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David J. Philipps is a partner in the law firm of Philipps & Philipps, Ltd., in southwest suburban Chicago. David is a graduate of the University of Illinois College of Law and Loyola University of Chicago. David is a founding member of the National Association of Consumer Advocates (1995), was the Illinois State Chair for NACA (2008-2013), was elected to its Board of Directors in 2013 and was elected its Secretary in 2016. In 2011, he was named the NACA Private Attorney of the Year and last year he received an Award of Excellence for Pro Bono Service from the Judges of the Northern District of Illinois and the Chicago Chapter of the Federal Bar Association. David has lectured throughout the country at numerous FDCPA and class action seminars for NCLC/NACA and at seminars for his opponents. His practice consists mainly of litigation for seniors and disabled persons who have been defrauded, or subject to illegal collection activity or improper credit reporting; he has worked on and/or been appointed class counsel in over 195 cases, which have recovered more than $75,000,000 for defrauded or abused consumers. Notable FDCPA appellate court cases litigated by David, and his law partner and sister, Mary, include: Gammon v. G.C. Services Limited Partnership, 27 F.3d 1254 (7th Cir. 1994) (setting the unsophisticated consumer standard); and Randolph v. IMBS, Inc., 368 F.3d 726,728-730 (7th Cir. 2004) (bankruptcy code does not preclude FDCPA claims), and Mack v. Resurgent Capital Services, 70 F.4th 395, 406-407 (7th Cir, 2023).