Identity Theft and Privacy Protection Research and lobbying consumer group that address
issues of identity theft and consumer issues. 1107 9th
St., Suite 601 Sacramento, CA
95814 Phone: (916) 448-4516 E-mail: info@calpirg.org Web: http://www.calpirg.org ·
Center for Democrcy and
Technology The goal of this organization is to bring democracy
to the Internet. 1634 “I” Street NW, Suite
1100 Washington, D.C.
20006 Phone: (202) 637-9800 Fax: (202) 637-0968 E-mail: feedback@cdt.org Web: http://www.cdt.org ·
Computer Professionals for
Social Responsibility Provides policy makers with realistic assessments of power, promise and problems of information technology. P. O. Box 717 Palo Alto, CA 94302 Phone: (650) 322-3778 E-mail cpsr@cpsr.org Web: http://www.cpsr.org ·
Consumer Action Credit and
Finance Project Provides publications on secured credit. 717 Market
Street Suite 310 San Francisco,
CA 94103 Phone: (415) 777-9635 – complaint hot line Phone: (415) 255-3879 – publication orders Web: http://www.consumer-action.org ·
Consumer Federation of
America Association of 240
pro-consumer groups whose aim is to advance consumer interest through advocacy
and education. 1424 16th
St. NW, Suite 604 Washington, D.C.
20036 Phone: (202) 387-6121 Web: http://www.consumerfed.org Publishes
Consumer Reports magazine and also acts as an advocacy office for consumer
legislation. 1666 Connecticut
Ave. NW, Suite 310 Washington, D.C.
20009-1039 Phone: (202) 462-6262 Fax: (202) 265-9548 Web: http://www.consumersunion.org ·
Electronic Privacy
Information Center Monitors
federal legislation and encryption policy pertaining to freedom of expression
issues on the Internet. 1718 Connecticut
Ave. NW Washington, D.C.
20009 Phone: (202) 483-1140 Fax: (202) 483-1248 e-mail: info@epic.org Web: http://www.epic.org ·
Federal Citizen Information
Center Referral
to appropriate agency
(800) 688-9889 (800) 333-4636 ·
Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) For cellular phone and long distance fraud. Consumer
Information Bureau 445 12th
Street SW, Room 5A863 Washington, DC
20554 (888) 225-5322 Web: http://www.fcc.gov
Email: fccinfo@fcc.gov ·
Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation (FDIC) The FDIC supervises state-chartered banks that are
not members of the Federal Reserve System and insures deposits at banks and
savings and loans. Division of
Compliance and Consumer Affairs 550 17th
Street NW Washington, DC
20429 Phone: (800)
934-3342 or (202) 736-0000 Web: http://www.fdic.gov The Fed supervises state-chartered banks that are
members of the Federal Reserve System Division of
Consumer and Community Affairs Mail Stop 801 20th St. and
Constitution NW Federal Reserve
Board Washington, DC
20551 Phone: (202) 452-3693 Web: http://www.federalreserve.gov ·
The Federal Trade Commission The Consumer Protection Mission of the FTC is to protect consumers from companies that misinform or overreach with regard to our economy. Identity Theft Clearinghouse
600 Pennsylvania
Ave. NW Washington, DC
20580 Phone: (877) IDTHEFT (438-4338) Web: http://www.consumer.gov/idtheft ·
The Foundation For Taxpayer
and Consumer Rights Non-profit organization to support consumer
rights. 1750 Ocean Park
Blvd., Suite 200 Santa Monica,
CA 90405 Phone: (310) 392-0522 Fax: (310) 392-8874 Web: http://www.consumerwatchdog.org Email: consumerwatchdog@consumerwatchdog.org
·
Inside ID Theft
This website is designed to provide the latest news and information about identity theft. ·
Identity Theft Prevention
and Survival Provides assistance to consumers and identity theft
victims with resources, books, and legal assistance. Attorney: Mari Frank Mari J. Frank,
Esq. 28202 Cabot Road
#300 Laguna Niguel,
CA 92677 Phone: (800) 725-0807 or (949) 364-1511 Fax: (949) 363-7561 e-mail: contact@identitytheft.org Web: http://www.identitytheft.org ·
Identity Theft Resource
Center Provides support and assistance to victims of
identity theft. Co-Directors:
Linda Goldman-Foley, Jay Foley P.O. Box 26833,
San Diego, Ca. 92196 Phone: (858)
693-7935 e-mail: irtc@idtheftcenter.org Web: www.idtheftcenter.org Office of the Privacy Advocate Room 7050 OS:PA 1111
Constitution Ave. NW Washington, D.C.
