Breeana Somers focuses her practice on consumer financial services matters. She represents banks, servicers, auto finance companies, and commercial lenders in state and federal courts. Breeana handles a wide variety of banking-related matters, including claims involving bank regulations, the Uniform Commercial Code, NACHA rules, Fair Credit Reporting Act, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Telephone Consumer Protection Act, Electronic Fund Transfer Act, Truth in Lending Act, and Bank Secrecy laws. She has represented clients through all stages of the litigation process, from pre-litigation investigation through trial and appellate proceedings.
Representative Experience
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- Obtained dismissal with prejudice of a putative class action, alleging violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act based on efforts to collect a time barred debt, in the New Jersey U.S. District Court on behalf of a bank’s debt collector vendor
- Obtained dismissal of plaintiff’s common-law negligence claim brought against an auto finance company in a lawsuit involving identity fraud
- Represented a national bank in voidable transfer litigation with a bankruptcy trustee
- Obtained denial of a preliminary injunction motion filed by the plaintiff, a Massachusetts-based refractories company, against its former Vice President
Professional & Civic Engagement
- American Bar Association, Litigation Section; Communications Committee, Co-Chair, 2023-2024
- Philadelphia Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division; Women in the Profession Committee, Liaison to the Young Lawyers Division, 2021-2023
- President, "We the Speakers," Toastmasters, 2021-2022
- Volunteer, Keystone Fellowship Church
Thought Leadership
- Presenter, “Beyond Billable Hours: Creating a Fulfilling Legal Career and Family Life,” Leadership Institute for Women of Color Attorneys (LIWOCA) Conference, April 24, 2024
- Presenter, “Recent Trends and Hot Topics in Consumer Law,” The Philadelphia Association of Defense Counsel (PADC), September 13, 2022
- Presenter, “The Ethics and Challenges of Working Remotely,” TD Bank In-House Attorneys, May 3, 2021
- Presenter, “The Ethics and Challenges of Working Remotely,” Association of Corporate Counsel Greater Philadelphia, December 3, 2020
- Presenter, “Legal Ethics Rules for Practicing Before Government Agencies,” Comcast In-House Attorneys, June 20, 2019
- Presenter, “Lessons in Legal Ethics for Financial Services Industry Attorneys,” TD Bank In-House Attorneys, December 11, 2018
Honors & Awards
- Best Lawyers in America, "Ones to Watch," 2024, 2026
- Recognized in Philadelphia Rising Stars (Thomson Reuters), 2024
