Steve Vargas

Senior Appellate Counsel @Friedman Vartolo LLP

Garden City, NY, US

Manage New York litigation attorneys• Practice in consumer financial services and creditor\'s rights law, representing mortgage lenders and servicers in residential mortgage foreclosure and civil litigation (including, but not limited to, RPAPL Article 15 quiet title and Fair Debt Collection Practices Act cases) in the New York State Supreme Court, New York State Supreme Court - Appellate Division, New York State Court of Appeals, United States District Courts for all districts of New York, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania• Prepare appellate briefs, records, motions, and opposition papers for appellants, respondents, and amicus curiae in New York State Supreme Court Appellate Division, New York State Court of Appeals, and United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and United States Supreme Court in civil appeals • Prepare pleadings, motions, memoranda of law, and opposition and reply papers in New York State Supreme Court civil actions• Participate in New York Mortgage Bankers Association & American Legal and Financial Network advocacy committees to address legal issues that impact mortgage loan servicing• Participate in firm marketing and legal education initiatives