20224 Fraud: (800) 829-0433 Taxpayer Advocates Office: Phone: (877)
777-4778 Web: http://www.treas.gov/irs/ci http://www.irs.gov · Junkbusters Corp. Provides
self-defense against privacy-invading marketing P.O. Box 7034, Phone:
(908) 753 7861 Web:
Junkbusters.com Please do not send requests to be
removed from marketing lists to this address. Junkbusters only operates online. Requests
may be mailed to the Direct Marketing Association. ·
National Center for Victims
of Crime Refers victims of crime to local services. Provides
counseling and victim services. Publishes bulletins on various criminal
topics. 2000 M. St. NW,
Suite 480 Washington, D.C.
20036 Phone: (800) FYI-CALL or (202) 467-8700 Web: http://www.ncvc.org · National Credit Union
Administration (NCUA) The NCUA charters and supervises federal credit
unions and insures deposits at federal credit unions and many state credit
unions. Compliance
Offer, National Credit Union Administration 1175 Duke
Street, Suite 4206 Alexandria, VA
22314-3437 Phone: (703) 518-6360 Web: http://www.ncua.gov ·
National Fraud Information
Center Consumer
Assistance Service Phone: (800)
876-7060 – help line for victims of fraud Web: http://www.fraud.org ·
National Organization for
Victim Assistance (NOVA) Refers victims of crime to local victim assistance
programs. 1730 Park Rd.,
NW Washington, D.C.
20010 Phone: (202) 232-6682 Hotline: (800) 879-6682 Web: http://www.trynova.org · Office of Comptroller of the
Currency (OCC) The OCC charters and supervises national banks. If
the word “national” appears in the name of a bank, or the initials “N.A” of its
name, then the OCC oversees its operations. Customer
Assistance Group 1301 McKinney
Street, Suite 3450 Houston, TX
77010 Phone: (800) 613-6743 FAX: (713) 336-4301 Web: http://www.occ.treas.gov ·
Office of Privacy
Protection-California Provides
information for consumers and victims regarding California and Federal Law. 400 “R” Street,
Suite 3080 Sacramento,
CA 95814 Phone: (866)785-9663 (916) 323-0637 Web: http://www.privacy.ca.gov · Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) The
OTS is the primary regulator of all federal, and many state-chartered thrift
institutions which include savings banks and savings and loan institutions. Office of Thrift Supervision 1700 “G” Street NW Washington, DC 20552 Phone: (202)
906-6000 Email: publicinfo@ots.treas.gov Web: http://www.ots.treas.gov · Privacy International A public interest research group that deals with privacy
issues at the national and international level. 1718 Connecticut
Avenue. NW, Suite 200 Washington, DC
200009 (202) 483-1217 Email: privacyint@privacy.org Web: http://www.privacyinternational.org ·
Privacy Rights Clearinghouse A non-profit consumer information, privacy
protection, and advocacy program. Beth Givens,
Director 3100 5th
Ave. Suite B San Diego, CA
92103 Phone: (619) 298-3396 Fax: (619) 298-5681 Web: http://www.privacyrights.org Private Citizen, Inc Provides information and assistance on how to get
rid of junk mailers and junk callers. P. O. Box 233 Naperville, IL
60566 (800) CUT-JUNK
(288-5865) (630) 393-2370 Email: pci@private-citizen.com Web: www.privatecitizen.com ·
Social Security
Administration Office of
Inspector General Social Security
Administration Office of
Communications Suite 300
Altmeyer Building 6401 Security
Blvd Baltimore, MD
21235 To report
Fraud: (800) 269-0271 P.O. Box 17768 Baltimore, MD
21235 To order
Personal Earnings and Benefits Statement: (800) 772-1213 Office of
Inspector General: (800) 269-0271 Web: www.ssa.gov/org/publicfraudreporting/index.htm www.ssa.gov/oig/guidelin.htm
· US Department of State Passport Services Phone: (202) 955-0430 Web: www.travel.state.gov/passport/lost.htmll ·
U.S. PIRG U.S. Public Interest
Research Group, the national lobbying office for state PIRGs. Edmund
Mierzwinski, Director 218 “D” St., SE Washington, D.C.
