Steven W. Schabacker
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.
Practice Areas:
Complex Commercial Litigation
Financial Services Litigation
Lender Liability
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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:
- 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