Bryan M. Mull, Member

Bryan is a Member in the firm's Financial Services and Bankruptcy & Restructuring practice groups.
He counsels financial institutions in connection with commercial loan workouts, bankruptcy proceedings, financings and contract disputes. He also represents secured and unsecured creditors in commercial collections, including judgment enforcement, foreclosures and related proceedings.
Bryan leads the firm’s garnishment group, routinely assisting depository institutions both large and small with reviewing, answering and processing bank account garnishments, levies and other legal orders. He also helps depository institutions navigate disputed garnishment proceedings and advises on compliance with the Maryland Confidential Financial Records Act.
He also counsels clients in connection with state and federal lending laws, deposit compliance, mortgage servicing, auto financing, and debt collection compliance.
Prior to joining Gordon Feinblatt, Bryan served as a Judicial Law Clerk for the Hon. Pamela J. White in the Baltimore City Circuit Court.
He co-authored a series on the activities in 2021, 2020 and 2019 identified as unfair, deceptive or abusive acts or practices (UDAAPs) by the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, state attorneys general and consumer financial services regulators using federal UDAAP powers created by the Dodd-Frank Act.
Bryan also serves as the editor of the Financial Services team’s flagship publications, namely, the monthly Legal Alert newsletter, which provides analysis on timely topics in the financial services industry, and the annual Maryland Laws Update, which reviews the new laws passed during the Maryland General Assembly’s legislative session that may affect the financial services industry.
Honors
Named toBest Lawyers: Ones to Watch by Best Lawyers in America® in Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, 2021 and 2022
Selected to Rising Stars of Maryland Super Lawyers® list for Bankruptcy since 2021
News
- 2022 Surveys of Activities Identified as Unfair, Deceptive, or Abusive Under the Dodd-Frank Act
- 2021 Survey of Activities Identified as Unfair, Deceptive, or Abusive Under the Dodd-Frank Act, Part Two
- 17 Gordon Feinblatt Attorneys Named to 2022 Super Lawyers® List and 9 as Rising Stars
- Seven Gordon Feinblatt Attorneys Listed on 2022 Ones to Watch by Best Lawyers in America®
- 2021 Survey of Activities Identified as Unfair, Deceptive, or Abusive Under the Dodd-Frank Act, Part One
- 17 Gordon Feinblatt Attorneys Named to 2021 Super Lawyers® List and 7 as Rising Stars
- Maryland Legal Alert - December 2020
- Maryland Legal Alert: Credit Union Issue - November 2020
- Six Gordon Feinblatt Attorneys Listed on 2021 'Ones to Watch' by Best Lawyers in America®
- Gordon Feinblatt and MVLS in the Dundalk Community
Professional and Civic Involvement
Member, American Bar Association; Consumer Financial Services Committee (Young Lawyer Liaison, Newsletter Subcommittee)
Member, Maryland State Bar Association
Member, Bankruptcy Bar Association of Maryland
Member, Carroll County Advisory Board for Springboard Community Services, Inc.
Publications and Lectures
Author, "Bolstering Defenses to Lender Liability Claims: Circuit Court Rulings Reinforce the Utility of Workout Agreements," American Bar Association (ABA), Business Law Today, December 14, 2021
Co-author, "Reading the Tea Leaves: UDAAP Data, Trends, and Predictions," ABA, Consumer Financial Services Committee Newsletter, September 2021
Webinar co-presenter, “Spotting UDAAP Trends: Reading the Tea Leaves of Recent CFPB Enforcement Activity,” ABA, August 2021
Practical Law Real Estate Thomson Reuters, Commercial Foreclosures: Maryland; Practical Law Real Estate Thomson Reuters, Residential Foreclosures: Maryland; Practical Law Real Estate Thomson Reuters, Residential Foreclosures Pre-Foreclosure Requirements and Considerations
- Maryland Legal Alert - April 2023
- Maryland Legal Alert - March 2023
- Newest 2022 Survey of CFPB UDAAP Actions Released
- Maryland Legal Alert - February 2023
- Maryland Legal Alert - January 2023
- Maryland Legal Alert - December 2022
- Maryland Legal Alert - October 2022
- Maryland Legal Alert - September 2022
- CFPB and DOJ to Auto Finance Companies: Be Mindful of Servicemember Protections
- CFPB Publishes New FAQs On Debt Collection Rule
- Maryland Legal Alert - August 2022
- Maryland Legal Alert - July 2022
- Maryland Legal Alert - June 2022
- Maryland Legal Alert - May 2022
- FDIC to Supervised Banks: Provide Notice Before Engaging in Crypto-Related Activities
- U.S. Senate Passes Bill Extending Expansion of Eligibility for Small Business Chapter 11 Filing
- Virginia Approves New Requirements on Merchant Cash Advances to Businesses
- Federal and State Action Taken on Cryptocurrency and Digital Assets
- Senate Bill Seeks Permanent Expansion of Eligibility for Small Business Chapter 11 Filing
- Maryland Legal Alert - April 2022
- CFPB Expands Use of UDAAP Authority to Address Discrimination
- Gordon Feinblatt’s COVID-19 Information Hub
- CFPB Puts Auto Repossessions in its Crosshairs
- Extended CARES Act Bankruptcy Provisions Set to Expire
- Newest Survey of CFPB UDAAP Actions Released
