EMERGING ISSUES TRACK: Realtor Litigation - The State of Play and the Way Forward

Alisha Sears

Director, Regulatory Counsel, Mortgage Bankers Association

Alisha Sears is Director and Regulatory Counsel in the Residential Policy and Strategic Industry Engagement Department at the Mortgage Bankers Association. Sears covers legal issues, trends in litigation, and regulatory compliance matters, and staffs the Legal Issues and Regulatory Compliance Committee and the Regulatory Compliance Subcommittee. Prior to joining the MBA, Sears was with the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS). Sears is a member of the Maryland State Bar Association, the American Bar Association’s Banking Law Committee, and Women in Housing and Finance.

Jackie Mohr

Vice President, Assistant General Counsel, Business Lines, Zillow Home Loans

Jackie Mohr is VP, Assistant General Counsel at Zillow, where she spearheads legal support for Zillow’s real estate focused business lines including, Zillow Home Loans, Spruce Title, Rentals and Zillow’s For Sale products and services. She also focuses on Zillow’s industry affairs with MLS and brokerages and affiliate programs. Jackie has over 20 years’ experience in consumer financial services and real estate industry. Prior to Zillow, she served as SVP, and Associate General Counsel at loanDepot, leading the mortgage origination team, real estate joint ventures and provided legal support for the mellohome business line. Before loanDepot, Jackie was General Counsel of a regional lender and has served as real estate development and finance counsel in both in-house and law firm settings. Jackie specializes in leading companies in highly regulated and complex operational environments, with a heavy focus on guiding affiliated businesses through the RESPA landscape and navigating regulated real estate brokerage operations. She went to law school at Loyola University of Chicago and currently resides in Phoenix, Arizona, where she enjoys the flexibility of Zillow's fully remote work experience. With her extensive background and deep understanding of the industry, Jackie brings invaluable insights and is committed to driving excellence in the real estate sector.

Timothy P. Ofak

Partner, Weiner Brodsky Kider PC

Tim is a Partner with Weiner Brodsky Kider PC. He represents companies in the financial services and mortgage industries nationwide in federal and state litigation and government investigations. Tim’s practice includes general business and commercial litigation, including contract disputes, defending consumer class actions, suits under state consumer protection statutes, and claims under various federal statutes, including the False Claims Act, HMDA, CFPA, RESPA, TILA, FCRA, TCPA, FDCPA, EFTA, and PFCRA. Tim also advises clients in connection with investigations and enforcement actions brought by federal and state agencies, including the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Department of Justice (DOJ), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

Trip X. Riley, III

Partner, Saul Ewing

Francis "Trip" Riley represents clients who are facing complex civil litigation filed by a single plaintiff, as well as class actions, arising from commercial and consumer financing, consumer-facing services and product sales, and business-to-business transactions and competition. He prides himself on understanding his clients' unique businesses and partners with them to help achieve results in line with their goals in the often highly-charged setting of civil litigation. However, when a difficult dispute cannot otherwise be resolved, Trip and his team are prepared to go to trial.