James Brody, Esq. Now Owner Of New, National Compliance, Litigation Law Firm

James Brody, Esq., is blazing his own trail and has begun a new position as owner of the freshly launched JW Brody | Compliance & Litigation. 

Prior to this, Brody was senior partner at Garris Horn LLP, a national law firm focused on compliance, litigation, and transactional matters for entities in the financial services, mortgage, and real estate industries. 

“After more than two decades in the legal trenches of mortgage banking, advising and defending some of the most prominent institutions in the industry, I’m proud to share the launch of a national law firm designed to meet today’s mortgage market with clarity, precision, and purpose,” Brody said in a post this past weekend on LinkedIn. 

The new law firm is being launched, Brody noted, with a team of seven attorneys working under his direction — with each bringing experience in litigation, regulatory compliance, licensing, fraud recovery, employment litigation, mergers and acquisitions, audit defense, fintech, in-house general counsel and chief compliance counsel experience, repurchase defense, and more. 

“These professionals have earned their stripes handling complex matters during boom, bust, and everything in between,” Brody emphasized. 

He also pointed out that over the years, he’s managed to build not only strategic partnerships but “genuine friendships across this industry.” 

“Friendship isn’t just an empty word. It’s the difference-maker,” Brody contended. “It’s those relationships — grounded in trust, loyalty, and shared values — that have given me the confidence to take this leap.”

With a formal LLP designation to come, JW Brody | Compliance & Litigation “will proceed at full speed as a sole proprietorship.” 

According to Brody, “the docket is full” already, and the mission will be to provide impactful, results-driven counsel to independent mortgage bankers (IMBs), depositories, credit unions, mortgage brokers, and fintechs.