I have been admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania state courts. I am a 1987 graduate of St. Joseph’s University and a 1991 graduate of the Temple University Beasley School of Law. Since 2001, I have focused my practice in consumer protection litigation, including predatory mortgage lending, fair debt collection practices, auto fraud litigation, fair credit reporting, student loan disputes, and consumer class actions.

In 2008 and 2013, I was received a Community Leadership Award from the Pa. State Senate with a Community Services Award sponsored by Pennsylvania State Senator Shirley Kitchen to recognize my legal efforts to help those victimized in abusive consumer transactions.

Class Counsel Certifications

I have been certified to serve as class counsel in Alexander v. Coast Professional (E.D. Pa. 0:14-cv-04735)

Notable Cases

I have represented hundreds of consumer debtors in both the state and federal litigation, including the following published case holdings:

McMaster v. CIT Group/Consumer Fin., Inc., 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 28831 (E.D. Pa. 2006) 

Johnson v. Chase Manhattan Bank, 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 50569 (E.D. Pa. 2007).   

Lectures/Presentations

Speaker, PREDATORY LENDING: Bringing and Defending Against Consumer Lending Lawsuits, National Business Institute, March 3, 2009

Speaker, The Federal and Pennsylvania Response to the Credit Crisis, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, March 18, 2009

Speaker, Defending a Foreclosure: Helping Families Save Their Homes, LawReview CLE, August 20, 2013

Speaker, NACA 2009 Consumer Rights Litigation Conference, National Association of Consumer Advocates, Oct. 22-25, 2009 (Philadelphia, PA)

Speaker, Why the Fuss about Arbitration? American Bar Association, January 13, 2015  (New Orleans, LA)

Memberships

I am a member of the National Association of Consumer Advocates, Philadelphia Bar Association, and Pennsylvania Bar Association.