WEINER BRODSKY KIDER PC - Key Persons
Allison is an associate in Weiner Brodsky Kider's litigation practice group where she represents clients in the financial services industry in connection with government investigations and enforcement actions brought by state and federal regulators and agencies, including the U.S. Department of Justice and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Allison also defends clients in complex litigation, including actions arising under the False Claims Act.
Practice Areas
Investigation and Enforcement
Andrea focuses on state and federal regulatory compliance matters related to the financial services industry. She regularly advises companies on state mortgage licensing and regulatory requirements. Andrea advises and assists with licensing applications and approvals, and she conducts multi-state surveys covering topics impacting mortgage and financial services companies.
Prior to joining Weiner Brodsky Kider, Andrea was an associate at a large national law firm where she advised companies on insurance and contract matters. Andrea also worked in the in-house counsel's office for a financial services company.
Practice Areas
Licensing and Approvals
Brian focuses on state and federal regulatory and compliance matters related to the mortgage industry. He advises financial institutions, mortgage companies and mortgage brokers on the requirements of HUD, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Ginnie Mae, the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA), and the Truth-in-Lending Act (TILA). Brian conducts fair lending audits and assists clients with issues related to state regulatory approvals and licensing requirements, as well as compensation and payment requirements.
Brian also advises on issues impacting the appraisal industry, with a particular focus on appraisal management companies. Additionally, Brian provides corporate and transactional services, including contract drafting and negotiation.
Practice Areas
Licensing & Approvals
Brian represents financial services and mortgage industry clients in individual and class actions, appeals, administrative proceedings, and arbitration. His practice includes general business and commercial litigation, and matters involving the False Claims Act (FCA), Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA), Truth in Lending Act (TILA), Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA), Dodd-Frank Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), and other consumer protection and financial services laws. Brian also advises and represents clients in government investigations and enforcement proceedings by agencies such as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and the Department of Justice.
In addition to his litigation practice, Brian provides counsel to mortgage lenders, servicers, and other financial services providers regarding compliance with state and federal laws governing the mortgage industry.
Practice Areas
Investigation and Enforcement
Charlie is a litigation attorney with significant experience resolving cases and claims through trials, arbitration hearings, motions practice, and negotiated settlements. Prior to joining WBK, Charlie was an Assistant United States Attorney at the Department of Justice where he was assigned as lead counsel to represent the United States, the President, Supreme Court Justices, other federal judges, the Attorney General, and the Secretary of Defense as well as other federal officials and government agencies in court. Before he was an attorney, Charlie was a financial analyst at one of the nation's largest banks. Charlie uses both his litigation and financial services background to provide informed, strategic, and effective representation to clients in both investigations and litigation of contract and other commercial disputes, False Claims Act allegations, consumer class actions, and other claims made by both government entities and individuals under the laws and regulations governing the financial services industry.
Practice Areas
Investigation and Enforcement
David focuses on telecommunications and technology policy. In addition to being Of Counsel at the firm, David is President of Goodfriend Government Affairs, a lobbying and consulting firm in Washington, D.C., and a founding principal of The 1600 Group LLC, a bi-partisan strategic communications firm.
David served as Deputy Staff Secretary to President William Jefferson Clinton; professional staff member to congressional committees chaired by Senator Herb Kohl (D-WI) and Charles B. Rangel (D-NY); and Media Legal Advisor to a commissioner at the Federal Communications Commission. In the private sector, David was Vice President of Law and Public Policy at DISH Network, the second largest satellite TV provider in the U.S.
David handles matters before the U.S. Senate, House, Federal Communications Commission, Department of Justice Antitrust Division, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, and the White House. Legislative victories included reauthorizations of the Satellite Home Viewer Act ("STELA" and "STELAR"); spectrum provisions of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012; introduction of the Energy Efficiency in Housing Act and the State Video Tax Fairness Act; and others. Through his role as Chairman of Sports Fans Coalition, a non-profit he founded, David led the successful campaign to end the FCC's 40-year-old "Sports Blackout Rule," resulting in the NFL suspending its local blackout policy in 2014.
David's clients have included DISH Network, eBay, PayPal, Lennar, beIN SPORTS, NuvoTV, Hughes Network Systems, along with numerous labor unions, business associations, and non-profits.
