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State Directory- Child AbusePrior to joining FMS, Siobhán was a Deputy City Solicitor in the Child Welfare Unit of the City of Philadelphia Law Department, where she litigated thousands of hearings of child abuse, child neglect, applications for orders of protective custody, permanent legal custodianship, and terminations of parental rights. She started her law career as an attorney for the Administration of Children’s Services in Brooklyn, NY, before moving to Southern California and working in private practice for several years. Siobhán earned her B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania and her J.D. from New York Law School after teaching English in Thailand for a short time. She has been admitted to practice in the state courts of Pennsylvania, California, and New York, as well as before the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
- FraudThe lawyers at Francis Mailman Soumilas, P.C. have represented consumers without any out of pocket cost for over 20 years in the areas of deceptive practices and consumer fraud in both individual and class actions. If you have been cheated out of money or deceived in a financial transaction, chances are a federal or state consumer protection law has been violated.
- Theft
- MisdemeanorsFailure to Update – It’s difficult for background check companies to keep their information up-to-date because records are constantly changing. For example, they may falsely report expunged or dismissed records, or they could report misdemeanors as felonies. Under the law, however, they must report complete, accurate, and up-to-date information at all times.
- Identity TheftIdentity theft, your file has fraudulent errors, you are on public assistance, or you are unemployed and seeking employment within the next 60 days.
- Business DisputesIn 2005, Mr. Searles was awarded the Equal Justice Award at the Community Legal Services Breakfast of Champions for his role in directing funding for legal assistance for low-income residents of Philadelphia. Mr. Searles has served as the Pennsylvania contributor to Survey of State Class Action Law (ABA Section of Litigation – 2010), and as a contributing author of Pennsylvania Consumer Law (2010). He has taught advanced bankruptcy law at the Rutgers University School of Law – Camden, business law at Widener University and bankruptcy law at Pierce Junior College, Philadelphia. He is a past co-chairperson of the Education Committee of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Bankruptcy Conference. Mr. Searles has been named a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer for many years.
- Medical MalpracticeSince graduating from law school, Geoffrey has worked for both plaintiff and defense litigation firms practicing in the areas of medical malpractice, architect’s and engineer’s malpractice, the Federal Employer’s Liability Act, and trucking litigation. In 2007, Geoffrey joined Francis Mailman Soumilas, P.C. and began to practice in the area of consumer protection litigation, including fair credit reporting and fair debt collection.
- BankruptcyFollowing graduation from law school, Mr. Searles was an attorney for Community Legal Services of Philadelphia, where he specialized in consumer and bankruptcy law. In 1990, he successfully argued the first consumer reorganization bankruptcy case considered by the U.S. Supreme Court...
- Debt CollectionThe Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) is an amendment that was made to the Consumer Credit Protection Act. The FDCPA prevents debt collectors from engaging in abusive, deceptive, and unfair tactics while trying to collect a debt.