Education:

• J.D., 2004, Harvard Law School, cum laude;
• Recipient, 2004, Harvard Law School Dean’s Award for Community Leadership;
• B.A., 1994, Carleton College, magna cum laude, 1994.

Clerkship:

• Law Clerk for the Honorable R. Lanier Anderson, III, United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.

Bar Memberships:

• New York
• Ohio

Recent Publications:

• Assisting the Consumer Debtor: Becoming Aware Of Potential Affirmative Claims
• Assisting the Consumer Debtor, Part II: Defenses to Consumer Credit Claims

Daniel A. Schlanger, Esq.

NewYorkConsumerProtectionLaw.com is published by Schlanger & Schlanger, LLP, a law firm with offices in White Plains and Manhattan which practices extensively in the area of consumer law. The firm’s consumer practice is headed by Daniel Schlanger, Esq.

Dan joined Schlanger & Schlanger, LLP in 2007 after working as a staff attorney at Legal Aid Society of Cleveland, where he was a member of the Consumer Law unit and the founder of the Northeast Ohio Wage Project, a program which assists low-income people owed wages.

Dan received his law degree from Harvard Law School, cum laude, in 2004. Following graduation, Dan clerked for the Hon. R. Lanier Anderson, III on the United States Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit. He received his undergraduate degree from Carleton College, magna cum laude, in 1994.

Dan’s practice focuses on consumer protection issues.  He litigates regularly in both state and federal court in matters involving a wide range of consumer issues, including:

• Predatory Lending (including Truth in Lending Act [TILA] violations);
• Loan Fraud;
• Unfair Debt Collection Practices (including Fair Debt Collection Practices Act [FDCPA] violations);
• Debt Collection Harassment;
• Auto Fraud (including Auto Loan Fraud and Auto Warranty Fraud);
• Collection Defense (e.g. defending consumers being sued on unpaid credit cards and other debts); and
• Foreclosure Defense

He recently authored a three part series entitled “Assisting the Consumer Debtor” published in One On One, the New York State Bar Association’s General Practice Quarterly Bulletin.

Dan is admitted to practice in both New York and Ohio. He is a member of the National Association of Consumer Advocates, and the New York State, New York City and Westchester County Bar Associations. Dan is a former member of the New York City Bar Association’s Professional Responsibility Committee and a current member of the Westchester County Bar Association’s Pro Bono Committee.

Prior to attending law school, he spent seven years working in sustainable agriculture, including five years as the owner and manager of a certified organic vegetable farm located outside of Sacramento.