Practice Expertise

  • Bankruptcy, Restructuring & Creditors' Rights
  • Bankruptcy, Restructuring and Creditors' ...
  • Bankruptcy, Restructuring and Creditors’ ...
  • Blockchain

Areas of Practice

  • Bankruptcy, Restructuring & Creditors' Rights
  • Bankruptcy, Restructuring and Creditors' ...
  • Bankruptcy, Restructuring and Creditors’ ...
  • Blockchain
  • Blockchain and Digital Assets
  • Consumer Financial Compliance and Litigation
  • Corporate Restructuring and Insolvency
  • FinTech
  • Litigation
  • Marketplace Lending and FinTech
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Profile

Jarrett helps financial institutions manage all aspects of complying with consumer protection law and preparing for litigation.

Jarrett is co-chair of the firm’s financial services litigation and compliance practice group and managing partner of the Dallas office. His practice focuses on all aspects of consumer protection law compliance and litigation on behalf of financial institutions. He has defended both civil actions and governmental enforcement actions under the Truth In Lending Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Fair Credit Billing Act, Telephone Consumer Protection Act, UDAAP and ECOA. Jarrett also specializes in consumer issues arising under the United States Bankruptcy Code, having overseen enforcement actions by the Executive Office of the United States Trustee and successfully argued multiple appeals on consumer bankruptcy issues. He also advises financial institutions as to policies and procedures for compliance with both federal and state consumer compliance statutes, including preparation for regulatory exams.

Jarrett is admitted to practice in Texas, Florida and Georgia, as well as the United States Courts of Appeals for the Second, Third, Fifth and Seventh Circuits.

Relevant Experience

  • Advised credit card issuing financial institution on consumer compliance issues in acquisition of $1 billion credit card portfolio.
  • Defended credit card-issuing financial institution in class actions asserting Fair Debt Collection Practices Act claims and related state statute claims.
  • Defended auto lender in suits asserting claims under Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
  • Advised financial institution in compliance of consumer bankruptcy notification and claim filing process.
  • Defended multiple financial institutions in lawsuit by Office of the United States Trustee asserting claims under the Bankruptcy Code related to consumer bankruptcies.
  • Advised auto lending and credit card issuing financial institutions on collections compliance with FDCPA, FCRA, FCBA, TILA and other consumer compliance statutes.
  • Prepared texting marketing programs for national chain stores for compliance with TCPA.
  • Represented both banks and merchants in the implementation of private label credit card programs.
  • Represented national retailers in the implementation of gift card programs.
  • Represented multiple FinTech platforms in the creation of compliance management systems.
  • Represented national bank in the preparation of a “proof of concept” for the OCC.

Bar Admissions

  • Georgia
  • Texas

Education
BS, Belmont University, cum laude, 1997

Areas of Practice

  • Bankruptcy, Restructuring & Creditors' Rights
  • Bankruptcy, Restructuring and Creditors' Rights
  • Bankruptcy, Restructuring and Creditors’ Rights
  • Blockchain
  • Blockchain and Digital Assets
  • Consumer Financial Compliance and Litigation
  • Corporate Restructuring and Insolvency
  • FinTech
  • Litigation
  • Marketplace Lending and FinTech

Professional Career

Significant Accomplishments
  • Advised credit card issuing financial institution on consumer compliance issues in acquisition of $1 Billion credit card portfolio.
  • Defended credit card issuing financial institution in class actions asserting Fair Debt Collection Practices Act claims and related state statute claims.
  • Defended auto lender in suits asserting claims under Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
  • Advised financial institution in compliance of consumer bankruptcy notification and claim filing process.
  • Defended financial institution in lawsuit by Office of the United States Trustee asserting claims under the Bankruptcy Code related to consumer bankruptcies.
  • Advised auto lending and credit card issuing financial institutions on collections compliance with FDCPA, FCRA, FCBA, TILA and other consumer compliance statutes.




Articles

  • CFPB In-House Judges May Be Next to Come Under Scrutiny, Law360
  • 11th Circ. Extends FDCPA To Bankruptcy Proofs Of Claim, Law360
  • Foreseeable Harm Is Not Enough: Supreme Court Rejects Eleventh Circuit’s Relaxed Interpretation of Proximate Cause for Lending Discrimination Claims, Banking Law Journal
  • Circuit Split Developing Over Modification of Mortgages on Mixed-Use Properties, Banking Law Journal
  • The CFPB Issues Rule Prohibiting Certain Arbitration Clauses, Payments Journal

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