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Max Story, Esq. — Credentials, Bar Admissions & Case Results

Learn about Max Story’s professional credentials, bar admissions, leadership positions, consumer protection experience, media appearances, and representative case results.

Professional Overview

Story Law Group is a Florida consumer protection law firm based in Jacksonville. Led by attorney Max Story, the firm represents consumers in cases involving credit report errors, identity theft, mixed credit files, post-bankruptcy credit reporting problems, tenant screening errors, background check errors, debt collection abuse, unauthorized electronic transfers, Zelle fraud, EFTA claims, and Regulation E disputes.

His experience includes leadership roles within consumer advocacy organizations, court-appointed class action representation, federal appellate work, and public education on consumer rights.

Bar Admissions

  • State of Florida (2001)
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
  • U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida

Education

  • Juris Doctor with Honors — University of Florida Levin College of Law (2001)
  • Bachelor of Arts with Honors — Rollins College (1997)
  • Florida Merit Scholar
  • Presidential Scholar

Professional Memberships & Leadership

  • Florida Chair — National Association of Consumer Advocates (NACA)
  • Appointed Member — Florida Bar Consumer Protection Law Committee
  • Board of Directors — Community Legal Services of Mid-Florida (CLSMF)
  • Member — Jacksonville Federal Bar Association
  • Member — Jacksonville Bankruptcy Bar Association
  • Member — Jacksonville Beach Bar Association
  • Member — Jacksonville Justice Association
  • Member — Public Justice Foundation

Class Actions & Court Appointments

  • 1000+ Successful Cases
  • 24+ Years Legal Experience
  • 12+ Class Actions
  • $20M+ In Damages Recovered

Federal Appellate Work

  • Sellers v. Rushmore Loan Management Services, LLC 11th Cir., No. 18-11420
  • Lisa Drayton v. Toyota Motor Credit Corporation 11th Cir., No. 16-17252

Speaking & CLE Teaching

  • Florida Bar Annual Convention — Multiple Presentations
  • Jacksonville Bankruptcy Bar Association Annual Seminar — Multiple Presentations
  • National Association of Consumer Advocates Spring Training (2022)
  • Housing Umbrella Group Training, UF Law School (2023)
  • “Junk Fees & Bogus Charges” — Florida Bar CLE (August 2025, 1.5 Credits)
  • Testimony Before the Florida Senate Finance Committee on Consumer Protection Issues

Media Appearances

  • Washington Post — Consumer Protection Commentary
  • Fox30 Action News Jacksonville — FCRA Violations & Debt Collection
  • News4Jax — Consumer Class Action Coverage
  • First Coast News — Consumer Protection Commentary
  • Civil Eats — School Lunch Payment Class Action Coverage
  • Jacksonville Daily Record — Pro Bono Spotlight & Class Action Coverage
  • Ormond Beach Observer — Mobile Home Park Tenant Rights Litigation

Representative Results

Story Law Group has successfully represented consumers in matters involving:

  • Credit Reporting Errors
  • Identity Theft
  • Debt Collection Harassment
  • Unauthorized Electronic Transfers
  • Bankruptcy Credit Reporting Issues

Successful Cases

1000+

Years Legal Experience

24+

Class Actions

12+

In Damages Recovered

$20M+

Avvo Rating

10.0