Katherine Figueroa uses efficient and targeted strategies to achieve her clients' desired results. Katherine believes the best way to represent her clients is to be creative, tenacious, detail-oriented, and most importantly, practical.
Katherine Figueroa is an attorney in the Orange County office of Severson & Werson and is a member of the Financial Services and Employment Practice Groups.
Katherine represents clients in a variety of litigated matters. She defends mortgage lenders and loan servicers against many claims, including lien and title disputes, lender liability, wrongful foreclosure, tort claims, and violations of state and federal statutes (such as Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Truth in Lending Act, and CA Homeowner Bill of Rights). Katherine also represents financial institutions in bank operation and auto finance disputes, in which she deals with breach of warranty and rescission claims and claims brought under the Uniform Commercial Code, Fair Credit Reporting Act (and their California equivalent), Electronic Fund Transfer Act, California’s Unfair Competition Law, and Automobile Sales Finance Act.
Katherine is fluent in Spanish. She earned her B.A. in History and Theological Studies, magna cum laude, from Loyola Marymount University and received her J.D. from the Loyola Law School, Los Angeles. In her spare time, Katherine enjoys spending time with her family, exploring national parks, and sheep herding with her Border Collie, Rexy.
Areas of Practice
Education
- Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, J.D., 2017
- Loyola Marymount University, magna cum laude, B.A., 2014
Admissions
- California
Publications
- Hyman, S.J, and Figueroa, K., Contribution and Indemnity for Wrong Number Calls Under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, Vol. 73 Conf. Cons. Fin. L.Q. 84 (Fall 2019).
- SW Winter 2019 Newsletter