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Stern Thomasson LLP is a law firm which advises and represents consumers affected by debt collection activities including enforcement of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act against debt collectors and defense against collection lawsuits. |
PHILIP D. STERN began in private practice in 1984. He is licensed in New Jersey and the District of Columbia and has been admitted pro hac vice in many United States District Courts. He is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and Benjamin N. Cardozo (Yeshiva University) School of Law and a former adjunct professor in appellate advocacy at Seton Hall Law School. His experience includes business and real estate transactions as well as litigation including complex commercial litigation. Throughout his practice, he has welcomed cases involving consumers. Beginning in 2007, he substantially limited his practice to representing consumers defending lawsuits brought by debt collection law firms and pursuing claims against debt collectors who violate the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. In 2009, Mr. Stern became a member of the National Association of Consumer Advocates, an organization fully committed to promoting justice for consumers. Mr. Stern has also been a presenter for continuing legal education on issues related to consumer debt collection. |
In 2012, Mr. Stern was recognized by Inside Jersey Magazine in its selection of New Jersey's Top Legal Minds. Since the time he was first rated by Martindale-Hubbell in 1995, he has received its highest rating, AV Preemnient. Mr. Stern volunteers as a member of the New Jersey Bar Association's Consumer Protection Law Committee and as an attorney with the non-profit Volunteer Lawyers for Justice Newark Legal Advice and Resource Clinic for Consumers (NLARCC). Since 2011, Mr. Stern has been a presenter and panelist for LSNJ's Continuing Legal Education program on debt collection and FDCPA. As an active member of the International Association of Lions Clubs, a worldwide organization of men and women volunteering to serve their communities, Mr. Stern served as a District Governor in 2009-2010. He believes that cooperative volunteering organized to serve local communities but leveraged, when necessary, to provide global assistance maximizes our abilities to improve the human condition and serve the needs of others. |
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STERN•THOMASSON LLP 150 Morris Avenue, 2nd Floor Springfield, NJ 07081 ph: 973-379-7500 |
ANDREW T. THOMASSON is an experienced lawyer with a concentration in litigating financial services and business disputes on behalf of consumers, including class actions involving state and federal consumer protection statutes. He has developed an expertise in federal court litigation. Education
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