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Francis & Mailman, P.C.  is a law firm located in center city Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that concentrates in consumer protection litigation. Founded in 1998, the firm’s goal is to provide zealous advocacy to consumers subjected to unfair business, industry and trade practices. The firm represents consumers in individual actions, as well as through class action lawsuits, in the areas of unlawful credit reporting and debt collection practices, unfair trade practices, breach of warranty, truth-in-lending and other consumer matters. The firm’s attorneys have significant litigation experience both in federal and state trial courts.


The Firm’s Attorneys

JAMES A. FRANCIS has been admitted to practice before the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, as well as the Pennsylvania and New Jersey state courts. He is a 1992 graduate of Muhlenberg College (B.A., cum laude) and a 1995 graduate of the Temple University Beasley School of Law. In law school, he won the 1995 Wapner, Newman & Wigrizer, P.C. award for excellence in civil trial advocacy, and was awarded outstanding oral advocacy. At Temple, he served as President of the Student Bar Association. Following law school, Mr. Francis was associated with Kolsby, Gordon, Robin, Shore & Rothweiler in Philadelphia, and concentrated in catastrophic injury litigation. Since 1998, he has focused his practice in consumer protection litigation, with a particular concentration in fair credit reporting, fair debt collection practices and consumer class actions.

In 2008, Mr. Francis was ranked one of the Top 100 Super Lawyers in Pennsylvania in Philadelphia Magazine and Pennsylvania Super Lawyers magazine. He has been consistently ranked one of the Top 100 Super Lawyers in Philadelphia for the years 2004-2008. He has appeared on various news programs to discuss consumer-related issues.

Class Counsel Certifications

Mr. Francis has been certified to serve as class counsel by numerous courts, including:

Barel v. Bank of America, __F.R.D.__, 2009 WL 122805 (E.D. Pa. 2009);

Mann v. Verizon, C.A. No. 06-5370 (E.D. Pa. Sept. 26, 2008);

Smith v. Grayling Corp., 2008 WL 3861286, C.A. No. 07-1905 (E.D. Pa. 2008)

Strausser v. ACB Receivables Management, Inc., 2008 WL 859224 (E.D. Pa., March 28, 2008);

Nienaber v. Citibank (South Dakota), N.A., 2007 WL 2003761 (D.S.D., July 5, 2007);

Jordan v. Commonwealth Financial Systems, Inc., 237 F.R.D. 132, (E.D. Pa. 2006);

Seawell v. Universal Fidelity Corp, 235 F.R.D. 64 (E.D.Pa. 2006);

Perry v. FleetBoston Financial Corp., 229 F.R.D.105 (E.D. Pa. 2005);

Beck v. Maximus, Inc., 2005 WL 589749 (E.D. Pa. 2005), vacated on other grounds, Beck v. Maximus, 457 F. 3d 291, 2006 WL 2193603 (3d. Cir. Aug. 4, 2006)

Stoner v. CBA Information Services, 352 F. Supp. 2d 549 (E.D. Pa. 2005);

Bittner v. Trans Union, LLC, C.A. No. 04-2562 (E.D. Pa. January 4, 2005);

Wisneski v. Nationwide Collections, Inc., 227 F.R.D. 259 (E.D. Pa. 2004);

Petrolito v. Arrow Financial Services, LLC, 221 F.R.D. 303 (D. Conn. 2004);

Orloff v. Syndicated Office Systems, Inc., 2004 WL 870691 (E.D. Pa 2004);

Bonett v. Education Debt Services, Inc., 2003 WL 21658267 (E.D. Pa. 2003);

Gaumer v. The Bon-Ton Stores, C.A. No. 02-8611 (E.D. Pa. Dec. 30, 2003);

Street v. Portfolio Recovery Associates, C.A. No. 01-3684 (E.D. Pa. July 30, 2003);

Samuel-Bassett v. Kia Motors America, Inc., 212 F.R.D. 271 (E.D. Pa. 2000), vacated on other grounds;

Oslan v. Law Offices of Mitchell N. Kay, 232 F. Supp. 2d 436 (E.D. Pa. 2002);

