Bryan C. Shartle
Louisiana
Sessions, Israel & Shartle, LLC
3838 North Causeway Boulevard
Suite 2800
Metairie, Louisiana 70002
Tel: (504) 846-7917
Email:
bshartle@sessions.legal
Web:
www.sessions.legal
Bryan C. Shartle is a Co-Managing Partner of Sessions, Israel & Shartle, LLC and helps oversee the strategy, operations, and continued growth of the firm’s 11 offices nationwide. He also plays a leadership role in the firm’s Consumer Defense, Bankruptcy, Commercial Litigation, and Appellate Practice Sections, with a practice focused heavily on complex disputes affecting the financial services industry.
Bryan has substantial appellate experience and has represented clients before nine of the 13 federal circuit courts of appeals, as well as before the U.S. Supreme Court. His appellate work often arises from significant consumer, bankruptcy, commercial, and regulatory disputes and complements a broader litigation practice in which he regularly handles matters involving substantial financial and industry-wide implications.
A significant part of Bryan’s practice involves defending financial services companies, including collection agencies, creditors, banks, debt buyers, student loan servicers, and businesses subject to telemarketing regulation. He has extensive experience with litigation under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Telephone Consumer Protection Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, and numerous state consumer protection laws, acting in individual claims, class actions, arbitrations, and other complex proceedings.
Beyond litigation and appeals, Bryan advises clients on regulatory compliance, licensing, employment, bankruptcy, and related commercial matters. His work has included CFPB readiness assessments and enforcement matters, and he regularly counsels financial services businesses on regulatory and operational issues that intersect with potential litigation risk.
Bryan is a frequent speaker and author on financial services litigation and regulatory issues and regularly presents for ACA International and RMA International. He serves on the Legal Advisory Board for the Consumer Relations Consortium and has been retained by industry organizations in litigation addressing significant issues affecting their members. His work has also been recognized by Best Lawyers and Lawyers of Distinction.
Sessions, Israel & Shartle, LLC has an established Appellate Practice representing clients before the U.S. Supreme Court, every federal circuit court of appeals, and numerous state appellate courts. The team handles a broad range of appellate matters and has contributed to precedent-setting decisions across multiple jurisdictions.
The practice is led by Bryan Shartle, David Clouston, and Dayle Van Hoose and draws on lawyers with substantial experience in the distinct demands of appellate advocacy. The team focuses on the legal analysis, written advocacy, and strategic judgment required at the appellate level, recognizing that appeals call for a different approach from trial litigation.
Several of the firm’s appellate lawyers previously served as clerks to appellate judges, including state supreme court justices, and members of the team have also taught appellate advocacy at law schools. This combination of practical and academic experience gives the practice additional insight into appellate decision-making and the presentation of complex legal issues.
The firm maintains a broad business and litigation practice with particular strengths in consumer defense, compliance and regulatory matters, employment law, business transactions, licensing, securities litigation, bankruptcy, commercial litigation, and appellate law. Its lawyers represent financial institutions, collection agencies, creditors, banks, debt buyers, student loan servicers, telemarketers, employers, businesses, and other clients in both contentious and advisory matters.
The Sessions Firm combines nationwide reach with specialist practice groups led by experienced attorneys. Its work includes defending class actions and individual lawsuits, handling regulatory and enforcement matters, advising on licensing and compliance, representing clients in securities and commercial disputes, and managing appeals in state and federal courts across the United States.
“Few appellate lawyers combine Bryan’s nationwide court experience with such deep financial services knowledge. His work across FDCPA, TCPA, FCRA, bankruptcy, and class action matters allows him to frame complex statutory issues with both legal precision and practical industry context.”