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+
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