Oslan v. Collection Bureau of Hudson Valley, 206 F.R.D. 109 (E.D. Pa. 2002);

Saunders v. Berks Credit & Collections, 2002 WL 1497374 (E.D. Pa. 2002);

Schilling v. Let’s Talk Cellular and Wireless, 2002 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 3352 (E.D. Pa. 2002);

Fry v. Hayt, Hayt and Landau, 198 F.R.D. 461 (E.D. Pa. 2000);

Smith v. First Union Mortgage Corporation, 1999 WL 509967 (E.D. Pa. 1999);

Miller v. Inovision, C.P. Phila. County, December Term, 1999, No. 3504.

Notable Cases

Little v. Kia Motors America, Inc., 2003 WL 25568765 (N.J.Super.L. 2003)--6 million dollar (approximate) verdict for class of New Jersey car purchasers;

Samuel-Bassett v. Kia Motors America, Inc., C.P. Phila. County, January Term, 2001, No. 2199--5.6 million dollar verdict for class of Pennsylvania car purchasers;

Serrano v. Sterling Testing Systems, Inc., ---F.Supp.2d---, 2008 WL 2223007 (E.D. Pa. May 30, 2008)—federal court finding as a matter of first impression what defines a record of arrest under the FCRA;

Cortez v. Trans Union, LLC, Civil No. 05-5684 (E.D. Pa., April 26, 2007)--$800,000 jury verdict against Trans Union in fair credit reporting case (remitted to $150,000);

Ziegenfuse v. Apex Asset Management, LLC, 239 F.R.D. 400 (E.D. Pa. 2006)--obtained court decision holding that offers of judgment under Rule 68 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure cannot be used in class actions;

Stoner v. CBA Information Services, 352 F. Supp. 2d 549 (E.D. Pa. 2005)--obtained $772,500 settlement for class of consumers who disputed errors in their credit reports;

Richburg v. Palisades Collection, LLC, 247 F.R.D. 457 (E.D. Pa. 2008)-- federal court ruled that actions to collect delinquent credit card debt in Pennsylvania subject to 4 year statute of limitations (not 6 as the defendant collection agency had argued);

Perry v. FleetBoston Financial Corp., 2004 WL 1508518 (E.D. Pa. 2004)--defeated motion to compel arbitration in class action brought under Fair Credit Reporting Act;

Crane v. Trans Union, LLC, 282 F. Supp. 2d 311 (E.D. Pa. 2003)--federal court held that credit reporting agencies that merely parrot information from credit furnishers and fail to forward dispute documentation face claims for punitive damages under the Fair Credit Reporting Act; violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act presents a violation of Pennsylvania’s Consumer Protection Law); Lawrence v. Trans Union, LLC, 296 F. Supp. 2d 582 (E.D. Pa. 2003)--same;

Wisneski v. Nationwide Collections, Inc., 227 F.R.D. 259 (E.D. Pa. 2004)--obtained class certification in Fair Debt Collection Practices action in which a Pennsylvania federal court held for the first time that statutory net worth limitation is not limited to balance sheet net worth, and includes equity, capital stock and goodwill;

Evantash v. G.E. Capital Mortgage Services, Inc., 2003 WL 22844198 (E.D. Pa. 2003)--federal court held that technical accuracy defense was not available to defendants under the Fair Credit Reporting Act;

Sheffer v. Experian Information Solutions, Inc., 2003 WL 21710573 (E.D. Pa. 2003)--federal court held that Fair Credit Reporting Act permits as recoverable damage emotional distress in trying to correct errors in a consumer’s credit file, even where no pecuniary or out-of-pocket losses;

Sheffer v. Experian Information Solutions Inc., 249 F. Supp. 2d 560 (E.D. Pa. 2003)--federal court held that FCRA provides a private right of action against furnishers of information;

Sullivan v. Equifax, Inc. et al., 2002 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 7884 (E.D. Pa. 2002)-- federal court held that reporting a debt to a credit reporting agency is a communication covered by the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act;

Wenrich v. Cole, 2000 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 18687 (E.D. Pa. 2000)-- federal court held that FDCPA provides protection for all persons, not just consumers;

