Dylan W. Howard

Following oral argument to the Georgia Supreme Court, obtained a published decision affirming a trial court's final judgment cancelling an arguably superior interest in real property held by a competing lender.

Obtained a directed verdict at trial on behalf of a Fortune 500 bank in a lawsuit alleging violations of the Electronic Funds Transfer Act based on purportedly unauthorized debits and ATM withdrawals.

Successfully defended a Fortune 100 mortgage lender following an entry of default in a wrongful foreclosure matter at a trial on damages and obtained a judgment assessing $0 in liability.

Serves as managing counsel for a Fortune 100 mortgage lender including effective and efficient management of a docket of more than 150 litigated matters in Georgia state, federal and appellate courts.

Led both the trial and appellate teams on a matter involving wrongful foreclosure and FDCPA claims based on actual errors in the legal description of the property. Obtained an Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals order affirming the trial court's dismissal of all claims.

Obtained an extremely favorable settlement on the eve of trial in a TCPA/FDCPA matter involving more than 2,000 arguably unauthorized calls.

Successfully defended a mortgage law in a dispute with the purchaser of REO property involving an unpermitted landfill and other extensive environmental issues.

Obtained summary judgments on behalf of mortgage lenders in a series of wrongful eviction matters in which the borrowers were locked out of their houses without a writ of possession and their personal property was destroyed.

Obtained a judgment from the Georgia Court of Appeals on an interlocutory appeal reversing the trial court's denial of summary judgment in a wrongful foreclosure matter in which the foreclosure advertisements included differing legal descriptions for the property at issue.

Represented various mortgage lenders in a portfolio of lawsuits brought by a single plaintiff's counsel alleging credit reporting violations following bankruptcy.  Resolved several matters without payment, resolved many others efficiently, and worked with the client to correct the underlying reporting issues.

Successfully represented the appellant mortgage servicer in a Georgia Court of Appeals judgment awarding summary judgment to the mortgage lender in a matter involving novel claims arising from regulations issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Successfully defended a trustee in an action by a beneficiary involving breach of fiduciary duty and fraud claims arising from losses incurred in investment accounts, resulting in the award of summary judgment to the trustee.

Guided a college through the compliance and licensing concerns associated with the establishment of a new institutional student lending program.

Advised a vehicle finance company to ensure their leasing products and documents complied with state and federal laws and regulations.

Advised a banking institution with regard to fair lending, marketing, credit reporting, licensure, disclosures, reporting and other matters related to their consumer financial services offerings.

Successfully defended a major bank subsidiary in a state court lawsuit alleging wrongful foreclosure. Obtained a complete defense verdict following the jury trial.