Robert Maddox practices in financial services litigation with an emphasis
in mortgage litigation and compliance and commercial/real estate litigation.
He is a Certified Mortgage Banker (CMB) and is one of only a handful of
attorneys in the nation who have achieved this status. His national practice
focuses primarily on representing two specific industries: financial
institutions and mortgage companies.
Robert’s representation of clients in the financial institutions and
mortgage industry is both trial practice and compliance. The trial practice
has led Robert to trial and appellate courts in over 40 different states
from Florida to California, and from Washington to Washington, D.C. These
cases involve numerous causes of action including TILA, HOEPA, FDCPA, FCRA,
RESPA, RICO, predatory lending, mortgage related fees and services,
insurance packing and state deceptive trade practice laws. In addition,
Robert has litigated all facets of the mortgage industry: origination,
warehouse lending, pooling and servicing agreements, loan repurchase disputes,
investor disputes, secondary market representations and warranties, servicing
matters, commercial mortgages, settlement services issues and mortgage fraud.
These matters are in various contexts including pre-litigation complaints
by borrowers, state agencies and consumer advocacy groups, class action,
consumer litigation, bankruptcy and representing the investor/servicer as
plaintiff in seeking recovery for fraud, title insurance coverage,
repurchase and contract/commercial disputes.
Professional Affiliations
- Certified Mortgage Bankers Society
- American College of Mortgage Attorneys, Fellow
- Mortgage Bankers Association, Legal Issues and Regulatory Compliance Committee
- Mortgage Bankers Association, School of Mortgage Banking, Faculty Fellow
- Cumberland School of Law, Adjunct Professor (2005-2010)
- University of Alabama School of Law, Adjunct Professor (2001-2006, 1998-2007)
- Best Lawyers in America
- Chambers USA
- Benchmark Litigation
- Super Lawyers