Jaramillo v. Experian Information Solutions, Inc., 155 F. Supp. 2d 356 (E.D. Pa. 2001); 2001 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 10221 (E.D. Pa. 2001)--federal court held that single publication rule does not apply to actions brought for violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act;

Lectures/Presentations By Invitation

Faculty, 13th Annual Consumer Financial Services Litigation Institute (CLE-accredited), Practising Law Institute, New York, NY and Chicago, IL, January 2008, March 2008;

Faculty, 12th Annual Consumer Financial Services Litigation Institute (CLE-accredited), Practising Law Institute, New York, NY, March 2007;

Faculty, Fair Credit Reporting Litigation, Consumer Protection Law (CLE-accredited), Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Philadelphia, PA and Mechanicsburg, PA, December 2004, March 2007;

Speaker, Litigating Accuracy Issues With Furnishers of Credit Data, National Association of Consumer Advocates, New Orleans, LA, June 2-5, 2005.

Speaker, Philadelphia Housing Expo, Homeownership Counseling Association of the Delaware Valley, 2005 and 2006;

Speaker, Understanding Credit Scoring, Consumer Rights Litigation Conference, National Consumer Law Center, Boston, MA, November 7, 2004;

Speaker, Litigating Accuracy Issues With Credit Reporting Agencies, National Association of Consumer Advocates, Chicago, Ill., May 14-16, 2004;

Speaker, Protecting Privacy, Ensuring Accuracy, National Association of Consumer Advocates, Albuquerque, NM, June 1, 2002;

Faculty/Speaker, Credit Reporting and Debt Collection Litigation, Municipal Court Judicial Conference (CLE), Pennsylvania, PA, May 6, 1999

Speaker, The People’s Law School, Philadelphia Bar Association, Philadelphia, PA, October 2004;

Guest Lecturer, Consumer Protection Law course, Temple Law School, 2003-2006;

Guest Lecturer, Consumer Protection Law course, Widener Law School, 2004-2006;

Mr. Francis serves on the Editorial Board of the Consumer Financial Services Law Report, as well as the Philadelphia Bar Association’s Lawyer Referral and Information Service Committee (LRIS) and Federal Courts Committee. He serves as an arbitrator for the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County and as Judge Pro Tem. He is a member of the Philadelphia Bar Association, Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association, and National Association of Consumer Advocates.


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Mark D. Mailman-Francis & Mailman, PC

MARK D. MAILMAN is admitted to practice before the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and District of New Jersey as well as the state courts of Pennsylvania and New Jersey. He is a graduate of Muhlenberg College (B.A. magna cum laude, 1991) when he was also inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. Mr. Mailman received his law degree from the Temple University School of Law (J.D. 1995). While at Temple Law School, he achieved the highest grade in his Trial Advocacy clinic. Throughout law school, Mr. Mailman interned at the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office where he tried cases and argued motions in the areas of domestic violence and sexual assault. Following graduation from law school, Mr. Mailman was an attorney with the law firm of Hwang & Associates where his practice focused on Lemon Law litigation. In 1996, Mr. Mailman was associated with the law firm of Fellheimer, Eichen, Bravermen & Kaskey where his practice focused on complex commercial litigation including creditor’s rights. He has been certified to serve as class counsel by state and federal courts in both contested and settlement class actions.

Class Counsel Certifications

Barel v. Bank of America, __F.R.D.__, 2009 WL 122805 (E.D. Pa. 2009);

Mann v. Verizon, C.A. No. 06-5370 (E.D. Pa. Sept. 26, 2008);

Smith v. Grayling Corp., 2008 WL 3861286, C.A. No. 07-1905 (E.D. Pa. 2008)

Strausser v. ACB Receivables Management, Inc., 2008 WL 859224 (E.D. Pa., March 28, 2008);

Nienaber v. Citibank (South Dakota), N.A., 2007 WL 2003761 (D.S.D., July 5, 2007);

Jordan v. Commonwealth Financial Systems, Inc., 237 F.R.D. 132, 2006 WL 2294855 (E.D. Pa. 2006);

