Chelsea Ortega
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Chelsea Ortega
Santoni, Vocci & Ortega, LLCTotal Records: 1Biography
Chelsea Ortega is a partner at the law firm of Santoni, Vocci & Ortega, LLC. She regularly defends consumers and brings affirmative claims for violations of Maryland’s consumer protection statutes and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act in debt collection cases, including landlord/tenant cases, automobile deficiencies, and predatory loans. Chelsea has been helping consumers who are being sued and harassed by debt collectors and debt buyers since 2012. Her practice also focuses on issues involving tenants’ rights, representing tenants who have been illegally locked out of their homes or lived in uninhabitable conditions She has obtained relief for those who have been cheated or the victims of fraud under Maryland’s consumer protection laws. Chelsea has brought and settled several class action cases against large property management companies, debt collectors, and auto finance companies. As part of her practice, she also assists the injured in their personal injury cases.
Bar Admission
Maryland, 2012
U.S. District Court District of Maryland, 2016
U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 2018
Other Affiliations
National Association of Consumer Advocates, 2012 - Present (Member)
Maryland State Bar Association, 2012 - Present (Member)
Achievements
- Other Sources of Feedback About Chelsea Ortega
- Included on the 2022 Maryland
Past Lists
- 2021 Maryland Super Lawyers list
- 2020 Maryland Super Lawyers list
- 2019 Maryland Super Lawyers list
- 2018 Maryland Super Lawyers list
Education
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Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, 2008 B.A.
Honors: With highest honors, Major: Crime, Law, and Justice
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University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, Baltimore, Maryland, 2012 J.D.
Honors: cum laude, Law Journal: Journal of Business & Technology Law, Notes and Comments Editor, 2012
Honers
- The Daily Record's 2020 Leading Women, - 2020
- Civil Justice Network Member of the Year, - 2018
- Law Firm named Maryland Volunteer Lawyer Service's Firm of the Year, - 2019
- Law Firm awarded Pro Bono Firm of the Year Award by Baltimore County Bar Association, - 2019
- Law firm honored with Law Firm Pro Bono Award by the Pro Bono Resource Center, - 2018