20003 Phone: (202) 546-9707 E-mail: uspirg@pirg.org Web: www.pirg.org ·
U.S. Postal Inspection
Service 475 L’Enfant
Plaza West SW Room 3100 Washington, D.C.
20260-1000 Phone: (202)
268-4396 Web: www.usps.com/postalinspectors/ · U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC) The SEC’s Office of Investor Education and
Assistance serves investors who complain to the SEC about investment fraud or
the mishandling of their investments by securities professionals. SEC Office of
Investor Education and Assistance 450 Fifth Street
NW Washington, DC
20549-0213 (202) 942-7040 http://www.sec.gov/complaint.shtml
· U.S. Trustee (UST) Contact the Trustee in the region where fraudulent
bankruptcy was filed. http://www.usdoj.gov/ust/ Check-Verification/Check-Guarantee Firms: P. O. Box 30046, Tampa, FL 33630 Phone: (800) 437-5120 Fax: (727) 570-4936 Web: www.certegy.com ·
Chexsystems, Consumer
Relations, 7805 Hudson Rd, Suite 100 Woodbury, MN 55125 Phone: (800) 428-9623 Fax: (602) 659-2197 Web: www.chexhelp.com ·
Cross Check (Check Center
Inquiry) P.O. Box 6008, Petaluma, CA 94955 Phone: (800) 843-0760 · Global Payments, Inc. Attn: Fraud Dept. 6215 W. Howard Niles, IL 60714 Phone: (800) 766-2748 Fax: (847) 647-8023 Web: www.globalpaymentsinc.com · Shared Check Authorization
Network (SCAN), Electronic Transaction Corp. 7805 Hudson Road, Suite 100,
Woodbury, MN 55125 Phone: (877) 382-7226 Fax: (800) 358-4506 Web: www.scanassist.com · TeleCheck, Consumer Affairs P. O. Box 4451 Houston, TX 77210-4451 Phone: (800) 710-9898 Fax: (713) 332-9300 Web: www.telecheckcom Credit Card Companies: ·
American Express (800) 528-2122 Web: http://www.americanexpress.com ·
MasterCard Global Service
Center Phone: (800) 307-7309 Web: http://www.mastercard.com ·
Visa Assistance Center Phone: (800) VISA911 (Hotline) Web: http://www.visa.com Crediting-reporting Bureaus: When you call to report fraud, you will get a
voice mail and must provide your Social Security number. Use your cell phone
number or home number as the number to call if creditors wish to check if you
requested credit. ·
Equifax To report fraud: (800) 525-6285 P.O. Box 740241 Atlanta, GA 30374-0241 To order copy of report: (800) 685-1111 P.O. Box 740241 Atlanta, GA 30374-0241 Web: www.equifax.com To opt out of pre-approved offers of credit: (888) 5 OPTOUT
[(888) 567-8688] ·
Experian (formerly TRW) To report fraud: (888)
397-3742 Experian
Consumer Fraud Assistance P.O. Box 9532 Allen, TX 75013 To order copy of report: (888) 397-3742 P.O. Box 9532 Allen, TX 75013 Web: www.experian.com To opt out of pre-approved offers of credit: (888) 5 OPTOUT
[(888) 567-8688] ·
TransUnion To report fraud: (800) 680-7289 Fraud Victim
Assistance Division P.O. Box 6790 Fullerton,
CA 92834-6790 To order copy of report: (800) 888-4213 P.O. Box 6790 Fullerton,
CA 92834-6790 Web: www.transunion.com To opt out of pre-approved offers of credit: (888) 5 OPTOUT
[(888) 567-8688] Data Compilers: To remove your name from lists that companies rent and sell, write or
call the following companies: Mail Preference Service Direct Marketing Association P.O. Box 643 Carmel, NY
10512-0643 Web: www.dmaconsumers.org ·
Federal Trade Commission Do
Not Call Registry 1-888-382-1222 (Must call from
the phone number that you wish to register) Web: www.donotcall.gov ·
First Data Info-Source
Donnelley Marketing, Inc. Data Base
Operations 416 S. Bell Aims, IA 50010 (888) 633-4402 Legal Resources: ·
Center for Law in the Public
Interest 3250 Ocean Park
Blvd., Suite 300 Santa Monica, CA
90405 Phone: (310) 314-1947 Fax: (310) 314-1957 Web: http://www.clipi.org/ Email: information@clipi.org ·
FBI Criminal Justice