David is an Adjunct Professor at the Georgetown University Law Center and a Professorial Lecturer at the George Washington University Law School. He was named by Multichannel News as one of the "40 Under 40" and by Broadcasting & Cable as a "Fifth Estater." He is a regular contributor to Fox, Newsmax, MSNBC, and Sirius Radio.
Practice Areas
Legislation
Dorian represents and advises companies in the financial services industry on federal and state regulatory compliance matters and in connection with government investigations. In particular, Dorian advises companies in the mortgage lending and real estate industries on administrative and regulatory compliance matters involving RESPA, TILA, ECOA, the Fair Housing Act, and federal agency and GSE requirements, such as the FHA Single Family Housing Policy Handbook requirements and the selling policies of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae.
Prior to joining the firm, Dorian was a senior counsel at Freddie Mac in the Single-Family Mortgage Purchases Group. In that role, Dorian advised the single-family business areas on a variety of matters, with a particular emphasis on Freddie Mac's policies related to pricing, affordable offerings, condominium unit mortgages and cooperative share loans, manufactured housing, and accessory dwelling units. Before Freddie Mac, Dorian served as an Attorney-Advisor at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), working first in HUD's Office of Program Enforcement, and then as an attorney for FHA Single Family.
Practice Areas
Investigation and Enforcement
Emily is an associate in the regulatory compliance practice group where she assists clients on federal and state regulatory compliance matters within the financial services industries. She has experience advising financial institutions, including banks and mortgage companies, on state and federal regulatory matters. Emily also assists clients with transactional matters including conducting due diligence for acquisitions and reviewing contracts.
Practice Areas
Regulatory Compliance
Greyson is an associate in Weiner Brodsky Kider's litigation practice group where she advises mortgage industry clients in connection with government investigations and enforcement actions brought by regulators and agencies, including the U.S. Department of Justice. Greyson also works to defend clients against complex litigation arising under the False Claims Act.
Prior to joining Weiner Brodsky Kider, Greyson served as an Assistant Attorney General for the District of Columbia Office of the Attorney General, initiating and overseeing investigations on behalf of District of Columbia residents.
Practice Areas
Investigation and Enforcement
Harvey is a founding member of Weiner Brodsky Kider PC. He concentrates on legal and business issues in the consumer financial services industry, and is sought out regularly by industry leaders for his experience and creativity in structuring innovative initiatives. Drawing upon his years at HUD, where he served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Regulatory Programs (which included oversight of RESPA), and over fifty years of industry experience, Harvey works closely with executive management to address market challenges, implement strategies, identify synergies among firm clients and contacts, and structure alliances between industry members and capital providers. Harvey's practice focuses on FHA programs, developing mortgage markets in other countries, financing, outsourcing and offshoring issues, transactional due diligence, asset purchases and sales, mergers and acquisitions, and secondary mortgage market transactions.
Practice Areas
Licensing and Approvals
Ian is an associate in Weiner Brodsky Kider's regulatory practice group where he focuses on state and federal regulatory compliance involving the financial services industry. He represents and advises mortgage lenders and servicers on federal and state financial services laws, and real estate brokers on state compliance requirements.
Prior to joining the firm, Ian was an attorney in the U.S. Postal Service's Law Department where he focused on regulatory, transactional, and advertising matters.
Practice Areas
Licensing & Approvals
Jacob is an associate in Weiner Brodsky Kider's litigation practice group where he represents clients in the financial services industry in connection with government investigations and enforcement actions brought by state and federal regulators and agencies, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Jacob also defends clients in complex litigation, including actions arising under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Practice Areas
Investigation and Enforcement
Jacob is an associate in the regulatory compliance practice group where he assists clients on federal and state regulatory compliance matters. Jacob has experience advising banks and mortgage companies on compliance obligations under federal consumer finance laws and their state equivalents. He also has experience with transactional matters including assisting clients with preparation for acquisitions, restructuring, contract review, and due diligence.
Prior to joining the firm Jacob was Counsel at a strategic consulting firm and law firm, where he advised clients on securities law, regulatory compliance, risk management, and corporate governance.
Practice Areas
Regulatory Compliance
Job Titles:
- Founding Member
- Director of Enterprise
Jim is a Director of Enterprise Community Development, the nation's fifth largest affordable housing developer and community owner with well over a billion dollars of investments in almost 13,000 homes with more than 21,000 residents in 112 communities in four mid-Atlantic states and the District of Columbia.
