Richard Eric Gottlieb

Please note that Mr. Gottlieb does not represent individuals.

A member of Dykema's senior management team, Mr. Gottlieb leads the Financial Industry Group (with overall oversight of the firm's various banking practice areas), and serves as chair of the firm's national Consumer Financial Services practice. Richard represents primarily financial services entities, auto finance companies, retailers and insurers in the defense of both individual and putative class action suits alleging false or deceptive practices and statutory consumer lending violations.

Richard is a frequent lecturer on financial services, class actions, insurance and trial practice matters, and has been interviewed on programs such as NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams and National Public Radio's All Things Considered. He is an active member of various bar and trade associations. A recognized leader in the field, he is the youngest lawyer ever elected by his peers as a Fellow of the American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers

District of Columbia

Since 1986

Illinois

Since 1992

New York

Since 1986

7th Circuit

Since 1990

8th Circuit

Since 1994

D.C. Circuit

Since 1986

Federal Circuit

Since 1986

U.S. Supreme Court

Since 2007

Member

Dykema Gossett PLLC

1999 - Current

Georgetown University Law Center

LL.M.

1985 - 1986

State University of New York - Buffalo

J.D. (1985)

1982 - 1985

Vanderbilt University

B.A.

1978 - 1981

Illinois Mortgage Bankers Association

Chair, Legislative Committee

2008 - Current

New York State Bar  # 2030203

Member

1986 - Current

American Bar Association

Member

1986 - Current

Under the microscope: Credit card interest rate 'floors' have been swept clean and will soon be a thing of the past

Consumer Financial Services Law Report Vol.13 No.18

March, 2010