Faculty Profile: Michael Bates

Michael T. Bates is a partner in the Minneapolis-based law firm of Lindquist & Vennum, LLP where he is a member of the Firm’s Consumer Financial Services Practice Group.  Mike provides legal advice to the consumer financial services industry on regulatory and legal compliance issues related to: bankruptcy, collections, the Fair Credit Reporting Act; Telephone Consumer Protection Act and other default servicing issues. Prior to joining Lindquist & Vennum, Mike served for over 21 years as a Senior Vice President and Senior Company Counsel for Wells Fargo & Company where he provided legal advice to all of Wells Fargo’s consumer bankruptcy groups and consumer collections groups.  Mike is a graduate of Hamline University School of Law (with honors) and Iowa State University.  Mike is admitted to practice in Minnesota and Iowa and is an active member in the ALFN, Compliance Professionals Forum and the NACTT.