Special Licenses/Certifications:

• Mr. Sterbcow was named as one of the top ten people to watch in Louisiana by Southern Woman Magazine and Greater New Orleans Living Magazine. New Orleans City Business named Mr. Sterbcow one of the Top Fifty attorneys in New Orleans in 2007.  The "Top 40 Under 40" in the United States Real Estate Industry by October Research Corporation's The Title Report, The Legal Description, Real Estate Technology Insight, RESPA News, Valuation Review, Broker Newswire, and Real Law Central.

Bar/Professional Activity:

• New Orleans Metropolitan Associaton of Title Attorneys (Vice President 2010-11).  New Orleans Bar Association (Committee on Real Property Law).  Louisiana State Bar Association (Trust, Estates, Probate and Immovable Law Section).  American Bar Association (Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section: (Planning Board 2005) Section on Hospitality, Community Recreation and Common Interest Developments--Committees on "Timesharing and Interval Use Law", "Brokers and Brokerage", "Hotels, Resorts and Tourism", "Purchase and Sale" in 2005 and "International Investment in Real Estate" in 2004.Group on Hospitality, Community Recreation and Common Interest Developments--"Committee on Timesharing and Interval Use Law" and International Investment in Real Estate.") Group on Special Investors and Investment Structures--(Section of Litigation: "Real Estate and Probate." & "Leader in Litigation Award") (General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Section: "Real Estate Group.") Young Lawyers Section: "Real Property, Probate and Trust Law.")  Louisiana Land Title Association (LLTA).   Federal Bar Association (FBA).  Real Estate Settlement Procedures Organization (RESPRO)-(Board of Directors).  Urban Land Institute (ULI).  DIRT.  International Association of Attorneys and Executives in Corporate Real Estate (AECRE).   Former member of the Realty Alliance and Chaired the Title Alliance Section in 2007-08.  Young Leadership Council (YLC).   American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association (AREUEA).  Lambda Alpha--Honorary Real Estate Economics Society (Kravotil Chapter).  Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association (LTLA).  American  Association of Justice (AAJ). Louisiana Mortgage Lenders Association (LMLA).  National Association of Mortgage Brokers.  (NAMB).
• Vice President for 2010-2011

Pro bono/Community Service:

• Coastal Conservation Assocation (CCA), Easter Seals

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• LandAmerica's Commonwealth Title Insurance Guaranty on Basic RESPA; Association of Real Estate License Law Officials (ARELL0) on RESPA Trends; Livingston Parish Board of Realtors on Basic RESPA; October Research Corporation on Basic RESPA Audio Seminar Series; October Research Corporation on Complex RESPA Legal Issues on Audio Seminar Series; and numerous other seminars for private companies and associations.  National Association of Realtors (NAR) national audio podcast on RESPA Enforcement. 
• Article, HUD: Home Warranty Sales OK, Realtor Magazine, National Association Of Realtors, 2010
• Speaker, New Regulatory Tidal Wave--New Regulation Z Rules, American Land Title Association, 2010
• Speaker, RESPA: The future of enforcement going forward, American Land Title Association (ALTA), 2011

Verdicts and Settlements:

• Represented the National Association of Mortgage Brokers (NAMB) against the Federal Reserve System.  The Washington, D.C. Court of Appeals temporarily granted NAMB a temporary restraining order (TRO) in NAMB's fight against the Regulation Z loan officer compensation rule., 2011

Video:

• With legislators tightening their grip on how you do business, it's important you remain in compliance - especially when it comes to the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act. Learn the black-and-white basics of this pertinent rule and review the nuances of enforcement. Don't just get up to speed, stay ahead of the game. RESPA Radio brings you the RESPA Audio Conference Series. The series is designed to provide the same extensive education and information without any of the travel or hotel costs.  Parts I and II of the RESPA Primer Series serve up a nuts-and-bolts approach to help you understand the basics of the industry's most confusing rule. Learn about disclosures and the good faith estimate; anti-referral and kickback provisions; Section 8; and affiliated business arrangements, as well as current enforcement trends nailing violators today. Parts I and II of the RESPA Q&A with Phil Schulman discuss practical and compliant ways to market through marketing agreements, workshare agreements and joint advertising, and teaches you how to best build a proactive compliance strategy. RESPA Radio Experts:John Socknat, Member, Weiner Brodsky Sidman Kider PCFrancis "Trip" X. Riley III, Partner and Vice Chair of the Litigation Department, Saul Ewing LLPMarx David Sterbcow, Managing Partner, Sterbcow Law Group LLCPhil Schulman, Partner, K&L Gates , RESPA Radio, Banking, Finance, Law, Real Estate--Settlement Service Providers, 2007

Newsletters:

• Playing by the Rules: 2011 A Look Ahead: How the New Regulatory Environment Impacts Real Estate, Real Estate & Mortgage Executive: December 2010

Educational Background:

• Recieved a masters degree in Real Estate Law (LLM) from John Mashall Law School's Center for Real Estate Law.  Gonzaga University's School of Law recieved a Juris Doctorate (JD).  Tulane University Bachelors degree in Political Science/History.