About the College
Founded in 1996, The American College of Consumer Financial Service Lawyers, Inc.
is a professional association of lawyers particularly skilled and experienced in
handling consumer financial services matters and dedicated to the improvement
and enhancement of the skill and practice of consumer financial services law
and the ethics of the profession. The College brings together into an
association qualified members of the profession who, by reason of their
character, skill and ability, will contribute to the accomplishments and
good fellowship of the College.
Membership in the College is limited to those lawyers whose principal
practice is in the field of consumer financial services law, who have
achieved preeminence in the field of consumer financial services law
and who have made repeated and substantial contributions to the promotion
of learning and scholarship in consumer financial services law through
teaching, lecturing and published writings.
Membership to the College is by invitation only. Please download the
Fellow Nomination Form here.
Bylaws of the American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers
Past Presidents
| Jean Noonan | 2021 - 2023 |
| Julie R. Caggiano | 2019 - 2021 |
| Steven I. Zeisel | 2019 |
| Jeffrey I. Langer | 2017 - 2019 |
| Robert A. Cook | 2015 - 2017 |
| James L. Brown | 2013 - 2015 |
| Nessa Eileen Feddis | 2011 - 2013 |
| Richard Fischer | 2009 - 2011 |
| Ralph Rohner | 2007 - 2009 |
| Lynne Barr | 2005 - 2007 |
| Marcia Sullivan | 2002 - 2005 |
| Robert Chamness | 2001 |
| Roland Brandel | 1999 - 2001 |
| Thomas Hudson | 1998 - 1999 |
| Alan Kaplinsky | 1996 – 1998 |
Board of Regents
| Lawrence Okinaga (2024) | Nancy Wilsker (2024) |
| Christopher Peterson (2024) | James Milano (2024) |
| Bradley Blower (2025) | Kyung Cho-Miller (2025) |
| Anthony Sharett (2025) | Elizabeth C. Yen (2025) |
| Gary Deutsch (2026) | Suzanne Garwood (2026) |
| Laura Johnson (2026) | Donald Maurice (2026) |
| Stephanie Cohen (2027) | Michael Ferry (2027) |
| Nikki Munro (2027) | Nanci Weissgold (2027) |
New Regents (2023)
| Stephanie Cohen | | Michael Ferry |
| Nikki Munro | | Nanci Weissgold |
Ex Officio Regents
| Julie R. Caggiano | | Jeffrey I. Langer |
| Lynne B. Barr | | Thomas B. Hudson |
| Roland E. Brandel | | Alan S. Kaplinsky |
| Robert P. Chamness | | Marcia Z. Sullivan |
| L. Richard Fischer | | Nessa E. Feddis |
| James L. Brown | | Robert A. Cook |
Deceased Fellows
| Amy W. Bizar | | Douglas N. Campbell |
| Bennet S. Koren | | Ralph J. Rohner |
| James B. Werson | | Elizabeth C. Yen |
| Lawrence A. Young | | Steven I. Zeisel |