Associate Attorney

Atid Malka

Atid Malka is an associate attorney at Consumer Attorneys, where he focuses his practice on consumer protection law. He represents individuals in cases involving the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and a wide range of consumer protection statutes, advocating for clients who have been wronged by businesses that cut corners or engage in deceptive practices.

Prior to joining Consumer Attorneys, Atid gained experience as a Summer Associate at Poole Huffman, where he focused on business litigation and developed skills that now strengthen his consumer protection practice.

Atid graduated magna cum laude from Yeshiva University with a B.A. in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE). He earned his J.D. from Emory University School of Law, concentrating in Civil Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, as well as Law and Religion. While at Emory, he was inducted into the Order of the Barristers, a national honor society recognizing excellence in oral advocacy and brief writing, competed with Emory Moot Court—advancing to the finals of the Mardi Gras Invitational—and served as a Student Editor for the Emory Journal of Law and Religion. He has also published articles with Canopy Forum.

Outside of his legal practice, Atid enjoys playing, watching, and refereeing soccer, training in mixed martial arts, and writing. He also values time with his dog, Uzi, who has been a loyal companion since law school.

Education

Yeshiva University – B.A., magna cum laude, Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE)

Emory University School of Law – J.D., concentrations in Civil Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, and Law and Religion

Admissions and Bar number

State Bar of Georgia, State Bar Number #705109

U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia

U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia

U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois

Atid Malka's practices

Credit Report Errors

Inaccurate credit reports can lead to denied loans, housing, or employment opportunities. Our attorneys specialize in correcting errors such as mixed files, outdated information, and false deceased notations. We hold credit bureaus accountable under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) to restore your financial reputation.

Debt Collection Harassment Attorneys

Harassment by debt collectors is not only stressful but often illegal. We defend clients against aggressive collection tactics, including false claims and intimidation. Our firm enforces your rights under laws like the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) to stop unlawful practices.

Identity Theft and Fraud

Identity theft creates problems that don't always go away with a simple phone call. Fraudulent accounts reappear on credit reports after disputes. Lenders deny mortgages because someone else's debt sits in the file. Hours disappear into calls with banks, bureaus, and the IRS, and the fraud still isn't fully removed. When the system stops working the way it should, an identity theft lawyer can pursue claims for consumers hurt by reporting errors. Federal statutes including the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), Fair Credit Billing Act (FCBA), and Electronic Fund Transfer Act (EFTA) shift legal fees to the defendant when the consumer prevails. This structure lets an attorney for identity theft victims handle these cases nationwide with no out-of-pocket cost to the client.

Mixed Credit Reports

Mixed identity errors - also known as "mixed files" - occur when a consumer's credit report contains information belonging to someone else. These errors can result in credit reports showing unpaid debts, bankruptcies, or unfamiliar addresses, even when the consumer has no connection to these records. For thousands of Americans each year, mixed identity errors cause financial hardship, job loss, and personal stress.

Deceased on Credit Report

Few credit reporting errors hit as hard or as fast as a wrongful deceased notation. When your credit report says you are deceased, your entire life takes a bad turn: accounts get frozen, loan applications come back denied, and rental applications go nowhere. None of it involves a human being ever even looking at the file. It’s all done by automated systems that see the flag and respond to it. That's the whole process – simple, painful, and unfair. The system simply decided you’re no longer alive. It sounds absurd. Yet, it happens to real people every year.

Employment Background Check Errors

An inaccurate employment background check can quickly put a job offer at risk, especially when the report contains records that were mismatched, outdated, or never carefully reviewed. Most people don’t even see it coming. The offer comes through, the start date gets set, and then the recruiter calls back with a different tone, and the conversation is over because of something on a report nobody looked at twice.

Tenant Screening Report Errors

Whether you lost the rental of your dreams or just the rental you really needed, being rejected for a rental due to errors in your tenant background screening report feels shockingly unjust. If errors cost you a rental, know what to do next. Learn your legal rights and how to protect them. Dispute errors, work with a lawyer, and get compensation!

Insurance Background Check Errors

Wrong information in your insurance records shouldn’t hold you back - we’re here to fix the errors and fight for what’s fair.

Our Attorneys

Moshe Boroosan

Managing Partner

Moshe is the Managing Partner at Consumer Attorneys

Daniel Cohen

Founding Partner

Daniel Cohen is the Founder of Consumer Attorneys. Daniel manages the firm’s branding, marketing, client intake and business development efforts. Since 2017, he is a member of the National Association of Consumer Advocates and the National Consumer Law Center. Mr. Cohen is a nationally-recognized practitioner of consumer protection law. He has a wealth of proven legal experience in the US in: collective claims, representing visually impaired people who believe their rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act have been violated in both the physical and digital environments, corporate governance and dispute resolution.

Emanuel Kataev

General Counsel & Of Counsel

With over a decade in labor and employment law, Emanuel Kataev has dedicated his career to advocating for employee rights and navigating the complex landscape of workplace regulations.

Jonathan Krikheli

Associate Attorney

Jonathan Krikheli is an Associate Attorney at Consumer Attorneys, where he specializes in matters under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). With a deep commitment to consumer advocacy, Jonathan focuses on helping clients navigate complex legal challenges involving their rights in the areas of credit reporting, debt collection, and employment law.

David Pinkhasov

Managing Attorney

David Pinkhasov is an Associate of Consumer Attorneys. David is admitted in Courts of the State of New York and Florida.

Meir Rubinov

Associate Attorney

Raised on a ranch, Meir cultivated a strong work ethic and compassion while tending to chickens, sheep, goats, cattle, and even donkeys. Meir's upbringing instilled values of integrity and protecting the vulnerable, shaping his approach to law.

Max Warshaw

Associate Attorney

Max Warshaw is an Associate Attorney at Consumer Attorneys, where he represents consumers in matters involving inaccurate credit reporting, identity theft, faulty background checks, and other violations of federal consumer protection laws. His practice focuses on helping individuals protect their financial reputations and enforce their rights.

Yaear Weintroub

Associate Attorney

Yaear Weintroub, an Associate Attorney at Consumer Attorneys, devotes his practice to safeguarding consumers from credit-reporting errors, unlawful debt-collection tactics, and other violations proscribed by the Fair Credit Reporting Act. His current work builds on experience gained at a consumer-protection practice, where he handled FCRA cases and a broad docket of related matters, and on the litigation skills he first developed as a full-time Pro Bono Scholar at Disability Rights New York.

Nisan Zaghi

Managing Attorney

Nisan Zaghi is an Associate Attorney at Consumer Attorneys whose practice is dedicated to protecting consumers from credit-reporting errors, unfair debt-collection practices, and background-check inaccuracies under statutes such as the Fair Credit Reporting Act and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.