John Soumilas

Francis & Mailman, P.C.

Land Title Building, Suite 1902, 100 South Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19110

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T: 215-735-8600

F: 215-940-8000

Visit: www.consumerlawfirm.com

Practice areas: Consumer Law (90%), General Litigation (10%)

Law School: Temple University Beasley School of Law

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Profile

John Soumilas is a consumer attorney with the law firm of Francis & Mailman, P.C. in center city Philadelphia. He concentrates his practice in the areas of consumer protection law, including fair credit reporting, fair debt collection, and consumer class actions. Mr. Soumilas litigates individual and class action cases primarily in federal court on behalf of victims of identity theft, persons defamed and otherwise harmed by credit errors, individuals harassed and deceived by debt collectors, and many others who are subjected to fraudulent or unfair trade practices. Mr. Soumilas also advocates on behalf of consumers in the areas of fair credit billing, electronic fund transfers, consumer privacy, warranty law and consumer fraud.

Selected to Super Lawyers

Pennsylvania Rising Stars 2008
Pennsylvania Rising Stars 2007
Pennsylvania Rising Stars 2006
Pennsylvania Rising Stars 2005

About John Soumilas

Admitted: 1999, Pennsylvania

Bar/Professional Activity: Mr. Soumilas is admitted to practice before the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, as well as the state courts of Pennsylvania and New Jersey. He has also litigated cases on a pro hac vice basis throughout the country. Mr. Soumilas is a member of the National Association of Consumer Advocates.

Scholarly Lectures and Writings: Mr. Soumilas is a regular lecturer on consumer matters, including for the Practicing Law Institute (San Francisco 2008), the National Association of Consumer Advocates (Denver 2007), the Philadelphia Housing Expo (2005-2008), the People's Law School (Philadelphia 2005), and the Bucks County Bar Association (Doylestown, Pennsylvania 2005), and has also spoken on consumer issues for Free Speech Radio. He has authored several articles, including for the Temple Law Review, Temp. L. Rev. Vol. 74:1 (2000), and also has been a contributing author to Occupational Safety and Health Law (2d ed. 2002).

Verdicts and Settlements: Mr. Soumilas has recovered millions of dollars on behalf of victimized consumers and has forced debt collectors, banks and credit bureaus to make significant pro-consumer changes to their records and practices. Among Mr. Soumilas' recent accomplishments are: The highest jury verdict in a fair credit (FCRA) case in the history of Pennsylvania: $800,000 in Cortez v. Trans Union, LLC, Civil No. 05-5684, E.D. Pa., April 26, 2007 (remitted to $150,000; $132,000 in attorney's fees and costs additionally awarded); $187,500 settlement for identity theft victim against a creditor (2008); $150,000 settlement for a consumer who was wrongfully sued by a debt collector for a debt that she did not owe (2008). (Results in individual cases vary and any future case may differ from any of the above matters).

Other Outstanding Achievements: Mr. Soumilas began his legal career by clerking for Justice Russell M. Nigro of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Educational Background: Mr. Soumilas is a 1994 cum laude graduate of Rutgers University, where he was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. He also holds a master's degree in American history from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Mr. Soumilas received his law degree cum laude from the Temple University Beasley School of Law in 1999, where he was a member of the Jessup Moot Court and Temple Law Review.

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