Information Services Division J. Edgar Hoover
Building 935 Pennsylvania
Avenue NW Washington DC
20535-0001 Phone: (202) 324-3000 Web: http://www.fbi.gov/ National Fraud
Info Hotline: (800) 876-7060 If someone has committed a crime using your
identity, write to the FBI and ask for your criminal history ¾ include your fingerprints and a check for $18.00 ¾ explain that you are a victim of identity theft. IFCC (Internet Fraud Complaint Center) FBI Web: www.ifccfbi.gov ·
National Association of
Consumer Advocates 1730 Rhode
Island NW, Suite 805 Washington,
DC 20036 Phone: (202) 452-1989 Fax: (202) 452-0099 Web: www.naca.net E-mail: info@naca.net ·
National Consumer Law
Center, Inc. Provides
case assistance and legal research. Provides representation for low income and community
based organizations. 77 Summer St.,
10th Floor Boston, MA
02110-1006 Phone: (617) 542-8010 Fax: (617) 542-8028 E-mail: consumerlaw@nclc.org Web: www.consumerlaw.org ·
National Association of
Attorneys General Consumer Protection and
Charities Counsel 750 First
Street, N.E. Suite 1100 Washington, D.C.
20002 Phone: (202) 326-6000 Fax: (202) 408-7014 Web: http://www.naag.org ·
U.S. Department of
Justice, Identity Theft Information Web: www.usdoj.gov/criminal/fraud/idtheft.html Contact your State Bar Association or your local Bar
Association for the names of consumer-law attorneys in your area. You may also
wish to contact and interview one or more of the attorneys below who are
Consumer Law Attorneys With ID Theft Case Experience. These lawyers claim to
have experience dealing with identity theft cases and are knowledgeable
regarding the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Please know that any resources we
provide to you including the name and contact information for these lawyers is
not an endorsement but rather helpful information. You must make your own
choices as to whether you need legal counsel and whom you believe would be most
effective given your circumstances. Please review how to interview an attorney
in Chapter Six of this book before you call for legal assistance. The following
lawyers have provided their contact information for your review: Alabama Firm Name: Alabama Injury
Lawyers, P.C. Address 401 Office Park Drive
Birmingham, AL 35223 Phone: (205) 870-9848; 866-86-DEBTS Fax: (205) 871-8882 E-mail: penny@lorantlaw.com Website: Lorantlaw.com Contingency: Yes Hourly billing: Yes Arizona Firm Name: Floyd W. Bybee,
PLLC Attorney Name: Floyd W.
Bybee 2173 E. Warner Road, Suite
101 Tempe, AZ 85284 Phone: (480) 756-8822 Fax:
(480) 756-8882 E-mail: floyd@bybeelaw.com Contingency: Yes California Firm Name: Brennan, Wiener
& Simon Attorney Name: Robert F.
Brennan 3150 Montrose Ave. La Crescenta, CA
91214 Phone: (818) 249-5291 Fax:
(818) 249-4329 E-mail: rbrennan@brennanlaw.com Website: www.brennanlaw.com Contingency: Yes California Firm Name: Mari J. Frank,
Esq. and Associates (negotiation, mediation,
expert witness testimony) Attorney Name: Mari Frank 28202 Cabot Road, Suite 300 Laguna Niguel, CA 92677 Phone: (949) 364-1511 Fax: (949) 363-7561 E-mail: contact@identitytheft.org Website:
www.identitytheft.org www.marifrank.com Hourly billing: Yes California Firm Name: Kemnitzer, Anderson, Barron & Ogilvie Attorney Name: Mark F. Anderson 445 Bush St. 6th
Floor San Francisco, CA 94108 Phone: (415) 623-3784 X101 Fax: (415) 861-3151 E-mail: mark@kabolaw.com Website: www.kabolaw.com Contingency: Yes California Attorney Name: Paul E. Smith 16776 Bernardo Center Dr.
Ste. 203 San Diego, CA 92128 Phone: (858) 451-3655 E-mail: psmith@paulsmithlaw.com Website: www.paulsmithlaw.com California Firm Name: Trueblood Law Firm Attorney Name: Alexander B.
