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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)

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
  • 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

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Financial Services Blog
SEC Continues to Expand Examinations Focused on Crypto-Assets
By Jessie M. Gabriel
August 27, 2018
Jay Clayton, chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission), made clear back in December 2017 that his Commission was concerned with the proliferation of crypto-assets. The SEC defines crypto-assets as...
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Financial Services Blog
OCC Announces It Will Begin Accepting Fintech Charter Applications
By Melonia A. Bennett
August 1, 2018
On July 31, 2018, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) announced that it will begin accepting applications for special purpose national bank charters from financial technology companies. This “fintech charter” is limited to...
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Financial Services Blog
Third Circuit Upholds Foreclosure Sale Against Preference Attack
July 23, 2018
On July 19, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals entered a decision upholding the results of a foreclosure sale against a debtor’s allegation that the sale was a preference because the bankruptcy estate could have sold the property for a...
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Financial Services Blog
Unique challenges for commercial landlords posed by large-scale retailer bankruptcies
By Lars H. Fuller
July 2, 2018
(Excerpted from “Retail Bankruptcies – Protections for Landlords,” Practical Law Journal, May 2018, by Lars Fuller) Due to increasing competition from online sellers, recent years have seen a dramatic uptick in Chapter 11 bankruptcy...
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Financial Services Blog
Ground Leases: Some Basics, Some Specifics and How to Make Them Financeable
By Eben P. Clark
June 29, 2018
Ground leases are fairly common but sometimes overlooked property interests. A succinct but adequate definition of a ground lease was articulated by Herbert Thorndike Tiffany (Tiffany on Real Property § 85.50 [3d ed.]) as follows: [A]n...
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