Jim formerly served as Chairman of a county housing finance agency that has issued over a billion dollars of mortgage revenue bonds.
Jim also formerly served as a Director (and as initial Lead Director and as Chair of the Compensation Committee) of MFA Financial, Inc., a multi-billion dollar NYSE-listed REIT that invests, on a leveraged basis, in residential mortgage financial assets and that is the owner of Lima One Capital.
Practice Areas
Investigation and Enforcement
Jim, a law firm founding member, advises clients on strategic business initiatives, federal compliance and regulatory matters, mergers and acquisitions, asset purchases and sales, and secondary mortgage market transactions. As a former HUD Deputy Assistant Secretary, he has deep experience in FHA and Ginnie Mae (as well as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac) requirements, issues and opportunities, and also is Co-General Counsel of the National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association.
Jasmine is an associate in Weiner Brodsky Kider's litigation practice group, where she focuses on complex litigation and class action defense involving state and federal laws, including the False Claims Act and RESPA. Jasmine also assists in internal corporate investigations.
Prior to joining Weiner Brodsky Kider, Jasmine was an Assistant Attorney General at the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office, where her practice included litigation and appeals in state and federal courts and insurance and securities enforcement.
Practice Areas
Investigation and Enforcement
Jason is a trial lawyer representing companies located nationwide. Jason has obtained verdicts and judgments in jury trials, bench trials, and arbitration proceedings throughout the country, and regularly represents clients in class actions and complex litigation in federal and state courts. Jason represents clients in a wide range of matters, including consumer protection statutes, unfair trade practices, the False Claims Act, the Program Fraud and Civil Remedies Act, trade secrets disputes, business and contract disputes, and financial and consumer regulatory statutes such as RESPA, TILA, and TCPA.
In addition to his litigation practice, Jason also represents companies in government investigations before federal and state regulatory agencies, including assisting with preparation for regulatory examinations, representation in investigations, targeted reviews, and enforcement actions. Jason has represented clients before the U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the U.S. Department of Labor, and multiple analogous state agencies and state Attorneys General.
Jason has served in leadership within the American Bar Association's Consumer Financial Services Committee, and has twice served on the editorial advisory board of Banking Law360.
Practice Areas
Investigation and Enforcement
Jeff represents companies in the financial services and mortgage industries nationwide in litigation and government investigations. He has obtained jury verdicts and judgments in state and federal courts and arbitration proceedings throughout the country, and he regularly represents companies in class actions and complex litigation. He defends companies in a wide range of matters, including suits brought under the False Claims Act, federal and state consumer protection statutes, and financial and consumer regulatory statutes such as RESPA, TILA, FCRA, and ECOA. Jeff's practice includes general commercial litigation, trade secrets disputes, and business and contract disputes.
In addition, Jeff represents companies in connection with government investigations and enforcement actions brought by federal and state regulatory agencies. He has represented clients before the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), and analogous state agencies.
Practice Areas
Investigation and Enforcement
Joel is resident in the firm's Irvine CA office and focuses on the representation of banks, savings associations, mortgage banking companies and their holding companies and affiliates. His practice embraces a variety of matters relating to mortgage banking, including the marketing, origination, servicing and secondary market disposition of mortgage loans, with an emphasis on reverse mortgages. Joel is Co-General Counsel of the National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association (NRMLA), the national trade association supporting reverse mortgage lenders, originators, investors and vendors. Joel has served on the Ethics and Standards Committee of NRMLA and the Financial Institutions Committee of the California Bar Association. Having spent more than two decades in senior management and in-house legal positions with financial institutions, Joel combines his considerable experience with a practical approach to accomplishing his clients' business objectives.
Prior to joining Weiner Brodsky Kider PC, Joel served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Financial Freedom Senior Funding Corporation, the nation's largest reverse mortgage lender and servicer. Before assuming his responsibilities at Financial Freedom, Joel served as Associate General Counsel, First Vice President at two financial institutions, Indymac Bank, F.S.B., and Great Western Bank, F.S.B., where he managed overall legal support for the mortgage banking operations of both institutions.
