Brett M Chisum - McCathern Law Firm

Brett M. Chisum joined McCathern in 2012 after graduating with honors from Southern Methodist University's Dedman School of Law. Since then, he has become a leader in the firm's Banking & Mortgage Section. Brett assists his clients in a wide variety of both transactional and litigation matters, including drafting company agreements, regulatory compliance, breach of contract, fraud and misrepresentation, business disputes concerning shareholders, negligence, violations of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act, and RICO. As part of McCathern’s Banking & Mortgage Section, Brett focuses on regulatory compliance in the consumer financial services industry. He has provided guidance to his clients regarding the sweeping regulatory changes that occurred with the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. This included providing legal opinions and drafting various mortgage instruments and disclosures to ensure compliance with the new and updated federal regulations. Brett has also provided counsel in regards to Regulations X and Z, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, and more.