Tim defends institutions nationwide facing class actions and individual lawsuits. He has particular experience litigating consumer class actions, including industry-leading expertise in cases arising under the Fair Credit Reporting Act and its state law counterparts, as well as litigation arising from data breaches.
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Tim represents clients in federal and state courts, at both the trial and appellate levels. He focuses his practice in the areas of complex litigation and business disputes, financial services litigation, and consumer litigation.
Tim is a nationally recognized expert on issues relating to the Fair Credit Reporting Act and employment background screening, as well as class action litigation. He currently teaches the basic and advanced FCRA certification courses for the Professional Background Screening Association, which is the leading trade association for background screening companies and employers conducting screening. Tim further serves as outside general counsel for several background screening companies. Tim also has extensive experience in representing companies in multidistrict litigation arising out of data breaches, having handled several of the largest data breaches in recent U.S. history.
In 2018, Tim was one of only five attorneys nationwide to be designated as a Law360 Rising Star in the field of consumer law, which identified attorneys whose legal accomplishments "transcend" their age. From 2018-2022, Tim also was identified by Benchmark Litigation as one of the top attorneys under the age of 40 in the country. Tim has written and spoken nationally on issues relating to complex litigation, background screening, and consumer protection. He has led national compliance and litigation seminars/webinars on class actions, the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), data breach defense, class action litigation, and consumer protection.
Tim has experience in all phases of complex litigation, including serving as lead trial counsel in federal and state courts and in arbitration, where he has secured both jury verdicts and numerous defense judgments for his clients in both bench and jury trials. He also has substantial class action experience, having served as counsel in connection with more than 100 proposed class actions. Additionally, Tim has served as counsel on successful appeals before the Supreme Court of Virginia, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Tim recently served as president of the Richmond, Virginia Chapter of the Federal Bar Association.
Tim also was selected by the judges of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia to serve on the last three committees to select magistrate judges in the Richmond Division.
In 2023, Tim was appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia to serve a three-year term on the faculty of Virginia's mandatory course on professionalism and ethics.
Tim also is an invited member of the Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference.
Tim began his legal career by serving as a judicial law clerk to the Hon. Robert E. Payne, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.
Consumer Litigation
Complex Litigation
Financial Services Litigation
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