Practice Areas
Litigation
Job Titles:
- Executive Director, Government Affairs
Jack has over four decades of experience in a wide array of positions in consumer banking and lending, concentrated in all aspects of mortgage finance, as well as senior positions in regulatory compliance, enterprise risk management, and public and government affairs management at a variety of institutions including National City/PNC Mortgage, and Mellon Bank. Jack is active in federal and state industry trade associations, a frequent speaker at conferences across the country, and a prominent voice for the industry with legislators and regulators at all levels of government. He is a past member of the Mortgage Bankers Association's Board of Directors and Residential Board of Governors, is active on numerous MBA committees and has held leadership positions on many. Jack is also a member and Past-Chair of the American Association of Residential Mortgage Regulators' Industry Advisory Council, and has had significant involvement with the Financial Services Roundtable's Housing Policy Council and the American Bankers Association's Mortgage Markets committee.
Joe represents members of the financial services and mortgage industries, focusing on state and federal litigation and government investigations. Joe's practice includes litigation issues arising under state and federal lending laws, including claims brought under several federal consumer protection statutes, including RESPA, TILA, FDCPA, TCPA, ECOA, and the Fair Housing Act. Joe also defends mortgage originators against qui tam lawsuits brought under the False Claims Act. In addition, Joe's practice includes advising companies in the mortgage industry in connection with investigation and enforcement actions brought by regulators, such as the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection and Department of Housing and Urban Development. Joe also advises companies on responding to third-party subpoenas, and on various issues pertaining to privacy and data security.
Practice Areas
Investigation and Enforcement
Kaina is an associate in Weiner Brodsky Kider's regulatory compliance practice group where she focuses on federal and state regulatory compliance matters in the financial services industry. She has experience advising financial institutions on residential mortgage lending compliance and regulatory issues involving the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA), Homeowners Protection Act (HPA), Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA), Truth-in-Lending Act (TILA), Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), and federal agency and GSE requirements. Kaina also assists in operational and transactional matters.
Melissa focuses primarily on federal and state regulatory and compliance matters related to the financial services industry. She represents and advises depository and non-depository institutions, including mortgage companies, homebuilders, and title agencies, on compliance with federal and state laws and regulations in the mortgage field and in related fields. She advises clients on laws regulating practices, disclosures, agreements, and licensing and approval requirements, including the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA), Truth-in-Lending Act (TILA), Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA), Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA), the Fair Housing Act, the E-Sign Act, the financial privacy requirements found in Title V of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, the Dodd-Frank Act's unfair, deceptive, or abusive acts or practices (UDAAP) provisions, and various telemarketing and do-not-call provisions. She also assists companies in preparing policies and procedures for compliance with federal and state laws and regulations; helps companies with structuring proposed business operations (including relationships with third party entities); assists companies with examination preparation and responses to regulatory audits and investigations by state and federal regulators, including the CFPB; and prepares multi-state regulatory surveys and analyses of matters pertaining to residential mortgage lending, brokering, and servicing, and activities in related fields.
Practice Areas
Investigation and Enforcement
Michael represents companies in the financial services and mortgage industries nationwide in state and federal litigation and government investigations, including CFPB examinations and enforcement actions. In addition to providing regulatory compliance advice to clients large and small, Michael's practice includes general business and commercial litigation, including contract and insurance disputes, and defending consumer class actions, suits under state consumer protection statutes, and claims under other federal statutes, including RESPA, TILA, FCRA, the FDCPA, and the False Claims Act.
Michael regularly speaks to industry audiences about the CFPB, regulatory compliance, litigation trends, and cybersecurity. He previously served as law clerk to the Honorable James Lawrence King, Senior United States District Judge in the Southern District of Florida (Miami).
Practice Areas
Investigation and Enforcement
Job Titles:
- Chairman
- Managing Partner
- Industry News
Mitch is the Chairman and Managing Partner of Weiner Brodsky Kider PC. He represents banks, mortgage companies, residential homebuilders, real estate settlement service providers, credit card issuers, and other financial service companies in a broad range of matters. As a litigator, Mitch has defended clients in more than 150 class action lawsuits in federal and state courts throughout the country. He also advises clients on federal and state regulatory compliance matters. Mitch represents clients in investigations and enforcement actions before the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Justice, Federal Trade Commission, Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and various state and local regulatory authorities and Attorneys General offices. In addition, Mitch acts as outside general counsel to smaller companies and special regulatory and litigation counsel to Fortune 500 companies. He has written extensively on issues involving lenders and other settlement service providers and speaks frequently on regulatory and litigation matters before trade associations and other industry groups.
