THE HARMONIE GROUP FINANCIAL LITIGATION ATTORNEYS IN SELECT STATES. Tim Violet, Executive Director

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1 THE HARMONIE GROUP FINANCIAL LITIGATION ATTORNEYS IN SELECT STATES Tim Violet, Executive Director

2 ALABAMA THE HARMONIE GROUP DIRECTORY OF MEMBER FIRMS DEFENDING FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS William C. Wood Norman, Wood, Kendrick & Turner Liberty National Building - Suite Third Avenue South Birmingham, AL (205) (205) (fax) wood@nwkt.com Extensive experience in representing financial institutions on a wide range of issues, including predatory lending practices, cross claims on collection matters, and related suits. ALASKA Bruce A. Moore bmoore@dmgz.com DeLisio Moran Geraghty & Zobel, P.C. 943 W. 6th Ave. Anchorage, AK Fax bmoore@dmgz.com Over 17 years experience in litigation, bankruptcy and collections, including 3 years as inhouse bankruptcy and property tax counsel for FDIC. Joe Moran DeLisio Moran Geraghty & Zobel, P.C. 943 W. 6th Ave. Anchorage, AK Fax jmoran@dmgz.com Over 25 years of experience representing local and national banks and financial institutions.

3 ARIZONA George Mitchell The Cavanagh Law Firm, P.A N. Central Avenue Suite2400 Phoenix, AZ Fax Mr. Cavanagh has extensive experience in a broad range of financial institutional defense cases and counterclaims. ARKANSAS William H Edwards Barber, McCaskill, Jones and Hale, P.A.;; FAX ; 2700 Regions Center 400 W. Capital Avenue Little Rock, AR Fax wedwards@barberlawfirm.com Jack Cherry Barber, McCaskill, Jones and Hale, P.A.;; FAX ; 2700 Regions Center 400 W. Capital Avenue Little Rock, AR Fax jcherry@barberlawfirm.com Joseph Kolb Barber, McCaskill, Jones and Hale, P.A.;; FAX ; 2700 Regions Center 400 W. Capital Avenue Little Rock, AR Fax jkolb@barberlawfirm.com All have extensive experience defending predatory lending claims, bankruptcy litigation, commercial disputes under Article 4 and 9, the defense of counterclaims arising out of collection suits, and the like.

4 CALIFORNIA Steve Spile Spile & Siegal Los Angeles Office: Encino Executive Plaza, Suite Ventura Blvd. Encino, CA Fax Floyd Siegal Spile & Siegal Los Angeles Office: Encino Executive Plaza, Suite Ventura Blvd. Encino, CA Fax Andy Leff Spile & Siegal Los Angeles Office: Encino Executive Plaza, Suite Ventura Blvd. Encino, CA Fax Rick Goor Spile & Siegal Los Angeles Office: Encino Executive Plaza, Suite Ventura Blvd. Encino, CA Fax All have been involved in defending claims against mortgage brokers and mortgage bankers for predatory lending, failure to disclose, violations of the Truth in Lending Act (TILA), violations of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) and the like.

5 CALIFORNIA (Continued) Fredric W. Trester Manning & Marder Kass Ellrod Ramirez 660 S. Figureoa St. 23rd floor Los Angeles, Ca fax Tony Ellrod Manning & Marder Kass Ellrod Ramirez 660 S. Figureoa St. 23rd floor Los Angeles, Ca fax Rinat Klier Erlich Manning & Marder Kass Ellrod Ramirez 660 S. Figureoa St. 23rd floor Los Angeles, Ca fax Keith Bruno Manning & Marder Kass Ellrod Ramirez Orange County office 1 Park Plaza Suite 500 Irvine, Ca fax kjb@mmker.com Mark Stavros Manning & Marder Kass Ellrod Ramirez San Diego office 401 West A St. #1900 San Diego, Ca fax mds@mmker.com Substantial experience in representing lending institutions, mortgage brokers and mortgage bankers in suits and claims involving Truth in Lending Act violations, predatory lending, bait and switch allegations, REO sales transactions, Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (Respa) Violations, Unfair Business Practices Act (Business & Professions Code 17200) violations, and fraud, as well as bank collection actions.

