BARBARA SINSLEY (The Law Offices of Barbara A. Sinsley, P.A.) received her B.A. in Behavioral Science and Law and Psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and her J.D. from South Texas College of Law. She was  admitted to practice law before the Florida Supreme Court in 1990, and she is also admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida and the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Ms. Sinsley was Certified by the Supreme Court of Florida as a Mediator in 2001.

Immediately prior to joining the firm Ms. Sinsley was Vice President and Compliance Counsel for Asset Acceptance Capital Corp. Prior to joining Asset Acceptance in 2002, she was a partner at the firm of Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman, and Goggin, in charge of the firm's Fair Debt Collections Department. From 1995 to 2002 Ms. Sinsley represented numerous attorneys, foreclosure firms, collection agencies, and major lending institutions in class actions and individual suits under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, as well as handling matters involving commercial litigation, creditors' rights, and bankruptcy.^* She began her career in collections and from 1990 to 1995 she represented major lending institutions in Florida on collection matters on a state-wide basis. She also was counsel to the Association of Florida Foreclosure Attorneys and assisted in securing the amendments to the Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act. Ms. Sinsley has frequently acted as a private consultant in class actions. She represented Wells Fargo as amicus curiae in In Re: Martinez, 266 B.R. 523 (S.D. Fla. 2001). She has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, Lawyers Weekly USA, the Tallahassee Democrat, and the St. Petersburg Times.

Ms. Sinsley is a member of the Florida Bar. She is a member of the National Association of Retail Collection Attorneys (NARCA) where she serves on the Laws and Legislation Committee, and was previously co-founder and the co-chairperson of the In-house Counsel Division of NARCA.  She is an active member of ACA International as a Maplist member, and has been awarded the Red Coat Award by the ACA. She is a member of DBA International, where she serves on the Association's Legal Advisory Panel. She serves as the DBA's General Counsel.

Ms. Sinsley is a frequent speaker/author and has published or spoken at the following events:

“Collection Law in Florida,” July 1995; Lorman Education Services.

“Complying with the Fair Debt Collection Practices in Florida,” January, 1996, February 1998, National Business Institute, Inc.

“Florida Collection Practice for Paralegals,” 1997 Half Moon LLC.

“What You Need to Know about the Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act,” Florida Bar Journal, May 1997.

“The Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act.” The Florida Creditors Bar Association, August 1998.

“Collection Law in Florida,” April 2000, Lorman Education Services.

“The Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act,” November 2000, National Business Institute.

“Defending Fair Debt Class Actions,” AIG Insurance –New York, 2002.

“Recent trends in the FDCPA,” Great American Insurance-2002.

“Current Issues and Legislation,” February 2001, Bay Area Real Estate Council.

“Mortgage Foreclosure in Florida, Federal and State Fair Debt Issues,” Lorman Education, 2002.

“Legislative Wish List,” ACA International 2005.

“Hot Topics for Debt Buyers,” ACA International 2005, 2006.

“Legal Issues for Debt Buyers,” DBA International 2006.

“Creditors Open Forum,” NARCA Fall 2006.

^*Ms. Sinsley is not certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.