SESSIONS LAW - Key Persons

Aaron R. Easley joined the Firm's New Jersey office in 2010. He practices in the areas of consumer defense, commercial and employment litigation in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia. He has extensive first chair trial experience in federal and state courts, AAA proceedings, and administrative hearings. During law school, Aaron worked with the Consumer Bankruptcy Assistance Project and participated in trial advocacy and moot court competitions. After law school, Aaron served as a law clerk to the Honorable Geoffrey M. Alprin of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia (1994-1996). Prior to joining the Firm, Aaron was a litigator specializing in the defense of consumer claims against automobile dealers.

Allison Cannizaro practices in the Consumer Defense Group. Allison's practice primarily focuses on defending lawsuits and arbitrations brought under federal and state consumer protection and commercial statues, including the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.　 Being admitted to practice in Louisiana, as well as many district and appellate courts around the country, Allison has successfully defended numerous banks, financial institutions and debt collectors. Allison also counsels clients on developing policies and procedures to comply with such federal and state laws.

David Clouston has been practicing securities, commercial and employment litigation in Dallas, Texas since 1993. With a reputation for unparalleled advocacy in state and federal court, as well as in various arbitration forums, he works closely with brokerage firms, oil, gas and chemical companies, manufacturers and distributors, real estate brokers and agents, and wholesale/retail businesses in a variety of matters, including litigation avoidance, customer disputes and claims, employment and corporate governance issues, products liability claims, and industry disputes.

Lilian Wise earned her law degree from the University of Sonora in Hermosillo, Mexico where she graduated second in her class and practiced law in Mexico until June 1999. Before joining the Firm as a Louisiana attorney, Ms. Wise worked as a paralegal for a Fortune 100 Company. She was admitted to the Louisiana Bar in April 2004. Lilian heads the Licensing function that interacts on a day-to-day basis with regulators throughout the country and supervises the attorneys and paralegals for ensuring that our debt collector and debt buyer clients are registered and licensed properly. Regularly involved in due diligence and M&A work for transactions requiring licensing expertise, Lilian has overseen some of the largest licensing projects in the country for enterprise debt collectors and debt buyers. Lilian also heads our Latin American Business Services group to assist clients with projects, contracts and deals in various countries in Latin America, with a special focus on Mexico. As a litigator when practicing in Mexico, she is especially helpful when the Firm defends clients in Puerto RICO and Spanish is required.

Job Titles:

• Certified Public Accountant
• of Counsel

Harold Aucoin is of counsel, who leads the Firm's Corporate & Transactions Section and practices primarily in the areas of business transactions, corporate law, contracts, taxation, and general business. He originally joined the Firm is in 2007 and, after joining a Firm client in 2011, he has continued to remain of counsel to the Firm. In addition to an attorney, Harold is a Certified Public Accountant and has a Master of Law in Taxation from Georgetown. As an attorney for over 40 years, Harold has been involved in the design, negotiation and documentation of numerous and varied complex business transactions, including formations, acquisitions, sales, mergers, consolidations, exchanges, public offerings, and joint ventures. He has also been involved in the design, formation, and maintenance of various business entities and has negotiated and prepared an extensive array of business contracts. Harold has also engaged in the practice of public accounting with an international accounting firm, served as general counsel and corporate secretary for a large energy related financial services company and an exchange listed public company, and acted in the roles of executive and chief financial, legal, or operating officer for several mid-sized service companies in various industries. Harold's varied expertise and experience allows him to provide a unique value proposition to Firm clients. In addition to being an attorney, his experience as a business executive and leader in the areas of operations and finance affords him the perspective to deliver legal services focused on creatively facilitating business objectives and achieving business results rather than merely identifying and reciting the applicable law. In addition, having served in the roles of outside legal counsel and in-house general counsel, enables Harold to serve clients either as support to an existing in-house legal function or in the role of only-as-needed "outside" general counsel.

Jay I. Brody joined the Firm's New York office in 2022. He practices in the areas of consumer defense, class actions, and commercial litigation. Jay has experience with complex litigation in federal and state courts throughout the nation. His practice primarily focuses on defending single-plaintiff and class action lawsuits brought under federal and state consumer protection and commercial statues, including the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and related state laws. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Brody practiced extensively in area of consumer class actions and served as a law clerk at the Supreme Court of Israel and Superior Court of the Connecticut.

Job Titles:

• Member of the Louisiana State

Kevin practices in the areas of labor and employment law, insurance defense and general business litigation. His litigation practice includes representing management in cases involving discrimination, workplace harassment, wrongful discharge, employment contract disputes, wage payment and overtime issues, and labor disputes before state and federal courts, nationwide. Kevin also handles claims before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Department of Labor, and other administrative agencies. As a complement to his litigation practice, Kevin also advises clients on human resource issues and employee policies and procedures. Kevin is a member of the Louisiana State, Federal, and New Orleans Bar Associations.

Salty Galvis is the managing attorney of the firm's Colorado office. Salty's practice primarily focuses on defending both single-plaintiff and class action lawsuits and arbitrations brought under federal and state consumer protection and commercial statutes, including the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.

Michael Alltmont practices in the firm's consumer defense and commercial litigation practice areas. His practice primarily focuses on defending single-plaintiff and class action lawsuits under federal and state consumer protection and commercial statutes, including the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. Michael enjoys providing valuable legal insight and analysis to his clients, with an understanding of their business structure and needs. Michael has successfully defended numerous banks, financial institutions and debt collectors in federal and state courts throughout the country. Prior to law school, Michael was a radio producer for the country's largest syndicate in New York City.

Nicolas (Nico) is an attorney in the metro-New Orleans office where he is part of the Consumer Defense and Commercial Litigation Practice Groups.

Rachel Fleishman practices in the firm's consumer defense group. Rachel's practice focuses primarily on defending collection agencies, debt buyers and creditors in single-plaintiff and class-action lawsuits brought under federal and state consumer protection and commercial statutes, including the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. While in law school, Rachel served as the Technology and Symposium for the Children and Family Journal, Treasurer of Phi Alpha Delta and Secretary Panel Facilitator to the Federal Bar Association. Rachel is admitted to practice in both Florida and Illinois. Affiliations Cook County Bar Association, Member Women's Bar Association of Illinois, Member Phi Alpha Delta, Alumni Alpha Epsilon Phi, Alumni

Wendi Fassbender joined the firm in 2010 and practices with the Consumer Defense Group. Ms. Fassbender has worked in the collection industry for over 20 years in both law firm and corporate environments. During this time Ms. Fassbender assisted in running a network of retail collection law firms across the country for a national collection agency and debt purchaser, as well as for a national law firm.