Adam G. Taub / Michigan

Adam G. Taub & Associates Consumer Law Group, PLC
18930 West Ten Mile Rd, Suite 2500,
Southfield, MI 48075
(248) 746 3790
adamgtaub@clgplc.net

Education

• Juris Doctor 1990 - 93
  Wayne State University Law School, Detroit, Michigan
• I was Secretary of the Free Legal Aid Clinic.
• B.A., English Literature 1983 - 1987
  Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut
• Treasurer, President, and Law Speaker of the Eclectic Society of Phi Nu Theta.
• Diploma cum Laude 1979-1983
  Cranbrook School, Cranbrook, Bloomfield Hills, MI
• Editor of the Literary Magazine. Captain of the Wrestling Team. Varsity Letters, Football wrestling and Lacrosse.

Publications

• How-To Kit: Write an Effective Reinvestigation Letter Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, Michigan Institute for Continuing Legal Education, July 14, 2005.
• Focus on Auto Fraud: Crooked Car Dealers – Some Favorite Tricks, The Consumer Advocate, Volume 10, No 4, October, 2004.
• More Autofraud Scams: Prevalent Tricks of the Trade, Consumer Law Newsletter, Volume 9, Issue 2, September, 2004.
• Yo-Yo Sales: The Predatory Practice of Unscrupulous Car Dealers, Consumer Law Newsletter, Volume 8 Issue 2, August 2003.
• Auto Litigation Expert to Address Section Annual Meeting, Consumer Law Newsletter, Volume 8 Issue No.2, August, 2003.
• National Lending Law Expert to Address Annual Meeting of the Consumer and Elder Law Sections, Volume 7 Issue No.2, September, 2002.
• Can Consumers be Forced into Binding Arbitration?, Consumer Law Newsletter, Volume 6 Issue No.2, August, 2001.

Formal Training Provided

• Basic Training FCRA, Michigan Poverty Law Center, October 15, 2007, Lansing, Michigan
• Defending Debt Deficiency Cases, Michigan Poverty Law Center, October 15, 2007
• Repossessions, Michigan Poverty Law Center, October 15, 2007
• Buy Here, Pay Here Sue Here, NCLC Conference, November 6, 2006
• Warning Regarding Autofraud Scams Directed at the Military, Naval Legal Service Office Mid-Atlantic and National Association of Consumer Advocates, 2005 Auto Fraud Symposium, April 27, 2005, Norfolk, Virginia.
• Update to the Fair Credit Reporting Act: FACTA Amendments, Michigan Poverty Law Center Road Show, March 24, 2005, Lansing, Michigan.
• Fifty Tips on Litigating an Auto fraud case, National Consumer Law Center presentation at the annual conference, Boston, Massachusetts, November 6, 2004.
• How to Handle Your Debts, National Legal Aid and Defender presentation to the State of Michigan MichWorks, Southgate, Michigan. September 14, 2004.
• Fighting Predatory Auto Scams, Committee on Regional Training for Michigan Poverty Law Program, Ohio State Legal Services Association, and Legal Aid of West Virginia. Advanced Substantive Law Consumer Training Session, Cleveland, Ohio. May 7, 2004.
• Putting all the Pieces Together in a Successful Auto Fraud Case, Committee on Regional Training for Michigan Poverty Law Program, Ohio State Legal Services Association, and Legal Aid of West Virginia. Advanced Substantive Law Consumer Training Session, Cleveland, Ohio. May 7, 2004.
• The State of Consumer Law in Michigan; Introduction of Thomas Domonoske, Consumer Law Section Annual Meeting, State Bar of Michigan, September 2003.
• Investigation in Auto Fraud Cases, National Association of Consumer Advocates Midyear Conference on Autofraud, Cleveland, Ohio, April, 2003.
• Autofraud: Finding Causes of Action, Michigan Poverty Law Center Road Show, February, 2004, Lansing, Michigan
• Car Dealer Litigation, Michigan Poverty Law Center Road Show, May, 2003, Lansing, Michigan.
• Identity Theft – What You need to Know, National Association of Women Business Owners, Belleville, Michigan, February, 2002.
• The Fair Credit Reporting Act, Michigan Poverty Law Center Road Show, June, 2001, St. Ignace, Michigan.
• Proper Limits of Arbitration in Consumer Cases, Consumer Law Section Annual Meeting, State Bar of Michigan, September 2001.

Professional Associations

• National Association of Consumer Advocates, Member 1998 - Present.
• State Bar of Michigan, Secretary, Consumer Law Section, 2004 - 2005.
• State Bar of Michigan, Consumer Law Section Counsel Member, 2001 - Present.
• Macomb County Bar Association, 1994 -1999.
• Oakland County Bar Association, 1993 - 1999.
• Sponsor, NCLC Conference, Atlanta, GA, 2002.
• Sponsor, NACA Fair Credit Conference, Chicago, IL, 2004.

Formal Training Received

• National Consumer Law Center Annual Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, November 2004.
• National Association of Consumer Advocates Conference on the Fair Credit Reporting Act, Chicago, IL, May 14-16, 2004.
• Michigan Creditor's Bar Association, Annual Meeting, Novi, Michigan. April 22, 2004. Consumer Statutes Applicable to Creditor's Attorneys.
• National Consumer Law Center Fair Debt Collection Practices Training Conference, Kansas City, MO, February 21, 2004.
• National Association of Consumer Advocates Conference on Autofraud, Cleveland, OH, April 25-27 2003.
• National Association of Consumer Advocates Conference on Fair Credit Reporting Act, Orlando, FL, March 7-9 2003.
• National Consumer Law Center Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA, October 2002.
• National Association of Consumer Advocates Conference on the Fair Credit Reporting Act, Albuquerque, NM, June 6-8. 2002
• National Consumer Law Center Annual Conference, Baltimore, MD, October 2001
• National Association of Consumer Advocates Conference on Fair Credit Reporting Act, Las Vegas, NV, June 2001 (2 days).
• National Consumer Law Center Annual Conference, Broomfield, CO, October 2000 (3 days).
• NACA Midyear Conference on Consumer Class Actions, Chicago, IL, June 2000 (2 days).
• National Consumer Law Center Annual Conference, Washington DC, September 1999.

Admissions

• State Bar of Michigan, November, 1993 (Oakland County Circuit Court).
• United States District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, October, 1999.
• United States District Court, Western District of Michigan, March, 2001.
• United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, September, 2001.