Consumer lawyers dealing in FCRA, FDCPA, Credit Law

Consumer Attorneys Who Handle Credit/Debt Problems

Just because someone is a lawyer doesn't mean he or she is knowledgeable about consumer law. If you are going after a credit bureau, original creditor or collection agency who has violated your rights, you need to talk to a specialist in this field. Like the medical field, the legal field is very broad and no one can know everything about it. That's why lawyers specialize in fields such as criminal, family, corporate, accident/injury, tax and credit law to name a few. Just as you wouldn't ask a divorce lawyer to handle your credit case, you wouldn't ask a heart specialist to do brain surgery, at least we hope you wouldn't. While in some cases bankruptcy attorneys can handle credit law, in most cases, they do not. Don't use a bankruptcy attorney if they are not familiar with the FCRA and FDCPA.

Unfortunately, there are not many consumer attorneys out there, probably because the impression is that there is not much money to be made, and that is the name of the game. Of course, this impression is incorrect. The number of illegal actions taken by credit bureaus, collection agencies, auto dealerships and credit card companies stagger the mind. Here's my pitch to anyone currently in the legal field - take up this type of practice! You will be doing yourself, and the consumer, a great favor.

The other road block to finding an attorney is that an attorney must be licensed to practice law in your state. Each state has very different laws and procedures for taking a case to court and an attorney must be intimately familiar with them. In order to be licensed in a particular state, the attorney must take and pass the very difficult bar exam, even if he or she has practiced law for many years in a different state. This is why there are no attorneys who practice in every state.

The list I'm presenting represents lawyers that readers have recommended. (I still encourage you to look at the naca.net site, though, there are some good lawyers there.) By the way, the fact that readers have recommended these lawyers means that they have won their cases against the credit bureaus and collection agencies, something that should encourage you to fight!

If you cannot find a lawyer in your state listed here, there are a couple of other ways to find one.

1. The website of the National Association of Consumer Attorneys (NACA) can be found at http://www.naca.net. Note: a large percentage of these lawyers handle class-action lawsuits exclusively. But there are some on the list that will take an individual case.
2. Another good idea is to go to the court website listing the active civil cases in your state and county. Input the creditor you think is going to sue (or any of the big creditors) into the search engine. The case listings will include the lawyer or firm representing the defendant. If you see one lawyer who has handled multiple case for defendants, you can assume they are well versed in consumer law. If this lawyer has cases scheduled in the future, you can even go to the court on the appearance date and watch their performance in court.

If you know of another lawyer that has helped you out, we want to know. None of these lawyers has paid us to list him or her here. So, with no further ado:

Alabama

Earl Underwood

Arizona:

Richard Groves
1708 East Thomas Road
Phoenix, Arizona 85016
(602) 230-0995
(602) 277-9018 (Fax)

Arkansas

California:

Mr. Hyde at 619-233-7770

M. David Magher
333 S. Juniper St.
#217
Escondido, CA 92025
760 743 2200

William Krieg & Associates
2014 Tulare St., Suite 700
Fresno, CA 93721
phone: 559.441.7485
maryann@krieglaw.com
http://www.lemonlaw-consumer.com

William E. Kennedy
2797 Park Ave., Ste. 201
Santa Clara
408-241-1000

Joseph P. Lisiecki III
Bellon & Lisiecki, LLP
611 Mission Avenue
Oceanside, CA 92054
Tel: (760) 721-2899
Fax: (760) 721-6232
jlisiecki@attyhelp.com
http://www.myfaircredit.com/index.php?inc=bio7

Fred W. Schwinn
Consumer Law Center, Inc.
12 South First Street, Suite 416
San Jose
(408) 294-6100

Robert Sola
8835 SW Canyon Ln # 130
Portland, OR 97225
Phone: (503) 295-6880

Robert Stempler
Palm Springs, Ca
(760) 422-2200

Alexander B. Trueblood, Esq.
Trueblood Law Firm
10940 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1600
Los Angeles, California 90024
(310) 443-4139
http://www.truebloodlawfirm.com
http://www.myfaircredit.com/index.php?inc=bio16

Jeffrey Wilens
www.lawyers.com/lakeshorelaw
jeff@lakeshorelaw.org
Yorba Linda, CA
(714) 854-7205

Colorado

Rick Feferman & Susan Warren
Feferman & Warren
300 Central Ave SW # 2000e
Albuquerque, NM 87102
Phone: (505) 243-7773
E-mail: rfeferman@msn.com
http://www.myfaircredit.com/index.php?inc=bio13

Connecticut

Joanne Faulkner

District of Columbia

Sonya A. Smith-Valentine
Valentine Legal Group, LLC
7319 Hanover Parkway, Suite C
Greenbelt, MD 20770
(301) 513-9500
www.valentinelegal.com
valentinelegal@valentinelegal.com
http://www.myfaircredit.com/index.php?inc=bio14

Florida:

attorney Todd Burbine
727/535-8344 (Tampa)

Cook, Timothy G.

