2797 Park Avenue, Suite 203
Santa Clara, CA 95050
ph: (408) 241-1000
fax: (408) 241-1500
wkennedy
University of Minnesota School of Law (Juris Doctor, Cum Laude) 1988
Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota (B.A.) 1985
Memberships:
National Association of Consumer Advocates (1994 - Present)
Consumer Attorneys of California (2002 - Present)
Santa Clara County Consumer Advisory Committee (1999 - 2000)
Consumer Advisory Committee of the State Bar of California (1996 - 1998)
Government Service
Councilmember, City Council, City of Santa Clara (2004-2012)
Awards:
Eric and Nancy Wright Award, Katharine & George Alexander Community Law Center (2011)
Barrister of the Year, Santa Clara County Bar Association (1996)
Lois Kittle Award, Pro Bono Project Silicon Valley (for work initiating Lawyers in the Library Program) (2002)
Outstanding Attorney Volunteer, Volunteers in Parole (1997)
Foreign Language:
Spanish
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Reported Cases (partial list):
• Norton v. LVNV Funding, LLC, 2021 WL 3129568 (N.D. Cal. 2021) (class action for violation of debt collection laws)
• Sandigo v. Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC, 2018 WL 4293339 (N.D. Cal. 2018) (wrongful foreclosure attempt)
• Herrera v. LCS Financial Services Corp., 274 F.R.D. 666 (N.D.Cal. 2011)(mortgage anti-deficiency law, FDCPA)
• McFaul v. Bank of America, N.A., 2013 WL 2368056 (N.D.Cal.2013)(debt collection, wrongful foreclosure attempt)
• Newton v. American Debt Services, Inc., 2013 WL 5592620 (N.D.Cal.2013)
•Yu v. Signet Bank/Virginia, 69 Cal.App.4th 1377 (1999) (distant forum abuse by credit card company)
•Yu v. Signet Bank/Virginia, 103 Cal.App.4th 298 (2002) (distant forum abuse by credit card company)
•Rosales v. Citibank, 133 F. Supp. 2d 1177 (N.D. Cal. 2000) (Business and Professional Code Sect. 17200)
•Long v. Fidelity Water Systems, 2000 U.S. Dist LEXIS 3982, 2000 WL 760328 (Truth in Lending Act)
•Long v. Fidelity Water Systems, 2000 U.S. Dist LEXIS 7827, 2000 WL 989914 (Forced Arbitration)
•Lin v. Universal Card Services Corporation, 238 F. Supp.2d 1147 (N.D.Cal. 2002) (California Consumer Credit Reporting Agencies Act)
•Mayo v. Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc., 258 F. Supp 2d 1097 (N.D. Cal. 2003) (Forced Arbitration)
•Herrera v. LCS Financial Services Corp., 274 F.R.D. 666 (N.D.Cal. 2011 (Fair Debt Collection Practices Act)
•Gonzalez v. Ocwen Financial Services, Inc., 2003 WL 23939563 (N.D.Cal.2003)(Fair Credit Reporting Act)
•Schulz v. Volvo Penta of the Americas, Inc. 2005 WL 2403846 (Cal.App. 6 Dist.,2005)(lemon law)
•Alkan v. Citimortgage, Inc. 336 F.Supp.2d 1061 (N.D.Cal.,2004)(Home Ownership Loan Act preemption)
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2797 Park Avenue, Suite 203
Santa Clara, CA 95050
ph: (408) 241-1000
fax: (408) 241-1500
wkennedy