Trueblood 10940 Wilshire Blvd., Suite
1600 Los Angeles, CA 90024 Phone: (310) 443-4139 Florida Firm Name: Law Offices of
Donald E. Petersen Attorney Name: Donald E.
Petersen P.O. Box 1948 Orlando, FL 32802-1948 Phone: (407) 648-9050 E-mail: petersen@gbronline.com Contingency: Yes Hourly billing: Yes Georgia Firm Name: Law Office of Lisa
D. Wright, LLC Attorney Name: Lisa D. Wright
235 Peachtree Street,
NE, Suite 888 Atlanta,
GA 30303 Phone: (404) 588-1181 Fax:
(404) 588-1182 E-mail: attorneywright@prodigy.net Website: www.attorneylisadwright.com Contingency: Yes
Hawaii Firm Name: Norman K.K. Lau, A
Law Corporation Attorney Name: Norman K.K.
Lau 820 Mililani Street, Suite
401 Honolulu, HI 96813 Phone: (808) 523-6767 Fax: (808) 523-6769 E-mail: norm.lau@verizon.net Contingency: Yes Hourly basis: Yes Illinois Firm
Name: Edelman, Combs, Laturner & Goodwin, LLC Attorney
Name: Daniel A. Edelman 120
S. LaSalle St., Suite Chicago,
IL 60603 Phone: (312) 739-4200 Fax: (312) 419-0379 E-mail:
Edcombs@aol.com Website:
www.edcombs.com Contingency:
Yes Illinois (State
and Federal) Indiana (Federal); Wisconsin
(Federal); Missouri (Federal);
Firm Name: Krohn & Moss Attorney Name: Larry Smith 120 W. Madison St., 10th
Floor Chicago, IL 60602 Phone: (800) FAIR CREdit (312) 578-9428 (ext 214) Fax:
(866) 289-0895 E-mail: lsmith@consumerlawcenter.com Website:
www.krohnandmoss.com www.creditreportproblems.com
www.800faircredit.com
Contingency: Yes
Hourly billing: Yes
Firm
Name: Raimondi & Orton, Ltd. Attorney
Name: Michelle Orton or Lisa Raimondi 19
South LaSalle, Phone:
(312) 701-1022 Fax:
(312) 873-4629 E-mail:
mdo@raimondiandorton.com; lmr@raimondiandorton.com Website:
www.raimondiandorton.com Contingency:
Yes Hourly billing: Yes
Louisiana in all federal courts, Texas,
Arkansas, Michigan, Arizona. Firm
Name: Bodenheimer, Jones, Szwak & Winchell, LLP 401
Market Street, Ste. 240 E-mail:
BJKS1507@aol.com Website:
www.bjswlaw.com Contingency:
Yes Hourly billing: Yes Louisiana Firm
Name: Law Office of Steve R. Conley Attorney
Name: Steve R. Conley 3350
Ridgelake Drive, Suite 200 Metairie, LA
70005 Phone:
(504) 734-9804 Fax: (504) 733-1744 E-mail:
consumerlaw1@yahoo.com Contingency:
Yes Hourly billing: Yes Maryland, Washington, DC and New York Firm Name: Valentine
Legal Group, LLC Attorney Name: Sonya A.
Smith-Valentine 7319 Hanover Parkway, Suite C Greenbelt, MD 20770 Phone: (301) 513-9500 Fax: (301) 513-9565 E-mail: info@valentinelegal.com
Website: www.
valentinelegal.com Contingency: Yes
Hourly billing: Yes Michigan Firm Name: Lyngklip &
Taub Consumer Law Group, PLC Attorney Name: Adam G. Taub
and Ian B. Lyngklip 24500 Northwestern Hwy. #206 Southfield, MI 48075 Phone: (248) 746-3790 E-mail: adamlaw@pop.net and
ianlaw@pop.net Contingency: Yes Michigan Firm Name: Law Office of
Phillip C. Rogers Attorney Name: Phillip C.
Rogers 40 Pearl Street, NW, Suite
336 Grand Rapids, MI 49503-3026 Phone: (616) 776-1176 Fax: (616) 776-0037 E-mail: ConsumerLawer@aol.com Contingency: Yes
Hourly billing: Yes Minnesota Firm Name: Consumer Justice
Center Attorney Name: John H. Goolsby 342 East County Road D Little Canada, MN 55117 Phone: (651) 770-9707 Fax: (651) 770-5830 E-mail: goolsbycjc@hotmail.com Website:
www.consumerjusticecenter.com Contingency: Yes
Hourly billing: Yes Minnesota
and Wisconsin Firm Name: Thomas J. Lyons
& Associates Attorney Name: Thomas J.
