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Keesha N. Warmsby

Associate

Columbus
T 614.462.4772
F 614.462.2616
kwarmsby@bakerlaw.com
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Overview

Keesha Warmsby is a consumer financial services lawyer with a litigation and regulatory practice, primarily representing financial services companies on TCPA,  FDCPA, FCRA, third party vendor oversight and other consumer statutes. She has led multiple 50-state survey projects for Fortune 500 companies concerning state and federal consumer statutes and UDAP regulations. Additionally, she has prepared compliance policies and guidelines, including TCPA policies for banks and nonbank lenders, and counseled clients in a supporting capacity concerning CFPB-led enforcement actions. 

Keesha is a co-author of the Mortgage Bankers Association Compliance Essentials Dodd-Frank Section 342 Diversity and Inclusion Resource Guide®.

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  • Defends financial institutions and service providers in consumer initiated class actions regarding federal and state consumer protection statutes.
  • Defends mortgage servicers in contested foreclosure actions in multiple jurisdictions.  
  • Defends financial institutions against consumer-related claims under the FDCPA, FCRA, TILA and RESPA.
  • Counsels corporate clients regarding regulatory and compliance risk assessment matters in connection with mergers and acquisitions.
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Experience

  • Defends financial institutions and service providers in consumer initiated class actions regarding federal and state consumer protection statutes.
  • Defends mortgage servicers in contested foreclosure actions in multiple jurisdictions.  
  • Defends financial institutions against consumer-related claims under the FDCPA, FCRA, TILA and RESPA.
  • Counsels corporate clients regarding regulatory and compliance risk assessment matters in connection with mergers and acquisitions.
  • Assisted publicly traded company in remediation effort during investigation by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Resulted favorably for client.
  • Counsels financial services institution on federal and state regulatory compliance matters.
  • Defends banks and other financial institutions in complex litigation and regulatory proceedings.
  • Trains financial services compliance officers regarding state and federal lending and consumer statutes.
  • Assisted with creation of policy and procedures for mortgage lenders in order to ensure compliance under Dodd-Frank.
  • Assisted auto lender with state licensing issues across the country.
  • Acts as compliance counsel for mortgage and auto lenders, drafting policy procedures to ensure Dodd-Frank compliance.
  • Provides state licensing counsel to automobile and mortgage lenders nationwide.

Recognitions and Memberships

Recognitions

  • Ohio Super Lawyers "Rising Star" (2017 to 2019)

Memberships

  • American Bar Association
    • Business Law Section
    • Consumer Financial Services Committee
  • Ohio State Bar Association: Banking, Commercial and Bankruptcy Law Committee
  • Columbus Bar Association
    • Financial Services Committee: Co-Chair
    • Barrister Leadership Program: Graduate (2012)
  • John Mercer Langston Bar Association
    • Professional Development Committee: Co-Chair (2012 to 2013)
  • American Inns of Court, Chief Justice Thomas J. Moyer Inn

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Community

  • YWCA
    • Central Ohio Endowment: Board Member 
    • Chase Gen-Y Leadership: Graduate (2013)
  • Vineyard Legal Clinic

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Prior Positions

  • Bricker & Eckler: Associate (2012 to 2015)
  • Franklin County Common Pleas Court: Staff Attorney (2011 to 2012)

Admissions

  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
  • Ohio

Education

  • J.D., Ohio Northern University Claude W. Pettit College of Law, 2010; Merit Scholar (2008 to 2010); Chief Justice, Moot Court; Order of the Barristers; 1st Place Winner, Burke E. Smith Trial Competition; 1st Place Anthony J. Celebrezze Appellate Advocacy Competition
  • B.A., Business Administration, Kennesaw State University, summa cum laude, Golden Key National Honor Society

Blog

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Financial Services Blog
Two New Bills in Congress Seek to Restrict Arbitration Agreements
April 10, 2019
Two bills making their way through Congress are taking aim at the practice of including binding arbitration agreements in consumer-facing contracts, particularly those in financial industry contracts. In March, Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio...
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Financial Services Blog
Supreme Court Overturns "Wholly Groundless" Exception to Contractual Delegations of Arbitrability Decisions to Arbitrators
By Lars H. Fuller, Patrick T. Lewis, Gregory V. Mersol
January 11, 2019
On Jan. 8, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision regarding an important procedural issue under the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA). In Henry Schein, Inc. v. Archer & White Sales, Inc., No. 17-1272, it held that under the...
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Financial Services Blog
Supreme Court to Rule on Whether the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Applies to Nonjudicial Foreclosure Proceedings
By Yameel L. Mercado Robles
January 8, 2019
Currently before the U.S. Supreme Court is whether entities conducting nonjudicial foreclosure proceedings are subject to the requirements of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1692 et seq. (FDCPA).[1] Whether entities...
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Financial Services Blog
Supreme Court To Review FCC Deference In TCPA Cases
December 5, 2018
On Nov. 13, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari in Carlton & Harris Chiropractic, Inc. v. PDR Network, LLC, after the Fourth Circuit vacated a lower court ruling regarding what constitutes an “unsolicited advertisement” under...
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Financial Services Blog
IRS Issues Regulations That May Affect Borrowing Costs and Financing Terms of US Multinationals
By Christopher J. Carolan, Jeffrey H. Paravano
November 27, 2018
Recently proposed IRS regulations materially change the way stock and assets of foreign corporations that are “controlled foreign corporations” (CFCs) can be used to support debt of U.S. affiliates. In the commercial lending market, this...
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