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14 Jul

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Register today to reserve your spot at our July General Meeting. Pat Huttenback, a litigation attorney at Hirsch & Westheimer, P.C. will be presenting: “Texas Legislature Update.”

William (“Pat”) Huttenbach grew up in Atlanta, Georgia, before receiving his B.A. from Rice University. He currently is a litigation attorney concentrating on civil matters at Hirsch & Westheimer, P.C. Pat has been recognized as a Houston “Top Lawyer” in the area of business law. In 2014, Pat joined the Business Law Section for the State Bar of Texas UCC Committee as a vice chair, which is currently revising commentary for Articles 3 and 4 of the Texas Uniform Commercial Code. If banks have a depository operations issue, Pat has handled several hundred cases regarding same. He has successfully defended banks from lawsuits totaling over $100,000,000. He has answered over 175 lawsuits involving UCC sections 3, 4 and/or 4A issues. He has also personally answered over 2,000 garnishment lawsuits. Pat has been asked to be an expert witness on issues concerning UCC sections 3, 4 and 4A. Pat has written numerous articles on banking topics, and has given numerous speeches, including speeches on how to better protect banks in litigation through updated deposit agreements. He has also given UCC update speeches and given speeches on other UCC issues. Pat also routinely handles many other types of lawsuits against banks including lender liability claims, FCRA claims, FDCPA claims, Texas Finance Code claims, and other alleged wrongful debt collection claims, and Pat has handled many disputes concerning construction lending litigation.