SELECTED WORK
Representative Cases
The following representative cases show the firm’s work in consumer protection, class actions, trial practice, appellate advocacy, and law reform.
Huizar v. Horizon Bank
$365,000 in compensatory damages and $2.5 million in punitive damages.
Finch v. LVNV Funding
Jury verdict of $38,630,344 for the class; the judgment was later reduced to $25 million.
Moya / Ciox Litigation
Underlying Wisconsin medical-record charge class litigation resulting in a $43,421,442 settlement.
Parsons
The court entered a $1,062,324 judgment for homeowners in foreclosure-rescue litigation under Maryland’s Protection of Homeowners in Foreclosure Act.
Published Opinions
Harwood v. Wheaton Franciscan Services
Successful published appeal applying Wisconsin’s revised class-action framework.
Jackson v. Sagal
Successful published federal decision arising from consumer-protection litigation.
Brown v. Transworld Systems, Inc.
Published federal appellate consumer decision.
Lyons v. PNC Bank, N.A.
Published Fourth Circuit decision arising from Truth in Lending Act litigation.
Litigation and Law Reform
Griffin v. Bierman
The Court upheld the then-existing foreclosure notice system while noting that foreclosure policy reforms were actively before the General Assembly and Executive Branch. The case became part of the broader reform discussion.
Atta Poku v. Friedman
The appeal was dismissed because no supersedeas bond had been posted. The General Assembly later introduced the Richard Atta Poku Foreclosure Defense Act addressing foreclosure appeal and bond issues highlighted by the case.