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LANCE J. VANDER LINDEN |
STEPHEN M. TRIPLETT |
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MAX A. WERNICK |
LAWRENCE J. BUCKLEY |
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HILARY B. BONIAL |
DONALD M. HILL |
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PAMELA A. MCMANUS |
BRAD CLOUD |
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JOE M. LOZANO, JR. |
JONATHAN MEADE |
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TYLER B. JONES |
KATHERINE BANDY
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SELIM H. TAHERZADEH |
ANN JOHNSTON
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KAREN THOMASON |
BRYAN CONNELL
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JAMES G. REA |
DIANE MCCAIN
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TERRI L. HALE WADE |
DEBBIE THIEL
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CONNIE VANDERGRIFF |
DARREN MAY
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LANCE J. VANDER LINDEN, Born Des Moines, Iowa, March 29, 1957; admitted to bar 1982, Iowa and Texas; United States District Court, Northern, Southern, Western and Eastern
Districts of Texas, Districts of Nebraska and Arizona, Eastern and Western
Districts of Arkansas, Southern District of Iowa, Northern District of
Illinois, Northern and Eastern Districts of Oklahoma. Education: Luther
College (B.A., Bus. Adm., Pol. Sc., 1979); Drake University (J.D., 1982).
Member: Iowa State Bar Association, State Bar of Texas, Dallas Bar
Association, National Association of Chapter 13 Trustees, American
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MAX A. WERNICK, Born Toledo, Ohio, March 8, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Arkansas; 1988,
Texas, Supreme Court of the United States, United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, United States District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas.
Education: University of Arkansas (B.S., Pub. Adm., 1974; J.D., 1977). Member: State Bar of Texas, Dallas Bar Association, and American Bar Association. |
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HILARY B. BONIAL, Born in Natchitoches, Louisiana, January 13, 1971; Education: Loyola
University, New Orleans (B.A., History, Political Science –
cum laude 1993); Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center (J.D. 1996).
Admitted to the Louisiana State Bar; United States Circuit Court of Appeals,
Fifth Circuit; United States District Court for the Middle, Eastern and
Western Districts of Louisiana; United States District Court for the
Northern, Eastern, Western and Southern Districts of Texas. Former Debtor’s
Counsel and Staff Attorney to the Chapter 13 Trustee for the Western
District of Louisiana, Shreveport & Monroe Divisions. Member: Louisiana
State Bar Association; United States Foreclosure Network (USFN), Bankruptcy
Committee, Past Presenter and Lead Moderator on Bankruptcy Issues at
USFN National Default Servicing Seminars; Bankruptcy Chair of the USFN
Bankruptcy Committee; Frequent Contributing Writer to the USFN Report;
American Bankruptcy Institute; National Association of Chapter Thirteen
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PAMELA A. MCMANUS,
, Born Bartlesville, Oklahoma, August 15, 1964; admitted to bar 2001, Texas; United States District Court, Northern, Western and Eastern Districts of Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., English Literature, 1993); Southern Methodist
University School of Law (J.D.,2001). Recipient: Smith Doheny Legal
Ethics Writing Award, 2001; Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program Outstanding
New Lawyer, 2002. Publications: Have Law License; Will Travel,
Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics Vol. XV, No. 3, Spring 2002.
Member: Dallas Bar Association, American Bar Association; State Bar of
Texas. Formerly associated with McManus Law Firm, P.C. Pro Bono
Activities: Member, Dallas Subcommittee, Unauthorized Practice of Law
Committee; Member, Attorneys Serving the Community; Member, Trial Lawyers
for Public Justice; Volunteer Attorney, Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program. |
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JOE M. LOZANO, JR.,
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Born Slaton, Texas, June 24, 1972; admitted to the bar 1999, Texas; United States District Court for the Northern, Eastern, Western and Southern Districts of Texas; Districts of New Hampshire; Districts of Colorado; Western District of Oklahoma. Education: Texas Tech University, (B.A. 1994); St. Mary's University School of Law (J.D., 1999) Member: Dallas Bar Association, Dallas Association of Young Lawyers; State Bar of Texas. Legal experience: consumer bankruptcy, creditors' rights, civil litigation, fair debt collection, fair credit reporting and criminal defense. |
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TYLER B. JONES, Born Pinehurst, North Carolina, January 1, 1974; admitted to bar 2004, Texas;
United States District Court for the Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas. Education: Brigham Young University (B.S., 2000); Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law (J.D., 2004).
