Brendan H. Little

Bio

Mr. Little, a Partner with Lippes Mathias, is one of the leaders of the Litigation Team and is the firm’s Consumer Financial Services Litigation Practice Team Leader. He focuses his practice on a wide range of commercial and business litigation matters, including contractual disputes, issues raised by federal and state regulatory agencies, shareholder derivative actions, business divorces, claims asserted pursuant to the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, and real property litigation.

Additionally, Mr. Little devotes a significant amount of his time to traveling the country defending creditors and other financial institutions against individual and class claims that his clients have violated, including the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA).

Prior to joining Lippes Mathias in 2009, Mr. Little was an associate attorney with Paul William Beltz PC, where he represented clients in personal injury matters. In his new practice, he continues to successfully represent the interest of individuals who have suffered serious injuries as the result of the actions or negligence of others.

Reported Decisions

Doe v. Uniquest Hospitality, LLC, et al, 2024 WL 4149251 (SDNY Sept. 11, 2024) (granting hotel operator’s motion to dismiss on plaintiff’s claims pursuant to The Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act)
Nabozny v. Optio Solutions, LLC, 2023 WL 6967048 (7th Cir. 2023) (affirming district court’s dismissal of letter vendor class action due to lack of Article III standing)
Sage Telecom, Inc v. Mercantile Adjustment Bureau, LLC, 2023 WL 2777468 (NDTX Apr. 4, 2023) (granting motion to dismiss and rejecting the plaintiff-telecommunication provider’s position that it could pursue alleged damages on behalf of its customers)
Thomas v. Everest Receivable Services, Inc., 2022 WL 19517984 (MD Fla. Dec. 9, 2022) (rejecting plaintiff’s request for $55,372.50 in attorneys’ fees and awarding only $16,127.50 in attorneys’ fees)
Viernes v. DNF Associates, LLC – 19-cv-316-KJM (D. Hawaii Sept. 29, 2022) (granting defendant’s motion to decertify the previously certified classes)
Malgeri v. Vitamins Because, LLC, et al., 2022 WL 16635274 (SDFL Sept. 20, 2022) (granting defendant’s motion for summary judgment related to alleged deceptive labeling and denying plaintiff’s motion to certify nationwide class)
Farmer v. Optio Solutions, LLC, 2022 WL 3974261 (N.D. Cal. Aug. 31, 2022)
Raze v. Everest Receivable Services, Inc., 2022 WL 2900775 (WDNY July 22, 2022)
McKinley v. Everest Receivable Services, Inc., 2022 WL 446407 (WDNY Feb. 14, 2022)
Nabozny v. Optio Solutions, LLC, 2022 WL 293092 (W.D. Wis. Feb. 1, 2022)
Graves v. Omnipoint Management Solutions, LLC, 2021 WL 5401712 (SDNY Nov. 17, 2021)
Pennell v. Global Trust Management, LLC, 2021 WL 925494 (7th Cir. 2021)
Bryan v. Allied Interstate, LLC, 2021 WL 141703 (WDNC Jan. 14, 2021)
Martinez v. DNF Associates, LLC, 2021 WL 124523 (EDCA Jan. 13, 2021)
Nagan v. Optio Solutions, LLC, 2020 WL 5061838 (E.D. Wis. Aug. 27, 2020)
Washington v. Weinberg Mediation Group, LLC, et al., 2020 WL 4462867, (N.D. Oh. June 22, 2020)
Doe v. The Lynd Company, et al., 2020 WL 1685054 (SDTX Apr. 7, 2020)
Pennell v. Global Trust Management, LLC, 2019 WL 3945846 (S.D. Ind. Aug. 20, 2019)
Goodman v. Mercantile Adjustment Bureau, LLC, 2019 WL 692934 (EDNY Feb. 19, 2019)
Abernathy v. Continental Service Group, Inc., et al., 2018 WL 3370524 (D. Nev. July 9, 2018)
Schneider v. JTM Capital Management, LLC, 2018 WL 2276238 (D. Ore. Mar. 22, 2018) adopted2018 WL 2248451 (D. Ore. May 15, 2018)
Perry v. JTM Capital Management, LLC, 2018 WL 163855 (ND Ill. Apr. 5, 2018)
Velez v. Continental Service Group, Inc., 2018 WL 1621625 (MD Pa Apr. 4, 2018)
Pavlovich v. Account Discovery Systems, LLC, et. al., 2018 WL 1605174 (SD Cal. Apr. 3, 2018)
McAdory v. DNF Associates, LLC, 2017 WL 5071263 (D. Oregon Nov. 3, 2017)
Blankenship v. Monterey Financial Services, LLC, 2017 WL 3639466 (E.D. Mich. Aug. 8, 2017)
Stein v. Monterey Financial Services, Inc., 2017 WL 412874 (N.D. Ala. Jan. 31, 2017) (denying plaintiff’s motion to certify nationwide TCPA class)
Dixon v. Monterey Financial Services, Inc., 2016 WL 4426908 (ND Cal. Aug. 22, 2016)
Dixon v. Monterey Financial Services, Inc., 2016 WL 3456680 (ND Cal. June 24, 2016)
Craven-Laughner v. Monterey Collection Services,16-cv-361 (D. of Con. 2016)
Harris v. Jacobs, Marsh, LLC, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 37259 (WDNY Mar. 21, 2016)
Heckl v. HSBC Bank USA, N.A., et al., 130 A.D.3d 1447 (4th Dept. 2015)
Affinity Elmwood Gateway Properties, LLC v. AJC Properties, LLC, 129 A.D.3d 1686 (4th Dept. 2015)
RBS Citizens, N.A. v. Auto Services, LLC, et al., 2015 NY Slip Op 50038(U), 2015 N.Y. Misc. LEXIS 77 (Erie Co. Jan. 12, 2015)
Mihelis v. Network Commercial Services, Inc., 2014 U.S. LEXIS Dist. 138245 (EDNY Sept. 29, 2014) adopting 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 141180 (EDNY Aug. 8, 2014)
Eclectic Props. East, LLC v. Marcus & Millichap Company., et al, 751 F.3d 990 (9th Cir. 2014)
Cadrin v. Monterey Fin. Servs., 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 117071 (D. Mass. Aug. 19, 2013)

Articles & Publications

Co-author, "Eleventh Circuit Rules that a Debt Collector's Use of a Third-party Vendor Violates the FDCPA," April 21, 2021
Author, "Supreme Court Issues Unanimous Opinion Limiting Scope of Telephone Consumer Protection Act ('TCPA')," April 1, 2021

ADMITTED TO PRACTICE

New York
Georgia
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
U.S. District Court, Western District of New York
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas
U.S. District Court, Western District of Arkansas
U.S. District Court, District of Columbia
U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Georgia
U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana
U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri
U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Oklahoma
U.S. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas
U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin
U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas

Education

Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law, J.D., with distinction, 2007
St. Bonaventure University, B.A., cum laude, 2004

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

ACA International, Attorney Member

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Amherst Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors

Honors & Awards

40 Under 40 Award, Buffalo Business First, 2021
Upstate New York Super Lawyers®
- Rising Star, 2014-2017

Speaking Engagements

"Beating FCRA Cases: Pick Your Battles, Win the War," Speaker, ACA International Conference, July 23, 2024
"The 11th Circuit Hunstein Decision - The Sky is Not Falling - Strategies for your Business Operations and How to Manage Class Action and Other Litigation," Presenter, California Association of Collectors Webinar, June 24, 2021
"Shoring Up Compliance Management Systems," Co-presenter, ACA International Conference, July 24, 2018

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