Experience

Rating: 9.4 (Superb)

Honors

2018

Rising Star, Super Lawyers

2017

America's Most Honored Professionals, American Registry

2016

AV Preeminent Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

2015

Performance Excellence, Resurgent Capital Services

2015

Featured Member, AccountsRecovery.net

2014

Recovery Award, Harvest Strategy Group

2012

Excellence in Partnership, Resurgent Capital Services

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Work Experience

2018 - Present

Partner, Blank Rome, LLP Counselrs At Law

2015 - 2017

Partner, Warshaw Burstein, LLP

2008 - 2014

Partner, Creditors' Rights Defense Litigation, Mel S. Harris and Associates

2007 - 2008

Law Clerk, Sony Pictures Television International

2006 - 2013

Member, Mercy Nutraceuticals, Inc.

2006 - 2006

Law Clerk, New York State Unified Court System

2005 - 2005

Law Clerk, Office of the Brooklyn Borough President

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Associations

2015 - Present

New York State Bar Association

Member - Banking Law Committee

2004 - Present

Center for Behavioral Health Services

Member - Board of Directors

2011 - 2015

DBA International

Chairperson - NYS Legislative Committee

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Sample of Legal Cases

Lambe v. Allgate Fin., LLC, No. 16-CV-24407, 2017 WL 3115755 (S.D. Fla. July 20, 2017)

Dismissed

Bryant v. Aargon Collection Agency, Inc., No. 17-CV-14096, 2017 WL 2955532 (S.D. Fla. June 30, 2017)

Dismissed

Benzemann v. Citibank N.A., No. 162066/14, 2017 WL 1401402 (N.Y. App. Div. Apr. 20, 2017)

Prevailed on an appeal to the Appellate Division, First Department, upholding the trial court’s dismissal.

Lambe v. Allgate Financial, LLC, No. 16-cv-23061-CMA (S.D. Fla. Sept. 14, 2016)

Dismissed

McCrobie v. Palisades Acquisition XVI, LLC, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 39435 (W.D.N.Y. Mar. 24, 2016)

Dismissed

Michelle Strout v. Credit Corp Solutions, Inc., No. 15-cv-04521-FMO-JEM (C.D. Cal. Dec. 17, 2015)

Dismissed

Benzemann v. Citibank, N.A., et al, No. 162066/2014 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Civil Term: 55, Oct. 2, 2015)

Dismissed

LR Credit 14, LLC v Walsh, 2014 N.Y. Misc. LEXIS 5676 (N.Y. App. Term Dec. 22, 2014)

Affirmed

Pinpoint Tech., LLC v. Egan, 42 Misc. 3d 146(A) (N.Y. App. Term 2014)

Affirmed

Strobel v. RJM Acquisitions LLC, 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 14936 (E.D.N.Y. Feb. 6, 2014)

Dismissed

In Re: 7133 5th Avenue, LLC, Bankr. S.D.N.Y. (12-45588-cec - Chapter 7)

Order Granting Motion For Relief From Automatic Stay

McEachin v. Northland Group, Inc., 12-cv-3283, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 178877 (S.D.N.Y.)

Dismissed

Sailsman v. Cach, LLC et al, 12-cv-01852-ALC-RLE (S.D.N.Y)

Gravina v. Weltman, Weinberg & Reis Co., L.P.A. et al, 11-cv-01161-JFB-WDW (E.D.N.Y.)

Bahrenburg v. Kerzner International Resorts, Inc. et al, 09-cv-02789-SJF-MLO (E.D.N.Y.)

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Education

2007

New York Law School

JD - Juris Doctor

2001

Queens College

BA - Bachelor of Arts

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Speaking Engagements

2018

New York State Bar Association Business Law Section Spring Meeting Blockchain Technology and Banking

2018

New York State Bar Association Annual Meeting 2018 Dynamic CMS – Quantifying Risk and Mitigating Legal Exposure

2018

Mortgage Bankers Association Legal Issues and Regulatory Compliance Conference 2018 Regtech Fintech Track: Blockchain: What You Need to Know

2018

Live Webinar M&A and the Changing Landscape of Consumer Financial Services and Accounts Receivable Management—What You Need to Know!

