# Advocate Legal

> Advocate Legal is a Los Angeles legal-services and homeowner-education brand founded in 2013 by foreclosure litigator Susan Murphy and client-relations marketer Phillip Hamilton. It focused on California homeowners caught in foreclosure, title, partition, surplus-funds and post-sale possession disputes, using free consultations and plain-language videos as the front door to document review, litigation support and referrals. The current website directs prospective matters to Gomez Law APC, where Murphy later served as senior trial counsel.

- **Founded:** 2013
- **Headquarters:** Los Angeles, United States
- **Founders:** Susan M. Murphy (Co-founder and lead attorney), Phillip Hamilton (Co-founder and client-relations marketer)
- **Team size:** LinkedIn lists 2-10 employees; third-party supplied data lists 29, so public estimates conflict.
- **Products:** Foreclosure and wrongful-foreclosure litigation, Quiet title and partition, Surplus-funds recovery, Post-foreclosure eviction defense, Homeowner education and expert support
- **Notable:** Founded in Los Angeles in 2013 around a stated education-first, litigation-last model., Built a public library covering quiet title, wrongful foreclosure, MERS, loan modifications, surplus funds and post-foreclosure possession., Advocate Legal states that Susan Murphy represented more than 500 borrowers in foreclosure litigation.

## Products & services

- **Foreclosure and wrongful-foreclosure litigation** — Case evaluation and litigation concerning lender or mortgage-servicer conduct, foreclosure procedure and alleged violations affecting California homeowners.
- **Quiet title and partition** — Document and chain-of-title review, quiet-title claims, lien or deed disputes, and partition or forced-sale matters between parties asserting interests in real property.
- **Surplus-funds recovery** — Assistance seeking excess proceeds that may remain after a foreclosure sale.
- **Post-foreclosure eviction defense** — Guidance and representation related to unlawful detainer and retaining possession after foreclosure.
- **Homeowner education and expert support** — Free consultations, seminars and informational videos for homeowners, plus foreclosure expert-witness requests from attorneys.

## Achievements

- Founded in Los Angeles in 2013 around a stated education-first, litigation-last model.
- Built a public library covering quiet title, wrongful foreclosure, MERS, loan modifications, surplus funds and post-foreclosure possession.
- Advocate Legal states that Susan Murphy represented more than 500 borrowers in foreclosure litigation.
- Expanded its educational approach into public seminars and foreclosure-prevention speaking.
- Maintained a referral and seminar relationship with Gomez Law APC as Murphy continued in real-property litigation there.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — The Advocate Legal website remains online as an educational and practice-area resource and directs new inquiries to Gomez Law APC.
- **2023** — Gomez Law's profile identifies Susan Murphy as having joined after serving as Advocate Legal's lead counsel, continuing her focus on real-property litigation.
- **2021-09** — Advocate Legal published guidance on alleged forbearance problems following pandemic-era mortgage relief.

## Links

- Website: https://advocatelegal.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/advocate-legal

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Last updated: 2026-09-16