Marc Kirkland is a litigator who represents and defends clients in matters involving business and commercial disputes, contract disputes, credit reporting, debt collection, fraud, and non-competition and trade secrets.

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

• Part of a litigation team who represents national credit reporting agency as regional counsel in 12 states.
• Obtained summary judgments on behalf of national credit reporting agency in litigation brought by consumers alleging violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act and defamation, invasion of privacy and other state law claims.
• Obtained favorable settlements on behalf of national credit reporting agency in Fair Credit Reporting Act cases.

Published Opinions

• Johnson v Equifax, et al, 2007 U.S. Dist. Lexios 39893 (S.D. Ala. May 31, 2007)
• Buczek v. Trans Union LLC, 2006 U.S. Dist. Lexis 81982 (S.D. Fla. Nov. 9, 2006)

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

Editor, Strasburger & Price FCRA Blog

Fourth Circuit Finds FACTA Class Should Have Been Certified, Strasburger & Price FCRA Blog, August 17, 2010

Ninth Circuit Affirms District Court's Grant of Summary Judgment to CRA and Furnisher, Strasburger & Price FCRA Blog, March 22, 2010

Shred It or Dread It, S&P Business & Law Newsletter, June 29, 2007

Are You Prepared for the FACTA?, S&P Business & Law Newsletter, January 2005

SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Mr. Kirkland was named a Texas Rising Star in Litigation Law by Texas Monthly magazine and Texas Super Lawyers - Rising Stars Edition, in 2007 and 2010

United States Navy, 1992-1997; Achieved the rank of E-5 with Honorable Discharge; Served on two Western Pacific Deployments with HS-5 while onboard the USS Carl Vinson and USS Kitty Hawk; Attached to VAQ-33 at NAS Key West

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Admitted to practice in all Texas state courts, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Western District of Texas, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida, U.S. District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas; Member of the Frisco Bar Association; University of Texas at El Paso Alumni Association

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Class XI Leadership Frisco

EDUCATION

University of Virginia School of Law, J.D. 2004
University of Texas at El Paso, B.A. (cum laude) 2001