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Tara L. Goodwin - Chicago, IL
20 S. Clark StreetSuite 1500 Chicago, IL 60603
Edelman Combs Latturner & Goodwin, LLC
Chicago Consumer Protection Lawyer
Overview
Ms. Goodwin joined the firm after graduating from law school, and was made a named partner in 2004. Ms. Goodwin was Chair of the Chicago Bar Association’s Consumer Law Committee from 2007 - 2010, and she has been on the faculty of the Practicing Law Institute’s Consumer Financial Services Institute in Chicago for the past few years, speaking on issues relating to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and mortgage litigation. Ms. Goodwin is also a frequent speaker at the Chicago Bar Association, speaking on topics such as how to assist consumers with credit reporting problems.
Consumer Rights
About Tara L. Goodwin
Practice Areas
- Consumer Protection
Current Employment Position(s)
- Attorney, since 2000
Year Joined Firm
- 1991
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Illinois, 1991
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1997
- U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit, 1996
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Indiana, 2004
- U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, 2012
- U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit, 2000
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1998
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois Trial Bar
Other Affiliations
- Chicago Bar Association, Consumer Law Committee (Member)
- National Association of Consumer Advocates
- Chicago Bar Association, Consumer Finance Committee (Member)
- Chicago Bar Association, Class Litigation Committee (Member)
- Chicago Bar Association, Legislative Committee (Member)
- Chicago Bar Association, Consumer Law Committee, 2007 - 2010 (Chair)
- Chicago Bar Association, Legislative Committee (Vice Chair)
- Chicago Bar Association, Legislative Committee (Chair)
Education
- Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago-Kent College of Law, Chicago, Illinois, 1991
J.D.
Honors: With High Honors
Honors: Order of the Coif - University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 1988
B.A.
Honors: With Honors
Classes and Seminars
- Speaker, Class Action Symposium, National Consumer Law Centre, 2008
- Illinois Consumer Law, Chicago Bar Association, 2008
- Speaker, The Future of Mortgage Related Class Actions after Andrews, Practicing Law Institute, 14th Annual Consumer Financial Services Institute, 2009
- Speaker, Recent Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Developments: Robosigning, Foreclosures and More, Practicing Law Institute, 17th Annual Consumer Financial Services Institute, 2012
- Speaker, Assisting Consumers with Credit Reporting Problems, Chicago Bar Association, 2012
- Speaker, Recent Hot Topics Concerning the Application of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to Foreclosures and State Court Collection Practices, Practicing Law Institute, 16th Annual Consumer Financial Services Institute, 2011
- Speaker, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Claims Based on State Court Debt Collection Cases, Practicing Law Institute, 15th Annual Consumer Financial Services Institute, 2010
- Speaker, The Best Defense is a Good Offense, Claims You Can Assert Against Mortgage Servicers to Address Loan Modification Misconduct, Chicago Bar Association, Fall, Seminar on Loan Modifications, 2010
Achievements
Other Sources of Feedback About Tara L. Goodwin
Honors
- Illinois Super Lawyer, 2008 - 2009
Office Information
Address
20 S. Clark StreetSuite 1500 Chicago, IL 60603
Phone
Fax
- (312) 419-0379
Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Office Hours
Monday - Friday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Publication
Representative Cases
- Williams v. Chartwell Finan. Svcs., 204 F. 3d 748 (7th Cir. 2000)
- Bessette v. Avco Finan. Svcs., 230 F. 3d 439 (1st Cir. 2000)
- Greenberg v. Republic Fed. S.L. Ass'n, 1995 WL 263457 (N.D. Ill. 1995)
- Hillenbrand v. Meyer, 682 N.E. 2d 101 (Illinois 1st District 1997)
- Large v. Conseco Fin. Servicing Co., 292 F.3d 49 (1st Circuit 2002)
- Carbajal v. Capital One, 219 F.R.D. 437 (N.D.Ill. 2004)
- Russo v. B&B Catering, 209 F.Supp.2d 857 (N.D.IL 2002)
- Mount v. LaSalle Bank Lalce View, 926 F.Supp. 759 (N.D.Ill 1996)
- Garcia v. Village of Bensenville, 2002 U.S.Dist. LEXIS 3803 (N.D. Ill. 2002)
- Romaker v. Crossland Mtg. Co., 1996 U.S.Dist. LEXIS 6490 (N.D.IL 1996)
- Hillenbrand v. Meyer Medical Group, 720 N.E.2d 287 (Illinois 1st District 1999)
- Flippin v. Aurora Bank, FSB., 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 111250, Aug. 8 (N.D.Ill. 2012)
- Henry v. Teletrack, Inc., 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 30495, March 7 (N.D.Ill. 2012)
- Kesten v. Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 16917, Feb. 9 (N.D.Ill. 2012)
- Bunton v. Cape Cod Vill., LLC, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 57801, July 6 (N.D.Ill. 2009)
- Wilson v. Harris N.A., 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 65345, Sept. 4 (N.D.Ill. 2007)
- Aleksic v. Experian Information Solutions, Inc., WL 2769122 (N.D.Ill.) (2014)
- Taylor v. Screening Reports, Inc., WL 4052824 (N.D.Ill.) (2015)
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