Seawell v. Universal Fidelity Corp, 235 F.R.D. 64 (E.D.Pa. 2006);

Perry v. FleetBoston Financial Corp., 299 F.R.D. 105, 2005 WL 1527694 (E.D. Pa. 2005);

Beck v. Maximus, Inc., 2005 WL 589749 (E.D. Pa. 2005); vacated on other grounds, Beck v. Maximus, 457 F. 3d 291, 2006 WL 2193603 (3d. Cir. Aug. 4, 2006)

Stoner v. CBA Information Services, 352 F. Supp. 2d 549 (E.D. Pa. 2005);

Bittner v. Trans Union, LLC, C.A. No. 04-2562 (E.D. Pa. January 4, 2005);

Wisneski v. Nationwide Collections, Inc., 227 F.R.D. 259 (E.D. Pa. 2004);

Petrolito v. Arrow Financial Services, LLC, 221 F.R.D. 303 (D. Conn. 2004);

Orloff v. Syndicated Office Systems, Inc., 2004 WL 870691 (E.D. Pa 2

004);

Bonett v. Education Debt Services, Inc., 2003 WL 21658267 (E.D. Pa. 2003);

Gaumer v. The Bon-Ton Stores, C.A. No. 02-8611 (E.D. Pa. Dec. 30, 2003);

Street v. Portfolio Recovery Associates, C.A. No. 01-3684 (E.D. Pa. July 30, 2003);

Samuel-Bassett v. Kia Motors America, Inc., 212 F.R.D. 271 (E.D. Pa. 2000), vacated on other grounds;

Oslan v. Law Offices of Mitchell N. Kay, 232 F. Supp. 2d 436 (E.D. Pa. 2002);

Oslan v. Collection Bureau of Hudson Valley, 206 F.R.D. 109 (E.D. Pa. 2002);

Saunders v. Berks Credit & Collections, 2002 WL 1497374 (E.D. Pa. 2002);

Schilling v. Let’s Talk Cellular and Wireless, 2002 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 3352 (E.D. Pa. 2002);

Fry v. Hayt, Hayt and Landau, 198 F.R.D. 461 (E.D. Pa. 2000);

Smith v. First Union Mortgage Corporation, 1999 WL 509967 (E.D. Pa. 1999);

Miller v. Inovision, C.P. Phila. County, December Term, 1999, No. 3504.

Notable Cases

Samuel-Bassett v. Kia Motors America, Inc., C.P. Phila. County, January Term, 2001, No. 2199--5.6 million dollar verdict for class of Pennsylvania car purchasers;

Serrano v. Sterling Testing Systems, Inc., ---F.Supp.2d---, 2008 WL 2223007 (E.D. Pa. May 30, 2008)—federal court finding as a matter of first impression what defines a record of arrest under the FCRA;

Cortez v. Trans Union, LLC, Civil No. 05-5684 (E.D. Pa., April 26, 2007)--$800,000 jury verdict against Trans Union in fair credit reporting case (remitted to $150,000);

Stoner v. CBA Information Services, 352 F. Supp. 2d 549 (E.D. Pa. 2005)--obtained $772,500 settlement for class of consumers who disputed errors in their credit reports;

Perry v. FleetBoston Financial Corp., 2004 WL 1508518 (E.D. Pa. 2004)--defeated motion to compel arbitration in class action brought under Fair Credit Reporting Act;

Crane v. Trans Union, LLC, 282 F. Supp. 2d 311 (E.D. Pa. 2003)--federal court held that credit reporting agencies that merely parrot information from credit furnishers and fail to forward dispute documentation face claims for punitive damages under the Fair Credit Reporting Act; violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act presents a violation of Pennsylvania’s Consumer Protection Law); Lawrence v. Trans Union, LLC, 296 F. Supp. 2d 582 (E.D. Pa. 2003)--same;

Wisneski v. Nationwide Collections, Inc., 227 F.R.D. 259 (E.D. Pa. 2004)—in fair debt class action, Pennsylvania federal court held for the first time that statutory net worth limitation is not limited to balance sheet net worth, and includes equity, capital stock and goodwill;

