Rachel is an associate in the firm's Consumer Financial Services Practice Group. She represents a wide range of companies in the financial services industry in federal and state courts. Rachel particularly focuses on defending mortgage servicers and investors/owners of loans in matters involving lien priority, title litigation, wrongful foreclosure, property insurance, and claims brought under RESPA, FCRA, FDCPA, TCPA, and assorted consumer state statutes.
Prior to joining the firm, Rachel was an attorney with a firm that focused on debt collection and creditor's rights, with an emphasis on defending against claims for violations of consumer protection statutes such as the FDCPA, the TCPA, the FCRA, and related state statutes. She also represented creditors in a wide variety of commercial disputes, including personal property, bond claims, collection letters, and compliance, and in bankruptcy courts throughout the U.S., primarily pursuing motions of relief from stay and objections to confirmation, as well as handling adversary proceedings. Rachel also has prior experience as a conflicts attorney and manager for an international employment law firm.
After law school, Rachel served as a law clerk to the Honorable Judge Newton in the Missouri Court of Appeals in the Western District.
Representative matters may include engagements before joining Troutman Pepper.
Consumer Financial Services Law Monitor
05.08.24
Third Circuit Holds “Confusion, Without More” Is Not Enough to Confer Standing Under the FDCPA
Consumer Financial Services Law Monitor
04.11.24
California Federal Court Rules Undated Model Debt Violation Notice Does Not Violate the FDCPA
Consumer Financial Services Law Monitor
03.12.24
New York Federal District Court Holds the Reasonableness of Investigation Into Alleged Identity Theft is a Factual Question under the FCRA
Consumer Financial Services Law Monitor
02.13.24
Pennsylvania District Court Finds No Personal Liability Under the TCPA
Consumer Financial Services Law Monitor
01.11.24
Magistrate Judge Recommends No FCRA Liability for Accurately Reporting a Publicly Available Conviction that was Expunged
Consumer Financial Services Law Monitor
12.06.23
In the Ninth Circuit Precision is Required in an Offer of Judgment