Attorney at Law
1820 The Exchange, Suite 150
Atlanta, GA 30339
(770) 952-5000
www.timcooklaw.com
tcookatt@aol.com

Levine, Sam
Atlanta, GA 30319-2692
(404) 841-7090

Lisa D. Wright
Law Office of Lisa D. Wright, LLC
888 North Tower
235 Peachtree Street, NE
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Tel: 404-588-1181
Toll Free: 1-866-ATTY-WRIGHT
Fax: 404-588-1182
attorneywright@prodigy.net
http://www.myfaircredit.com/index.php?inc=bio10

Idaho:
Robert Sola
8835 SW Canyon Ln # 130
Portland, OR 97225
Phone: (503) 295-6880

Illinois:
Beeler, Schad & Diamond, P.C.
332 South Michigan Avenue
Suite 1000
Chicago, Illinois 60604
General Phone: (312) 939-6280

Daniel A. Edelman
EDELMAN, COMBS & LATTURNER, LLC
120 S. LaSalle Street, 18th floor
Chicago, Illinois 60603-3403
(312) 739-4200
(800) 644-4673
(312) 419-0379 (FAX)
Email: edcombs@aol.com
www.edcombs.com
http://www.myfaircredit.com/index.php?inc=bio17

Alyssa Blackwell
Attorney at Law
Krohn & Moss, Ltd
120 W. Madison Street
10th Floor
Chicago, IL. 60602

(312) 578-9428 x218 Voice
(866) 794-5741 Fax

O. Randolph Bragg
Horwitz, Horwitz & Assoc.
25 E. Washington Street
Suite 900
Chicago, IL 60602
(312) 372-8822
(312) 372-1673 (FAX)

M. David Magher
333 S. Juniper St.
#217
Escondido, CA
760 743 2200

Massachussettes

Jason David Fregeau
47 Lincoln Road
Longmeadow, Ma 01106
(413)567-2461

Elisa Zawadzkas
Attorney at Law
www.mzlawonline.com
Law Offices of Michael A. Zawadzkas
161 Cranberry Highway
Orleans, MA 02653
(508) 255-9103

Lyngklip & Taub Consumer Law Group PLC: 24500 Northwestern Highway, Suite 206
Southfield, Michigan, 48025
Phone: (248) 746-3790

Anthony J Pietrafesa Esq
26 Palma Blvd
Albany NY 12203
fax: 518 514 1241
apietraf@nycap.rr.com

Baxter & Baxter, LLP
8835 SW Canyon Lane, Suite 130
Portland, Oregon 97225
(503) 297-9031 (Telephone)
(503) 291-9172 (Facsimile)

www.baxterlaw.com
www.oregonidentitytheft.com
www.oregoncreditreportproblems.com

Virginia:

Leonard A. Bennett, P.C.
12515 Warwick Boulevard
Newport News, Virginia
(757) 930-3660
(757) 930-3662 (fax)
email: lenbennett@cox.net
Lenbennett@cavtel.net
http://www.myfaircredit.com/index.php?inc=bio4

Boleman Lawfirm
2104 West Laburnum Ave
Suite 201
Richmond, VA. 23227
804-355-2057
866-520-3088
email: info@bolemanLaw.com
http://www.bolemanlaw.com/
(they also do consumer law, not just bankruptcy)

Washington

Baxter & Baxter, LLP
8835 SW Canyon Lane, Suite 130
Portland, Oregon 97225
(503) 297-9031 (Telephone)
(503) 291-9172 (Facsimile)

www.baxterlaw.com
www.oregonidentitytheft.com
www.oregoncreditreportproblems.com

Christopher Green, Esq.
Attorney at Law
600 Puget Sound Plaza
1325 Fourth Avenue
Seattle Washington 98101
Tel: (206) 686-4558,
Facsimile: (206) 686-2558
Chris@MyFairCredit.com