Brian M. Bennett
Brian is an attorney in the Louisville office, where he is a member of the Creditors' Rights & Bankruptcy Service Group.
Brian's practice focuses on lender liability actions, contested mortgage litigation, consumer protection litigation (TILA, RESPA, FDCPA, FCRA, TCPA), commercial foreclosure, forcible detainer & eviction and other real estate disputes, residential and commercial compliance, and general commercial litigation in state and federal courts.
Brian has served on the Louisville Office Recruiting Committee since 2011 and served as the Louisville Office Summer Associate program coordinator during summer 2017. He is also a member of the firm's Diversity Committee.
Update on Bank Litigation
Speaker, Conference on Legal Issues for Financial Institutions, October 23, 2020
Collecting a Judgment
Webinar, July 8, 2020
Asset Recovery Orders/Replevin Overview & Local Rules
Webinar, June 30, 2020
Other Consumer Protections
What Bankruptcy Attorneys Should Know About RESPA and Mortgage Servicers
Mentoring Works with Big Brothers Big Sisters
Bar Briefs, Louisville Bar Association, February 2017
Are you subject to the FDCPA?
The FDCPA and CFPB's Role in 2017
Legal Descriptions
An emphasis on experience: Law firms have the seasoned talent today's business clients demand
Continuous change expected as lawyer's career progresses
Enforcing Forum-Selection Clauses Under Federal and Kentucky Law
Recent Developments from the Dodd-Frank Act
Kentucky Mortgage Loan Companies and Mortgage Loan Brokers
CFPB and the Dodd-Frank Act
Case Law and Legislative Update
Successfully defended appeal challenging lender's standing to enforce loan documents
Obtained summary judgment in state court involving alleged fraud, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and breach of contract during loan modification review
Counsel for mortgage servicer in bench trial of state court case involving attempted invalidation of mortgage and common law claim for breach of contract
Obtained summary judgment for mortgage servicer in state court residential foreclosure action involving alleged rescission under the federal Truth-in-Lending Act
Received judgment and repossession of secured collateral for client at the bench trial of a state court action where client's secured collateral changed hands multiple times
Louisville Office Recruiting Committee, Member
Diversity Committee, Member
The Louis D. Brandeis American Inn of Court, Brandeis Inn of Court, Barrister member
March of Dimes, Greater Louisville Market, Board Member; 2020 Event Chair for the Greater Louisville March for Babies (Bennett Family, including Bennett’s wife & triplet sons, to serve as the Ambassador Family)
Capital Access Corporation-Kentucky, Board Member
Louisville Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section, Vice Chair (2014); Chair (2015)
Legal Aid Society, Domestic Violence Advocacy Program, Volunteer Attorney (2012-2016)
Leadership Louisville Center, Focus Louisville, Graduate (2014); Ignite Louisville, Graduate (2015)
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Kentuckiana, Volunteer Big Brother (2006-present); Big Leadership Team, Vice-President (2016-17)
Credit Abuse Resistance Education (C.A.R.E), Presenter
Beargrass Christian Church, Young Adults Committee; Legal Committee
Sigma Chi Fraternity, Iota Lambda Chapter, House Corporation President
cum laude
University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law
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University of Louisville Law Review, Editorial Board, Notes Editor, 2010-11
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Highest Grade Award in Contracts I, Civil Procedure II, Basic Legal Skills and Legal History
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Brandeis Inn of Court, Student Member, 2010-11
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Moot Court Board, Vice President of Administration, 2010-11
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Recipient of the Kentucky District Judges Award for Outstanding Trial Advocacy, 2011
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Brandeis School of Law National Trial Team, 2009-10
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Honor Council, Chairman, 2010-11 & Member, 2009-10
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Robert W. Zollinger Memorial Award, 2011
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Brandeis Academic Fellow, 2009-10
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Student Government Association Supreme Court, Associate Justice, 2010-11
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Student Bar Association, 1L Class Representative, 2008-09
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Mae Elizabeth Kaufman and Theresa Coffman Scholarship, 2009-10
magna cum laude
Minor in Administration of Justice
University of Louisville
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Student Government Association, Chief of Staff & Director of Outreach (2007-08)
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Sigma Chi Fraternity, Iota Lambda Chapter President (2007)
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University of Louisville Student Orientation Staff (2006-08)
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Mr. Cardinal (Outstanding Graduate) (2008)
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Homecoming King (2006)
Mr. Bennett has a passion for mentoring and has served as a volunteer for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Kentuckiana since 2006. He is also a board member of Capital Access Corporation-Kentucky. Brian is an avid runner and a lifelong fan and supporter of the University of Louisville. He also enjoys spending time with his wife, Chelsea, and his triplet sons, Aiden, Bryson, and Theo. A Louisville native, Mr. Bennett participated in the firm's summer associate program in 2009 and also clerked with the firm during his final semester of law school.
Best Lawyers in America®, Bankruptcy & Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law (2022)
Best Lawyers in America®, Ones To Watch, Bankruptcy & Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation - Antitrust; and Litigation - Bankruptcy (2021)
Kentucky Super Lawyers®, Rising Star (2021)
