Paul H. Schieber, Esq. Stevens & Lee, PC, King of Prussia Mr. Schieber is a shareholder at Stevens & Lee, P.C. where he concentrates his practice in the area of consumer financial services and retail banking. He represents banks, thrift institutions, credit unions, mortgage companies, loan servicers, finance companies, secondary market investors, real estate and title insurance companies, and other financial services providers and investors. Mr. Schieber serves clients in areas such as: mortgage, home equity and consumer loan, lease and credit sale transactions; loan servicing; litigation strategies and defense; subprime lending compliance; due diligence and related portfolio securitization, acquisition, and secondary market matters; federal and state regulatory compliance, including RESPA, truth-in-lending and usury; warehouse lending; mergers and acquisitions; data privacy and security; fair lending; electronic commerce; licensing; lender liability prevention and defense; credit card agreements and mobile banking. Prior to entering private practice in 1986, Mr. Schieber served as the executive director of the Public Housing Authorities Directors Association in Washington, D.C. He was also a legislative assistant in Governor Hugh Carey’s New York State Office of Federal Affairs and to Congressman James Scheuer. Mr. Schieber often addresses financial services organizations such as the Mortgage Bankers Association of America, the Real Estate Settlement Providers Council (RESPRO), October Research and the American Conference Institute. He is widely published on consumer finance issues. He is the co-author of The Lender’s Guide to Consumer Compliance and Anti-Discrimination Laws, co-author of the six volume Pratt’s State Regulation of Second Mortgages and Home Equity Loans and is the original author of the Allregs© State Law Compliance Module. Mr. Schieber has authored over 30 articles for both industry and legal publications. Mr. Schieber is a member of the Mortgage Bankers Association of America and the Mortgage Bankers Association of Greater Philadelphia. He sits on the advisory board of the Loyola University Chicago School of Law Loyola Consumer Law Review. Mr. Schieber is the immediate past chairman of the Business Law Section of the Pennsylvania Bar Association. He is also past chairman of the Consumer Law Committee for the Pennsylvania Bar Association and for the Consumer Financial Services Committee of the Philadelphia Bar Association. He is a member of the Bar Association of the District of Columbia and the American Bar Association. He has been recognized as one of the leading banking and finance lawyers in Pennsylvania by international legal research publisher Chambers & Partners from 2009 through 2011. Mr. Schieber received a J.D. from the Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law (1987), an M.A. from the State University of New York at Stony Brook (1978), a B.A. from Columbia University (1976) and a B.H.L. from the Jewish Theological Seminary (1976).