Featured Consumer Protection Experts

David Pinkhasov is an Associate Attorney of Consumer Attorneys. David is admitted in Courts of the State of New York and Florida. David received his J.D. from Hofstra University Law School in 2021. While attending Hofstra, David interned at the Medical Legal Partnership Clinic, where he assisted in addressing clients’ legal needs impacting their health and well-being, such as income and housing. David also interned at the Nassau County Bar Association Mortgage Foreclosure Pro Bono Project, which was geared towards providing limited representation in court mandated conferences to any Nassau County resident facing foreclosure. In addition, David co-mediated custody and visitation disputes, divorce, and other family matters as a student mediator for Hofstra’s Family Law Mediation Clinic. After graduating law school, David served as an attorney for a Real Estate law firm where he guided clients through transactions ranging from intricate leasing agreements to large-scale property acquisitions. David brings a unique blend of legal experience and approachability to every case.

Nisan Zaghi is an Associate Attorney at Consumer Attorneys whose practice is dedicated to protecting consumers from credit-reporting errors, unfair debt-collection practices, and background-check inaccuracies under statutes such as the Fair Credit Reporting Act and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. Before joining the firm, he sharpened his litigation skills at a boutique patent-litigation practice and later represented individuals in consumer-protection cases, gaining a valuable mix of technical insight and client-focused strategy. Nisan is motivated by the belief that businesses must be held accountable when they cut corners or defraud everyday people. Restoring a client’s reputation - and often their livelihood - gives him genuine professional satisfaction. To deliver the best possible client experience, he stays readily available, answers questions promptly, and keeps each client fully informed as their case unfolds. He earned his J.D. from Fordham University School of Law on a substantial scholarship and holds a B.S. in Biology from Brooklyn College, where research-heavy coursework honed the analytical mindset he brings to complex credit-report disputes. Admitted to practice in New York and New Jersey state courts and in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, he is positioned to litigate most consumer-protection claims arising in the Northeast. Nisan is an active member of the New York State Bar Association, staying current on developments in consumer law and collaborating with advocates across the state. Outside the office, Nisan enjoys hiking, swimming, and spending quality time with his wife and children - pursuits that keep him grounded and energized for his clients’ battles.

Paul J. Sieg is a Senior Associate Attorney at Consumer Attorneys with extensive experience representing individuals in consumer protection matters. Over the course of his career, he has handled hundreds of cases under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), and other state and federal consumer protection statutes. Paul regularly advocates for clients against major banks, financial institutions, and consumer reporting agencies, ensuring their rights are upheld against powerful corporate entities. Before joining Consumer Attorneys, Paul built and led a highly successful consumer litigation department at a regional law firm and later operated his own practice, where he represented clients in entertainment law, criminal defense, and complex civil litigation. His broad background gives him a multifaceted understanding of consumer rights, litigation strategy, and client advocacy. Paul earned his Bachelor of Business Administration in Management from Georgia State University, graduating magna cum laude, and his Juris Doctor from John Marshall Law School, where he ranked in the top 10% of his class. His professional excellence has been recognized through multiple selections as a Super Lawyers Rising Star (2015–2018) and inclusion in Georgia Trend Magazine’s “Legal Elite” list. He also holds a 9.2 “Superb” peer rating on Avvo. An active member of the legal community, Paul belongs to the State Bar of Georgia (Consumer Law and Insurance Law sections), the Atlanta Bar Association, and the National Association of Consumer Advocates (NACA). Beyond law, he is involved in the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) and community programs such as Habitat for Humanity and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Atlanta. Outside of work, Paul enjoys spending time with his family, traveling, cooking, and playing guitar and piano.

Daniel Cohen, Esq., the Founding Partner of Consumer Attorneys, began his legal career as a New York litigator in consumer protection law. Under his leadership, Consumer Attorneys has grown into a BBB A+ rated national powerhouse with over $100 million recovered for clients and recognition as a highly impactful consumer reporting law firm. With a primary focus on FCRA-related litigation, Dan maintains an active client roster, while also overseeing the firm’s strategic branding, marketing, client intake, and business development efforts. He is also an experienced class-action attorney, a member of both the National Association of Consumer Advocates and the National Consumer Law Center, and a regular contributor to national media stories seeking legal insight on consumer protection issues. Dan holds a degree in Humanities from Thomas Edison State College and a JD from Arizona State University’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law. He is licensed to practice in New York and Arizona. Dan is also incredibly proud to have harnessed personal experience and legal fortitude to become an outsized champion of disability rights in the workplace, the digital space, and beyond. In particular, Dan’s focus has been on advancing digital accessibility for low and no-vision consumers navigating an e-commerce industry that largely ignores their needs and rights. When he isn’t busy advancing consumer and employee protections, Dan exercises his business acumen through the creation and expansion of other legal-adjacent tech brands, each of which experienced extraordinary growth under his vision.

