- Class Action
- Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
- Consumer Financial Services
- Consumer Reporting Agencies + Background Screening
- Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)
- Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA)
- Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
- Financial Services
- Financial Services Litigation
- Litigation + Trial
- Tribal Lending
- Director, Greater Richmond Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) (July 2021-present)
- Member, Lewis F. Powell, Jr., Inn of Court
- Member, Associates Board, Richmond Performing Arts Alliance (RPAA) (2018-present)
- Director (2015-2018), vice-president (2017-2018), Westwood Club
- Member, Professional Background Screeners Association (PBSA) (2017-present)
- Troutman Sanders Recruiting Committee (2014-2018)
- Federal Bar Association, Richmond Chapter
- Virginia Bar Association
Education
- Washington and Lee University School of Law, J.D., member, University Board of Appeals; Champion, Robert J. Grey Jr. Negotiations Competition
- University of Virginia, B.A.
Bar Admissions
- Virginia
Court Admissions
- Supreme Court of Virginia
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia
- U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico
- U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Oklahoma
Clerkships
- Hon. John A. Gibney, Jr., U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia, 2011-2012
- Speaker, “Is the FHA the New FCRA for Tenant Screeners?,” Professional Background Screening Association Annual Conference, Boston, MA, September 9, 2024.
- Speaker, “Ready for It? An Annual Update on Tenant Screening Laws and Litigation,” Professional Background Screening Association Webinar, April 25, 2024.
- Speaker, “Background Screening Bingo,” PBSA Mid-Year Legislative & Regulatory Conference, March 26, 2024.
- Speaker, “Navigating FCRA Trends: A 2023 Review and Forward-Looking Insights for 2024,” Troutman Pepper, October 19, 2023.
- Speaker, “Outside the Box: Future Screening Developments and Non-Traditional Products,” PBSA Annual Conference, September 12, 2023.
- Speaker, “Supreme Court Decision: TransUnion v. Ramirez,” Troutman Pepper, July 1, 2021.
- Speaker, “2019 in Review: Key Developments for Background Screeners and Companies Subject to the FCRA,” Troutman Sanders Webinar, March 4, 2020.
- Instructor, FCRA Advanced Certificate Classroom Course, 2019 NAPBS Mid-Year Conference, March 24, 2019.
- Presenter, “Navigating Risks, Threats and Lawsuits in the Credit and Collection Industry,” Lorman Education Services webinar, July 28, 2016.
- Presenter, “Navigating Risks, Threats and Lawsuits in the Credit and Collection Industry,” Lorman Education Services webinar, August 27, 2014.
- Presenter, “CFPB, FTC, State Regulators and Compliance,” Credit and Collection News Seminar, Chicago, IL, October 1-2, 2013.
- Podcast, “2024 Credit Reporting Review: Impactful Changes and Future Forecast,” FCRA Focus, March 28, 2025.
- Co-author, “2024 Consumer Financial Services Year in Review & A Look Ahead,” Troutman Pepper Locke, February 13, 2025.
- Co-author, “Troutman Pepper Publishes 2023 Consumer Financial Services Year in Review and A Look Ahead,” Troutman Pepper, February 1, 2024.
- Co-author, “A Look at Consumer Reporting in 2023, and What’s to Come,” Law360, January 9, 2024.
- Co-author, “FCRA Legislation to Watch for the Remainder of 2023,” Law360, September 11, 2023.
- Co-author, “The 7 Most Notable FCRA Cases of 2023 So Far,” Law360, August 31, 2023.
- Co-author, “2022 Consumer Financial Services Year in Review & A Look Ahead,” Troutman Pepper, March 17, 2023.
- Co-author, “What We Learned From 2022’s Top FCRA Developments,” Law360, January 13, 2023.
- Co-author, “Choice of Law for Tort Claims in Virginia: A Brief History and Current Status,” Virginia Lawyer Magazine, October 2022.
- Co-author, “Another California Court of Appeals Weighs In on Availability of Attorneys’ Fees Under the FTC’s Holder Rule,” Troutman Pepper, March 24, 2022.
- Co-author, “California Supreme Court Prepares to Weigh In on Holder Rule,” Troutman Pepper, March 3, 2022.
- Co-author, “The Holder Rule and Attorneys’ Fees: The FTC Speaks,” National Association of Legal Fee Analysis Blog, February 24, 2022.
- Co-author, “Ninth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment for CRA in Seven-Year Look-Back Case,” Troutman Pepper, February 15, 2022.
- Co-author, “2021 Consumer Financial Services Year in Review & A Look Ahead,” Troutman Pepper, January 28, 2022.
- Co-author, “Key Takeaways From the New Onslaught of FCRA Filings,” Law360, January 28, 2022.
- Co-author, “The Holder Rule and Attorneys’ Fees: The FTC Speaks,” Troutman Pepper, January 24, 2022.
- Co-author, “2020 Consumer Financial Services Year in Review & A Look Ahead,” Troutman Pepper, February 26, 2021.
- Co-author, “2019 Consumer Financial Services Year in Review & A Look Ahead,” Troutman Pepper, February 24, 2020.
- Co-author, “2018 Consumer Financial Services Year in Review & A Look Ahead,” Troutman Sanders, January 28, 2019.
- Co-author, “Annual Report: 2017 Consumer Financial Services Year in Review and a Look Ahead,” published by Troutman Sanders LLP, Jan. 10, 2018.
- Co-author, “FTC Enforcement Trends In 2013 And 2014 For FDCPA,” Law360, May 1, 2014.
- Co-author, “Court Clears the Way For CFPB,” Law360, February 10, 2014.
- Co-author, “Top 5 Questions About the CFPB’s “Larger Participant Rule,” Corporate Counsel, January 14, 2013.
- Co-author, “CFPB’s Reach Extends To ‘Larger Participants’ And Beyond,” Law360, December 7, 2012.
- Mentioned, “Law360’s Legal Lions of the Week,” Law360, May 17, 2024.