Our scholarship addresses fundamental questions in property law, financial instruments, and the integrity of title records — areas where doctrinal clarity serves both courts and the public interest.
Analysis of express, resulting, and constructive trusts; fiduciary duties; trust instrument construction; and the evolution of equitable remedies in commercial and personal contexts. Specialized focus on trust formation requirements and settlor intent under common law and statutory frameworks.
View PublicationsStructural analysis of asset-backed securities, mortgage-backed trust vehicles, and the legal architecture of structured finance. Examination of true sale doctrine, GAAP derecognition standards (ASC 860), and the creditor standing implications of note monetization.
View PublicationsForensic reconstruction of title histories; analysis of recording statutes, MERS assignments, and PSA-governed trust conveyances. Research on the legal effect of broken chains, defective assignments, and the evidentiary burdens in quiet title and foreclosure proceedings.
View PublicationsResearch on the Federal Reserve Act, congressional monetary authority, the at-par doctrine, and the preemptive effect of federal instrument classification on state foreclosure and enforcement frameworks. Includes analysis of Public Law 88-243 and the U.C.C. as federal commercial standards.
View PublicationsApplication of GAAP and FASB standards to securitized instruments; reconstruction of institutional ledgers; analysis of control, custody, and risk-retention under ASC 860. Audit methodologies for verifying creditor standing through accounting rather than presumption.
View PublicationsPreparation of amicus curiae briefs, legal memoranda, and expert analyses for courts and tribunals. Public-interest advocacy on issues of property rights, due process in foreclosure, and the integrity of public land and title records.
View PublicationsPeer-reviewed articles, white papers, and forensic reports advancing the understanding of trust instruments, securitization structures, and title integrity in the American legal system.
Analysis of the Federal Reserve Act §13 at-par reception mandate and its preemptive effect on state foreclosure proceedings. Establishes the doctrinal framework for challenging creditor standing where notes have entered federal monetary channels without compliance verification.
Applies FASB ASC 860 transfer-of-assets standards to mortgage note monetization through Federal Reserve channels. Demonstrates that GAAP derecognition extinguishes institutional creditor status and discusses the legal consequences for standing in enforcement actions.
Forensic examination of assignment chains across residential mortgage-backed securitization (RMBS) trusts. Documents systemic defects in MERS assignments, PSA compliance failures, and evidentiary gaps in judicial foreclosure records. Includes model discovery requests and evidentiary challenges.
Filed amicus curiae brief addressing the evidentiary burdens a foreclosing party must meet when the subject note has entered Federal Reserve custody or processing. Argues that state courts must require verified federal compliance before adjudicating enforcement.
Argues that under the Reves family-resemblance test, promissory notes secured by residential mortgages are presumptively securities — shifting the burden to foreclosing parties to rebut the presumption before enforcement may proceed under state consumer-loan frameworks.
A curated, searchable repository of judicial decisions, statutory authorities, and regulatory materials relevant to trust law, securitization, chain-of-title, and federal monetary jurisdiction.
Open-access research database — freely available to courts, practitioners, and the public
Federal and state appellate decisions organized by doctrine and jurisdiction
Federal Reserve Act, U.C.C., state recording statutes, and PSA governance
Public forensic reports, chain-of-title audits, and expert analyses
Filed and proposed amicus curiae briefs with supporting memoranda
The Forged Foundation is an independent legal research and advocacy organization dedicated to advancing forensic scholarship at the intersection of trust law, securitization, and chain-of-title. We produce rigorous, citation-ready research for courts, practitioners, scholars, and the public.
Our work addresses structural questions that sit at the foundation of property rights: Who holds enforceable title? What evidentiary burdens must a foreclosing party meet? How do federal monetary statutes interact with state enforcement frameworks? These are not merely academic questions — they determine outcomes in courtrooms across the country every day.
We maintain an open-access case law database, publish peer-reviewed legal analyses, prepare amicus curiae briefs, and release public forensic findings. The Foundation operates on the principle that legal truth is established through evidence, not presumption — and that access to rigorous legal research should not be gated behind paywalls.
The Forged Foundation is an initiative of Forged in Trust, LLC, a private commercial enterprise dedicated to trust instrument design, forensic financial analysis, and legal product development.
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