As a Digital Privacy Advocate and Lead SEO at Adult Advisor, I specialize in auditing digital platforms for user safety, subscription transparency, and data security. My work involves reverse-engineering complex web architectures and ensuring platforms adhere to strict consumer protection standards. With extensive experience in technical SEO and digital marketing, I help bridge the gap between user experience and web security, analyzing how online ecosystems can protect consumers from predatory billing and data breaches. I frequently share insights on technical SEO strategy, affiliate marketing, and digital privacy.

For 14 years, The Daily Scam has been dedicated to exposing online/phone fraud and educating the public how to recognize it, and reduce their risks from it! Our work has been featured in many articles and news websites, including Wired.com, NBC, NECN and WGBH. Doug Fodeman, the Co-Founder and Content Director for TheDailyScam.com, was also a featured expert in 8 of 10 episodes of a 2024 UK Docu Series called "A Perfect Scam" (available on Britbox & UK Apple TV. e.g. Season 1, Episode 5: Indiana - Murder for Hire) Our work has also helped provide the FBI with evidence of fraud related to a sextortion scam. During our 14 years, the team at TDS has helped tens of thousands of people avoid fraud, recover from fraud, stop fraud that targeted them. (However, we are not a "fund recovery" service in any way for victims who have lost money to fraud.) Besides dozens of articles about online/phone fraud on TheDailyScam.com, we offer lots of excellent tips and strategies for staying safe, reducing your risks and better protecting yourself and your family.

I’ve spent over seven years at Yonder Travel Insurance mastering the 'fine print' so travelers don't have to. My expertise lies in deconstructing complex policy language into clear, actionable advice, whether I’m recommending the ideal plan for a unique itinerary or guiding a client through the intricacies of the claims process. By maintaining key partnerships with top insurance providers, I stay at the forefront of industry trends to provide unbiased, expert insights that help travelers maximize their benefits and navigate the unexpected with confidence. I use this experience to craft insightful responses on behalf of Yonder to further educate the public on travel insurance, which you can explore in my featured articles section.

Meet Dhriti Mukherjee Pipil – Trade Economist, Consultant, Speaker & Educator Dhriti Mukherjee Pipil is a Delhi NCR–based international trade economist, consultant, researcher, and speaker, specialising in trade finance, foreign trade policy, and agricultural trade. She is the Founder of Global Trade Institute (GTI), an institution focused on building export-ready professionals and businesses through practical trade education. She currently serves as a Senior Research Fellow at Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), where her work examines India’s agricultural trade policy, export restrictions, price volatility, and supply chain dynamics. She is also an empanelled faculty with Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO), delivering specialised sessions on export finance and international payment systems. Dhriti is a Leadership Member at the Women in International Trade Business Council (WIITBC) under the International Trade Council (ITC), and serves on the Economic Advisory Board of the Economic Transformation Council, contributing to trade-led policy discourse. With over a decade of experience in banking and trade finance, her expertise spans export finance, cross-border payments, foreign exchange markets, trade risk management, WTO frameworks, and emerging digital trade finance systems. She holds professional certifications from the Indian Institute of Banking & Finance (IIBF) and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). Her work bridges policy, practice, and pedagogy—offering consultancy in export strategy, trade finance structuring, compliance, and market entry. She actively mentors MSMEs and startups, enabling them to navigate global markets with operational clarity. Dhriti has authored peer-reviewed research in journals such as Economic & Political Weekly and The Indian Economic Journal, alongside policy contributions to The Hindu BusinessLine, Down To Earth, Policy Circle, AgroSpectrum, and global platforms including the World Trade Centre. She is a regular speaker at national and international forums, including the Economist Intelligence Unit (2025), International Trade Council (2025), WTO Chairs Programme, and Indian Economic Association. Through her work, she seeks to reduce information asymmetry in global trade and build a more inclusive, resilient, and knowledge-driven export ecosystem.