Lyons, Sr 342 East County Road D Little Canada, MN 55117 Phone: (651) 770-9707 Fax: (651) 770-5830 E-mail: tlyons@lyonslawfirm.com Website: www.
lyonslawfirm.com Contingency: Yes Hourly billing: Yes Minnesota Firm
Name: Thomas J. Lyons & Associates Attorney
Name: Sue Wolsfeld E-mail: swolsfeld@lynslawfirm.com Website:
www.lyonslawfirm.com Contingency: Yes Hourly billing: Yes Mississippi Firm Name: Webster Gresham
& Kittell Attorney Name: Christopher E.
Kittell P.O. Drawer 760 144 Sunflower Avenue Clarksdale, MS 38614 Phone: (662) 624-5408 E-mail: cekittell@wgklawyers.com Missouri, Illinois, Kansas and Oklahoma Firm Name: Gateway Legal
Services, Inc. Attorney Name: Debra Lumpkins 200 N. Broadway, Ste. 950 St. Louis, MO 63102 Phone: (314) 534-0404 Fax: (314) 652-8308 E-mail: dlumpkins@gatewaylegal.org Website: www.gatewaylegal.org
Contingency: Yes (with
hourly fee requested of defendant) Nevada Firm Name: Law Office of
Craig B. Friedberg, Esq. Attorney Name: Craig
Friedberg 3745 Edison Avenue Las Vegas, NV 89121 Phone: (702) 435-7968 Fax: (702) 435-6659 E-mail: cbfriedberg@justice.com Website: http://firms.findlaw.com/attcbf/ Contingency: Yes Hourly billing: Yes Nevada, NewYork, Connecticut Firm Name: Law offices of
Mitch Gliner Attorney Name: Mitch Gliner 3017 West Charelston Blvd.,
Suite 95 Las Vegas, NV 89119 Phone: (702)
870-8700 E-mail:
gliner_mitchell@msn.com Contingency: Yes Hourly
billing: No New Mexico Firm Name: Feferman &
Warren Attorney Names: Richard
Feferman, Susan Warren, Rob Treinen 300 Central Ave, SW, Suite
2000 East Albuquerque, NM 87102 Phone: (505) 243 7773 Fax: (505) 243 6663 E-mail: consumer@nmconsumerwarriors.com Website:
www.nmconsumerwarriors.com Contingency: Yes
Hourly billing: Yes New York Firm Name: Fishman &
Neil, LLP Attorney Name: James B.
Fishman 305 Broadway Suite 900 New York, NY 10007 Phone: (212) 897 5840 Fax:
(212) 897 5841 E-mail: JamesR626@aol.com Website: www.consumeratty.net Contingency: Yes
Hourly billing: Yes New York and
California Firm Name: Fishman
& Neil, LLP Attorney Name: Kevin Mallon 305 Broadway, Suite 900 New York, NY 11102 Phone: (212) 822-1474 Fax:
(212) 897-5841 E-mail: kmallon@lawsuites.net Website: consumeratty.net Contingency: Yes Hourly billing: Yes Ohio Firm Name: Murray &
Murray Co., L.P.A. Attorney Name: Sylvia A.
Goldsmith Oregon. Firm Name: Robert S. Sola
P.C. Attorney Name: Robert S. Sola
8835 SW Canyon Lane, Suite
130 Portland, OR 97225 Phone: (503) 295-6880 Fax: (503) 291-9172 E-mail: rssola@msn.com Contingency: Yes. Pennsylvania Attorney Name: Clayton S.
Morrow, 304 Ross Street, 7th Floor Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Phone: (412) 281-1250 Fax: (412) 209-0658 E-mail: cmorrow@allconsumerlaw.com Website: www.allconsumerlaw.com
Contingency: Yes Hourly billing: Yes Texas Firm Name: Mark L.
Aschermann, Attorney at Law Attorney Name: Mark L.
