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BRIAN T. SHAW, ESQUIRE |
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 Brian T. Shaw is a consumer rights attorney associated with the Law Office of Dimitrios Kolovos, LLC. His practice is focused on the protection and enforcement of consumer rights with a special emphasis on bringing, litigating, trying, and settling cases under the U.S. Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). He is a member of the National Association of Consumer Advocates (NACA) and is admitted to practice law in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Mr. Shaw is also admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. On occasion, he has been temporarily admitted before the courts of other jurisdictions for the purposes of handling specific cases.
Mr. Shaw is a litigator. He has handled, tried, and settled a number of cases involving consumer law, criminal law, personal injury, property damage, and workers compensation both in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. In recent years, he has focused his practice on consumer law. He has successfully achieved a fair settlement in most cases but does not hesitate to bring cases to trial against unreasonable defendants where necessary to achieve consumer justice.
Prior to entering the legal profession, Mr. Shaw worked as an investigator handling insurance fraud and cases involving the sale of counterfeit products to the public. Through his experience as an investigator, he gained a valuable edge which has helped him in seeking the truth and in representing the interests of his clients.
Brian T. Shaw holds a Juris Doctor (J.D.) from Widener University School of Law and a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Criminal Justice from West Chester University of Pennsylvania. During law school, he participated in national and regional litigation and trial competitions against students from other law schools. He has volunteered as a judge for law school mock trials to aid in the sharpening of skills for the next generation of trial attorneys.
Mr. Shaw co-authored “Protecting Non-Debtors from Artificial or Pre-recorded Telephone Calls under the FDCPA and TCPA,” appearing in the October 2007 issue of The Consumer Advocate, a publication read by consumer rights attorneys throughout the nation. The article featured a case in which the plaintiff was allegedly harassed by a debt collector with a wrong telephone number.
Mr. Shaw is a native of the Philadelphia suburbs where he continues to reside and practice law.
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| JOSEPH A. MULLANEY, III, ESQUIRE |
Joseph A. Mullaney, III is a consumer rights attorney associated with the Law Office of Dimitrios Kolovos, LLC. His practice is focused on the protection and enforcement of consumer rights under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), the Credit Repair Organizations Act (CROA), consumer bankruptcy, and consumer defense against debt collection lawsuits. He is a member of the prestigious National Association of Consumer Advocates (NACA) and various bar associations.
Education
Mr. Mullaney proudly earned a Juris Doctor (J.D.) from Widener University School of Law and credits the law school for its primary focus on graduating litigators who are ready, willing, and able to begin immediate litigation upon graduation. He earned a Master of Science (M.S.) in Human Resources Management from Wilmington University. Prior to his masters, he earned a Bachelors in Business Administration (B.B.A.) from Loyola College in Maryland. |
Bar Admissions
Mr. Mullaney is admitted to practice law in the following jurisdiction: |
Federal Courts
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
U.S. Appeals Court for the Armed Forces
U.S. Tax Court |
State Courts
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
State of New Jersey
State of Maryland |
| Published Opinions |
Watson v. NCO Group, Inc., et al., 462 F. Supp. 2d 641 (E.D. Pa. 2006), 2006 TCPA Rep. 1486 (motion to dismiss denied).
Watson v. NCO Group, Inc., et al., 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 87500 (E.D. Pa. 2006) (published), 2006 TCPA Rep. 1500 (2006) (motion for reconsideration denied).
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| Publications |
“Protecting Non-Debtors from Artificial or Pre-recorded Telephone Calls under the FDCPA and TCPA.” The Consumer Advocate, Vol. 13, No. 4 (October 2007).
Various Blog Posts. www.FDCPALaw.blogspot.com (2007).
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| Press & Interviews |
“The Zombie Debt: Collection Companies Pursue Consumers for Amounts Considered Long-Past Dead.” The Kansas City Star, p. A1 (December 6, 2005) (reprinted as “Debt-Buying Firms Cross Line with Collecting, Say Critics.” The San Diego Union-Tribune, p. C24 (December 28, 2005)).
“Lawyers Mobilize as Identify Theft Law Takes Effect.” New Jersey Law Journal, Vol. 183, No. 1 (January 2, 2006) (misattributed to James Mullaney, III).
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| Notable Conference & Training |
“Fair Debt Collection Practices Training Conference.” National Consumer Law Center, Tucson, Arizona (March 23 - 25, 2007).
“The 16th Annual Consumer Rights Litigation Conference” National Consumer Law Center, Washington, D.C. (November 7-11, 2007) |
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