Member: Dallas Bar Association, State Bar of Texas, J. Reuben Clark Law Society. Legal Experience: bankruptcy, creditors' rights, civil litigation. Served as a judicial intern to the Honorable David Sam, United States District Court, District of Utah. |
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SELIM H. TAHERZADEH, Born Dallas, Texas, December 18, 1978; admitted to bar 2004, Texas;
Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 2001); Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law (J.D., 2004). Member: Dallas Bar Association, State Bar of Texas, Texas Young Lawyers Association. Legal Experience: creditors' rights, civil litigation. |
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KAREN P. THOMASON, Born Washington, D.C., 1962. Education:
Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA (Magna cum Laude), Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Baton Rouge, LA. Admitted to the Louisiana State Bar 1997. Admitted in the Western, Middle and Eastern Federal District Courts of Louisiana and the Northern, Eastern and Southern Federal District Courts of Texas. Member: Dallas Bar Association, Louisiana State Bar Association, Southwestern Louisiana Bankruptcy Bar Association, American Bar Association and American Bankruptcy Institute. |
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JAMES G. REA, Born Tulsa, Oklahoma, November 23, 1970. Admitted to practice before all Texas state courts, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, and the United States Tax Court. Education: Miami University (Ohio) (B.A. , 1993); University of Central Oklahoma (M.A., 1994); University of Dallas (M.B.A., 2002); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 2005). Member: State Bar of Texas, Dallas Bar Association, Dallas Association of Young Lawyers. Legal Experience includes mortgage banking, bankruptcy, creditor's rights, aviation personal injury, aviation transactions, administrative law, federal income tax. Law Clerk to the National Transportation Safety Board Office of Administrative Law Judges. Published "The NTSB's Stale Complaint Rule Following Ramaprakash v. Administrator", Lawyer-Pilot Bar Journal, Spring 2004. Prior to attending law school Mr. Rea served in the U.S. Navy as a Naval Flight Officer, accumulating more than 3,000 flight hours in the P-3 Orion. For his service he was awarded the Air/Strike Medal, Navy Commendation Medal, and Navy Achievement Medal. Mr. Rea continues to serve his country as a Lieutenant Commander in the U.S. Navy Reserve with Patrol Squadron 62, NAS Jacksonville, FL.
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TERRI L. HALE WADE, Born Talco, Texas, April 28, 1967; admitted to Texas Bar 1999; Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., English, 1995); St. Mary’s University School of Law,(J.D. 1999); University of Innsbruck, Austria, International Law Studies, Summer, 1997; Academia Hispano Americano, San Miguel de Allende, G.T.O., Mexico, Summer, 2001. Former Assistant City Attorney, Dallas, Texas; Former Assistant City Attorney, Irving, Texas. Legal Experience: Municipal Law and Litigation, Code Compliance, Ad Valorem Taxation, Real Property Appraisal Litigation. Member: State Bar of Texas, Dallas Bar Association, Spanish for Lawyers. |
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CONNIE VANDERGRIFF, Born in Wagoner, OK, May 22, 1975; Education: Baylor University (B.A. Business Administration, 1997); Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law (J.D. 2005). Admitted to the Texas State Bar (2005); United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas.
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STEPHEN M. TRIPLETT, (Missouri State University, B.S.) has served as the firm's Chief Operating Officer since June, 2005. Prior to joining National Bankruptcy Services, Mr. Triplett held executive management positions at top national service-related corporations including IBM, BT/Concert and most recently Avaya. His experience and leadership in outsourcing and client services has resulted in a focus on the improvement of business processes, operational effectiveness and customer satisfaction.
