Angela Scott focuses her practice on state and federal consumer financial services litigation as well as government investigations. She advises financial services companies on the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), the Fair Credit Billing Act (FCBA), the Electronic Funds Transfer Act (EFTA), the Expedited Funds Availability Act (EFAA), the Truth in Lending Act (TILA), as well as California consumer protection statutes including the Rosenthal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (RFDCPA), the Consumers Legal Remedies Act (CLRA), the California Identity Theft Act (CITA), and the Consumer Credit Reporting Agencies Act (CCRAA).
Prior to joining Ballard Spahr, Angela worked as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Criminal Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for both the Central District and the Eastern District of California. She prosecuted terrorism and other national security-related offenses, organized crime offenses, and white collar offenses, including embezzlement, wire fraud, and money laundering. She led teams of agents in the investigations that resulted in these prosecutions.
Representative Experience
Representative Matters
- Charged a large-scale, trade-based money laundering case in Los Angeles (detailed in a DEA news release and covered by the Los Angeles Times)
- Charged two alleged leaders of a white supremacist group who allegedly plotted to kill “high-value” targets and incite the group’s followers to carry out terror attacks around the globe (covered by ABC News)
- Charged man who was later convicted of planting a fake bomb in a California church (covered by The Sacramento Bee)
- Successfully negotiated a zero dollar dismissal with prejudice of a multi-million dollar EFTA suit
- Successfully negotiated a zero dollar dismissal with prejudice of claims related to the freezing of bank funds
Professional Highlights
Board Memberships & Community Service
Debate Coach, Rocklin High School
Credentials
Education
University of California, Berkeley, School of Law (J.D. 2005)
University of Southern California (B.S. 1999)
Admissions
California