Michael Winston, the Consumer Finance Industry Group leader, focuses on consumer finance litigation, including lender liability and loan servicing litigation, escalated residential foreclosures, and federal TILA, RESPA, FCRA, ECOA, FDCPA, and RICO claims, as well as their state law counterparts. Michael regularly serves as first chair for trials in both state and federal district court.
Michael holds a finance degree and has substantial Fortune 500 professional experience in accounting, business management, and systems technology. Michael's goal in litigation is to work with clients to map out strategic endgames and then effectively execute to achieve expedient, cost-effective results. To this end, Michael has effectively managed more than 2,000 alternative fee arrangement (AFA) cases for clients.
Michael also serves as appellate counsel for clients in state and federal courts in Florida and the Southeast. He has handled more than 500 appeals.
