Todd P. Stelter

Partner

Chicago, IL

312-704-3966

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Todd P. Stelter

Partner

Chicago, IL

312-704-3966

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About Todd

Todd is a litigation attorney focused on defending clients in consumer law, legal malpractice, and commercial litigation. He has extensive experience handling professional liability and malpractice cases involving attorneys. In addition, Todd represents businesses, corporate entities, mortgage lenders, mortgage servicers, creditors, debt assignees and collection agencies alleging violations of federal and state consumer protection statutes, including the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA), Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), Truth-in-Lending Act (TILA), Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), Home Ownership Equity Protection Act (HOEPA), Illinois Interest Act, Illinois Collection Agency Act, and the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act.

Areas of Focus

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Experience

Class certification motion denied and Rule 12(b)(1) motion to dismiss granted and judgment in favor of defendants in FDCPA putative class action affirmed by Fifth Circuit. Brookter v. GC Services LP et al., 2011 WL 1584651 (S.D. Tex. 2011), aff’d, Brookter v. GC Services LP et al., 2012 WL 1579325 (5th Cir. 2012)
Rule 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss granted and judgment in favor of defendant in FDCPA putative class action affirmed by Second Circuit. Gutierrez v. GC Services LP, 2010 WL 3417842 (E.D.N.Y. 2010), aff’d, Gutierrez v. GC Services LP, 430 Fed. Appx. 8 (2d Cir. 2011)
Legal malpractice trial verdict and judgment in favor of defendant on Rule 52(c) motion. Goodman v. Levy, 2011 WL 824621 (N.D. Ill. 2011)
Rule 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss granted and judgment in favor of defendant in FDCPA putative class action. Golubeva v. GC Services LP, 767 F. Supp. 2d 369 (E.D.N.Y. 2010)
Legal malpractice jury trial verdict and judgment in favor of defendant. Dessau v. Karton, JVR-AAA 49/6 (Cook County, Ill. 2009)

Recognition

Loyola University Chicago School of Law, Loyola Law Journal, Member

Credentials

Education

Loyola University Chicago School of Law, JD, 2002
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, BA, 1999

Bar Admissions

Illinois

Court Admissions

US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
US District Court for the Central District of Illinois
US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
US District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
US District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
US District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
US District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
US District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin

Thought Leadership

Publications

Mr. Stelter co-authored "Fair Debt Collection Practices Act," Chapter 7 in the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (IICLE) 2014 edition book, "Creditors' Rights in Illinois."

Hinshaw Newsletters

Consumer Financial Services Newsletter - May 2017 Edition, May 12, 2017
Consumer Financial Services Newsletter - December 2016 Edition, Dec 21, 2016
Consumer & Class Action Litigation Newsletter - June 2015 Edition, Jun 9, 2015
Consumer & Class Action Litigation Newsletter - November 2014 Edition, Nov 25, 2014
Consumer & Class Action Litigation Newsletter - October 2013 Edition, Oct 14, 2013

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Thought Leadership

Publications

Mr. Stelter co-authored "Fair Debt Collection Practices Act," Chapter 7 in the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (IICLE) 2014 edition book, "Creditors' Rights in Illinois."

Hinshaw Newsletters