Biographies

John K. Rossman

(612) 877-5396
rossmanj@moss-barnett.com
Legal Assistant
Patricia J. Egdorf
612-877-5388
egdorfp@moss-barnett.com

John Rossman is a shareholder and Chair of the Creditors' Remedies and Bankruptcy Practice Group at Moss & Barnett. Mr. Rossman is a nationally acclaimed authority on the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and the law regarding debt collection compliance and defense. He is noted for his intelligent, creative and successful defense of collection agencies, debt buyers, mortgage lenders, creditors and fellow attorneys in federal court, state court, bankruptcy court and administrative proceedings. Mr. Rossman is also a counselor and advisor to national and international companies with an emphasis on business clients that have a presence in the credit industry.

Mr. Rossman shaped debt collection law in numerous landmark cases that have preserved and expanded the rights of debt collectors, debt buyers and creditors. Mr. Rossman is also the editor and primary contributor to the national publication The Collectors' Advocate which has a readership of more than 5000 credit and collection professionals and focuses on developments involving the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.

Mr. Rossman is licensed to practice in all courts in the State of Minnesota, the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin, the District of North Dakota, the Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana, the Western District of Michigan, the Northern District of Illinois, the Connecticut District Courts, the Colorado District Court, and the Eighth and Ninth Circuit Courts of Appeal. Mr. Rossman is regularly engaged as counsel in other jurisdictions and effects representation in those cases pro hac vice or as a learned strategist for local counsel.

Mr. Rossman obtained his Juris Doctor cum laude from William Mitchell College of Law in St. Paul, Minnesota. Mr. Rossman earned his Bachelor of Arts in Journalism at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Mr. Rossman is a member of the Minnesota State Bar Association and the ACA International Member's Attorney Program (MAP). He is the Minnesota State Compliance Chair for MAP.

Areas of Practice:: Creditor Bankruptcy Representation; Creditors' Remedies; Debt Collector/Debt Buyer compliance and defense; Fair Credit Reporting Act Compliance and Defense; Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Compliance and Defense; Truth in Lending Act/RESPA Compliance and Defense

Bar Admissions:: Minnesota; U.S. District Court District of Minnesota; U.S. District Court District of North Dakota; U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin; U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin; U.S. District Court Southern District of Indiana; U.S. District Court Northern District of Indiana; U.S. District Court District of Connecticut; U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan; U.S. District Court District of Colorado; U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois; U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit

Education:: William Mitchell College of Law, St Paul, Minnesota
J.D.
Honors: Cum Laude; Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
B.A.
Major: Journalism

Published Works:: The Collectors' Advocate, Editor and Primary Contributor

Representative Cases:: Hollis v. Northland Group, Inc., 08-4985 (D. Minn. 2009); Grim v. West Publishing Corp., 08-1264 (Berks County, PA 2008); Hernandez v. Palisades, 3:06CV1382 (D. Conn. 2008); Sivak v. LVNV Funding, LLC, 3:06-CV-01400 (D. Conn. 2007); Posso v. Asta Funding, Inc., 07-C-4024 (N.D. Ill. 2007); Galbraith v. Resurgent Capital Services, 2006 WL 2990163 (E.D. Cal. ); Jackson v. Financial Recovery Services, Inc., 1:05-cv-023 (D. North Dakota 2006); Perera v. Blue Ribbon et. al., CV-04-1668 (D. Oregon 2005); Malm v. Household Bank, 2004 WL 1559370 ( ); Richardson v. AllianceOne Receivables Management, 2004 WL 867732 (S.D.N.Y. 2004); Armstrong v. Rose Law Firm, 2002 WL 461705 ( ); Wiegand v. JNR Adjustment Company, 2002 WL 724456 ( ); Alexander v. Omega Management, 67 F. Supp 2d. 1052 (D.Minn 1999)

Classes/Seminars Taught:: Strategies for Responding to FTC Investigations - Roundtable Discussion (November 2008); North American Collection Agency Regulators Association Conference Presentation (September 2008); The Telephone Consumer Protection Act and Debt Collection (September 2008); Debt Collection Compliance Policies and Procedures (May 2008); How to Collect Debts (annual CLE taught 2001 through 2008); Assisting Pro Bono Clients with Debt Collection Issues (April 2006); Fundamentals of Bankruptcy Law and Procedure (June 2004); Ethics and Collections (May 2004); Hot Topics in Creditors' Rights (May 2004); Legal Issues Relating to Consumer Credit and Debt Collection (November 2003); Becoming a Merchant of Justice: Real-World Pro Bono Today (August 2003); Debt Collection from Start to Finish (May 2003)

Professional Associations and Memberships:: Minnesota Bar Association; Member; ACA International Member's Attorney Program; Member