David V. Schultz

David Schultz defends Fortune 500 companies, debt buyers, debt collection agencies, lawyers, lending institutions, and other clients in consumer litigation and also counsels consumer financial services organizations on risk management and legal compliance. Nationally recognized in consumer litigation defense at trial and on appeal, David has been lead counsel in more than 250 class-action lawsuits involving claims brought under various state and federal consumer laws, including the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), and the Chicago Residential Landlord and Tenant Ordinance (CRLTO). He defends a wide array of consumer fraud claims, actions brought under the Illinois Right of Publicity Act (IRPA) and Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), as well as class actions challenging food labels. He also represents individuals and businesses in dozens of regulatory matters, including before the CFPB, FTC, Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR), Illinois Attorney General, as well as other state and city regulators and Attorneys General. David is active in several leading consumer financial services industry organizations, such as ACA International, National Creditors Bar Association (NCBA), and the Receivable Management Association International (RMAI). He received the ACAs 2017 Judicial Advocate Award, which recognizes an attorney who in the past year has been an outstanding advocate on behalf of the credit and collection industry. On behalf of ACA International, he wrote and submitted to the U. S. Supreme Court an amicus curiae brief in Mims v. Arrow Financial Services, LLC, 132 S. Ct. 740 (2012), and for NCBA, he wrote and submitted to the Court an amicus curiae brief in Edwards v. First American Financial Corp. (2011). David was also selected by ACA Internationals president to serve on the organizations five-person Members Attorney Program Committee (2012 - 2015). He is an ACA MAP Attorney for Illinois and has served on the Judicial Committee. He also serves on a NCBA defense panel consisting of firms that provide risk management advice and defend NCBA members, and is on the Membership Committee. Following nomination by his peers, David was also recognized by Collection Advisor as a Top Attorney in Collections in 2018. David currently serves on the firms Management Committee and is a former chair of the firms Consumer & Class Action Litigation group. Prior to joining Hinshaw, David served for two years as a judicial clerk for the Honorable Howard C. Ryan, Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court. He also served on the legal staff of Michael J. Madigan, Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives. Professional Affiliations American Bar Association Illinois State Bar Association American Collectors Association, Members Attorney Program National Creditors Bar Association (NCBA) Receivable Management Association International (RMAI) Attorney State Chair for Illinois, ACA International Attorney State Chair Program, including 2021 - 2022 Consumer Relations Consortium (CRC), Legal Advisory Board Member, 2022 - 2024 Honors & Awards Recognized as a Top Attorney in Collections by Collection Advisor, 2018 Recipient of the ACAs 2017 Judicial Advocate Award Recognized on the Super Lawyers list by Illinois Super Lawyers magazine, 2005, 2007 - 2009, 2011 - 2017 Recognized by his peers as a Leading Lawyer in the areas of: Class Action/Mass Tort Defense Law; Commercial Litigation and Professional Malpractice Defense Law: Legal/Technical/Financial