Florida auto dealer defense attorney for dealerships, lenders, and independents
Joshua Feygin, PLLC is a Hollywood, Florida law firm for the car business. We defend independent and franchise car dealerships, buy-here-pay-here lots, auto brokers, wholesalers, and auto finance companies against consumer claims, class actions, bond claims, and regulators — and help Florida families with wills, trusts, and probate.
Who we represent
Car dealerships
Independent and franchise rooftops facing demand letters, consumer lawsuits, class actions, bond claims, lenders, and regulators.
Auto lenders & finance companies
Banks, credit unions, sales-finance companies, and related finance companies defending wrongful-repossession, FCCPA, TILA, FCRA, and holder-rule claims.
Brokers, wholesalers & BHPH
The independent side of the industry — same statutes as the big stores, fewer lawyers who understand them.
Individuals & families
Wills, trusts, powers of attorney, health-care directives, and probate for South Florida families.
A decade on the consumer side. Now on yours.
Consumer claims against car dealers and auto lenders follow a pattern: a § 501.98 demand letter, a stacked complaint under FDUTPA, the Federal Odometer Act, TILA, or the FCRA, and a fee-shifting provision that makes early decisions expensive to get wrong.
A decade of consumer-law litigation has shaped how we understand these claims and how we defend them — in Florida state court, in federal court, and in arbitration. We know which counts have teeth, which are leverage, and where the fee exposure actually lives, because we have drafted those complaints ourselves.
What we do for Florida dealerships and lenders
Demand letter response
Received a § 501.98 demand letter? The 30-day response window decides fee exposure. We answer it the right way.
Consumer lawsuit defense
FDUTPA, § 501.976, odometer, TILA, FCRA, warranty, and repossession claims in state court, federal court, and arbitration.
Class action defense
Dealer-fee, FDUTPA, TCPA, and finance class actions against dealers and lenders, from certification through trial.
Arbitration
Enforce the arbitration clause in your buyer’s order or RISC. Motions to compel and representation in AAA and JAMS.
Dealer surety bond claims
Claims on the $25,000 motor vehicle dealer bond, surety indemnity demands, and interpleader actions.
Dealer license & AG inquiries
FLHSMV complaints, Attorney General letters and CIDs, OFR examinations, and license suspension or revocation defense.
Lender & finance company defense
Wrongful repossession, FCCPA, TILA, FCRA furnisher, holder-rule, and deficiency claims against auto lenders.
Repurchase demands & indemnification
Lender buyback demands, dealer agreement indemnification claims, collateral swaps, floorplan, and auction disputes.
Title & lien problems
Late titles, unreleased liens, lien buy-backs, ELT issues, and FLHSMV title complaints.
Collections & recovery
Deficiency balances, civil theft demands, deal fraud, replevin, and judgment collection.
Compliance & F&I documents
Deal-jacket audits, buyer’s order and RISC review, dealer-fee and advertising compliance, staff training.
Brokers, wholesalers & BHPH
Counsel built for independents: BHPH lots, auto brokers, wholesalers, and exporters.
Built for independents
Most franchise stores have a large defense firm on retainer. Independent dealers, BHPH lots, and brokers often lack that resource, even though they receive the same claims. The firm’s practice focuses on that segment of the industry.
State court, federal court, arbitration
Consumer claim defense, class action defense, and arbitration enforcement across Florida, with the fee exposure managed from the first response.
Both sides of the counter
Consumer claims, lender demands, regulator inquiries, and the dealer’s own recoveries — one firm that understands how the deal jacket works.
Have a demand letter, lawsuit, bond claim, or regulator letter on your desk?
Most of these carry a deadline, and the first response sets the tone for everything after it. Send it over.