Raised on a ranch, Meir cultivated a strong work ethic and compassion while tending to chickens, sheep, goats, cattle, and even donkeys. Meir's upbringing instilled values of integrity and protecting the vulnerable, shaping his approach to law. With a Bachelor's degree in Political Science from Queens College and a Juris Doctorate from Maurice A. Dean School of Law, Meir's passion for justice led him to advocate for consumer rights. His diverse legal experiences, including working pro bono in Nassau County Matrimonial Court, assisting self-represented litigants navigate the complexities of divorce proceedings, and collaborating with a criminal defense attorney and in a civil litigation firm, broadened his understanding of consumer issues. As a dedicated consumer attorney, he fights against damaging and inaccurate consumer reporting and unfair and deceptive debt collection practices, drawing on his diverse background and principles of empathy and tenacity. Beyond the courtroom, Meir's interests in bodybuilding and swimming reflect his disciplined and competitive mindset, enriching his legal practice. Actively involved in community advocacy, Meir empowers others and raises awareness about their rights, driven by his commitment to positive change.

Hello, I'm Shampaigne Graves, a Dallas-based Women's Consumer Expert at Women's Research Solutions and the founder of BOLDIFI®, an accredited audio-first microschool built for aspiring female founders. My proprietary WCR4™ Method gives organizations a research framework that goes beyond demographics to decode the psychological, social, and generational forces behind women's purchasing decisions. My commentary has appeared in Newsweek, Daily Mail, Observer, Scripps News, NTD News, and MSN, covering everything from Purchase Panic at checkout to women's ethical conflicts with AI advertising, luxury spending shifts, and technology adoption gaps.

I have 24 years of experience in the credit counseling industry, specializing in operations, compliance, debt management, and consumer financial education. As Senior Manager of Compliance and Media at Money Fit, I ensure our programs meet strict standards for integrity, accuracy, and regulatory compliance. I am a HUD Certified Housing Counselor and serve on the Board of Directors for the Financial Counseling Association of America (FCAA). My work focuses entirely on nonprofit credit counseling. I help consumers understand the clear mechanics of regulated debt management versus the risks tied to for-profit debt settlement. Consumers deserve straightforward financial guidance that is realistic, responsible, and built for actual progress.

I have over 30 years experience as an Electrical Engineer, Technical Writer, and Documentation Manager. I worked in technical areas including avionics, systems integration, mobile software, SaaS. Several years ago I left the corporate world to care for sick parents. I supported myself building websites, writing technical “how-to” books, and leading online courses. Now, with family issues behind me, I have the time to take on some freelance clients. My atypical career path taught me to work well with a wide range of clients and audiences. Clients like Honeywell and Microsoft, McGraw-Hill and other book publishers, even pre-IPO startups. Audiences from computer beginners, to B2B buyers, to engineers building aircraft systems. I'm skilled at learning complex technologies like VPNs and cryptocurrencies. And I excel at turning that raw data into understandable content for a target audience. I am looking to contribute to projects that need these skills. I'm particularly interested in subjects that empower individuals such as online privacy.

Shwetha Babu Prasad is a data security and privacy professional, speaker, and published author with nearly a decade of experience in information security. Her work focuses on advancing practical, engineering-driven approaches to protect sensitive data and reduce systemic data exposure risks. She has experience implementing data protection controls across enterprise systems to mitigate the risk of sensitive data exposure. She is the author of Why Websites Fail at Data Protection and Privacy and Data Security in the Age of AI. An active member of ISC2 and the Information Systems Security Association, she contributes to industry initiatives aligned with National Institute of Standards and Technology frameworks through the ISSA Resilience Special Interest Group. Her work advances practical, engineering driven data protection and privacy capabilities, strengthening cyber resilience across enterprise and critical infrastructure environments.

Moshe is the Managing Partner at Consumer Attorneys PLLC. Moshe has a proven track record of representing consumer around the country under a wide array of federal and state consumer protection claims, including the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the Electronic Funds Transfer Act, the Truth in Lending Act, the Fair Credit Billing Act, the Consumer Leasing Act, the Federal Odometer Act, the Consumer Credit Fairness Act, and more. Moshe was previously associated with a nationwide securities class-action firm, where he prosecuted high-stakes investor litigations against Wall Street companies accused of fraud and other wrongdoing and recovered millions of dollars on behalf of institutional and individual investors. Moshe has been recognized as a Rising Star by Super Lawyers Magazine for the New York Metro area every year since 2018. He is an active member of the New York State Bar Association and currently serves as the editor of the NYLitigator, a quarterly publication of NYSBA’s Commercial and Federal Litigation Section. Moshe earned his law degree from St. John’s University School of Law, where he was a member of the St. John’s Law Review.