2018

Live Webinar Payment Compliance 101: What Every Collection Agency Should Know

2018

Live Webinar Understanding How the Appeals Court Ruling Affects Your TCPA Compliance

2018

American Bankers Association Regulatory Compliance Conference Updating Your Cybersecurity Breach Toolkit

2017

Webinar hosted by AccountsRecovery.net Henson v. Santander: How The Definition of "Debt Collector" Changed Today and Why It's Important To You

2017

Webinar How The Changes At The CFPB Will Affect The ARM Industry

2017

The National Creditors Bar Association (NARCA), 2017 Fall Conference Lessons Learned from Direct Suits and Regulatory Actions

2017

New York State Bar Association, Banking Law Committee UDAAP enforcement by the CFPB under the Dodd-Frank Act

2016

Warshaw Burstein, LLP CLE Presentation

Article III Standing After Spokeo

2016

The National Creditor Bar Association (NARCA) - Litigation Boot Camp CLE As part of a full day NARCA educational offering, I am presenting on essential evidentiary concepts for creditors - including judicial notice, submitting evidence in an engaging manner for admissibility, hearsay and sufficiency of proof.

2016

NYSBA's 139th Annual Meeting The Telephone Consumer Protection Act, a recent FCC ruling regarding robo-calling of customers by banks, and TCPA compliance requirements for banks

2016

LendIt USA 2016 Presenting at the global online lending community's flagship conference on strategies to protect and defend against class action lawsuits.

2016

Dissecting the CFPB’s Proposal – What you Need to Know

Part of a panel of leading legal experts sharing their insights and perspectives on what the CFPB has proposed, and the effects those proposals will have on creditors, as well as the collections and debt-buying industry.

2016

Article III Standing After Spokeo

CLE presentation on the impact of Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins, and the divergent applications by courts of Spokeo on the requirements for a plaintiff to establish Article III standing.

2015

Legal Experts To Analyze Legal Landscape, Post-TCPA Ruling TCPA Webinar

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Publications

2018

Blank Rome LLP THE OCC AND FINTECH—READY FOR INNOVATION AND COLLABORATION

2018

Real Estate Finance Journal THIRD CIRCUIT HOLDS “SETTLEMENT LANGUAGE” IN COLLECTION LETTER CAN BE MISLEADING

2018

PDCflow Regulation E: Authorization Language and Thoughts on the Future

2018

PDC Flow Confused about How to Comply with Regulation E for Accounts Receivable? Legal Experts Explain

2018

Consumer Finance Litigation SECOND CIRCUIT CONFIRMS INTEREST DISCLAIMER NOT REQUIRED ON COLLECTION NOTICES NOT ACCRUING INTEREST

2018

Blank Rome LLP D.C. Circuit Sets Aside FCC’s Expansive Interpretation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act

2018

American Banker Will Court Ruling on Robo-Calling Help or Hurt Consumers?

2017

Thomson Reuters Complaints against Wells Fargo, other banks rise on CFPB log targeted by Congress

2017

Bank Innovation Fintech, the Donald and Dodd-Frank: Don’t Expect Too Much Too Soon

2017

Bank Innovation New York vs OCC: Let’s Think of the Children

2016

Warshaw Burstein LLP - Client Alert U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Protects Consumers by Providing a Setback to Consumer Class Action Lawsuits

2016

Bank Innovation What Would the Financial CHOICE Act Mean for Fintech?

2016

AccountsRecovery.net Industry Talks About Election Impact on Debt Collection Rule, CFPB Enforcement

2016

Bank Innovation Is the CFPB Ruling Important for the Future of Fintechs?

2016

Warshaw Burstein LLP - Client Alert Spokeo v. Robins – Standing, Concrete Harm and the Erosion of Hyper Technicality

2016

AccountsRecovery.net Experts Weigh In on Spokeo SCOTUS Decision

2016

S&P Global Market Intelligence – SNL exclusive Civil lawsuit against LendingClub renews concerns about issuing bank model

2016

AccountsRecovery.Net Second Circuit Limits Reach of the FDCPA, and Upholds Rejection of a Class Action Settlement

2016

The National List of Attorneys Supreme Court’s Momentous Decision Bolsters Consumer Class Actions

2015

The Wall Street Journal Regulators Ramp Up Debt-Collection Crackdown

2015

The National List of Attorneys The TCPA – Searching for a Vintage Rotary Phone

2015

The National List of Attorneys NY State & NY City Lead the Pack in Regulating Debt Collection(

2015

INSIDE ARM Strategies for Working with the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs(

2015

The National List of Attorneys To Moot or Not to Moot(

2015

AccountsRecovery.net Debt Buyers Look Forward To Moving On With Chase Settlement In The Rearview Mirror(

2015

The National List of Attorneys New York Court of Appeals Reaches a Decision on Attorney Licensing(

2015

The National List of Attorneys Take Back Control through Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

2014

New York Law Journal Conflicting Comments Delay Court's Debt Default Plan(

2014

New York Law Journal State Court Adopts Tighter Rules for Debt Collection(

2013

The National List of Attorneys Which dept. has the power to regulate debt collection in your state?

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Languages

English

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