Severson and Werson

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

Commercial litigation with an emphasis on financial institution litigation and creditors’ rights.

Mr. Dykstra's specific experience includes:

Financial Institution Litigation: Representation of financial institutions, primarily mortgage lenders, loan servicers, and auto finance companies, in suits raising a variety of lender liability claims. Prosecution of lenders’ suits to collect loans and enforce loan agreements

Consumer Bankruptcy: Representation of automotive finance companies and mortgage lenders in consumer bankruptcy cases of Chapter 7, 11 and 13 debtors.

Lender Liability: Defended various financial institutions in individual actions involving allegations of fraud, wrongful termination, wrongful foreclosure, inadequate disclosures, wrongful acceptance and processing of checks and financial instruments, and discriminatory/predatory lending practices.

Biographical Information:

Employment History: Joined Severson & Werson in 2008

Education:
Biola University (B.A., 2004)
University of Virginia (J.D., 2008)

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

Professional Affiliations: State Bar of California; Orange County Bar Association; Orange County Bar Association and Association of Trial Lawyers; American Bar Association.

• Represented lenders and servicers in wrongful foreclosure actions.

• Represented a major automobile manufacturer in employment litigation.

• Represented lender in litigation to recover amounts under defaulted loans, and defend claims of misrepresentation and slander.

• Represented financial institutions in litigation regarding their processing of checks or other instruments from dishonest bookkeepers.

• Represented and obtained summary judgment for a major financial institution in a matter of first impression regarding interpretation of its deposit agreement provisions.