Vildan Teske Presents at “Advising Your Military and Veteran Clients” Seminar

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On February 1, 2021, Teske Katz partner, Vildan Teske, spoke at a day-long seminar hosted by MinnCLE focusing on advising service member and veteran clients.  Vildan, in her presentation “The Who, What, and How of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act – Litigation Involving Military Personnel,” discussed the protections the SCRA provides for our active-duty service members; who is covered under the Act; when protections begin and end; financial benefits, such as interest rate caps, protections against foreclosure or repossession; protections against default judgments; stay of legal proceedings; private causes of action for violations of the Act; and other remedies.

With over four decades of experience representing consumers, Vildan and her partner, Marisa Katz,​ are at the forefront of SCRA-based litigation on behalf of servicemembers victimized by unscrupulous business practices. If you are a servicemember and would like to discuss a potential violation of the SCRA, the attorneys at Teske Katz, PLLP are here to help. We advocate on behalf of consumers and servicemembers whose legal rights have been violated.

Teske Katz Kitzer & Rochel Settlement Proceeds Benefit Non-Profits Helping Servicemembers

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Today, Fisher House Foundation and VeteransPlus each received $41,287.17 as part of a multi-million dollar class action settlement in a case that Teske Katz Kitzer & Rochel lawyers, Vildan Teske and Marisa Katz, and their retired partner Bill Crowder, litigated on behalf of thousands of servicemembers.  Under the settlement, the parties agreed that any unclaimed settlement funds would go to the two nonprofits to assist in their work for servicemembers rather than the funds remaining with the defendant.  Vildan Teske was the court-appointed lead counsel in the class action lawsuit.

Service Members to Receive Over $123 Million for Unlawful Foreclosures Under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act

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The Justice Department today announced a major victory for servicemembers under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA). The Justice Department reached a settlement with a group of mortgage servicers for improperly foreclosing on servicemembers’ homes. The five mortgage servicers are JP Morgan Chase Bank N.A. (JP Morgan Chase); Wells Fargo Bank N.A. and Wells Fargo & Co. (Wells Fargo); Citi Residential Lending Inc., Citibank, NA and CitiMortgage Inc. (Citi); GMAC Mortgage, LLC, Ally Financial Inc. and Residential Capital LLC (GMAC Mortgage); and BAC Home Loans Servicing LP formerly known as Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP (Bank of America).

The DOJ press release is available here.

Vildan Teske Presents about SCRA Protections at CLE

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Vildan Teske presented a webinar along with Major Lyndsey Olson, General Counsel for the Minnesota National Guard, for Minnesota CLE. The CLE presentation was part of the Creditor/Debtor CLE Series.  Vildan’s presentation focused on the consumer financial protections contained in the Servicemember Civil Relief Act (SCRA).

Vildan Teske Testifies at U.S. Senate Hearing on Consumer Rights & Arbitration

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Vildan Teske testified in front of the United States Senate Judiciary Committee. The Senate hearing was entitled “The Federal Arbitration Act and Access to Justice: Will Recent Supreme Court Decisions Undermine the Rights of Consumers, Workers and Small Businesses?”

The hearing was chaired by Senator Al Franken, D-MN, who introduced the Arbitration Fairness Act into the Senate. Vildan testified about the impact of forced arbitration clauses and class action bans in consumer and employment contracts on the ability of consumers, servicemembers, and employees to hold wrongdoers accountable.

Vildan Teske Asked to Testify at U.S. Senate Hearing on Forced Arbitration

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Vildan Teske has been asked to testify before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee at a hearing that will explore the impact of recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions on the ability of consumers, servicemembers, and employees to access justice through our civil court system. Vildan is a nationally-recognized expert in representing consumers and in class actions and will bring that expertise before the U.S. Senate in an attempt to further the rights of individuals against large corporations that are trying to keep legitimate claims from being filed in the civil court system.