TASC Elects
Newest Executive Board Member, Wesley Young of Debt Settlement
America
Released
on: November 27, 2007, 12:50 pm
Press
Release Author: Kathy Ward
Industry:
Financial
Press
Release Summary: Only recently being elected to the TASC Executive
Board, DSA's Young has been actively involved in the organization
for the better part of a year. Young was first appointed to the
TASC Legislation Committee which then led to his election to the
TASC Board-at-Large.
Press
Release Body: News Release, Dallas, Texas: Debt Settlement
America’s (DSA) General Counsel Wesley Young
joins DSA President and CEO, Chris Kesterson,
as a member of The Association of Settlement Companies (TASC)
Executive Board. Only recently being elected to the
TASC Executive Board, Young has been actively involved
in the organization for the better part of a year. Young was first
appointed to the TASC Legislation Committee which
then led to his election to the TASC Board-at-Large.
“Wesley
has championed for effective legislation that helps debt settlement
companies that are client centered. He continues to fight for consumers
to have a viable option when they are overwhelmed with debt because
of a hardship,” affirmed Kesterson, DSA President
and CEO.
Current
General Counsel of DSA, Wesley Young, was previously a
Senior Associate with Baron & Budd, P.C. in
its asbestos litigation group. Wesley was named by D Magazine
on its list of Best Lawyers Under 40 in
2006 and sits on the Board of TASC, the
Trade Association of Settlement Companies. He is
President-Elect of the Dallas Asian American Bar Association
and sits as an Advisory Board member of the Dallas Bar Association.
Wesley is also current chair of the DBA’s Minority
Participation Committee. Wesley recently served as Chair
(2005 – 2007) and committee member (2001-2005) of Panel
B2 of the District 6A Grievance Committee of the State Bar of Texas
and as Chair of the Asian Pacific Interest Section of the
State Bar of Texas from 2005-2006. He was co recipient
of the Outstanding Committee Chair Award for his
work with the Minority Participation Committee of the Dallas
Bar Association and served as Co-Chair of the national
finals competition of the Thomas Tang National Moot Court
Competition in 2004. He is admitted to practice law by
the State Bar of Texas and is a member of the
Dallas Bar Association, Phi Delta Phi, Texas Center
for Legal Ethics and Professionalism, Dallas Association
of Young Lawyers, and Christian Trial Lawyers Association.
Wesley received his B.B.A., cum laude, from Baylor University
in 1992 and his J.D. from Baylor Law School in 1995.
Web
Site: http://www.debt-settlement-america.com
Contact
Details: Debt Settlement America
17304 Preston Road
Suite 1400
Dallas, Texas 75252
214-975-3320
214-231-7370
kathyw@debtsa.com
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