6 FLORIDA J. Michael Huey Huey, Guilday, Tucker, Schwartz & Williams, P.A Centre Pointe Boulevard, Suite 200 (32308) P. O. Box Tallahassee, Florida (850) (850) Mary K. Simpson Huey, Guilday, Tucker, Schwartz & Williams, P.A Centre Pointe Boulevard, Suite 200 (32308) P. O. Box Tallahassee, Florida (850) (850) Claude R. Walker Huey, Guilday, Tucker, Schwartz & Williams, P.A Centre Pointe Boulevard, Suite 200 (32308) P. O. Box Tallahassee, Florida (850) (850) Over 30 years experience representing local and national banks and financial institutions. Services provided include legislative lobbying, bank licensing proceedings, creditor work, foreclosures, collections, bankruptcies, commercial loan closings, and the issuance of title binders. We have also defended these institutions in suits by customers including suits alleging discriminatory lending practices, TILA and FDCPA violations.

7 INDIANA Alan Brown LOCKE REYNOLDS LLP 201 N. Illinois Street, Suite 1000 P.O. Box Indianapolis, IN (317/ (317) Fax Howard Cohen LOCKE REYNOLDS LLP 201 N. Illinois Street, Suite 1000 P.O. Box Indianapolis, IN (317/ (317) Fax Nelson Alexander LOCKE REYNOLDS LLP 201 N. Illinois Street, Suite 1000 P.O. Box Indianapolis, IN / (317) Fax All three attorneys practice in Locke Reynolds' Commercial Law Department which has a Financial Institutions practice group. Each has extensive experience handling the defense of predatory lending claims and foreclosure suit counterclaims as well the handling of a wide variety of other matters relating to financial institutions. IOWA Wade R. Hauser, III Ahlers & Cooney P.C. 100 Court Avenue, Suite 600 Des Moines, Iowa Fax Direct whauser@ahlerslaw.com Mr. Hauser has over 20 years experience in all courts concerning financial institution, lending, fiduciary duty, and finance litigation.

8 KENTUCKY John L. Tate Stites & Harbison PLLC 400 West Market Street, Suite 1800 Louisville, Kentucky / direct dial 502/ direct fax Extensive experience representing financial institutions in both class action and individual suits claiming lender liability, breach of fiduciary duty, violations of the securities laws, non-compliance with ERISA and claims based upon investment decisions, default and foreclosure actions in state courts, secured creditor priority disputes, and defend preference and fraudulent conveyance claims. LOUISIANA Gordon P. Serou, Jr. Sutterfield & Webb, LLC Poydras Center, Suite Poydras Street New Orleans, LA (504) (504) Fax Extensive experience with the Bank Anti-Tying Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, Debt Collection Practices Act, usury, defamation, invasion of privacy, unfair trade practices, repossession, foreclosure and bankruptcy law. Bernard S. Johnson Cook, Yancey King & Galloway, APLC 333 Texas Street, Suite 1700 P.O. Box Shreveport, Louisiana Fax Over 26 years of experience in financial institution litigation in state, federal, and bankruptcy courts, including defense of a broad range of lender liability claims as well as defense of counterclaims in commercial collection actions.

9 LOUISIANA (Continued) Curtis R. Shelton Cook, Yancey King & Galloway, APLC 333 Texas Street, Suite 1700 P.O. Box Shreveport, Louisiana Fax Over 18 years of experience in financial institution litigation in state, federal, and bankruptcy courts, including defense of a broad range of lender liability claims as well as defense of counterclaims in commercial collection actions. Herschel E. Richard, Jr. Cook, Yancey, King & Galloway, APLC 333 Texas Street, Suite 1700 P. O. Box Shreveport, LA Fax richardh@cykg.com Mr. Richard has extensive experience in the litigation of D & O claims for financial institutions, the defense of claims made by the FDIC, fraud and RICO actions, both defending bank officers and pursuing claims on behalf of the institution, and the representation of trust departments in both corporate and personal trust matters. MAINE Kurt Gerstner Campbell Campbell Edwards & Conroy P.C. One Constitution Plaza Boston, MA Fax kgerstner@campbell-trial-lawyers.com Extensive experience in the defense of foreclosure cases, predatory lending claims, bank fraud cases, and has represented a number of lenders who purchase distressed loans at a discount and then try to collect. Irvin D. Gordon igordon@sulloway.com Sulloway & Hollis, P.L.L.C. 9 Capitol Street P.O. Box 1256 Concord, NH igordon@sulloway.com

