Megan Starace Ben'Ary
About Megan
Megan represents clients in federal and state courts, handling both trial and appellate matters. Her work involves complex commercial litigation and consumer financial services.
With a solid foundation in the consumer credit, mortgage, and debt collection sectors, Megan manages individual and class action lawsuits related to the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA), Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), and Truth in Lending Act (TILA), as well as applicable state laws. She also has extensive experience with cases involving employment background screening practices under the FCRA.
Areas of Focus
Industries:
Services:
- Complex Commercial Litigation;
- Consumer & Class Action Defense;
- Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA);
- Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA);
- Financial Services Litigation;
- Financial Services Regulatory & Compliance;
- Litigation & Trial;
- Mortgage Lending & Servicing Litigation;
- Regulatory & Compliance;
- Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)
Experience
- Achieved a favorable outcome in a class action lawsuit for a consumer reporting agency addressing Fair Credit Reporting Act violations. The claims involved failure to adequately notify consumers of public record information for employment, noncompliance with adverse action notice requirements, and delays in timely reinvestigations of consumer disputes.
- Represented an employer in a Fair Credit Reporting Act class action, achieving a favorable resolution regarding background check authorization and adverse action compliance.
- Secured a positive outcome for a settlement services company in a Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act and state consumer protection class action.
- Successfully defended a residential property manager in an Equal Credit Opportunity Act class action involving adverse action requirements.
- Achieved a favorable result for a collection agency in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act class action concerning defaulted student loans under a federal rehabilitation program.
Credentials
Education
- Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law, JD, 2001
- Villanova University, BA, 1997
Bar Admissions
- District of Columbia
- Virginia
Clerkships
- Judicial Law Clerk, Hon. Gaylord L. Finch, Jr., Nineteenth Judicial Circuit of Virginia
Thought Leadership
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Interests
Megan enjoys spending time with her family.
Thought Leadership
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Megan's Insights
Press Release
Jan 6, 2026
Hinshaw Adds Four-Member Consumer Financial Services Team in DC and Florida
Press Release
Jan 6, 2026
Hinshaw Adds Four-Member Consumer Financial Services Team in DC and Florida
