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undefinedSanford P. Shatz

Partner

California
(949) 477-5050

Sanford "Sandy" Shatz has been a licensed attorney in California for more than 35 years, and has litigated cases involving consumer financial services, focusing on mortgage related issues, real estate, and commercial law, and offered regulatory and compliance advice to clients throughout the country.

Mr. Shatz has handled more than 100 non-jury trials and numerous substantial jury trials in both state and federal courts. He is an effective advocate no matter the course of litigation. With experience supervising litigation teams both in-house and at law firms, Mr. Shatz evaluates and synthesizes compliance issues, analyzes conflicting statutes and regulations to distill them to their essence, and implements practical solutions. In short, he focuses on what the case is about, how it should resolve, and develops effective trial themes to enhance party, jury, and bench understanding

Mr. Shatz also manages appellate cases, both for cases on which the firm has done underlying trial work and for matters other firms handled during the trial phase. He has worked on appeals in Florida and California at the state and federal levels

In 1998, Mr. Shatz joined Countrywide Home Loans where he organized and established the California In-House Litigation Group. He focused on mortgage-related litigation and has tried numerous cases to verdict. In 2008, after Bank of America acquired Countrywide, Mr. Shatz managed outside counsel in hundreds of litigation cases and helped develop case resolution strategies

In 2010, Mr. Shatz returned to private practice, working on litigation and regulatory issues. The majority of his work focuses on mortgage-related and privacy issues, including mortgage originations and servicing, default strategies, customer service, reverse mortgages, and regulatory compliance issues under various federal and state consumer protection laws, including the Truth In Lending Act (TILA), The Homeowner and Equity Protection Act (HOEPA), the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA), The Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA), the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), the California Homeowner Bill of Rights, and the California Consumer Privacy Act. He also works on real estate matters, particularly involving the purchase and sale of residential real property.

Mr. Shatz is active in leadership roles in several industry organizations. He organizes conferences, panels, and webinars, trains other attorneys, publishes papers and articles, and helps foster knowledge and understanding of financial services and real estate issues.

Education

  • University of Michigan (B.A., Economics, High Honors, 1981)
  • Cornell University (J.D., 1985)

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