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Practice areas
- Social security: 30%
Under the SSA Social Security Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income programs, I assist workers and consumers who have sustained disabilities that prevent them from working to obtain benefits
- Bankruptcy and debt: 30%
I represent consumers who have been sued by debt collection law firms for alleged consumer debts. I charge a flat fee plus costs in a debt defense action. I also sue debt collectors who violate a consumer's fair debt collection rights under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. Lastly, I represent consumers who want to know if bankruptcy is an appropriate decision to handle their unmanageable debt.
15 years
- Debt settlement: 30%
I represent consumers who are in need of professional legal assistance to compromise and settle their unsecured consumer debts.
15 years
- Credit repair: 10%
I represent consumers who cannot correct their inaccurate credit reports through their own self-help. I also sue credit repair organizations that ripped off consumers with false promises of credit deletion.
15 years
Resume
| State | Status | Acquired | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| NJ | Active | 2005 | 03/25/2017 |
| MD | Active | 2004 | 04/03/2017 |
| PA | Active | 2002 | 06/07/2017 |
| Legal answers | 243 |
| Legal guides | 0 |
| Award name | Grantor | Date granted |
|---|---|---|
| Pro Bono Roll of Honor | First Judicial District of Pennsylvania | 2010 |
| Certificate of Achievement | Widener University School of Law | 2001 |
| Title | Company name | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Attorney | CONSUMER LITIGATION GROUP | 2003 - Present |
| Attorney Journalist | Consumer Litigation Group | 2007 - 2012 |
| Association name | Position name | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Poynter's News University | Member | 2011 - Present |
| National Association of Consumer Advocates | Secretary - Ethics Committee | 2008 - Present |
| National Association of Consumer Advocates | NJ NACA Listserv Moderator | 2008 - Present |
| National Association of Consumer Advocates | Member - Membership Committee | 2008 - Present |
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| Watson v. NCO Goup, et al. | Non-debtor stated a claim under the FDCPA & TCPA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Publication name | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PA Chapter National Association of Consumer Advocates | Survey of Pennsylvania Cases Addressing the Use of Preliminary Objections Against Consumer Debt Collection Lawsuits | 2009 |
| The Consumer Advocate | The Growing Threat of Arbitration to FDCPA Litigation | 2008 |
| The Consumer Advocate | Protecting Non-Debtors from Artificial or Pre-Recorded Telephone Calls under the FDCPA and TCPA | 2007 |
| School name | Major | Degree | Graduated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widener University School of Law | Law | J.D. | 2001 |
| Wilmington University | Management | M.S.M. | 1998 |
| Loyola University | Business Administration | B.B.A. | 1997 |
| Poynter's News University | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Conference name | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| NACA Pennsylvania Chapter Third Annual Statewide Conference | Debt Collection Issues - Defending Collection Cases and Bringing FDCPA Claims in PA and Federal Court | 2009 |
| Consumer Law Conference - Legal Services of New Jersey | FDCPA Violations Committed by New Jersey's Debt Collection Law Firms | 2008 |
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- Contingency fees 15%-40%A contingency fee is the percent of the final award a lawyer will receive as compensation. For some of these cases, lawyers will only be paid if there is a successful outcome.
- Offers fixed fee-services SometimesFixed-fee are legal services performed for a preset rate, rather than on an hourly basis.
- Pro-bono 10%Many lawyers provide free legal help to low-income clients. The percent listed indicates how much of a lawyer's practice is pro bono work.
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211 West State Street, Suite 204
Media, PA, 19063