I help successful businesses understand and comply with their legal obligations, develop new lending and finance products, and resolve their conflicts. I have extensive experience working with clients in the financial-services industry, including banks, credit unions, mortgage lenders, auto-finance lenders, credit-card issuers, loan servicers, and securities firms. As a former lead in-house counsel for multiple lines of business at a Top 10 U.S. bank, I have deep experience providing practical, actionable guidance to financial institutions regarding the laws and regulations applying to them.In addition to advising financial-services firms and other lenders regarding legal and regulatory compliance and product development, I have litigated, arbitrated, and negotiated resolutions in a wide range of business and financial-services disputes. I represent commercial lenders and servicers in loan-enforcement matters, including Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities (CMBS) special servicers, and I defend banks, lenders, and servicers in consumer litigation matters.I am admitted to practice in all Texas state courts, the United States District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Texas, the District of Colorado, and the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. I have arbitrated multiple disputes before the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), the American Arbitration Association, and the International Centre for Dispute Resolution. D Magazine “Best Lawyers in Dallas” List, 2020-2022AV® Peer Review Rated in Martindale-Hubbell My posts, including links to articles or news items, are for general information purposes only.
Listed skills include Arbitration, Business Litigation, Litigation, Trials, and 8 others.