Ahmad Keshavarz established his law firm, The Law Office of Ahmad Keshavarz in 2000. His practice is devoted entirely to consumer protection. The large majority of his practice is devoted filing FDCPA lawsuits holding debt collectors accountable for executing on vacated or sewer service judgments; seizing exempt social security or unemployment benefits; suing tenants for rent not owed; or suing family members of nursing home residents for nursing home debt they do not owe. Along with legal services co-counsel, Ahmad obtained the historic decision by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in Arias v. Gutman, Mintz, Baker & Sonnenfeldt LLP et al., 875 F.3d 128 (2017) which held that debt collectors unduly prolonging debt collection legal proceedings violated the FDCPA. Ahmad and his law partner Emma Caterine also bring suit for violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act and the Electronic Fund Transfer Act. Ahmad Keshavarz has a B.A. with Honors from the University of Wisconsin at Madison, a J.D. from the University of Texas at Austin, and a Masters in Public Policy from the L.B.J. School of Public Affairs. He lives in Brooklyn, NY.
