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Scott Evan Wortman

Litigation Attorney at New York, NY

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With a primary focus in the consumer and commercial finance industry, I represent creditors, debt purchasers, attorneys and members of the accounts receivable industry generally, in cases ranging from defending individual claims to managing multi-district litigation and handling nationwide class actions as well as regulatory and administrative matters. My practice also includes advising clients on corporate and compliance policies and procedures, audit controls, cyber-security controls, business continuity, disaster recovery plans and compliance training programs.

Licensed for 14 years
State NY
Status Currently Registered
Acquired 2008
Updated 11/17/2022

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AVVO RATING 10.0 (Superb)

Work Experience

  • Partner
  • Blank Rome, LLP Counselrs At Law
  • 2018 - Present
  • Partner
  • Warshaw Burstein, LLP
  • 2015 - 2017
  • Partner, Creditors' Rights Defense Litigation
  • Mel S. Harris and Associates
  • 2008 - 2014
  • Law Clerk
  • Sony Pictures Television International
  • 2007 - 2008
  • Member
  • Mercy Nutraceuticals, Inc.
  • 2006 - 2013
  • Law Clerk
  • New York State Unified Court System
  • 2006 - 2006
  • Law Clerk
  • Office of the Brooklyn Borough President
  • 2005 - 2005
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Education

  • New York Law School
  • JD - Juris Doctor
  • 2007
  • Queens College
  • BA - Bachelor of Arts
  • 2001

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.
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Associations

  • New York State Bar Association
  • Member - Banking Law Committee
  • 2015 - Present
  • Center for Behavioral Health Services
  • Member - Board of Directors
  • 2004 - Present
  • DBA International
  • Chairperson - NYS Legislative Committee
  • 2011 - 2015

Languages Spoken

  • English

Honors and Awards

  • Rising Star
  • Super Lawyers
  • 2018
  • America's Most Honored Professionals
  • American Registry
  • 2017
  • AV Preeminent Rated
  • Martindale-Hubbell
  • 2016
  • Performance Excellence
  • Resurgent Capital Services
  • 2015
  • Featured Member
  • AccountsRecovery.net
  • 2015
  • Recovery Award
  • Harvest Strategy Group
  • 2014
  • Excellence in Partnership
  • Resurgent Capital Services
  • 2012
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Speaking Engagements

  • Warshaw Burstein, LLP CLE Presentation
  • Article III Standing After Spokeo
  • 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.
  • 2016
  • Legal Experts To Analyze Legal Landscape, Post-TCPA Ruling
  • TCPA Webinar
  • 2015
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New York Litigation Lawyer Scott Evan Wortman
Scott Evan Wortman
Litigation Attorney
New York, NY
Licensed for 14 years