Consumer Class Action Trends and Developments: What You Need to Know and Do

Megan Starace Ben’Ary is a Member in McGlinchey’s Washington office, representing clients in federal and state court at both the trial and appellate levels. Megan’s practice focuses on complex commercial litigation and consumer financial services litigation. She has extensive experience within the consumer credit, mortgage, and debt collection industries, having developed proficiency in litigating individual and class action matters involving the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA), the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), and the Truth in Lending Act (TILA), as well as related state laws. Megan also has significant experience litigating individual and class action matters involving employment background screening practices under the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

Joseph “Joe” Apatov is a Member in McGlinchey’s Consumer Financial Services Litigation practice group. Based in Fort Lauderdale, Joe litigates on behalf of financial services clients in both state and federal courts, with an emphasis on defending banks, mortgage lenders and servicers, automobile finance companies, and private-label card issuers. He has worked extensively with several major consumer protection statutes, including the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), and the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA), as well as related state laws. A substantial portion of Joe’s practice involves consumer class action litigation.

Darren Dummit is Litigation Counsel in Seyfarth Shaw’s Los Angeles - Century City office. Darren partners with clients to provide legal analysis and advice that focuses on achieving the business’ goals outside of traditional legal frameworks, while also providing an aggressive and firm-yet-amiable approach to litigation and dispute resolution. Darren's practice focuses on the defense of claims in a wide variety of areas, including commercial, real estate, healthcare, and employment litigation, in addition to representing and advising start-ups and growth companies in the entertainment, tech, and cannabis space. Whether it be advise and counsel on day-to-day matters or the handling of class action litigation, clients trust Darren to provide legal analysis and advice that focuses on achieving the business’ goals inside or outside of traditional legal frameworks.