- Maryland Legal Alert - March 2022
- Marijuana Banking or Lack Thereof
- Maryland Legal Alert - February 2022
- Marijuana Banking or Lack Thereof
- New Virginia Law Shortens Statute of Limitations for Judgments
- Maryland Legal Alert - January 2022
- Bankruptcy Appellate Panel: Post-Petition Retention of Prepetition Account Garnishment Does Not Violate the Automatic Stay
- Regulators Issue Joint Statement on Discontinuation of LIBOR
- Eleventh Circuit Orders En Banc Rehearing for Controversial Debt Collection Ruling
- Maryland Legal Alert - December 2021
- CFPB Issues Debt Collection FAQs Regarding Validation Notices
- Maryland Bankruptcy Court Proposes Rule to Address Supreme Court Ruling on Estate Property
- Bankruptcy Court: Creditor’s Refusal to Release Prepetition Account Garnishment Does Not Violate Automatic Stay
- Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation Issues Advisory on Property Inspection Fees
- Maryland Legal Alert - November 2021
- Maryland Legal Alert - October 2021
- Maryland Legal Alert - September 2021
- Maryland Legal Alert - August 2021
- Maryland Laws Update 2021
- Maryland Legal Alert - July 2021
- Maryland Legal Alert - June 2021
- Maryland Legal Alert - May 2021
- Maryland Legal Alert - April 2021
- Protections in Place for Latest Federal Stimulus Payments
- Maryland Legal Alert - March 2021
- Maryland Legal Alert - February 2021
- 2020 Survey of Activities Identified as Unfair, Deceptive, or Abusive Under the Dodd-Frank Act, Part Two
- Maryland Legal Alert - January 2021
- Federal Protections in Place for Stimulus Payments
- New Executive Order Delays Resumption of Residential Foreclosures
- Maryland Legal Alert - November 2020
- Maryland Legal Alert - October 2020
- Banks Emboldened to Offer Cryptocurrency Services Based on New Guidelines
- Maryland Legal Alert - September 2020
- OCC Issues Guidance on Custodial Services for Cryptocurrency Assets
- FinCEN Issues Guidance for Hemp Banking
- Maryland Legal Alert - August 2020
- 2020 Survey of Activities Identified as Unfair, Deceptive, or Abusive Under the Dodd-Frank Act, Part One
- Supreme Court Preserves and Extends Ban on Robocalls to Cellphones
- Maryland Legal Alert - July 2020
- Maryland Laws Update 2020
- Maryland Legal Alert - June 2020
- Maryland Legal Alert - May 2020
- Maryland Legal Alert - April 2020
- Maryland Legal Alert - March 2020
- Maryland Legal Alert - February 2020
- 2019 Survey of Activities Identified as Unfair, Deceptive, or Abusive Under the Dodd-Frank Act, Part Two
- Maryland Legal Alert - January 2020
- Maryland Legal Alert - December 2019
- Maryland Legal Alert - November 2019
- Maryland Legal Alert - October 2019
- 2019 Survey of Activities Identified as Unfair, Deceptive, or Abusive Under the Dodd-Frank Act, Part One
- Maryland Legal Alert - September 2019
- State and Federal Legislators Seek to Curb Confessions of Judgment
- Maryland Legal Alert - July 2019
- Ninth Circuit Affirms Confirmation of Chapter 11 Plan Despite Debtor's Receipt of Income from Cannabis Business
- Maryland Laws Update 2019
- Maryland Legal Alert - June 2019
- Maryland Legal Alert - May 2019
- Temporary Administrative Freeze on Chapter 7 Debtor's Account Does Not Violate Automatic Stay
- Maryland Legal Alert - April 2019
- Maryland Legal Alert - March 2019
- Maryland Legal Alert - October 2018
- Maryland Laws Update 2018
- Maryland Legal Alert - April 2018
- Maryland Legal Alert - February 2018
- Maryland Legal Alert - January 2018
- Maryland Legal Alert - November 2017
- Maryland Laws Update 2017
- Maryland Legal Alert - April 2017
- Maryland Legal Alert - September 2016
- Maryland Legal Alert August 2016
- Maryland Legal Alert July 2016
- Maryland Laws Update 2016
- Maryland Legal Alert June 2016
- Maryland Legal Alert May 2016
- Maryland Legal Alert - April 2016
- Maryland Legal Alert - March 2016
- Maryland Legal Alert - February 2016
- Maryland Legal Alert - December 2015
- Maryland Legal Alert - November 2015
- Maryland Legal Alert - October 2015
- Maryland Legal Alert - September 2015
- Maryland Legal Alert - August 2015
- Maryland Legal Alert July 2015
- Maryland Laws Update 2015
- Maryland Legal Alert June 2015
- Maryland Legal Alert May 2015
- Maryland Legal Alert April 2015
- Maryland Legal Alert February 2015
- Maryland Legal Alert January 2015
- Maryland Legal Alert - December 2014
- Maryland Legal Alert - November 2014
- Maryland Legal Alert - October 2014
- Maryland Legal Alert - September 2014
- Maryland Legal Alert - August 2014
- Maryland Legal Alert - July 2014
- Maryland Legal Alert June 2014
- Maryland Legal Alert May 2014
- Maryland Legal Alert April 2014
- Maryland Legal Alert March 2014
- Maryland Legal Alert February 2014
- Maryland Legal Alert January 2014
- Maryland Legal Alert Special Edition - Credit Unions
- Maryland Legal Alert - December 2008
- Maryland Social Security Number Law is Effective January 1, 2006 - Are You in Compliance?
Teams
Bankruptcy & Restructuring
Financial Services
Education
J.D.,
magna cum laude,
University of Baltimore School of Law,
2013
B.A.,
magna cum laude,
University of Mary Washington,
2009
Court Admissions
U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
Bar Admissions
Maryland,
2013
Virginia,
2017