Daniel A. Armstrong has served financial services companies for more than a decade, focusing his practice on consumer litigation and regulatory compliance. He assists clients with matters related to compliance with state and federal laws on debt collection, credit reporting, duties of care with respect to repossession and sale, unfair business practices, and other consumer protection statutes. Daniel has also handled and assisted with insurance coverage disputes, class action defense, partnership disputes, import tariff classification, federal and state agency permitting, and corporate acquisitions.
Daniel handles all aspects of litigation, from early demand and dispute resolution to mediation, arbitration, and trial. He places paramount importance on the interests of his clients and endeavors to resolve disputes efficiently and expediently. If an equitable settlement cannot be reached, however, he will not hesitate to push cases through trial and has spent countless hours arguing his clients’ positions in the courtroom.
Daniel currently defends clients in cases involving the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, Fair Debit Collection Practices Act, and Truth in Lending Act; numerous provisions of state law, including California’s Unfair Competition Law and Consumers Legal Remedies Act; and the Uniform Commercial Code.
Daniel graduated summa cum laude with a B.S. in Construction Engineering from Arizona State University, attaining admission to ASU’s Barrett Honors College. While at ASU, Daniel summered as an intern in the Arizona state senate, assisting Senator Barbara Leff and the Commerce and Economic Development Committee by summarizing and analyzing proposed legislation for senate members and public hearings.
Daniel’s college career was put on hold when his marine corps reserve unit was activated for Operation Iraqi Freedom in late 2002. In early 2003, he deployed to Iraq with Charlie Company, 4th Marine Logistics Group, 6th Engineering Support Battalion, and served from Kuwait to Baghdad until his tour and enlistment contract ended before returning home to finish college.
After receiving his bachelors’ degree, Daniel attended Georgetown University Law Center. There he performed as a research assistant to Professor Maxwell Bloche of Georgetown’s O’Neill Institute as well as to the Harrison Institute for Public Law. As a member of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Division of the Barristers Counsel, he participated in the William C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot in Hong Kong. He also externed in the chambers of Judge Mendez of the US District Court for the Eastern District of California.
Prior to joining the financial services class action litigation and regulation team, Daniel handled and assisted with mortgage foreclosure litigation, insurance litigation, general business litigation, partnership formation under the California Corporations Code, commercial property and real estate disputes, maritime law, and other complex civil litigation. Daniel has also handled US Army Corps of Engineers’ nationwide permit application processing and negotiation, classification under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Code, and vessel arrests under the Supplemental Admiralty Rules.
In 2021 Daniel tried a case in the Western District of Washington at Seattle as first chair trial counsel for one of the largest banks in the US. He successfully secured a judgment of more than one million dollars for breach of a preferred ship mortgage and obtained award of attorneys’ fees.
Member, California Bar Association
Future Leaders Program, California Mortgage Banker’s Association (2013)
Conference Planning Committee, Secondary Market Conference, California Mortgage Banker’s Association (2013)