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Dawn McCraw
Dawn McCraw is a consumer protection attorney with extensive experience helping people deal with inaccurate credit reporting, debt collection problems, and other issues that can cause serious financial harm. Her work in credit and debt began more than 15 years ago, when she co-owned a company that helped consumers navigate credit and debt issues. The problems she saw consumers facing ultimately inspired her to become a consumer protection attorney.
Dawn has served as lead attorney in hundreds of Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) cases. She is also a certified expert witness for credit litigation, FCRA Certified, FICO Pro Certified, and a certified Continuing Education Instructor for realtors. Her experience includes credit reporting, credit scores, debt collection, and robocall violation issues.
Before entering consumer law, Dawn spent many years as an engineer in the high-tech industry, including roles at Motorola, Intel, and Hughes Space and Communications. Her experience spanned executive leadership, business development, strategic marketing, intellectual property valuation and commercialization, contract negotiations, wireless communications, and satellite systems engineering.
Dawn earned her B.S. from California State University, Fresno, her M.S. from the University of Southern California, and her J.D. from Arizona Summit Law School.
Today, Dawn’s practice includes credit report errors, bankruptcy reporting errors, mixed credit files, deceased reporting, background check errors, identity theft recovery, EFTA and FCBA violations, and debt collection harassment. She is admitted to practice in seven states and numerous federal district and appellate courts across the country.
Education
- California State University Fresno – B.S.
- University of Southern California – M.S.
- Arizona Summit Law School – J.D.
Admissions
Federal Appellate Courts
- Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
- Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals
- Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Federal District Courts
- District of Arizona
- District of Arizona Bankruptcy
- District of Colorado
- Northern District of Illinois
- Southern District of Indiana
- District of Montana
- District of Montana Bankruptcy
- Eastern District of North Carolina
- Eastern District of North Carolina Bankruptcy
- Western District of North Carolina
- Western District of North Carolina Bankruptcy
- Middle District of North Carolina
- Middle District of North Carolina Bankruptcy
- District of Oregon
- District of Oregon Bankruptcy
- District of South Carolina
- District of South Carolina Bankruptcy
- Western District of Washington
- Western District of Washington Bankruptcy
- Eastern District of Washington
- Eastern District of Washington Bankruptcy
State Courts
- Arizona
- Illinois
- Oregon
- Montana
- North Carolina
- South Carolina
- Washington
What Dawn Helps Fix
- Credit Report Mistakes: Dawn helps consumers correct inaccurate accounts, balances, mixed files, and deceased notations.
- Background Check Mistakes: Dawn helps challenge inaccurate records that can cost consumers jobs and other opportunities.
- Identity Theft: Dawn helps consumers address fraudulent accounts and identity theft-related reporting errors.
