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Address
31 Atlanta Street, Suite 200
Marietta, Georgia 30060 (Cobb Co.)
Average Client Review Rating
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Average Peer Review Rating
5.0
out of 5
(Main Office) Statement of PracticeBankruptcy, Consumer Law, Debtor and Creditor Rights, Class Actions and Lender Liability. Firm Size: 2
Address31 Atlanta Street, Suite 200
Marietta, GA 30060, (Cobb Co.)
PhonePhone: 888-673-8331
Fax: 770-792-3281
Website
http://www.rothbloom.com
Howard D. Rothbloom (Member) born Baltimore, Maryland, August 12, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Georgia, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: University of Georgia (A.B., 1981; J.D., 1984). Member, Board of Directors, Atlanta Legal Aid Society. Recipient, Eagle Scout Award, Boy Scouts of America, Atlanta, Georgia, 1976. Member: State Bar of Georgia; Atlanta Bar Association; Cobb County Bar Association. Reported Cases: Darden v. Ford Consumer Fin. Co., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 200 F.3d 753 (2000). Transactions: Represented class action plaintiffs in Lillie Mae Starr, et al. vs. Fleet Finance, Inc., et al., Superior Court of Cobb County, Georgia, alleging that a consumer finance subsidiary of the fourteenth largest U. S. bank holding company overcharged borrowers and used abusive collection practices. The case, filed under Georgia's Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) statute and the Federal Extortionate Extension of Credit statute, benefited twenty thousand Georgia borrowers, paid cash benefits, provided credit reporting corrections, and contributed to nationwide industry reforms. Represented class action plaintiffs in Winfred L. Wood, et al. v. Associates Financial Life Insurance Company and Associates Financial Services of America, Inc., Superior Court of Cobb County, Georgia, and Ralph C. Darden, et al. v. Ford Consumer Finance Company, Inc. and Associates Financial Life Insurance Company, Inc., U. S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia, alleging subsidiaries of Associates First Capital, largest U. S. subprime mortgage lender, unlawfully sold credit life insurance in a predatory lending scheme in violation of Georgia's Insurance Code and Georgia's Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) statute, benefited 1500 Georgia borrowers, paid cash benefits, and contributed to nationwide industry reforms. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Consumer Law; Debtor and Creditor Rights; Class Actions; Lender Liability.
Adam D. Herring (Attorney) born Spartanburg, South Carolina, 1985; admitted to bar, 2009, Georgia and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., with distinction, 2006); Freie Universitaet Berlin (2005); Emory University (J.D., 2009). Articles Editor, Emory Bankruptcy Developments Journal, 2008-09. Justice, Phi Alpha Delta Keener Chapter, 2008-09. Author: "Fixing the Broken Machine: Means Testing and Secured Debt Payments Under BAPCPA," Norton Journal of Bankruptcy Law and Practice, February 2009. Author (with Chelsey W. Tulis): "Operator Error in 'Mechanical' Means Testing: Judicial Behavior in Chapter 13 Cases," Norton Bankruptcy Law Adviser, December 2009. Member: State Bar of Georgia (Member, Bankruptcy Section). Languages: German. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Bankruptcy Chapter 7; Bankruptcy Chapter 11; Bankruptcy Chapter 13; Bankruptcy Litigation; Bankruptcy Reorganization; Consumer Bankruptcy; Debt Relief; Debtor Bankruptcy; Liquidations; Personal Bankruptcy.Email: Adam D. Herring
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