| Biography | Mr. LeMar concentrates his practice on class action defense of banks, mortgage lenders, and related entities. Mr. LeMar has defended numerous class actions and individual suits involving a variety of state and federal claims, including claims under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, Fair Housing Act, Equal Credit Opportunity Act, Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, Truth in Lending Act, and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, as well as claims for violations of state consumer protection statutes. Mr. LeMar also has experience with mass accident class actions, securities fraud class actions, trademark, corporate director liability, employment law, torts, unfair competition, and deceptive trade practices. Prior to joining BWM&S, Mr. LeMar practiced in the financial services litigation group at Dykema Gossett PLLC. In addition, Mr. LeMar regularly volunteers for the Chicago Legal Assistance Foundation's Pro Se Litigant Help Desk at the United States District Court of the Northern District of Illinois, assisting pro se civil litigants with federal procedural issues. He has also participated in the Constitutional Rights Foundation of Chicago's "Lawyers in the Classroom" program. Mr. LeMar received his undergraduate degree, with honors, from Indiana University, graduating in 2000 with a B.A. in History and a minor in Criminal Justice. Mr. LeMar was awarded his J.D. degree, cum laude, from the Indiana University School of Law in 2003, where he was the Editor-in-Chief of the Indiana Law Journal. He is admitted to practice in Illinois, Ohio (inactive), the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth and Seventh Circuits, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, the U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Illinois, and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. . |