Gerald D. Lane, Jr., Esq.

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Gerald D. Lane, Jr., Esq.

Financial Rights Attorney

Licensed in FloridaLicensed in California

Gerald leads Clear Lane Counsel, P.A., a firm built to hold companies accountable when they break the rules, and to give clients clear advice and a clear lane forward.

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Background

Experience on the consumer’s side

Since he began practicing, Gerald has filed and resolved thousands of consumer matters.

He has argued and briefed motions in federal and state court, including motions to dismiss, motions for summary judgment, and discovery and other procedural motions.

In law school, Gerald spent a summer interning at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Notable Results · Gerald D. Lane, Jr., Esq.

Motions Gerald has won for consumers

Results obtained by Gerald D. Lane, Jr. as counsel for the consumer.

Quiet-hours class action · Motion to dismiss denied

Text messages count as calls

Arguello v. R.E.S.A., Inc. · N.D. Cal. 2026

In a quiet-hours case over marketing texts sent before 8 a.m. or after 9 p.m., the court denied the company’s motion to dismiss after oral argument and held that text messages qualify as “telephone calls” under federal telemarketing law.

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Do-not-call class action · Motion to dismiss denied

Do-not-call claim moves forward

Lewis v. Tenth Hall, Inc. · E.D. Cal. 2026

The court denied the company’s motion to dismiss a consumer’s do-not-call class action, rejecting the argument that federal telemarketing law does not apply to text messages.

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Stop-request class action · Arbitration denied

Company can’t force the case into arbitration

Ellis v. Wallet Buddha LLC · C.D. Cal. 2025

After a consumer replied “Stop” and kept receiving marketing texts, the company tried to compel arbitration or dismiss the case. After a hearing, the court denied the motion, finding the consumer had standing and the company had not proven any arbitration agreement.

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Motion to dismiss & stay · Denied

Argued and won from the bench

Fletcher v. Telli Health LLC · C.D. Cal. 2026

Gerald argued against the company’s motion to dismiss and request to stay the case. After oral argument, the court denied both on the record and set the case on a schedule.

Ruled on the record at the hearing; no written order issued.

Quiet-hours class action · Two decisions

Two wins in the same case

Bathersfield v. Heart & Soil Supplements, LLC · S.D. Cal. 2026

In a quiet-hours case over late-night and early-morning marketing texts, the court issued two decisions in the consumer’s favor. It denied the company’s motion for judgment on the pleadings and its request for an early ruling denying class certification. It also granted Gerald’s motion to strike and dismiss the company’s counterclaims against the consumer, including its claim seeking damages for filing the class action.

Decision 1: Judgment on the pleadings denied Decision 2: Counterclaims struck and dismissed

Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is different and depends on its own facts and law.

Federal Court Admissions

Admitted to practice in

Florida

  • Southern District of Florida
  • Middle District of Florida
  • Northern District of Florida

California

  • Eastern District of California
  • Central District of California
  • Southern District of California
  • Northern District of California

Illinois

  • Northern District of Illinois

United States District Courts

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