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Tomio Narita

at Simmonds & Narita LLP

Simmonds & Narita LLP

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Tomio is a partner of Simmonds & Narita LLP, www.snllp.com, a California law firm specializing in defending claims arising under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and the Rosenthal Act. He has served as lead counsel defending scores of class actions and representative actions in state and federal courts in California and across the country. A member of the California Bar, Tomio is also admitted to the United States Supreme Court, the Second, Third and Ninth Circuit Courts of Appeals and all District Courts of California. Tomio is regularly invited to speak at collection industry events, discussing issues arising under the FCRA and FDCPA. He is a member of the American Bar Association (Vice Chair, Debt Collection Practices and Bankruptcy Subcommittee of Consumer Financial Services Committee), ACA International (Chair of the MAP Committee, 2009-10), the National Association of Retail Collection Attorneys (Associate Member; Member of the Amicus Committee), and the Bar Association of San Francisco.

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Sixth Circuit Holds Consumer Lacked Standing To Pursue “Meaningful Attorney Involvement” Claim

Why Every Lawyer And Client Should Be Fighting To Stop The “Meaningful Attorney Involvement” Doctrine From Spreading

Is It “Debt Collection” If You Never Asked For Money? U.S. Supreme Court to Review in October 2018 Term

Is A Bank A “Debt Collector” Under California’s Rosenthal Act? Maybe Not.

Searching For The Meaning Of “Meaningful Involvement” - Part 2

Searching For The Meaning Of “Meaningful Involvement”

The “Least Sophisticated Debtor” Is Getting More Sophisticated, And Has An Improved Memory Too

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Consent Order Compliance: Navigating The CFPB’s Unofficial “Rules” Governing Debt Collection

Will You Know A “Dispute” When You See It?

Is Your Envelope “Benign” Under The FDCPA?

How to Avoid FDCPA Claims of Overshadowing

Why the CFPB's Position on Time-Barred Debt is Bad for Consumers

Is the CFPB Position on Credit Reporting Consistent with Case Law?

Recent Enforcement Actions May Provide Guidance on CFPB Positions

When is a Lawyer or Law Firm "Regularly" Collecting Debts Under the FDCPA?

New Debt Buyer Law May Decrease Communication, Increase Litigation Between ARM Firms and Consumers

Where’s The Beef? The FTC 2013 Report On Debt Buyers

FDCPA Violation Claims Supported Only by Material Disputes

Can the CFPB Make Debt Collectors Reveal their Privileged Documents?

The Limits on Direct and Vicarious Liability Under the FDCPA