Bradley Elevates Three Charlotte Attorneys to Partner

1/13/17

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP is pleased to announce that the firm has elevated three attorneys in its Charlotte office to partner, effective Jan. 1. The new partners are Avery Simmons, José D. Vega and Mark S. Wierman.

“We congratulate all of our new partners who have earned this recognition for their hard work and commitment to our clients and the firm,” said Bradley’s Charlotte Office Managing Partner Dana C. Lumsden. “These talented individuals are part of the next generation that will build and sustain Bradley into the future, and we are fortunate to have them on our team.”

Details on each new partner can be found below.

Ms. Simmons regularly represents financial services and mortgage company clients with compliance matters, including risk management and remediation, state investigations, regulatory compliance, and operational implementation of legal guidelines. In addition to her compliance work in the financial services sector, she represents mortgage companies in all stages of litigation matters across the country. Because of her bar license and extensive connection with the state of Louisiana, Ms. Simmons also regularly represents construction and insurance companies in litigation matters across that state. In addition, she has served as an associate member on the board of directors of her family company. She earned her J.D. (magna cum laude) from the Catholic University Columbus School of Law and her Bachelor of Arts from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Mr. Vega represents financial institutions and mortgage companies in a variety of residential and commercial litigation matters throughout the country. His experiences involve defending clients in a variety of lawsuits involving violations of the TILA, Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, FDCPA, Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act, FCRA, the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, TCPA, mortgage fraud, unfair and deceptive trade practices, government loan programs, mortgage lending, servicing, and securitization practices. In addition, he advises financial services clients in wide-ranging regulatory and compliance matters and has experience with general civil litigation concerning commercial matters before state and federal courts across the country. Mr. Vega earned his J.D. from Wake Forest University School of Law and his Bachelor of Arts (summa cum laude) from Birmingham-Southern College.

Mr. Wierman defends financial services companies in a wide variety of matters. Formerly a corporate manager at a national bank and other financial services companies, he has litigated cases involving fraud, unfair trade practices, the FCRA, the FDCPA, the TCPA, and the TILA. He has represented financial services clients in numerous aspects of the industry, including origination, servicing and regulatory compliance. His experience also includes handling investigations by federal agencies and state and local governments in a wide variety of settings. Mr. Wierman earned his J.D. from the University of North Carolina School of Law. He also holds a Master of Business Administration from the Wake Forest University Babcock Graduate School of Management and a Bachelor of Science (cum laude) from the United States Naval Academy.

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