Eric J. Troutman

Mr. Troutman is a litigation associate in the Firm’s Irvine office and is a member of the Auto Finance, Financial Service Litigation and Labor and Employment practices. Mr. Troutman represents financial institutions in suits relating to operations and protocols, as well as suits by individual consumers seeking recovery on common law theories. He also advises financial institutions as to banking operations, the Uniform Commercial Code, and fair debt collection practices statutes. For automotive finance companies, Mr. Troutman enforces secured financing arrangements and defends various lender liability claims. For Severson’s consumer credit reporting agencies, Mr. Troutman excels at defending claims of violations of State and Federal Consumer Reporting Acts. Mr. Troutman also defends furnishers of information against purported liability under state and federal consumer reporting statutes.

Mr. Troutman’s professional litigation experience includes practice in both state and federal courts, as well as bankruptcy and appellate matters. Mr. Troutman obtained his J.D. from U.C.L.A. School of Law in 2003.