Walter Investment Management Corp. reported the election of John J. Haas as General Counsel, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary of the company. Haas joined company in June of 2014 as Assistant General Counsel and most recently served as Acting General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer. Haas has more than 15 years of experience practicing corporate and securities law and working in finance. Before joining Walter, Haas was most recently Of Counsel for Foley & Lardner in their Private Equity and Venture Capital Group.