Staying Compliant with Privacy Rules

Jennifer L. Winston is an Associate with the law firm of Messick Lauer & Smith P.C.  Jennifer represents credit unions and credit union service organizations primarily in consumer law regulation and compliance matters.

Jennifer’s practice focuses on fair credit reporting, marketing, electronic funds and payments compliance, and consumer privacy.  She also monitors NCUA and CFPB developments for her clients and regularly gives presentations on navigating the regulatory landscape.  Jennifer assists credit unions and CUSOs in the development of corporate polices, including repossession, debt collection, information security, and member privacy policies.

Jennifer is a graduate of the University of South Florida where she earned her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology in 2003.  She attended The Pennsylvania State University, Dickinson School of Law, in Carlisle, Pennsylvania receiving a Juris Doctorate in 2009. During law school, Jennifer was a legal extern for the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Regulatory Counsel and participated in the Moot Court Trial Board. Following graduation, Jennifer clerked for the Honorable Charles T. Jones, Jr., Court of Common Pleas, Lebanon, Pennsylvania.  Jennifer is admitted to practice law in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.