VLADIMIR PALMA, ESQ.

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EXPERIENCE

STRADLEY RONON STEVENS & YOUNG, LLP

Staff Attorney, July 2018-March 2019

• Represented residential mortgage and other consumer finance lending clients in various litigation matters from inception to conclusion, including contested foreclosures, municipal litigation, title clearance litigation, and defense of affirmative claims. PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION, MT. LAUREL, NEW JERSEY

Staff Regulatory and Compliance Attorney, August 2015-June 2018

• Supported business units in achievement of their objectives with respect to assessing compliance and regulatory issues, including the review of processes to identify and remediate all operational, legal and compliance risks within the business or in particular jurisdictions, and the coordination with internal and external advisors in representing business units and its affiliates in compliance and regulatory matters.

• Provided legal support to the Regulatory Examinations unit in connection with responses to findings and remediation of any operational, legal and compliance issues from examinations conducted and coordinated with legal staff to ensure regulatory compliance and timely licensing of all business personnel to ensure that the business can operate efficiently.

• Furnished necessary and appropriate legal counsel to the Office of the President in order to assist in its resolution of borrower level matters and to ensure consistency and accuracy in resolutions advocated.

• Provided timely and accurate analysis and interpretation of changes in law or new legal developments to identify emerging legal trends and risk and reviewed all changes to internal processes prior to implementation in order to satisfy all existing and future regulatory requirements.

• Assisted legal support to the Third-Party Risk Department in its performance of due diligence on law firms used by the business units in order to prevent or minimize reputational risk, which included conducting regular internal meetings for the discussion of law firms performance and adverse media reports, coordinating with internal and external partners on firm-specific issues and concerns and addressing and remediating issues with firms as needed. PHELAN HALLINAN DIAMOND & JONES, PC, MT. LAUREL, NEW JERSEY Partner, December 2009-2015; Associate Attorney, February 2002-December 2009

• Managed the firm’s Litigation Department, including the oversight, mentoring, and training of all associate attorneys and legal assistants.

• Involved in the day-to-day operation of the firm’s portfolio of cases and provided legal advice and risk management and compliance support to the firm and to clients. Legal counsel to clients included the review of company processes and procedures to ensure compliance with relevant federal and state mortgage and consumer protection laws and regulations to minimize liability and increase efficiency.

• Represented all major United States lenders in mortgage related litigation, including contested foreclosures, title clearance, municipal litigation, mediation, and appellate practice.

• Appeared before all New Jersey State Courts, the United States District Court, and the United States Bankruptcy Court, resulting in several published decisions, including co-authoring a brief submitted to the Supreme Court of New Jersey resulting in a landmark decision governing required notices prior to the initiation of foreclosure proceedings.

• Organized and led numerous Continuing Legal Education seminars sponsored by the New Jersey Superior Court, the Burlington County Bar Association, the Camden County Bar Association, and private organizations, concentrating on New Jersey Foreclosure Practice and related topics. WILL COUNTY / COOK COUNTY PUBLIC DEFENDER, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS Assistant Public Defender, February 2000-December 2000

• Represented indigent clients in criminal matters, including appellate practice, ranging from misdemeanor and aggravated traffic offenses to murder cases and other violent felonies. LAW OFFICES OF DAVID WIENER, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

Associate Attorney, August 1998-February 2000

• Represented clients in criminal matters involving felonies, misdemeanors, domestic violence, and traffic offenses and represented parents in abuse and neglect cases in the Family Courts. EDUCATION

CHICAGO-KENT COLLEGE OF LAW, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

Juris Doctor, May 1998

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, CHAMPAIGN-URBANA, ILLINOIS B.A. History, May 1995

BAR ADMISSIONS

Illinois State Bar, November 1998, Pennsylvania State Bar, May 2001, New Jersey State Bar, May 2001, United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey, 2001, United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, 2001, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 2018, United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, 2018 PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

USFN: not-for-profit association of mortgage banking attorneys, Gloucester County College Paralegal Program Advisory Board, Pennsylvania State Bar Association, New Jersey State Bar Association Burlington County Bar Association

INTERESTS

Served as Assistant Coach and statistician for my son’s travel baseball team, established a legal help desk at a Camden, New Jersey church, and traveled extensively throughout the United States, Europe, the Philippines, and the Caribbean.

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