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LAWRENCE BUCKLEY, (Southern Illinois University, B.A., 1973; Pepperdine University, J.D., 1976) joined the firm in June 2005 in the role of Executive Vice President, Business Development. Larry is a member of the state bars of California (1976), Arizona (1987), Texas (1987) and Colorado (1988). Mr. Buckley has been in the default servicing business since 1981, formerly as President & sole shareholder of Buckley & Associates, and a managing law partner of The Buckley Firm for over 20 years. Larry was also President of First American Title Insurance Company's National Default Title Services division from 2003 until joining NBS. Mr. Buckley has represented major mortgage lenders and servicers in both legal and non-legal capacities for over 20 years.
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DONALD M. HILL, (Louisiana College, B.S., Florida State University, M.B.A.) became Executive Vice President of NBS in April 2005. Mr. Hill began his business career with IBM and later Computer Sciences Corporation. He entered the credit industry in 1984 with a move to CSC Credit Services, where he became the company’s Executive Vice President for credit reporting sales and operations. Don joined Creditors Bankruptcy Services as President in 1992. After 10 years with CBS, Don left to form Bankruptcy Management Services in December 2002, providing solutions to credit grantors that helped them generate more money with greater efficiently from their consumer customers who filed bankruptcy. His long held interest in the credit industry extends beyond his occupation. He served as President of the Credit Industry Research Council and is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute and the National Association of Chapter 13 Trustees. He is also former Vice Chairman of the Consumer Data Information Association, where he was instrumental in creating the first Credit Reporting Resources Guide.
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BRAD CLOUD -
In December 2005, Brad brought 16 years of expert banking and consumer financial experience to National Bankruptcy Services as Senior VP of Bankruptcy Operations. Mr. Cloud graduated from Louisiana Tech University in 1990 and began his career with BankTexas in the Management Development Program. His desire to excel, aggressive approach and knowledge of the business grew exponentially as he continually gained valuable experience in all facets of consumer banking. Management experience with several national banks in sales and originations through loan servicing, bankruptcy, recovery, and acquisitions provided the platform to become Senior Vice President of Loan Servicing for AutoOne / California Federal Bank. Acquired by Citibank in 2002, he held several positions within Citi Financial Auto before joining NBS. These varied responsibilities in operations have given him the expertise to manage the critical aspects of consumer finance for the many clients NBS caters to in the auto finance industry and put together the necessary processes and procedures to smoothly transition problematic loans from A to Z. |
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JONATHAN MEADE, Sr.Vice President - Operations. Additional information forthcoming. |
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KATHERINE BANDY, (Augustana College – B.A. with Honors 1970; Northwestern University - M.A.,Ph.D. 1981) joined the firm in 1985 and served as Administrative Manager of its Bankruptcy Department since 1986 until recently obtaining the title of Vice President - Client Liason & Customer Service. Ms. Bandy brought 5 years of litigation management experience to the firm. |
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ANN JOHNSTON,(Western Michigan University, B.S. 1973) Vice President - Bankruptcy Operations, joined the firm in 1991. Ann served as Administrative Manager of its Payment Compliance and Legal
Monitoring Unit prior to becoming Vice President. Ms. Johnston brought 17 years of management experience to
the firm, including 5 years as Assistant Vice-President for Temple-Inland Mortgage Company, responsible for managing its Bankruptcy Department staff and a portfolio of over 1,400 loans in bankruptcy. |
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BRYAN CONNELL, Vice President Technology & Infrastructure, joined the firm in 1989. His expertise in project management and client services combined with his in-depth knowledge of bankruptcy programming have been instrumental in the development of the firm’s unique bankruptcy software systems. |
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DIANE McCAIN, (Oklahoma State University, B.S. 1977) joined the firm in 1996 and serves as client Administrative Services Manager. Ms. McCain brought 15 years of administrative experience to the firm. |
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DEBBIE THIEL,
Manager of Client Systems, joined the firm in 2001 as the Assistant Manager of the Litigation
Department. Ms. Thiel brought 13 years of bankruptcy experience, including
7 years in the mortgage banking industry in both management and educational
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DARREN MAY,joined the firm in 2003 as Manager of Technology Support. Mr. May brought 25 years experience in IT support and knowledge of systems infrastructure to NBS with specific experience in field service and systems integration. His ability to ensure service and support to our clients are second to none. |
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