10 MAINE (Continued) R. Carl Anderson Sulloway & Hollis, P.L.L.C. 9 Capitol Street P.O. Box 1256 Concord, NH randerson@sulloway.com Extensive experience in bankruptcy, Uniform Commercial Code and commercial litigation generally, including: lender liability; foreclosures (and counterclaims); collections; tax abatements; unfair trade practices; defamation; TILA and RESPA claims; title disputes; and bonding claims and disputes. MARYLAND Kenneth F. Davies Wright, Constable & Skeen LLP One Charles Center, 16th Floor Baltimore, MD Fax kdavies@wcslaw.com Mr. Davies has over 23 years experience in bankruptcy law and litigation, collections and foreclosure suits/counterclaims, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, Debt Collection Practices Act, repossession and wrongful possession litigation, and embezzlement and conversion litigation, claims against real estate and mortgage brokers for predatory lending, failure to disclose, violations of the Truth in Lending Act and violations of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act. Mr. Davies and WC&S represent a number of credit unions, and the Firm is currently on the CitiFinancial Mortgage Company, Inc. Approved Counsel List. MASSACHUSETTS Kurt Gerstner Campbell Campbell Edwards & Conroy P.C. One Constitution Plaza Boston, MA Fax kgerstner@campbell-trial-lawyers.com Extensive experience in the defense of foreclosure cases, predatory lending claims, bank fraud cases, and has represented a number of lenders who purchase distressed loans at a discount and then try to collect.

11 MICHIGAN Steven A. Matta Garan Lucow Miller, P.C W. Long Lake Rd. #300 Troy, Michigan Mr. Matta has over 18 years of experience representing mortgage brokers, banks, and private lenders, and has litigated a wide variety of disputes, including foreclosures, TILA claims, RESPA claims, fraud actions, predatory lending, title disputes, and bankruptcy issues. MINNESOTA Bradley M. Jones MEAGHER &GEER, P.L.L.P. 33 South Sixth Street Suite 4200 Minneapolis, MN (612) (612) (Fax) bjones@meagher.com Thomas E. Propson MEAGHER &GEER, P.L.L.P. 33 South Sixth Street Suite 4200 Minneapolis, MN (612) (612) (Fax) tpropson@meagher.com Karl J. Yeager MEAGHER &GEER, P.L.L.P. 33 South Sixth Street Suite 4200 Minneapolis, MN (612) (612) (Fax) kyeager@meagher.com Substantial experience in defending banks, mortgage brokers, real estate professionals, and automobile dealers in predatory lending, RESPA, TILA, fraud, FCRA, FDCPA, and lender liability suits. Experience includes class actions, arbitrations, and foreclosures.

12 MISSISSIPPI Paul N. Davis Butler, Snow, O Mara, Stevens & Cannada, PLLC 1700 AmSouth Plaza 210 E. Capitol Street, P.O. Box Jackson, MS Fax paul.davis@butlersnow.com E. Barney Robinson III Butler, Snow, O Mara, Stevens & Cannada, PLLC 1700 AmSouth Plaza 210 E. Capitol Street, P.O. Box Jackson, MS Fax barney.robinson@butlersnow.com John A. "Jack" Crawford, Jr. Butler, Snow, O Mara, Stevens & Cannada, PLLC 1700 AmSouth Plaza 210 E. Capitol Street, P.O. Box Jackson, MS Fax jack.crawford@butlersnow.com P. Ryan Beckett Butler, Snow, O Mara, Stevens & Cannada, PLLC 1700 AmSouth Plaza 210 E. Capitol Street, P.O. Box Jackson, MS Fax ryan.beckett@butlersnow.com J. Stevenson ( Steve ) Ray Butler, Snow, O Mara, Stevens & Cannada, PLLC 1700 AmSouth Plaza 210 E. Capitol Street, P.O. Box Jackson, MS Fax steve.ray@butlersnow.com Extensive experience in defending fraud and misrepresentation cases, consumer financial services litigation, flipping and packing" credit insurance litigation, general lender liability litigation, credit defamation suits, sales practices litigation, identity theft suits, fiduciary litigation, wrongful repossession litigation, wire transfer and ACH litigation, check kiting and conversion litigation, embezzlement suits, and fraud and misrepresentation cases brought against consumer lending companies, banks and insurance companies.

