Lawrence Markey, has seen the justice system from the eyes of large, powerful corporations, and from the perspective of the little guy. As an attorney with a prominent, New York-based corporate law firm, Mr. Markey learned how large corporations and insurance companies use their size to their advantage in legal disputes. Along the way, however, he also learned the legal tactics that individuals and small businesses can use to combat those advantages, and create a level playing field in court.

Later, as a staff attorney for The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, Mr. Markey represented California consumers in cases brought against insurance companies violating consumer protection laws, junk fax broadcasters violating federal privacy laws, and a wide range of consumer abuses in the telecom, insurance and health care industries. Mr. Markey’s efforts at the FTCR resulted in savings to consumers of over $200 million in insurance premiums. Additionally, Mr. Markey has been cited in the New York Times, Washington Post, and other major news outlets concerning his fight against junk faxes.

Even as a law student, Mr. Markey was bringing lawsuits on his own, and collecting on judgments against junk fax broadcasters who bombarded his home fax machine. He became one of the few consumers to collect a judgment against the nation's worst junk faxer, Fax.com. Mr. Markey later testified against a Fax.com Vice President on behalf of the California Attorney General in a regulatory proceeding, which stripped that executive of his license to practice as a private investigator.

Mr. Markey is a non-practicing Certified Public Accountant, and was previously employed by the CPA firm of Deloitte & Touche, LLP. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Southern California in 1993 and received his law degree from Michigan Law School in 2002.