Evantash v. G.E. Capital Mortgage Services, Inc., 2003 WL 22844198 (E.D. Pa. 2003)—in fair credit reporting case, court held that technical accuracy is not a defense;

Sheffer v. Experian Information Solutions, Inc., 2003 WL 21710573 (E.D. Pa. 2003)--federal court held that Fair Credit Reporting Act permits as recoverable damage emotional distress in trying to correct errors in a consumer’s credit file, even where no pecuniary or out-of-pocket losses;

Sheffer v. Experian Information Solutions Inc., 249 F. Supp. 2d 560 (E.D. Pa. 2003)--federal court held that FCRA provides a private right of action against furnishers of information;

Sullivan v. Equifax, Inc. et al., 2002 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 7884 (E.D. Pa. 2002)-- federal court held that reporting a debt to a credit reporting agency is a communication covered by the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act;

Wenrich v. Cole, 2000 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 18687 (E.D. Pa. 2000)--federal court held that FDCPA provides protection for all persons, not just consumers;

Jaramillo v. Experian Information Solutions, Inc., 155 F. Supp. 2d 356 (E.D. Pa. 2001); 2001 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 10221 (E.D. Pa. 2001)--federal court held that single publication rule does not apply to actions brought for violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act;

Presentations/Lectures By Invitation

Speaker, Fair Debt Collection Experienced Training Conference, National Association of Consumer Advocates, Nashville, TN, March 27-29, 2008.

Speaker, Litigation Trends: “Getting to Know the Other Team”, 11th Annual DBA International World Championship of Debt Buying, Las Vegas, NV, February 5-7, 2008.

Speaker, Protecting Vulnerable Consumers and Promoting Marketplace Justice, Consumer Rights Litigation Conference, National Consumer Law Center, Miami, FL, November 10-13, 2006.

Speaker, FCRA: Playing to Win, National Association of Consumer Advocates, Las Vegas, NV, May 5-7, 2006.

Speaker, Litigating Accuracy Issues With Furnishers of Credit Data, National Association of Consumer Advocates, New Orleans, LA, June 2-5, 2005.

Speaker, Understanding Credit Scoring, Consumer Rights Litigation Conference, National Consumer Law Center, Boston, MA, November 7, 2004;

Speaker, Litigating Accuracy Issues With Credit Reporting Agencies, National Association of Consumer Advocates, Chicago, Ill., May 14-16, 2004;

Speaker, FCRA/Building On Our Success, National Association of Consumer Advocates, Orlando, FL, March 7-9, 2003;

Speaker, Protecting Privacy, Ensuring Accuracy, National Association of Consumer Advocates, Albuquerque, NM, June 1, 2002;

Faculty/Speaker, Credit Reporting and Debt Collection Litigation, Municipal Court Judicial Conference (CLE), Pennsylvania, PA, May 6, 1999.

Mr. Mailman has been voted and named one of Pennsylvania’s Super Lawyers by Law and Politics published by Philadelphia Magazine and Pennsylvania Super in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009. Mr. Mailman has lectured before judges, lawyers and various professional organizations on the topics of Fair Debt Collection and Fair Credit Reporting litigation.

Mr. Mailman has litigated cases on behalf of victimized consumers throughout Pennsylvania. He concentrates his practice in the areas of Fair Debt Collection, Fair Credit Reporting, Credit Repair Litigation and consumer class actions. He serves as a certified arbitration panelist with the Federal Arbitration Panel and serves on the Editorial Board of the Consumer Financial Services Law Report. Additionally, he is a member of the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association, Philadelphia Bar Association, and National Association of Consumer Advocates, and regularly serves on the Philadelphia Bar Association’s Federal Courts Committee.

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JOHN SOUMILAS is a consumer attorney with the law firm of Francis & Mailman, P.C. in center city Philadelphia. He concentrates his practice in the areas of consumer protection law, including fair credit reporting, fair debt collection, and consumer class actions. Mr. Soumilas litigates individual and class action cases primarily in federal court on behalf of victims of identity theft, persons defamed and otherwise harmed by credit errors, individuals harassed and deceived by debt collectors, and many others who are subjected to fraudulent or unfair trade practices. Mr. Soumilas also advocates on behalf of consumers in the areas of fair credit billing, electronic fund transfers, consumer privacy, warranty law and consumer fraud.

