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Hanover, MD 21076
Lisa is a partner in the firm's Hanover, Maryland Office. She advises financial institutions, licensed lenders and servicers, and finance companies on issues related to compliance with Federal and state law.
Lisa assists clients with Federal and state law mortgage servicing issues, including compliance with the CFPB's Mortgage Servicing Rules. She served as one of the lead attorneys providing legal advice in connection with five Independent Foreclosure Review engagements from 2011 until 2013. As part of the foreclosure review, Lisa advised Independent Consultants on matters related to state law foreclosures, loss mitigation, fees, and the Servicemember's Civil Relief Act, and met with regulators and financial institutions regarding testing, legal issues, and findings.
Lisa also advises clients on issues arising under the Fair Credit Reporting Act and has worked with data furnishers to develop FCRA compliant policies and procedures.
Lisa has been a member of the Consumer Financial Services Committee of the American Bar and is admitted to practice in Maryland, D.C. and Virginia.
Prior to joining Hudson Cook, Lisa was an associate at Shulman, Rogers, Gandal, Pordy & Ecker, P.C., Rockville, Maryland, from September 2002 to December 2004. She worked in the commercial litigation department and her practice concentrated on contract, partnership, corporate, and employment disputes. She conducted legal research, drafted pleadings and argued motions in Maryland State Courts.
Lisa served as a Judicial Law Clerk to the Hon. Ann S. Harrington in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, Maryland from August 2000 to August 2002. She analyzed legal arguments, prepared legal memoranda, drafted opinions and orders, and assisted with court proceedings.
Lisa received her law degree in 2000 from the University of Maryland School of Law and her Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology (summa cum laude) in 1993.
Admitted to practice in Maryland (2000), District of Columbia (2004), Virginia (2004) and U.S. District Court for District of Maryland (2004-2009, reactivated 2016)
Member, American Bar Association (Section on Business Law) and Maryland State Bar Association
Panelist "Fair Credit Reporting: Current Compliance Challenges and Issues to Consider" ABA Consumer Financial Services Committee Meeting, April 2015.
Author "CFPB Seeking Comments on Financial Products and Services to Servicemembers" Basis Points®, Issue 28, October 2011.
Author "Single Point of Contact for Borrowers - Now Required Under MHA" Basis Points®, Issue 24, June 2011.
Author "Deficient Foreclosure and Servicing Practices - Federal Agencies Enforcement Actions and State AGs Settlement Terms Proposal" Basis Points®, Issue 23, May 2011.
Co-Author "Credit Score Disclosures in Adverse Action and Risk-Based Pricing Notices - Be Ready for the Change by July 21!" Basis Points®, Issue 22 and Spot Delivery, Vol. 13, Issue 9, April 2011, with Anne P. Fortney.
Author "The Equal Credit Opportunity Act - Changes Under Dodd-Frank" Basis Points®, Issue 18, November 2010.
Co-Author "Federal Banking Agencies Issue Final Rule for SAFE Act Registration of Mortgage Loan Originators" Basis Points®, Issue 17, October 2010, with Robert A. Cook.
Co-Author "New FCRA Adverse Action and Risk-Based Pricing Requirements Under Dodd-Frank Act" Basis Points®, Issue 16 and Spot Delivery, Vol. 13, Issue 3, September 2010, with Anne P. Fortney.
Co-Author "Mortgage Servicing Reform" Basis Points®, Issue 15, August 2010, with Dana F. Clarke.
Author "The SAFE Act - Where are We Now?" Basis Points®, Issue 14, July 2010.
Co-Author "Fair Servicing - DOJ Focuses on Potential Discrimination in Loss Mitigation" Basis Points®, Issue 13, June 2010, with Jean Noonan.
Author "FHA-HAMP: Additional Incentives for Success under Supplemental Directive 10-03" Basis Points®, Issue 12, May 2010.
Author "Using Consumer Reports to Evaluate Loan Originator Applicants: What Employers Need to Know" Basis Points®, Issue 10, March 2010.
Author "Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternatives: The Next Phase of Making Home Affordable" Basis Points®, Issue 9, January/February 2010.
Author "Accuracy, Integrity and Direct Dispute Standards - The Long-Awaited Rule for Furnishers of Consumer Report Information" Basis Points®, Issue 5, September 2009.
Panelist "What's Happening on the Front Lines of Mortgage Servicing" ABA Consumer Financial Services Committee Meeting, Moderator Mortgage Servicing Panel, July 2009.
Author "Your Privacy Policy is an Advertisement!" Spot Delivery, Vol. 10, Issue 11, June 2008.
Author "If the Government Comes to Call, Make Sure You Answer the Door Politely!" Spot Delivery, Vol. 10, Issue 11, June 2008.
Co-Authored Chapter on the Equal Credit Opportunity Act - "CARLAW® F&I Legal Desk Book: The Answer Book for Finance and Insurance Professionals," First Edition through Sixth Edition, 2006 to 2014.
Co-Author "Court Nixes $143,000 Dealer Prep Fee" Spot Delivery, Vol. 8, Issue 6, December 2005, with Thomas B. Hudson.
Co-Author "Federal Laws Applicable to Consumer Data Security Breaches," 59 Consumer Fin. L. Q. 229 (Fall 2005), with Anne P. Fortney.
University of Maryland School of Law, Baltimore, Maryland, J.D., May 2000
Loyola College, Baltimore, Maryland, B.A. Sociology (summa cum laude), May 1993