{"id":1473,"date":"2025-11-15T19:36:45","date_gmt":"2025-11-15T19:36:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goolsbylawoffice.com\/?page_id=1473"},"modified":"2026-01-26T02:40:44","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T02:40:44","slug":"about-john-h-goolsby","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/goolsbylawoffice.com\/?page_id=1473","title":{"rendered":"About John H. Goolsby"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Mr. Goolsby has been representing Minnesota consumers for over fifteen years. He founded the Goolsby Law Office, LLC, in 2006, after a few years working for another firm. John is a frequent national speaker on the Fair Credit Reporting Act and other consumer rights topics.<\/p>

John H. Goolsby graduated cum laude from the University of Minnesota Law School in 2002 and was editor in chief of the law school\u2019s journal Law & Inequality. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Grinnell College, with a music major.<\/p>

When not practicing law, John enjoys spending time with family, camping, and playing bluegrass guitar.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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  • National Association of Consumer Advocates<\/li>\n
  • Minnesota State Bar Association, Consumer Rights Section<\/li>\n
  • Minnesota State Bar Association, Elder Law Section<\/li>\n
  • Ramsey County Bar Association<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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    • Minnesota Supreme Court<\/li>\n
    • United States District Court for the District of Minnesota<\/li>\n
    • United States Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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        • Speaker and conference organizing committee, Fair Credit Reporting Act Conference, National Association of Consumer Advocates, Baltimore, MD, April 27-29, 2017<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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            • Webinar, \u201cCredit Repair Organizations Act Claims for Punitive Damages and More,\u201d National Association of Consumer Advocates, March 1, 2016<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                • Speaker and conference organizing committee, Fair Credit Reporting Act Conference, National Association of Consumer Advocates, Las Vegas, NV, May 1-3, 2015<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                    • Speaker, \u201cFCRA from Perspectives of Creditors and Debtors,\u201d Minnesota State Bar Association Debtor & Creditor Conference, Minneapolis, MN, October 3, 2013<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                        • Speaker, Fair Credit Reporting Act Conference, National Association of Consumer Advocates, Austin, TX, May 30-31, 2013<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                            • Speaker, \u201cInaccuracies in Credit Reports: How Bad is the Problem? How Good are the Laws?\u201d Hennepin County Bar Association, Minneapolis, MN, May 15, 2013<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                                • Webinar, \u201cHow Much is my FCRA Case Worth?\u201d National Association of Consumer Advocates, June 20, 2012<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                                    • Speaker, Fair Credit Reporting Act Conference, National Association of Consumer Advocates, Memphis, TN, May 20-22, 2011<\/li><\/ul>
                                      • Speaker, \u201cIntroduction to the FCRA and FDCPA\u201d Ramsey County Bar Association, Saint Paul, MN, February 26, 2010<\/li><\/ul>
                                        • Speaker, Fair Credit Reporting Act Conference, National Association of Consumer Advocates, Chicago, IL, May 8-10, 2009<\/li><\/ul>
                                          • Speaker, \u201cThe Fair Credit Reporting Act in the Landlord\/Tenant Context,\u201d Hennepin County Bar Association, Minneapolis, MN, December 15, 2006<\/li><\/ul>
                                            • Speaker, \u201cConsumers as Clients: How Consumer Laws Protect and Benefit Clients . . . and their Attorneys,\u201d Fergus Falls, MN, October 5, 2006<\/li><\/ul>
                                              • When is Credit Reporting Unfair? or Does My Client Have a Good Claim Under 15 U.S.C. \u00a7 1681e(b) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act?<\/em>, in\u00a0The Most Commonly Litigated Consumer Lending Practices: Guidance, Tips and Expert Analysis<\/em>\u00a0(2006)<\/li><\/ul>
                                                • Is the Garment Industry Trying to Pull the Wool Over Your Eyes? The Need for Open Communication to Promote Labor Rights in China<\/em>, 19 Law & Ineq. 193 (2001)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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