Ernest Wagner

Ernest P. Wagner is a Principal of Maurice Wutscher LLP. He practices in the firm’s Commercial Litigation, Consumer Litigation and Cybersecurity Insurance groups, and leads the firm’s Insurance Recovery and Advisory group. Based in Chicago, he also supports the firm’s litigation matters in its Miami office.

Ernest has substantial experience in various types of commercial and insurance litigation.  He has conducted more than 35 jury trials, and more than 150 arbitrations for plaintiffs and defendants.  He has also successfully represented clients in numerous appeals, in various jurisdictions.  Ernest also advises policyholders on insurance coverage matters.

Ernest is a frequent speaker and author on various consumer credit and insurance recovery topics, including:

» New Federal Trade Secrets Act’s Impact on Mortgage Originator Recruiting, ABA Consumer Financial Services Committee Winter Meeting, January 2018;

» “No Standing for FDCPA Allegations of State Procedural Violations,” Consumer Financial Services Law Report, Vol. 21, Issue 2, May 30, 2017;

» Managing Your Cyber Security Risk, Conference on Consumer Finance Law, May 16, 2017;

» A First Look at the FCC’s TCPA Declaratory Rulings, The Consumer Financial Services Blog Webinar, July 17, 2015;

» The FDCPA and Estimates of Mortgage Lenders’ Costs, The Consumer Financial Services Blog Webinar, July 9, 2015;

» TCPA Developments, Chicago Bar Association Consumer Credit Committee, February 2015, and;

» An Adjuster’s Guide to Complying with Post-Loss Conditions, First Party Claims Conference (FPCC), October 2012.

Ernest earned his Juris Doctor from Emory University School of Law in Atlanta, Georgia, and his Bachelor of the Arts from the University of Iowa. He is a member of the Chicago Bar Association, the Illinois State Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the national Mortgage Bankers Association, the American Bankers Association, and RMA International.