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Bill represents the firm’s financial services clients in litigation, operations and compliance. Prior to joining the firm, Bill worked as in-house counsel for National City Bank, handling the Bank’s commercial, retail and operational litigation.  He is a graduate of the University of Michigan (B.A.) and Vanderbilt University Law School (J.D.).

Bill has experience in the credit and debit card industry, including those issues unique to transaction Acquirers. He served as in-house counsel to National Processing Company, then the nation’s second largest acquirer of card transactions. Bill understands that the best lawsuit is the one a financial institution never encounters. Thus he is active with in-house best-practices training programs:

“Dealing With Your Most Troublesome Commercial Borrowers-Changing Courses of Dealing, Safely Exercising Discretionary Authority Under Loans, and the New World of Bank Work-Out Agreements”

“The Five Most Common Mistakes Made at Retail Bank Branches and How to Prevent Them”

“Managing Developing Risks in Electronic Banking and Payment Systems.”

“BSA/AML/KYC Training”

Bill's Relevant Experience

Commercial

Complex lender liability, embezzlement and corporate fraud, CERCLA/RCRA liability, check kiting, commercial mortgage fraud, broker/dealer litigation, money transmitter laws, equine lending disputes, credit defamation claims, work-out negotiations and commercial collections and foreclosure.

Retail

Class action defense, fiduciary liability, TILA, FACTA/FCRA, FDCPA, HMDA, Kentucky’s CPA rules, identity theft and notification, lien release claims, mortgage disputes, full scope of check cases, and collections and foreclosure.

Deposit Operations

UCC Articles 3, 4, 4A and 9, Internet/electronic banking, cyber security, class action defense, deposit account agreements, garnishments and wrongful attachment, discrimination, BSA/AML Compliance, Wire, ACH, EFTA, Reg E & CC, FFIEC matters and privacy issues.

Fin Tech

Vendor contracts, crypto currency, e-payments, cyber fraud and money services business issues.

Other Info About Bill

Education

Law School

Vanderbilt University Law School, J.D., 1986

Undergraduate School

University of Michigan, B.A., 1983

Bar Memberships

Bill is licensed to practice in the following state(s):

Kentucky

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