Severson and Werson

Jarlath Curran is a litigation associate in the Firm’s Irvine office and is a member of the Financial Services practice group. Mr. Curran represents major financial institutions, including banks, mortgage lenders, consumer financial companies and auto finance companies, in all stages of litigation. Mr. Curran specializes in the representation of retail, wholesale, and warehouse mortgage lenders in their defense against borrower complaints involving lender liability, wrongful foreclosure, title claims, breach of contract and violations of the Truth in Lending Act, Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act and Business & Professions Code section 17200.

In 2005, Mr. Curran obtained his juris doctor from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles. While in law school, Mr. Curran participated in Moot Court appellate advocacy competitions and student government. Mr. Curran graduated from Loyola Marymount University in 2002 with a Bachlor of Science degree in civil engineering.

Mr. Curran's primary areas of legal practice include:

Commercial litigation with an emphasis on consumer class actions and financial institution litigation.

Mr. Curran's specific experience includes:

Financial Institution Litigation: Representation of financial institutions, primarily mortgage lenders, auto finance companies, and loan servicers, in suits raising a variety of lender liability claims.

Business and Commercial Litigation: Prosecute and defend actions arising from complex business transactions, fiduciary relationships, partnerships, suretyships, employment termination, and business torts.

Class Actions: Representation of mortgage banking companies, auto finance companies, and financial institutions in class actions raising claims based on statutory violations, unfair business practices, breach of contract, and fraud.

Biographical Information:

Employment History:
Joined Severson & Werson in May 2008
Associate, Wright, Finlay & Zak, LLP, Newport Beach, 2005-2008
Judicial Extern to Hon. William J. Rea, United States District Court, Central District of California, 2005

Education: Loyola Law School, Los Angeles (J.D., 2005); Loyola Marymount University (B.S., 2002)

Admitted to Practice: California State Courts, 2005; U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Central, Eastern and Southern Districts of California; United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Professional Affiliations: State Bar of California; Orange County Bar Association.

• “Battling the Vexations Litigant,” UTA Quarterly, Summer Issue, 2007.