Aschermann 3730 Kirby Drive Suite 520 Houston, TX 77098 Phone: (713) 942-0808 Fax:
(713) 942-0449 E-mail: aschermann.law@swbell.net Website:
www.divorceyourcredit.com Contingency: Yes
Texas Firm Name: Law Office of
Jerry Jarzombek Attorney Name: Jerry
Jarzombek 714 W. Magnolia Fort Worth, TX 76104 E-mail: jerryjj@airmail.net Contingency: Yes Hourly billing: Yes Texas Firm Name: Law Office of
Craig Jordan Attorney Name: Craig Jordan 1845 Woodall Rodgers Freeway,
Suite 1750 Dallas, TX 75201 Phone: (214) 855-9355 Fax: (214) 855-9389 E-mail: craig@warybuyer.com Website: www.warybuyer.com Contingency: Yes Hourly billing: Yes Texas and Tennessee Firm Name:Law Office of James
T. McMillen Attorney Name: Jim McMillen 6318 St. Denis Corpus Christi, TX 78414 Phone: Fax: E-mail: Jim@jamesmcmillen.com Website: www.consumerlawoffice.com
Contingency: Yes
Hourly billing: Yes Texas Firm Name: Law Office of
Russell Van Beustring, P.C. Attorney Name: Russell Van
Beustring 9525 Katy Freeway, Suite 415 Houston, TX 77024 Phone: (713) 973-6650 Fax: (713) 973-7811 E-mail: russell@beustring.com Website: http://www.beustring.com Contingency: Yes. Virginia and North Carolina Firm Name: Consumer
Litigation Associates Attorney Name: Leonard A.
Bennett 12515 Warwick Blvd Newport News, VA 23606 Phone: (757) 930 3660 Fax: (757) 930 3660 E-mail:lenbennett@cox.net Contingency:
Yes
Washington Attorney Name: Christopher E. Green 600 1325 Seattle
(206) 686-4558 (206) 686-2558 facsimile Chris@MyFairCredit.com chris_green@msn.com Specialty: Provides information about independent law firms dedicated to the protection of consumers through the use of the Fair Credit Reporting Act. They deal with consumers and identity theft. Victims.
Wisconsin Firm Name: Consumer Justice Law Center Attorney Name: DeVonna Joy P.O. Box 51 Big Bend, WI 53150 Phone: (262) 662-3982 Fax: (262) 662-0504 E-mail: djlaw@wi.rr.com Contingency: Yes Hourly billing: Yes
Privacy Newsletters: ·
Privacy Journal P.O. Box 28577 Providence, RI 02908 Phone: (401) 274-7861 Web: www.privacyjournal.net E-mail: orders@privacyjournal.net ·
Privacy Newsletter P.O. Box 8206 Philadelphia, PA 19101-8206 E-mail:
privacy@mindspring.com ·
Privacy Times P.O. Box 302 Cabin John, MD 20818 Phone: (301) 229-7002 Web: www.privacytimes.com Privacy Resources and Organizations A national non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality
of electronic media, especially on the behalf of children and families.
Provides guides, reports, and other information on children's and consumer
privacy. Contact: cme@cme.org. · Coalition Against Unsolicited Commercial Email. CAUCE is an all-volunteer, entirely Web-based organization, created by
Netizens to advocate for a legislative solution to the problem of UCE (spam).
CAUCE began as a discussion group called SPAM-LAW, formed of members who felt
that legislation was necessary to stop spam from choking the life out of the
Internet. President: Edward Cherlin Email: comments@cauce.org.. Web: www.cauce · Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility. A national membership organization of people concerned about the impact of technology on society. CPSR sponsors working groups on civil liberties, working in the computer industry and others. PO Box 717 Palo Alto, CA 94302. Phone: (650) 322-3778. Fax: (650) 322-4748. Email: cpsr@cpsr.org or cpsr-info@cpsr.org. Web: www.cpsr.org · Consumer Project on Technology. The CPT is currently focusing on intellectual property rights, healthcare, electronic commerce ad competition policy. Director: James Love. Box 19367 Washington, DC 20036 Phone: (202) 387-8030. Fax: (202) 234-5176. · Consumers Against Supermarket Privacy Invasion and Numbering. CASPIAN is a national Web-based organization opposing the current
trends of supermarkets to require customer information in order to receive
discounts. Founder: Katherine Albrecht Email kma@nocards.org.. Web: www.nocards.org · Electronic Frontier Foundation. Publishes
newsletters, Internet Guidebooks and other documents, provides mailing lists
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