13 MISSISSIPPI (Continued) Transactional Attorneys: Edward A. Wilmesherr Butler, Snow, O Mara, Stevens & Cannada, PLLC 1700 AmSouth Plaza 210 E. Capitol Street, P.O. Box Jackson, MS Fax ed.wilmesherr@butlersnow.com J. Cliff Harrison Butler, Snow, O Mara, Stevens & Cannada, PLLC 1700 AmSouth Plaza 210 E. Capitol Street, P.O. Box Jackson, MS Fax cliff.harrison@butlersnow.com Extensive experience in banking and financial services law, loan transactions, bankruptcy and creditors rights, consumer credit regulation and commercial lending. NEVADA Dana Nitz Rawlings, Olson, Cannon, Gormley & Desruisseaux 9950 W. Cheyenne Ave. Las Vegas, NV (702) (702) Fax dnitz@rodgc.com

14 NEW HAMPSHIRE Irvin D. Gordon Sulloway & Hollis, P.L.L.C. 9 Capitol Street P.O. Box 1256 Concord, NH igordon@sulloway.com R. Carl Anderson randerson@sulloway.com Sulloway & Hollis, P.L.L.C. 9 Capitol Street P.O. Box 1256 Concord, NH randerson@sulloway.com Extensive experience in bankruptcy, Uniform Commercial Code and commercial litigation generally, including: lender liability; foreclosures (and counterclaims); collections; tax abatements; unfair trade practices; defamation; TILA and RESPA claims; title disputes; and bonding claims and disputes. NEW JERSEY Bruce E. Barrett, Esq. Margolis Edelstein 216 Haddon Ave. P.O. Box 2222 Westmont, NJ Fax bbarrett@margolisedelstein.com Extensive experience in handling a wide range of financial defense matters, including predatory lending practices, lending suit counterclaims, etc.: Bruce is currently defending a major class action for a NJ mortgage broker alleging TILA and RESPA violations.

15 NEW MEXICO William J. Arland Rodey, Dickason, Sloan, Akin & Robb P.A. 315 Paseo de Peralta PO Box 1357 Santa Fe, New Mexico Fax Mr. Arland s practice frequently includes the defense of financial institutions in lender liability cases, commercial litigation, and bankruptcy matters. NORTH DAKOTA Bradley M. Jones MEAGHER &GEER, P.L.L.P. 33 South Sixth Street Suite 4200 Minneapolis, MN (612) (612) (Fax) bjones@meagher.com Thomas E. Propson MEAGHER &GEER, P.L.L.P. 33 South Sixth Street Suite 4200 Minneapolis, MN (612) (612) (Fax) tpropson@meagher.com Karl J. Yeager MEAGHER &GEER, P.L.L.P. 33 South Sixth Street Suite 4200 Minneapolis, MN (612) (612) (Fax) kyeager@meagher.com Substantial experience in defending banks, mortgage brokers, real estate professionals, and automobile dealers in predatory lending, RESPA, TILA, fraud, FCRA, FDCPA, and lender liability suits. Experience includes class actions, arbitrations, and foreclosures.

16 OHIO George Coakley Reminger & Reminger Co., L.P.A Midland Building 101 Prospect Avenue West Cleveland, OH Fax Mr. Coakley has extensive experience in the defense of various claims against lending institutions, brokers, brokers agents under TILA, RESPA and state law claims, including predatory lending claims, lending suit counterclaims, and the like. PENNSYLVANIA Jonathan J. Greystone Margolis Edelstein Independence Square West The Curtis Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Fax Extensive experience in representation of national banks and financial institutions in areas of creditors work, commercial loan closings, asset securitization, corporate governance and opinion letters concerning contemplated transactions. We also provide litigation services in areas including, but not limited to, actions arising out of REMICS, FDCPA, FCRA, unfair trade practices, foreclosures, defamation, invasion of privacy and identity theft. RHODE ISLAND Kurt Gerstner Campbell Campbell Edwards & Conroy P.C. One Constitution Plaza Boston, MA Fax Extensive experience in the defense of foreclosure cases, predatory lending claims, bank fraud cases, and has represented a number of lenders who purchase distressed loans at a discount and then try to collect.

17 SOUTH CAROLINA Steve Hamm Richardson Plowden Carpenter & Robinson 1600 Marion Street P.O. Drawer 7788 Columbia, SC Fax Nelson Weston Richardson Plowden Carpenter & Robinson 1600 Marion Street P.O. Drawer 7788 Columbia, SC Fax Steve Lenker Richardson Plowden Carpenter & Robinson 1600 Marion Street P.O. Drawer 7788 Columbia, SC Fax This Harmonie member firm currently does collection litigation for Citibank. These attorneys have extensive experience in the defense of predatory lending claims, foreclosure counterclaims, they also represent a number of lenders and merchants in collection and related litigation, Mr. Hamm has served as the head of Department of Consumer Affairs and is very knowledgeable about Truth In Lending issues. TENNESSEE George T. Lewis, III Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz 2000 First Tennessee Building 165 Madison Avenue, Suite 2000 Memphis, Tennessee (Direct) (Fax) blewis@bakerdonelson.com More than 40 years experience representing clients in the banking and financial services industries across a wide range of complex disputes covering all areas of business and operations, such as lender liability, alleged violations of corporate trust, loan recovery, consumer finance, class actions, and regulatory litigation.

