estates, Freeman has been a fixture in the Southern California legal communities for nearly 50 years.

“Today marks a major milestone in Saul Ewing’s growth,” said Managing Partner Jason M. St. John. Saul Ewing is a full-service, national law firm with more than 400 attorneys and a team of business professionals.

“The collaborative culture, bench strength, industry focus and full range of legal services is what attracted us to Saul Ewing,” said Steven Ziven, former Managing Partner of Freeman, who will now serve as Managing Partner of the Los Angeles office. “With 18 offices and more than 400 attorneys, we will now be able to serve clients much more holistically and effectively and have boots on the ground where they are needed.”

Suffolk County Register of Deeds Stephen Murphy has launched a Consumer Notification Service. The free program notifies a homeowner by email when a document is recorded at the Registry in their name or their address. A homeowner can track the activity on up to three addresses.

To sign up for the Consumer Notification Service go to suffolkdeeds.com and click the tab – “Sign Up for the Consumer Notification Service.”

In addition, you can enter your parents’ name and address and have the notification sent to your email — that way you are aware of any liens newly recorded against your parents’ home.

The notification service alerts the homeowner that a document has been recorded and allows the homeowner the opportunity to review the document.