Troy Doucet

Top rated Creditor Debtor Rights attorney in Dublin, Ohio

Doucet Co., L.P.A.
Troy Doucet
Doucet Co., L.P.A.

Practice Areas: Creditor Debtor Rights, Civil Litigation, General Litigation; view more

Licensed in Ohio since: 2010

Education: Capital University Law School

Selected to Super Lawyers: 2021 - 2025 Selected to Rising Stars: 2014 - 2020
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Doucet Co., L.P.A.

485 Metro Pl S
Suite 300
Dublin, OH 43017 Phone: 614-221-9800 Email: Troy Doucet Visit website

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Attorney Troy Doucet is a top rated Ohio lawyer who represents consumers and borrowers throughout Ohio.

Troy’s years of work in the mortgage industry, including his ownership a mortgage firm provides him a unique and comprehensive understanding of consumer law, mortgage products, the mortgage sales process, foreclosure, and financial regulation.  He published a 440 page book about litigating foreclosure cases in 2008, titled, 23 Legal Defenses to Foreclosure: How to Beat the Bank, and then published an integrated copy of Regulation Z in 2009, titled Regulation Z of the Truth in Lending Act: 12 C.F.R. Part 226.  He published The Art of War for Lawyers in 2014.

Troy graduated magna cum laude from Capital University Law School.  Troy Doucet has assisted attorneys nationwide in their efforts to fight foreclosure, including providing comprehensive mortgage foreclosure audits for attorneys since 2008.  He is licensed in all Ohio and Florida courts and the Northern and Southern District of Ohio federal courts, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the Supreme Court of the United States.

Troy has won multiple pro-consumer precedent setting cases, and his firm helps people on a class-wide basis through his class action work.

Practice areas

Creditor Debtor Rights: Consumer, Civil Litigation: Plaintiff, Civil Litigation: Defense, General Litigation, Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff, Real Estate: Business, Real Estate: Consumer

First Admitted: 2010, Ohio

Professional Webpage: https://doucet.law/about/doucet/

Bar/Professional Activity:
  • Central Ohio Association for Justice Board of Directors and Committee Chair., 2012
Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):
  • Prevailed on a five-day jury trial regarding violations of Ohio's Consumer Sales Practices Act., 2022
  • Kids Zone v. Shiwar, jury verdict for $80,000 on this commercial dispute between a daycare and its landlord for the landlord's failure to make capital improvements.  The daycare, our client, prevailed., 2012
  • Appointed to the Executive Committee of a nationwide class action MDL affecting 325,000 student loan borrowers in re: FedLoan Student Loan Servicing Litigation, MDL No. 18-2833., 2018
  • Marais v. Chase (6th Circuit, 2013) is a significant decision benefiting consumers under RESPA, and the first published decision on this point of law at the federal appellate level.  http://www.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/13a0332p-06.pdf, 2013
  • Majestic v. Huntington, Sixth Circuit.  This is a case of first impression regarding a bank's ability to charge fees to its customers for watching for fraudulent checks.  The Sixth Circuit determined that our client could proceed with its class action, finding that Huntington's attempts to shift liabilty for fraudulent checks onto its consumers could violate UCC Article 4., 2017
  • Slorp v. Lerner Sampson:  Sixth Circuit federal appeals court rules consumer can proceed with a RICO racketeering lawsuit against Bank of America, its counsel, and MERS., 2014
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Representative Clients:
  • People facing foreclosure, those facing debt collectors, and consumers seeking help with mortgage and banking related disputes.
Special Licenses/Certifications:
  • Supreme Court of Florida licensure, 2020
  • Southern District of Florida Federal Court, 2020
  • United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, 2011
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, 2011
  • Supreme Court of the United States, 2013
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 2012
Pro bono/Community Service:
  • Mr. Doucet's law firm wrote off nearly $1 million in client debt for 2014 to enable his consumer clients to focus on other bills while getting back on their feet after foreclosure, rather than the firm's legal bill., 2015
  • Mr. Doucet hired a full time pro-bono attorney to serve the poor and needy at no cost. 
Honors/Awards:
  • Mr. Doucet's firm is proud to have been selected as one of a small handful to be awarded SuperLawyer's Pro Bono Award for the year 2014 for its efforts in helping serve those in need., Pro Bono Award, SuperLawyers, 2014
  • Award given to members of the organization who contribute special efforts to the organization during their membership year., President's Award, Central Ohio Association for Justice, 2011
  • AV Preeminent Rated, Martindale Hubble
  • Given to a member of this plaintiff's bar for outstanding work within the organization., COAJ President's Award, COAJ, 2011
Educational Background:
  • After working in a different industry, Mr. Doucet returned to The Ohio State University to complete as BA in Economics in 2007., 2007
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
  • This book explains in plain language 27 legal defenses available to homeowners facing foreclosure, and follows the popular earlier edition "23 Legal Defenses for Foreclosure.", Author, 27 Legal Defenses to Foreclosure, Law, 2022
  • This book analogizes Sun Tzu's famous manual on warfare to lawyers and litigation., The Art of War for Lawyers, Book, Legal, 2014
Firm News (Newsletters):
Industry Groups:
  • Businesses
  • Consumers
  • Debtors
  • Homeowners
  • Injured People
  • People facing foreclosure

Office location for Troy Doucet

485 Metro Pl S
Suite 300
Dublin, OH 43017

Selections

5 Years Super Lawyers
7 Years Rising Stars
  • Super Lawyers: 2021 - 2025
  • Rising Stars: 2014 - 2020

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