In his role as a staff attorney, John represents major banks by handling and defending a variety of banking- and mortgage-related litigation matters in states including Maryland, the District of Columbia and Pennsylvania. Amongst his typical caseload are claims involving allegations of fraud, violations of the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, Truth in Lending Act, Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act. Although his work includes all phases of litigation, including pleadings, discovery, dispositive motions, and trial, his primary focus is on working out the most favorable and cost-efficient resolutions for his clients and avoiding extended litigation is possible.

John’s litigation skills include:

• Communicating with senior executive management on status of litigation and case strategy
• Drafting discovery requests and responses to discovery requests
• Taking and defending depositions
• Drafting and arguing dispositive motions
• Preparing expert and fact witnesses and exhibits for trial
• Engaging in direct settlement negotiations with opposing counsel