DAILY BUSINESS REVIEW –

Foreclosure defense attorney Bruce Jacobs achieved a rare feat.

The Miami lawyer surmounted two hurdles: He successfully petitioned the Fourth District of Appeal to write an opinion in a case it had already affirmed without an opinion, then persuaded the court to reverse its ruling.

“This is a unicorn,” said Jacobs of Jacobs Keeley.

His coup in reversing a per curiam affirmance, or PCA, caught the attention of fellow foreclosure defense attorneys.

“It’s the Holy Grail,” said Royal Palm Beach attorney Thomas Ice, who was not involved in the litigation. “I don’t know if I’ve ever seen one in the foreclosure context. It’s very rare for (an appellate court) to write an opinion when they haven’t written one. And the more incredible part is for them to reverse themselves, do a 180-degree turn and rule the opposite way.”