Recent Accomplishments

Mr. Soumilas has recovered millions of dollars on behalf of victimized consumers and has forced debt collectors, banks and credit bureaus to make significant pro-consumer changes to their records and practices. Among Mr. Soumilas’ recent accomplishments are:

· The highest jury verdict in a fair credit (FCRA) case in the history of Pennsylvania: $800,000 in Cortez v. Trans Union, LLC, Civil No. 05-5684, E.D. Pa., April 26, 2007 (remitted to $150,000; $132,000 in attorney’s fees and costs additionally awarded);

· $187,500 settlement for identity theft victim against a creditor (2008);

· $150,000 settlement for a consumer who was wrongfully sued by a debt collector for a debt that she did not owe (2008).

Further, Mr. Soumilas has been selected by Pennsylvania Super Lawyers and Philadelphia Magazine as a “Rising Star,” a recognition for up-and-coming attorneys under age 40 received by only 2.5% of attorneys in Pennsylvania.

Lecturers & Publications

Mr. Soumilas is a regular lecturer on consumer matters, including for the Practicing Law Institute (San Francisco 2008), the National Association of Consumer Advocates (Denver 2007), the Philadelphia Housing Expo (2005-2008), the People’s Law School (Philadelphia 2005), and the Bucks County Bar Association (Doylestown, Pennsylvania 2005), and has also spoken on consumer issues for Free Speech Radio. He has authored several articles, including for Philadelphia Magazine ( ____ 2008), the Temple Law Review, Temp. L. Rev. Vol. 74:1 (2000), and also has been a contributing author to Occupational Safety and Health Law (2d ed. 2002).

Education & Clerkship

Mr. Soumilas is a 1994 cum laude graduate of Rutgers University, where he was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. He also holds a master’s degree in American history from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Mr. Soumilas received his law degree cum laude from the Temple University Beasley School of Law in 1999, where he was a member of the Jessup Moot Court and Temple Law Review. He began his legal career by clerking for Justice Russell M. Nigro of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Bar Admissions

Mr. Soumilas is admitted to practice before the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, as well as the state courts of Pennsylvania and New Jersey. He has also litigated cases on a pro hac vice basis throughout the country.

MICHAEL J. SZYMBORSKI is a 1995 graduate of Holy Family College. He received his law degree from Widener University School of Law in 1998.

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Szymborski was an associate with The Law Offices of Benjamin L. Winderman in Philadelphia, where his practice focused on wills and estates, bankruptcy, and domestic relations.

Mr. Szymborski also volunteers his time assisting those afflicted with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease). Acting in a pro bono capacity, Mr. Szymborski meets with PALS (Patients with ALS), and their families, to discuss their concerns, and sees to the drafting and execution of documents to meet their needs.

Admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and the state courts of Pennsylvania, Mr. Szymborski concentrates his practice in the areas consumer protection law, including fair credit reporting and fair debt collection.  
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GEOFFREY H. BASKERVILLE is admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, as well as the Pennsylvania and New Jersey state courts. He is a 1982 graduate of Gettysburg College and a 1992 graduate of the Dickinson School of Law. During law school, Mr. Baskerville published an article entitled Human Gene Therapy: Application, Ethics and Regulation in the Dickinson Law Review, Vol. 96, No. 4. Since graduating from law school, Mr. Baskerville has worked for both plaintiff and defense litigation firms practicing in the areas of medical malpractice, architect’s and engineer’s malpractice, the Federal Employer’s Liability Act, and trucking litigation. In 2007, Mr. Baskerville began to practice in the area of consumer protection litigation, including fair credit reporting and fair debt collection.

Mr. Baskerville is an active member of his community and volunteers his time by serving on his local Land Use Board and Historic Preservation Commission.
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The Firm's Staff

The firm employs a highly qualified staff of paralegals, legal assistants and secretaries to advance its objectives.


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