Job Titles:
- Founding Member
- Managing Partner
Mitch is the Chairman and Managing Partner of Weiner Brodsky Kider PC. He represents banks, mortgage companies, residential homebuilders, real estate settlement service providers, credit card issuers, and other financial service companies in a broad range of matters. As a litigator, Mitch has defended clients in more than 150 class action lawsuits in federal and state courts throughout the country. He also advises clients on federal and state regulatory compliance matters. Mitch represents clients in investigations and enforcement actions before the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Justice, Federal Trade Commission, Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and various state and local regulatory authorities and Attorneys General offices. In addition, Mitch acts as outside general counsel to smaller companies and special regulatory and litigation counsel to Fortune 500 companies. He has written extensively on issues involving lenders and other settlement service providers and speaks frequently on regulatory and litigation matters before trade associations and other industry groups.
Omar is an associate in the firm's regulatory practice group where he advises clients on federal and state compliance issues within the financial services sector. Omar's practice includes analyzing matters involving mortgage banking and financial services laws at both the federal and state level, with a focus on clients' compliance policies and practices. He also works on transactional matters involving contract review and due diligence, as well as state licensing issues.
Practice Areas
Licensing & Approvals
Rich represents financial services providers throughout all stages of litigation in both federal and state courts nationwide. Previously, Rich managed numerous and varied e-discovery projects at another DC law firm while also representing one of the nation's largest insurance companies in all facets of ongoing complex litigation in state and federal courts throughout the country.
Rich also has extensive experience as an administrative appellate hearing examiner with a government agency in Maryland where he adjudicated and drafted binding legal opinions in thousands of cases during his seven year tenure.
Rich has served as an adjunct lecturer on trial practice and general legal studies at the Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School and School of Education.
Practice Areas
Investigation and Enforcement
Job Titles:
- Member of the Chief Administrative Officer
Sandra represents financial services and housing industry clients in individual and class action lawsuits nationwide. Sandra's practice focuses on issues arising under state and federal lending laws, including the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA), Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA), and Truth in Lending Act (TILA). Sandra also advises clients in connection with investigations and enforcement actions brought by state and federal agencies, including the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Department of Justice, Federal Trade Commission, and Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Inspector General (HUD OIG).
Practice Areas
Investigation and Enforcement
Soroush's practice focuses on federal and state regulatory compliance matters related to the financial services industry. He advises mortgage companies, financial institutions, and secondary market investors on federal and state law in the areas of mortgage banking, real estate finance and consumer finance.
Soroush also regularly counsels clients on origination and servicing requirements, marketing practices, compliance management systems, compensation issues, and regulatory approvals. Prior to joining the firm, he was Corporate Counsel and Vice President of Operations for an automotive lender.
Practice Areas
Investigation and Enforcement
Tim represents companies in the financial services and mortgage industries nationwide in federal and state litigation and government investigations. Tim's practice includes general business and commercial litigation, including contract disputes, defending consumer class actions, suits under state consumer protection statutes, and claims under various federal statutes, including the False Claims Act, RESPA, TILA, FCRA, TCPA, FDCPA, EFTA, and PFCRA. Tim also advises clients in connection with investigations and enforcement actions brought by federal and state agencies, including the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Department of Justice (DOJ), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
Practice Areas
Investigation and Enforcement
Bill has authored numerous operations/compliance manuals and training programs that bridge the complex regulatory requirements for sustainable operations and quality production. In addition to participating in more than 150 state and federal examinations, Bill has assisted with over thirty Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) mock examinations on behalf of firm clients.
Bill has served on the Advisory Committee of the American Association of Residential Mortgage Regulators (AARMR) and was awarded the AARMR Distinguished Service Award in 2008. Additionally, he is a member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners and was a member of the Compliance Committee of the Mortgage Bankers Association and the NMLS Industry Advisory Committee.
Bill graduated from the Virginia Military Institute as a Distinguished Military Student and served in the United States Marine Corps for nearly 10 years.