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Golab Law, PLLC is a regional firm which serves clients in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. The firm handles residential and commercial default servicing, suit on note actions, domestication of foreign judgments, post-judgment enforcement of money judgments and all related litigation (including appellate work) in the three jurisdictions. In addition, the firm handles breach of contract claims, employment litigation, and licensing disputes.

Head of Litigation Department of New York and Connecticut offices for regional mortgage banking law firm representing lenders, trustees and investors in contested actions and lender liability defense;Effectively and efficiently manages and oversees a team of eleven (11) attorneys and paralegals to successfully prosecute actions on behalf of lending institutions in defaulted loan situations;Successfully defends and disposes of claims predicated on violations of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, Truth In Lending Act, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, New York General Business Law Section 349, RESPA and Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act; andNegotiates settlement on behalf of lenders to generate re-performing loans

Represents large financial institutions in loan restructuring arising out of disputed commercial transactions;Extensive knowledge of bank regulatory requirements under federal law;Advises and counsels business units of lending institutions regarding the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (Reg. B), Consumer Credit Protection Act, Truth In Lending Act (Reg. Z), regulation of bank deposits by the Federal Reserve Board (Reg. D), Regulation DD and lending operations by bank personnel;Comfortable managing own caseload of complex banking, business and commercial litigation from inception to trial;Achieves dismissal of claims through dispositive motions practice concerning state and federal claims relating to RESPA, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, TILA, Deceptive Practices Act, New York Banking and General Business Law and Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act; Sole and lead counsel representing asset-backed investors and lenders in state and federal courts and arbitration proceedings; Conducts internal investigation of banking institutions’ files for settlement posture purposes;Weighs risk exposure and recommends further litigation strategy to in-house counsel and business units;Successfully orally argued and disposed of customer claims against large well known bank concerning violations of Article 2 and 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code and allegations of an adhesion contract;Achieved dismissal of action at trial on behalf of banking institution concerning forged maker’s mark claims;Well versed in negotiation strategy and tactics; andSuccessfully defended a $40 million securities case concerning claims based FINRA, NY Stock Exchange and NASD enforcement regulations.

White Plains, New York

Defended a Bi-State Agency involving construction defect and premises liability claims with exposure in excess of $1 million;Defended a well-known armored car company in civil litigation stemming from a robbery at the World Trade Center;Assisted in-house counsel with development and implementation of insurance policy language, risk assessment and litigation exposure; Successfully defended matter from inception to trial and achieved favorable settlement terms for client where liability exposure exceeded $10 million; andPrepared witnesses for depositions and trial in matters concerning significant New York State Labor Law claims involving substantial injuries including paralysis and loss of limbs.

Juris Doctor

Bachelor Of Arts, English