Mr. Dean Sheaffer
Birdsboro, PA 19508
Office: 484-269-1719
Mr. Sheaffer is an expert in payment card issuance and acceptance.
He brings over 30 years' experience in all aspects of credit card portfolio management including underwriting, risk modeling, P&L modeling, authorization strategies, account management strategies, collections and recovery, bank-partner management, and asset-backed securitization.
Payment acceptance expertise includes, authorization optimization, fraud detection and prevention, dispute and chargeback management and POS / Ecomm payment acceptance strategies.
Mr. Sheaffer has testified before the US House and Senate and multiple state legislatures on credit-related matters, has served on the Board of the Merchant Advisory Group (MAG - a trade group representing merchants with an aggregate $4.8 Trillion in sales volume), and has served as Chair of the National Retail Federation's (NRF - Worlds largest retail trade organization) Credit Executives Council.
Mr. Sheaffer has written an expert report for litigation related to the Illinois Interchange Fee Prohibition Act and has served as an expert witness in the matter of Credit One Bank, N.A. v. Sparrow Financial, Inc., et al. - Eighth Judicial District Court of Nevada, Clark County - Case No. A-24-888888-B.
- Banking
- Bankruptcy
- Business
- Call Centers
- Consumer Credit
- Contracts
- Credit Damage
- Finance
- Fraud Investigation
- Payments
- Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:
- A: BA - Political Science - University of Delaware
- Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
- A: Merchant Advisory Group (MAG) - former board member
National Retail Federation (NRF) - former chair Credit Executives Council
PA Retailers' Association (PRA) - former board Chair - Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
- A: Various MAG and NRF conference sessions as panelist and moderator.
- Q: Have any of your accreditations ever been investigated, suspended or removed? (if yes, explain)
- A: No
- Q: On how many occasions have you been retained as an expert?
- A: 2
- Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
- A: Credit Card Interchange (Swipe) Fees
Risk and P&L Modeling for Credit Card Portfolios - Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
- A: 100%
- Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
- A: 0%
- Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
- A: Once as an expert, ~5 times as a fact witness
- Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
- A: August 2026
- Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
- A: 2 years
- Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
- A: Consulting, Expert Witness reports, depostions and testimony
- Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
- A: $1,100
- Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
- A: $1,100
- Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
- A: $1,100
- Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
- A: $1,100
- Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)
- A: Pay for or Reimbursement of any direct expenses (e.g., travel, lodging, etc.)
Available Upon Request