Real Estate Management
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Lori L. McGowan
Canton, Georgia 30114
************@*****.***
Summary of Licensed to practice law in all State and Federal Courts in the State of California, including the
Qualifications Northern, Eastern, Central and Southern District Courts and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, 1990
Licensed to practice law in all State Courts in the State of Arizona, 1991 (now retired in Arizona)
Licensed to practice law in all State Courts in the State of Georgia and in Federal Courts, including
the Northern and Middle District Courts and the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, 1993
Licensed to practice law in all State and Federal Courts in the State of Tennessee, including the
Eastern, Western and Middle District Courts and the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, 2004
Employment Senior Counsel 2003 to Present
RCO Legal, P.S. (formerly Johnson & Freedman, LLC), Atlanta, Georgia
Lead counsel for numerous mortgage lenders, investors, title insurance companies and loan servicing
corporations in commercial and residential litigation matters in filed the State and Federal courts,
including Courts of Appeal, in Georgia, Tennessee, California and Arizona. Litigation matters have
involved real estate finance, contract disputes, securitization, fraud, mortgage servicing, regulatory
compliance (FDCPA, RESPA and TILA), title resolution, landlord/tenant/community association
disputes and mortgage default.
Eviction counsel for numerous mortgage lenders, investors and loan servicing corporations in the
States of Georgia and Tennessee. Solely responsible for the establishment and implementation of the
firm’s California evictions department, handling thousands of eviction matters, including complex
evictions of several “Access” and “Sovereign Citizens” groups.
Established, implemented and supervised a large multi-state attorney network to ensure hearing and
trial coverage and local attorney preparation for civil matters throughout the west and southeast.
Responsible for the establishment of protocols and the training and the mentoring of young attorneys,
paralegals and support staff in the areas of civil litigation, client management and billing
strategy/procedures.
Litigation Associate 2001 to 2003
Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciersi, Atlanta, Georgia
Secured new matter referrals in the areas of banking and financial fraud litigation. Responsible for
case assessment, litigation management and strategy from initial client interviews through discovery,
settlement, trial and appeal.
Secured and educated medical and financial expert witnesses to permit thorough case and issue
evaluation and to render compelling expert opinions.
Coordinated and supervised document and expert witness retention for multi-state and complex
Federal litigation.
Litigation Associate 1994 and
Troutman Sanders, LLP, Atlanta, Georgia 2000 to 2001
Advisor to major commercial banking and finance corporations on regulations affecting corporate
business and policy and related risk management strategy.
Negotiated and drafted agreements for merger and acquisition and conducted legal due diligence
review of companies sought for acquisition.
1994 – Retained on a contract basis as a part of a complex litigation team handling antitrust and
securities fraud-related matters.
Litigation Associate 1994 to 1998 and
Rogers & Hardin, LLP, Atlanta, Georgia 1999 to 2000
Second chair on numerous complex litigation cases in areas of business and commercial finance and
securities. Advised international and domestic corporations in SEC and NASD investigations and
handled litigation, arbitration and mediation in broker/dealer, merger, shareholder derivative and
securities fraud matters. Coordinated extensive discovery of foreign and offshore investment
portfolios and tax records in defense of major brokerage firms.
Education Santa Clara University School of Law
Recipient, Juris Doctor, 1990
Business Editor, Santa Clara Law Review, 1989 – 1990
University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA)
Recipient, Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, 1986
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