The District of Columbia recently passed legislation to substantially revise its debt collection law on an emergency basis. The amended law became effective Sept. 23, 2021. DC’s debt collection law was first enacted in 1971 and the amendments not only make it more burdensome for debt collectors but also for most financial services companies and other businesses operating in the District who were not previously within the scope of the law.
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Donald Maurice represents consumer and commercial financial services companies, including financial asset buyers and sellers, depository institutions, third-party debt collectors, and other financial services providers. He successfully litigates for the financial services industry in state and federal courts. He has provided defense in individual and class action claims brought under the Truth in Lending Act, Equal Credit Opportunity Act, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Telephone Consumer Protection Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act and various state consumer protection laws. In addition, Don counsels clients in data privacy and other regulatory compliance matters and provides advice and counsel to attorneys in matters of professional responsibility and attorney ethics. He is outside counsel to RMAI, is a fellow of the American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers and is a member of the Governing Committee of the Conference on Consumer Finance Law. Don is a fellow of the ABA’s American Bar Foundation and served as chair of the ABA’s Debt Collection Practices and Bankruptcy Subcommittee, Business Law Section from 2014 to 2017. He is licensed to practice law in the District of Columbia, Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York.
