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Dale Irwin received his undergraduate degree in political science and his J.D. from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1973. Upon graduation from law school, he worked for Legal Aid of Western Missouri from 1973 to 1981. During his tenure at Legal Aid he served as a staff attorney, litigation section member and associate director. He has been with Slough Connealy Irwin & Madden LLC since 1982.

His practice is devoted primarily to consumer protection cases. He has handled a variety of consumer matters at the state and federal trial and appellate levels, including cases involving odometer fraud, fraudulent sales of rebuilt wrecks, and unfair and deceptive automobile financing and repossession practices. His practice also includes representation of consumers to enforce their rights under federal and state consumer protection laws, including the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Truth in Lending Act and the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act.

He has handled and been involved in numerous successful class actions, including several cases against banks and finance companies challenging their repossession practices, cases against payday loan companies challenging their lending and collection practices, a case against a large national lender for interest overcharges on home mortgage loans, cases against automobile dealers for deceptive extended warranty charges and practices.

He is a founding member of the National Association of Consumer Advocates, a nationwide group of attorneys dedicated to the practice of consumer law. He has taught consumer law as an adjunct professor at the UMKC Law School. He has presented at various continuing legal education seminars on consumer law and is one of the authors of a deskbook on consumer law. He has been an active member of the Volunteer Attorney Project (`VAP`) of Legal Aid of Western Missouri since that program`s inception in 1982, providing pro bono representation to low-income consumers and advice and assistance to other VAP attorneys in the area of consumer protection law. He is a past recipient of the Missouri Bar Association's Pro Bono Award. He was on the initial panel of Midwest Voices columnists for the Kansas City Star and published several consumer-related columns in that capacity

Bar Admissions

• Missouri, 1973
• U.S. District Court Western District of Missouri, 1973
• U.S. District Court District of Kansas, 2000
• U.S. Court of Appeals Eighth Circuit, 1976
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1977

Education

• University of Missouri Columbia School of Law, Columbia, Missouri, 1973
  J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
  
  
• University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, 1973
  B.A., Political Science
  
  

Professional Associations and Memberships

• National Association of Consumer Advocates
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• Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
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• Missouri Bar Association
  
  

Honors and Awards

• Missouri Bar Pro Bono Award, 1999