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Alec Farrell concentrates his practice in financial services litigation. He regularly represents banking institutions and financial servicing clients in state and federal courts throughout California at the trial and appellate court levels. He has experience prosecuting and defending actions involving consumer fraud and unfair business practices claims, contract disputes, quiet title, mechanic’s lien foreclosures, mortgage servicing, residential evictions and violations of debt collection practices and credit reporting practices.
Alec also has extensive experience with issues relating to:
- California Unfair Competition Law (UCL)
- California Homeowners’ Bill of Rights (HBOR)
- California Consumer Credit Reporting Agencies Act (CCRAA)
- Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)
- Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA)
- Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA)
- Rosenthal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (RFDCPA or Rosenthal Act)
Prior to joining Locke Lord, Alec’s practice also involved general liability defense including catastrophic bodily injury, landlord-tenant, premises liability, products liability and first-party insurance cases.
CREDENTIALS
- J.D., University of Notre Dame Law School, 2018
- B.A., Biology, McDaniel College, 2013
Men’s Varsity Lacrosse Team Member
- California
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of California
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of California
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- African American Board Leadership Institute Board Leadership Certificate Program (2021)
- Member, Charles Houston Bar Association
- Member, John M. Langston Bar Association
- Member, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Barristers/ Young Attorney (BYA) section
- Board Member, Notre Dame Alumni Club of Los Angeles (2018–Present)