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Drew Sarrett
Consumer Litigation Associates, P.C. · Newport News, Virginia
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Drew Sarrett has practiced consumer protection law for over ten years, successfully advocating for hundreds of consumers. He has also represented individuals in civil rights, employment, and discrimination matters. He currently focuses on individual and class-action cases under consumer protection laws like the Fair Credit Reporting Act, vindicating the rights of consumers with inaccurate credit reports or suffering mistreatment by financial services companies and debt collectors.
Drew has tried cases in multiple courts and argued and won four appeals before the Supreme Court of Virginia. He also has significant experience representing consumers in arbitration.
He is the past President of the Board of Directors for Virginia Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program, a nonprofit dedicated to assisting members of Virginia's legal community struggling with mental health and substance abuse issues. Drew also serves on the Board of Directors for the Virginia Poverty Law Center.
Written by Drew
Deactivated by a Background Check: Your FCRA Rights
Rideshare and delivery platforms do not run a background check once and forget it.
Background Checks · 7 min read
How to Lift a Credit Freeze Fast When You Need Credit
A security freeze is the single most effective tool for stopping thieves from opening new accounts in your name, and federal law makes placing, lifting, and removing one free at all three
Consumer Protection · 4 min read
Your Full Credit File Disclosure: How to Request It (FCRA)
Your credit report doesn't show everything in your file. Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, you have the right to a full "file disclosure", and it can reveal information that a standard report
Consumer Rights · 5 min read
Credit Reporting as a Debt Collection Weapon: FDCPA and FCRA
Debt collectors cannot always sue you. Statutes of limitation expire. But they can still report to the credit bureaus, and they know that credit damage often hurts more than a lawsuit.
Debt Collection · 8 min read
The Two-Digit Code That Decides Your Credit Dispute
Your credit-report dispute is often not read closely by a human. It is reduced to a short dispute code, transmitted through a system called e-OSCAR, and answered with another code.
Credit Reporting · 6 min read