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.
FDCPA Scope and Coverage: Mistakes the CFPB Is Looking For
Avoiding Current FDCPA and Foreclosure Compliance Mistakes, NBI Seminars, March 14, 2022
CFPB and FDCPA Compliance Issues in Foreclosure
Avoiding Current FDCPA and Foreclosure Compliance Mistakes, NBI Seminars, March 14, 2022
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
Diversity Committee, Member
Louisville Office Recruiting Committee, former 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)
Avoiding Current FDCPA and Foreclosure Compliance Mistakes
Time: 1:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Webinar
Attorney Brian Bennett will be a speaker at this NBI seminar on March 14, 2022 and it will be available for OnDemand Video by March 17, 2022.
Stites & Harbison, PLLC Lawyers Named to 2022 Best Lawyers® Publications
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Stites & Harbison, PLLC is pleased to announce that 93 lawyers are included in the 2022 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Additionally, 11 attorneys are named as “Lawyer of the Year” and 14 attorneys are recognized in “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch,” which recognizes attorneys early in their careers for outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States.
Kentucky Super Lawyers Honors 41 Stites & Harbison Attorneys for 2021
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—The 2021 edition of Kentucky Super Lawyers recently honored 42 Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorneys in the Covington, Frankfort, Lexington and Louisville, Ky., offices.
The Coronavirus and Beyond: Strategies for Creditors During Uncertain Economic Times
In this recorded webinar, Creditors' Rights & Bankruptcy attorneys Elizabeth Lee Thompson, Brian M. Bennett, Chrisandrea L. Turner and John S. Wathen discuss the latest legal issues impacting businesses during these uncertain economic times.
Stites & Harbison, PLLC Lawyers Named to 2021 Best Lawyers® Publications
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Stites & Harbison, PLLC is pleased to announce that 82 lawyers are included in the 2021 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©.
GSEs Announce New Fee for Consumer Residential Loan Refinances: Lenders Brace for Added Costs and Potential Compliance Concerns
On August 12, 2020, the Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac”) delivered a harsh blow to lenders and consumers in the residential mortgage market when they announced they would impose a .5% fee (i.e., a 1/2 “point” in mortgage finance parlance) on refinance mortgages purchased by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac after September 1, 2020.
Brian Bennett Appointed to Greater Louisville March of Dimes Board
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—The Greater Louisville Market of the March of Dimes has appointed Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorney Brian Bennett to its Board of Directors.