Ms. Joann Needleman

Joann Needleman is a senior counsel with Clark Hill, PLC in Philadelphia and a leader of its Consumer Financial Services Regulatory & Compliance group. She provides counsel, consultation and litigation services to financial institutions, law firms and debt buyers throughout the country. Ms. Needleman has extensive litigation experience in state and federal courts, successfully defending creditors against claims brought under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and Fair Credit Reporting Act, as well as state statutes. She is the current president of the National Association of Retail Collection Attorneys\n(NARCA) and also serves on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Consumer Advisory Board.\nMs. Needleman was named a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer in 2004-06, 2010-11 and 2013-15, and she is admitted to practice in the U.S. District Courts for the District of New Jersey, the Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Pennsylvania, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court. She received her B.A. from Temple University in 1986 and her J.D. from Widener University School of Law in 1994.