• Represented national financial institutions in successfully dismissing various federal and state claims relating to consumer mortgage loans.
• Represented an automotive dealership in successfully dismissing claims brought under the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act and state consumer fraud claims in the U.S. District Court of Maryland.
• Second chaired a federal jury trial representing a New Jersey municipality against First Amendment retaliation claims, and assisted in obtaining a no cause verdict on the remaining claim.
• Obtained summary judgment for a large media entity against a former employee’s charge of Title VII discrimination in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
• Obtained summary judgment for a nonprofit nursing home organization in a real estate transaction dispute, alleging breach of warranties and seeking rescission of contract, in the Court of Common Pleas of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.
• Obtained summary judgment for a close corporation in a dissenting shareholder valuation action in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division, Ocean County.

• Media Coverage

  Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Filings Are on the Rise, but Attorneys Say It’s Not Another 2008

  The Legal Intelligencer May 5, 2022

  Edward W. Chang, Daniel E. Rhynhart

• Alert

  How SCOTUS Clarified the Spokeo Standard of “Concrete” Harm Necessary to Establish Article III Standing, and What It Means for the Future of Class Actions

  Consumer Finance Litigation and Class Action Defense June 30, 2021 (No. 1)

  Ana Tagvoryan, Deborah A. Skakel, Edward W. Chang, Scott E. Wortman, Jeffrey N. Rosenthal, Harrison M. Brown

• Blog Post

  Florida Supreme Court Resolves Conflict on Business Records Exception to the Hearsay Rule and Clarifies Standard for Qualified Witness Testimony

  Consumer Finance Watch July 22, 2020

  Wayne Streibich, Edward W. Chang, Nicole R. Topper

• Alert

  New Jersey Supreme Court Confirms Assignee’s Right to Enforce Note Lost by Predecessor in Interest

  Consumer Finance Litigation July 21, 2020 (No. 4)

  Wayne Streibich, Edward W. Chang, Jonathan F. Ball

• Press Release

  Edward Chang Joins Rails-to-Trails Conservancy Board of Directors

  February 11, 2020

  Edward W. Chang

• Alert

  In Blackstone v. Sharma, Maryland’s Highest Court Rules That Foreign Statutory Trusts Do Not Need to Be Licensed as Debt Collectors to Foreclose upon Real Property

  Consumer Finance Litigation August 2018 (No. 5)

  Wayne Streibich, Edward W. Chang

• Article

  Third Circuit Holds “Settlement Language” in Collection Letter Can Be Misleading

  Real Estate Finance Journal Winter 2017

  Edward W. Chang, Scott E. Wortman

• Alert

  Second Circuit Confirms Interest Disclaimer Not Required on Collection Notices Not Accruing Interest

  Consumer Finance Litigation April 2018 (No. 3)

  Edward W. Chang, Scott E. Wortman, Diana M. Eng

• Alert

  D.C. Circuit Sets Aside FCC’s Expansive Interpretation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act

  Consumer Finance Litigation March 2018 (No. 2)

  Wayne Streibich, Edward W. Chang, Scott E. Wortman, Diana M. Eng

• Alert

  Third Circuit Holds “Settlement Language” in Collection Letter Can Be Misleading

  Consumer Finance Litigation February 2018 (No. 1)

  Edward W. Chang, Scott E. Wortman

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• 2010–2017, “Pennsylvania Rising Star” in Consumer Law, listed in Super Lawyers®

Edward serves on the Board of Directors for the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia, and volunteers with the Coalition’s Cadence Youth Cycling program, which is aimed at helping high school students learn about teamwork, perseverance, and goal-setting through the sport of cycling. Since 1972, the Bicycle Coalition has partnered with community, governmental, public, and private actors in order to effect change that makes streets safer for everyone.

In 2020 Edward joined the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy Board of Directors. Rails-to-Trails Conservancy is the nation’s largest trails organization—with a grassroots community more than one million strong—dedicated to connecting people and communities by creating a nationwide network of public trails, many from former rail lines.

Edward also serves as a Barrister member of The University of Pennsylvania Law School American Inn of Court. Furthermore, he is an active volunteer with the Support Center for Child Advocates, serving as a pro bono child advocate for abused and neglected children.

Admissions

• Pennsylvania
• New Jersey
• U.S. District Court - Eastern District of Pennsylvania
• U.S. District Court - New Jersey
• Maryland
• U.S. District Court - Maryland

Education

• University of Pennsylvania, BA, cum laude
• George Washington University Law School, JD, with honors