Andrew Shaferc

Ketter, Sheppard & Jackson, LLP

Andrew Shaferc Business Law

Ketter, Sheppard & Jackson, LLP

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Firm Summary

Andy has a broad based commercial practice but primarily represents businesses in two industries – collection agencies and transportation/ logistics companies (trucking companies, forwarders and brokers) Andy’s representation of collection agencies focuses on compliance counseling and defending individual and consumer and class action claims brought under FDCPA, FCRA, TCPA and related state laws. He also manages out of state litigation for several Washington based agencies and provides a Washington Office for out of state agencies that must maintain a Washington office to comply with state licensing requirements. Andy is an active member of ACA International, sitting on its House of Delegates and is also a member of that association’s panel for approving written communications between consumers and collection agencies. Since his admission to practice in 1979, Andy has represented motor carriers, brokers and forwarders in commercial litigation involving the Carmack Amendment and prosecuted actions to recover freight charges involving shipper/consignee disputes with the carriers. His transactional transportation practice spans the gamut of commercial transactions particular to the transportation industry – including representing buyers and sellers in the sale of privately held transportation companies, negotiating and documenting warehousing, logistics management and carrier agreements, preparing owner operator agreements and dealing with regulatory challenges to classifying owner-operators as employees for employment tax purposes.