Mark Mailman | Philadelphia Consumer Rights Lawyer

Mark D. Mailman is admitted to practice before the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and District of New Jersey as well as the state courts of Pennsylvania and New Jersey. He is a graduate of Muhlenberg College (B.A. magna cum laude, 1991) when he was also inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. Mr. Mailman received his law degree from the Temple University School of Law (J.D. 1995). While at Temple Law School, he achieved the highest grade in his Trial Advocacy clinic. Throughout law school, Mr. Mailman interned at the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office where he tried cases and argued motions in the areas of domestic violence and sexual assault. Following graduation from law school, Mr. Mailman was an attorney with the law firm of Hwang & Associates where his practice focused on Lemon Law litigation. In 1996, Mr. Mailman was associated with the law firm of Fellheimer, Eichen, Bravermen & Kaskey where his practice focused on complex commercial litigation including creditor’s rights. He has been certified to serve as class counsel by state and federal courts in both contested and settlement class actions.

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
Muhlenberg College	B.A.		1991

State / Court	Date
Pennsylvania State Bar	1996

• Dixon-Rollins v. Trans Union, LLC, Civil No. 09-646 (E.D. Pa., April 10, 2010) - $530,000 jury verdict against a credit reporting agency that falsely reported an old landlord collection claim for rent (remitted to $300,000) Cortez v. Trans Union, LLC, Civil No. 05-5684 (E.D. Pa., April 26, 2007)—$800,000 jury verdict against Trans Union in fair credit reporting case (remitted to $150,000) Samuel-Bassett v. Kia Motors America, Inc., C.P. Phila. County, January Term, 2001, No. 2199—5.6 million dollar verdict for class of Pennsylvania car purchasers Little v. Kia Motors America, Inc., 2003 WL 25568765 (N.J.Super.L. 2003)—6 million dollar (approximate) verdict for class of New Jersey car purchasers, damages later decertified Serrano v. Sterling Testing Systems, Inc., —F.Supp.2d—, 2008 WL 2223007 (E.D. Pa. May 30, 2008)—federal court finding as a matter of first impression what defines a record of arrest under the FCRA Stoner v. CBA Information Services, 352 F. Supp. 2d 549 (E.D. Pa. 2005)—obtained $772,500 settlement for class of consumers who disputed errors in their credit reports Perry v. FleetBoston Financial Corp., 2004 WL 1508518 (E.D. Pa. 2004)—defeated motion to compel arbitration in class action brought under Fair Credit Reporting Act Crane v. Trans Union, LLC, 282 F. Supp. 2d 311 (E.D. Pa. 2003)—federal court held that credit reporting agencies that merely parrot information from credit furnishers and fail to forward dispute documentation face claims for punitive damages under the Fair Credit Reporting Act; violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act presents a violation of Pennsylvania’s Consumer Protection Law); Lawrence v. Trans Union, LLC, 296 F. Supp. 2d 582 (E.D. Pa. 2003)—same Wisneski v. Nationwide Collections, Inc., 227 F.R.D. 259 (E.D. Pa. 2004)—in fair debt class action, Pennsylvania federal court held for the first time that statutory net worth limitation is not limited to balance sheet net worth, and includes equity, capital stock and goodwill Evantash v. G.E. Capital Mortgage Services, Inc., 2003 WL 22844198 (E.D. Pa. 2003)—in fair credit reporting case, court held that technical accuracy is not a defense Sheffer v. Experian Information Solutions, Inc., 2003 WL 21710573 (E.D. Pa. 2003)—federal court held that Fair Credit Reporting Act permits as recoverable damage emotional distress in trying to correct errors in a consumer’s credit file, even where no pecuniary or out-of-pocket losses Sheffer v. Experian Information Solutions Inc., 249 F. Supp. 2d 560 (E.D. Pa. 2003)—federal court held that FCRA provides a private right of action against furnishers of information Sullivan v. Equifax, Inc. et al., 2002 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 7884 (E.D. Pa. 2002)—federal court held that reporting a debt to a credit reporting agency is a communication covered by the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Wenrich v. Cole, 2000 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 18687 (E.D. Pa. 2000)—federal court held that FDCPA provides protection for all persons, not just consumers Jaramillo v. Experian Information Solutions, Inc., 155 F. Supp. 2d 356 (E.D. Pa. 2001); 2001 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 10221 (E.D. Pa. 2001)—federal court held that single publication rule does not apply to actions brought for violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act

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