Attorney

Michael D. Fine

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Cell Phone: 847-***-****

Home Phone: 847-***-****

E-mail: **************@*****.***

Target Position: Managing or Senior Attorney with a corporation, lender or similar financial institution.

Work

Experience: JP Morgan Chase Bank, Chicago, Illinois – April 1992 to May 2011

Assistant General Counsel, Legal and Compliance

Managing Attorney, Consumer Litigation and Collection Group

• Successfully grew credit card legal recoveries in Illinois to $ 28 million in 2010.

• Working knowledge of CARD Act , REG Z (TILA,) FDCPA and FCRA, Dodd-Frank legislation and related state statutes.

• Supervision of 3 In House Attorneys and full time staff of 22

• Developed best practice guidelines for in-house litigation

• Participated in due diligence processes for portfolio acquisitions

• Conducted on site legal/business audits of regional network firms

• Reported audit findings to Senior Legal/Business Management

• Developed continuing education seminars for collection sites

• Advised on escalated consumer executive complaints

• Responded to OCC and AG inquiries and audits

• Litigated bankruptcy preferences and adversary complaints

• Collaborated with outside counsel in class action matters

Private General Practice, Chicago, Illinois

October 1990 to April 1992

• Creditor Representation in Federal, Bankruptcy and State Courts

McDonnell Douglas Finance Corp., Crystal Lake, Illinois

October 1984 to October 1990

• In-house counsel for Equipment Leasing and Auto Floor Financing

Education: Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago-Kent College of Law

Juris Doctor, 1980

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Bachelor of Science, Psychology, 1977

Bar Admissions: U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit

U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois

U.S. District Court, Madison, Wisconsin

Illinois Supreme Court

Professional

Memberships: Illinois State Bar Association

Chicago Bar Association

Illinois Creditors’ Bar Association

Pro Bono

Activities: Board Member, Assistance In Healthcare, a not for profit corporation which offers cancer victims treated at the Cancer Treatment Centers of America financial aid based upon need

Professional and Personal references available on request

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