Steven W. Schabacker

Associate

sschabacker@wargofrench.com

305-777-6080

201 S. Biscayne Boulevard
Suite 1000
Miami, FL 33131

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Practice Areas:

Insurance Coverage Litigation

Complex Commercial Litigation

Financial Services Litigation

Lender Liability

First Name:

Steven

Middle Name:

Last Name:

Schabacker

Tabs

Overview

Education and Background:

University of Florida Levin College of Law

J.D., cum laude, 2013

Top 15% of graduating class

University of San Diego

B.A., International Relations, 1995

United States Navy, 1997-2005

Served as naval flight officer aboard P-3c aircraft. Participated in combat operations during Operation Enduring Freedom

Professional Activities:

Thompson Reuters – Florida Super Lawyers, Rising Star (2019 - current)
Judicial Extern to the Honorable Susan Bucklew, Senior United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida
Judicial Extern to the Honorable Elizabeth Jenkins, United States Magistrate Judge for the Middle District of Florida
Certified Legal Intern for Florida’s Eighth Judicial Circuit State Attorney’s Office

Bar and Court Admissions:

State Bar of Florida
Admitted to practice before the United States District Courts for the Southern, Middle, and Northern Districts of Florida and the United States Bankruptcy Courts for the Southern, Middle, and Northern Districts of Florida

Representative Matters

Representative Matters:

Defended lenders and national financial services organizations in state and federal court actions by customers asserting violations of the Truth-In-Lending Act (“TILA”), the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”), the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act (“FDCPA”), and various other federal and state consumer protection statutes.
Defended lenders and national financial services organizations in actions by borrowers asserting mortgage-related claims, including allegations of wrongful foreclosure, slander of title and state mortgage statute violations.
Defended lenders and national financial services organizations in foreclosure actions and actions to quiet title.
Represented lenders and national financial services organizations in Chapter 7, 11, and 13 bankruptcy cases and adversary proceedings involving lien avoidance, objections to claims, alleged violations of the automatic stay and of the discharge injunction, and claim treatment in plans of reorganization. Also represented lenders and national financial services organizations as part of the Mortgage Modification Mediation (“MMM”) program.

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