Meet Your Legal Team
Meet Your Legal Team
Shawn Jaffer, Managing Attorney
Shawn Jaffer is an Emory Law School trained attorney. He is the managing-attorney at Shawn Jaffer & Associates and has handled over 500 federal lawsuits against Credit Bureaus, Banks, Debt Collectors, Insurance Companies, and other businesses and has handled over a dozen consumer class-action lawsuits. Shawn is an expert in the areas of Fair Credit Reporting Act, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Telephone Consumer Protection Act, and Insurance Litigation.
Education:
Emory Law School: Juris Doctor
Northeastern University: M.S. in Finance
Georgia State University: B.A. in Economics
Bar Admissions:
Member of the Texas Bar
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Stephen Jones, Associate Attorney
Stephen Jones is an associate attorney at Jaffer & Associates.
Stephen has successfully litigated thousands of Debt Collection lawsuits in Texas courts.
He focuses his practice in the areas of Fair Credit Reporting Act and Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
Education:
Bar Admissions:
Member of the Texas Bar
Audrey, Lead Litigation Paralegal
Audrey is the firm’s lead Fair Credit Reporting Act litigation paralegal.
She supports all the firm’s attorneys with litigation and manages the firm’s FCRA cases. That involves drafting motions, responses, discovery requests, and managing depositions.
Audrey focuses her practice on the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
Education:
Collin College: Paralegal Certifcate
Texas A&M University at Galveston: Bachelor’s Degree in Coastal Environmental Science
Coral, Litigation Paralegal
Coral is the firm’s Fair Credit Reporting Act paralegal handling discovery, motion practice, and deposition preparation.
She is responsible for propounding and responding to written discovery requests and deposition and trial preparation of the firm’s attorneys in Fair Credit Reporting Act and Fair Debt Collection Practices Act cases.
Education:
University of Texas-Austin: Paralegal Certificate
Florida State University: Bachelor’s in Political Science and History.
Hayden, Litigation Paralegal
Hayden handles Fair Credit Reporting Act cases for the firm’s clients.
He supports the firm’s attorneys in Fair Credit Reporting Act and Fair Debt Collection Practices Act cases and is responsible for managing a docket of active cases throughout Federal courts. He also assists with discovery and deposition prep with the firm’s attorneys.
Hayden focuses his practice on FCRA litigation under the Managing Attorney.
Education:
University of Texas at Austin: Bachelor’s Degree in Communication and Leadership
Belinda Bu, Law Clerk
Belinda is a graduate of Golden Gate University Law School and has earned her Juris Doctor. She is pending her bar exam results and currently manages the case evaluation team for Fair Credit Reporting Act “FCRA” and Fair Debt Collection Practices Act “FDCPA” potential cases.
She attended University of Southern California and received her Bachelor’s degree in Political Science.
Education:
Golden Gate University Law School: Juris Doctor
University of Southern California: Bachelor’s in Political Science
Bar Admissions:
Member of the New Mexico bar.
Elizabeth, Lead Debt Defense Paralegal
Elizabeth is the firm’s lead debt lawsuit defense paralegal.
She supports the firm’s attorneys in debt lawsuit defense cases. She is responsible for managing a team of legal assistants and ensures that cases are kept on track and client expectations are met. She also assists in settlement negotiations and trial preparation.
Elizabeth focuses her practice on Debt Lawsuit Defense.
Education:
California State University: Professional Certificate in Paralegal Studies
University of California, Riverside: Bachelor’s Degree in Art History
California State University: Associates Degree in Merchandise Product Development
Christy, Debt Defense Paralegal
Christy is a debt lawsuit defense paralegal.
She supports the firm’s attorneys in debt lawsuit defense cases. She is responsible for managing a team of legal assistants and ensures that cases are kept on track and client expectations are met. She also assists in settlement negotiations and trial preparation.
Christy focuses her practice on Debt Lawsuit Defense.
Education:
University of North Texas at Dallas: Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice.
Anika, Pre-Litigation Paralegal
Anika is a paralegal on the firm’s prelitigation team. She is responsible for drafting pleadings, complaints, and manages a docket of Fair Credit Reporting Act “FCRA” and Fair Debt Collection Act “FDCPA” cases under attorney supervision.
She is firm’s point of contact for clients once they have been onboarded by the firm’s evaluation and intake departments. She assists clients in the preparation of their lawsuits and handles service of process of all new claims and lawsuits initiated by the firm.
Anika is particularly interested in the FCRA and the protections it provides to consumers with regard to credit reporting and background checks.
Education:
University of Oregon: Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science and Spanish.
Gillian W, Pre-Litigation Paralegal
Gillian is a paralegal on the firm’s prelitigation team. She is responsible for drafting pleadings, complaints, and manages a docket of Fair Credit Reporting Act “FCRA” and Fair Debt Collection Act “FDCPA” cases under attorney supervision.
She is firm’s point of contact for clients once they have been onboarded by the firm’s evaluation and intake departments. She assists clients in the preparation of their lawsuits and handles service of process of all new claims and lawsuits initiated by the firm.
Gillian is especially interested in FCRA cases concerning background check reporting errors and mixed file cases.
Education:
Texas Woman’s University at Denton: Bachelor’s in Political Science.
Stephanie, Paralegal Intake Manager
Stephanie is the firm’s lead paralegal intake manager and she leads a team of dedicated and hardworking legal assistants who assist the firm’s attorneys with case evaluation.
She has worked for various law firms in the areas of personal injury and civil litigation. She brings her years of legal experience to help our attorney’s evaluate legal claims under the Fair Credit Reporting Act for credit report errors, background check errors, identity theft, and debt lawsuit defense cases.
Education:
Champions School of Real Estate
Naaman Forest High School
Jillian S, Legal Assistant
Jillian is a legal assistant on the firm’s case evaluation and intake team.
She is responsible for initial case evaluation with the firms attorneys for credit reporting errors cases, background check report errors, identity theft, and debt lawsuit litigation.
She is the first point of contact at the firm for potential new clients and helps potential clients with information and case review.
Education:
University of Texas at Dallas: Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science.
Gillian R, Legal Assistant
Gillian is a legal assistant on the firm’s case evaluation and intake team.
She is responsible for initial case evaluation with the firms attorneys for credit reporting errors cases, background check report errors, identity theft, and debt lawsuit litigation.
She is the first point of contact at the firm for potential new clients and helps potential clients with information and case review.
Education:
Texas A&M University: Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology.
Austin, Legal Assistant
Austin is a legal assistant on the firm’s case evaluation and intake team.
He is responsible for initial case evaluation with the firms attorneys for credit reporting errors cases, background check report errors, identity theft, and debt lawsuit litigation.
He is the first point of contact at the firm for potential new clients and helps potential clients with information and case review.
Education:
University of Texas at Arlington: Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy and Sociology.