18 TEXAS Dwayne Hermes Hermes Sargent Bates, LLP 901 Main Street Suite 5200 Dallas, TX (214) (214) Fax Amy Davis Benavides Hermes Sargent Bates, L.L.P. 901 Main Street Suite 5200 Dallas, TX (214) (214) Fax Extensive experience in the defense of suits involving claims of predatory lending, such as failure to disclose or otherwise conduct transparent lending under the federal Truth in Lending Act (TILA) and the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA), as well as foreclosure counterclaims.

19 TEXAS (Continued) G. Byron Sims BROWN SIMS, P.C. ATTORNEYS AT LAW TENTH FLOOR 1177 West Loop South HOUSTON, TEXAS ) (713) Fax Mr. Sims has extensive experience in a broad range of financial institution defense suits and defense of counterclaims. Michael Bowdoin BROWN SIMS, P.C. ATTORNEYS AT LAW TENTH FLOOR 1177 West Loop South HOUSTON, TEXAS (713) (713) Fax mbowdoin@brownsims.com Michael Bowdoin has over 17 years of legal experience (including 7 years in-house) representing financial institutions (local, state and federal banks, credit unions, and savings and loans). This representation has involved negotiating, structuring, documenting and enforcing loan agreements, security agreements and merger and acquisition agreements. He has represented financial institutions in matters of regulatory compliance with all levels of supervisory authority. Mr. Bowdoin has litigated a wide variety of disputes involving Officer/Director liability, breach of warranty, breach of contract, foreclosure, UCC, fraud, lender liability, Deceptive Trade Practices, title disputes, loan participations and State and Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices.

20 UTAH Kara Pettit Snow, Christensen & Martineau 10 Exchange Place, Eleventh Floor P.O. Box Salt Lake City, UT Kim Wilson Snow, Christensen & Martineau 10 Exchange Place, Eleventh Floor P.O. Box Salt Lake City, UT Michael Carlston Snow, Christensen & Martineau 10 Exchange Place, Eleventh Floor P.O. Box Salt Lake City, UT These attorneys have extensive experience in financial institutional defense matters, predatory lending practice claims, fair disclosure claims, and foreclosure counterclaims. VERMONT Robert S. DiPalma Paul Frank + Collins P.C. One Church Street, P.O. Box 1307 Burlington, VT (802) (voice) (802) (fax) rdipalma@pfclaw.com Over ten years experience representing local and national banks and financial institutions in foreclosure proceedings and counterclaims, asset recovery actions, lender liability cases, FDCPA cases, mortgage escrow claims, and bankruptcy matters.

21 WASHINGTON Brad Anderson Betts, Patterson & Mines, P.S. One Convention Place, Suite Pike Street Seattle, WA Fax Andrea Holburn Betts, Patterson & Mines, P.S. One Convention Place, Suite Pike Street Seattle, WA fax aholburn@bpmlaw.com Over 25 years' experience defending financial institutions, including predatory lending claims, collection counterclaims, bankruptcy, FDCPA, TILA, application of the FTC Holder rule, and related matters. WISCONSIN Michael Crooks Peterson, Johnson, & Murray, S.C. 131 West Wilson Street Suite 200 Madison, WS mcrooks@pjmlaw.com Mr. Crooks has experience in financial institution defense matters and recently concluded the defense of two identity theft cases filed against financial institutions and ERISA case against another. WYOMING Dale Cottam Hirst & Applegate, P.C Carey Avenue, Suite 200 Cheyenne, WY Fax dcottam@hirstapplegate.com Mr. Cottam has extensive experience in liability claims, mortgage foreclosures, real estate, bankruptcy and other finance related cases.

22 THE HARMONIE GROUP For additional information contact: Tim Violet, Esq. Executive Director THE HARMONIE GROUP 634 Woodbury Street St. Paul, MN Phone: , Fax: The Harmonie Group provides NATIONAL ACCESS TO EXCELLENCE. The defense firms in our network handle complex and difficult high stakes litigation for corporations, third party administrators and insurance companies. The process of looking for counsel can be time consuming, uncertain, and difficult. Harmonie is a by invitation only network where the firms are subjected to a rigorous review process to meet our standards, ethics and values before they are invited to join. The Harmonie Group is pleased to provide on line access to our NATIONAL DIRECTORY on our web site at