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William Berg is a securities expert at DayTrading.com with more than 20 years of experience reviewing brokers, trading platforms and the rules that sit behind them. With a legal and financial background, he has audited countless brokers and investigated thousands of trading scams and clone firms, giving him a sharp eye for what separates a trustworthy platform from a costly mistake. William holds an LL.M. from the Gothenburg School of Business, Economics and Law, where he focused on securities law and international trade. He later studied at Moscow State University, adding to a background that blends law, business administration and cross border finance. That mix gives him a solid grip on both the legal fine print and the real world mechanics of online trading. Before and alongside his editorial work, William consulted on IPOs in the Nordic market, worked with fintech startups in payments and point of sale systems, and provided localization for leading forex trading software. He has also spent years as a writer and fact checker for financial publications, using that experience to test brokers, compare trading tools and explain complicated topics without turning them into legal soup. As an active market participant, William has placed thousands of private and test trades across forex, CFDs, options and stocks, while testing different trading platforms and apps. His practical experience, paired with a deep knowledge of securities law and broker regulation, makes him well placed to comment on broker safety, platform quality, trading risks and the standards traders should expect before putting money on the line.

Zemel Law Firm presents highly qualified legal experts for consumer protection online! Expect personalized services according to your unique situations right away. Possessing 15 years of experience specializing in consumer legal support, seasoned attorneys have a profound understanding of the consumer credit industry. The law firm has a proven track record supported by real-time case studies and testimonials.

Yaear Weintroub, an Associate Attorney at Consumer Attorneys, devotes his practice to safeguarding consumers from credit-reporting errors, unlawful debt-collection tactics, and other violations proscribed by the Fair Credit Reporting Act. His current work builds on experience gained at a consumer-protection practice, where he handled FCRA cases and a broad docket of related matters, and on the litigation skills he first developed as a full-time Pro Bono Scholar at Disability Rights New York. Consumer-protection law appeals to him because it offers a direct way to confront businesses that cut corners or defraud ordinary people. Restoring a client’s good name - or the financial opportunities they lost when a report or creditor got it wrong - brings him genuine professional satisfaction. True to that mission, he keeps an open line of communication with every client, answers questions promptly, and explains each procedural step so that no one is left guessing how a case is unfolding. He earned his J.D. from Hofstra Law School on a full scholarship and was selected for the Pro Bono Scholars Program, which allowed him to sit for the bar exam early and accelerate his admission to practice. Before law school he completed a B.A. in Philosophy at Brooklyn College, augmenting his analytical training with a minor in computer science. Away from the office Yaear writes music, plays several instruments, follows a wide range of sports, and spends as much time as possible with his wife and their dog.

Dr. Peter Bonifatto is an award-winning dentist, entrepreneur, and viral health educator based in Las Vegas. With more than a decade of experience and over 20,000 patients treated, he brings a science-backed, in-clinic perspective to dentistry, healthcare, and consumer health trends. Honors & Recognition Vegas Inc Healthcare Headliner (2025) Top 20 Doctors, Deluxe Version Magazine (2023) Star Dentist Award, Southern Nevada Dental Society (2024) Expert Topics Viral dental trends: TikTok vs. science The hidden link between oral health and overall health Inside the $70B smile industry Dental misinformation and why patients don’t trust healthcare The hidden dangers of DIY dentistry He is also the founder of Dr. Bonifatto Whitening, a dentist-developed oral care brand focused on safe, effective whitening products. His dual experience in patient care and product development gives him unique insight into how healthcare professionals can build trust with consumers. On TikTok, his videos have reached millions of viewers, where he breaks down oral health, calls out misinformation, and exposes gimmicks in the industry. His speaking and media work are grounded in clinical evidence and real-world patient care, offering clarity in a world flooded with noise. With clinical credibility, entrepreneurial experience, and a growing media presence, Dr. Bonifatto is a trusted voice for stories on dentistry, healthcare, and the business of health.

Baruch Mann is an independent financial expert and commentator focused on consumer finance, investing, and personal wealth decision-making. He specializes in analyzing banking products, credit cards, investment platforms, and alternative assets, helping consumers understand costs, risks, and long-term trade-offs before making financial decisions. With years of hands-on experience reviewing financial products and market offerings, Baruch is known for breaking down complex financial topics into clear, practical insights grounded in real use cases and data. His work emphasizes transparency, fair comparisons, and consumer-first analysis rather than promotional narratives.