Meet The Team

Brad A. Council

Partner

Brad has been part of the team since 2007. Brad practices in all areas of commercial litigation, creditor’s rights including compliance with federal and state consumer credit and collection laws, and landlord-tenant matters. He frequently represents national banking associations, medical service providers, debt buyers, and other credit grantors in the areas of creditor’s rights and account receivables management. He also regularly advises and counsels these organizations on issues related to compliance with the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), UDAAP,  as well as similar state law acts and regulations. Brad also represents manufacturers, sub-contractors, and material suppliers involving actions under the Uniform Commercial Code relating to sales, leases, and secured transactions.

Brad currently serves as a committee member of the Midwest Region Executive Council for the Commercial Law League of America.  The CLLA is North America’s oldest Creditor’s Rights Organization and has been operating since 1895.  Brad is also the co-chair of the Ohio Legislative Committee for RMAI International, the nation’s premier trade association for companies that purchase receivables on the secondary market.  

Brad received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 2003 and his Juris Doctor from the Northern Kentucky University, Salmon P. Chase College of Law in 2006. During law school, Brad served as the Symposium Editor for the Northern Kentucky Law Review.

Brad is licensed to practice law in the States of Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana. He is also licensed to practice before the U.S. District Court for the Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio and Indiana.