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SUMMARY:Basic Car Loan Math
DESCRIPTION:Even if you know the basics of calculating monthly payments on ordinary car loans\, this webinar is designed to start with the basics\, and then look at some of the “tweeks” that dealers use in structuring a deal that can impact true cost of borrowing to a consumer.Learn how to handle irregular payments structures such as bi-weekly/semi-monthly payments\, and how to identify the impact these have on the actual APR of a loan\, such as deferred down payments/pick-up payments\, deferred first payments/balloon payments\, using APRWIN (free software from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency). Learn the skills needed to identify loans that may appear on their face to comply with TILA and state lending laws\, but that are intentionally misleading in the way that they are disclosed to the consumer borrower\, or otherwise not in compliance with the law. \nThe goal of this webinar is to teach skills to “screen” loans that are likely to have non-compliance issues during the client intake process\, and show you some techniques to analyze these loans without having to go hire a financial expert for advice. The webinar will provide step-by-step instructions for using the APRWIN software to analyze different example loans\, and how to enter these unusual loan structures into the software\, and what to look for to identify non-compliance issues. Don’t worry… NO “HEAVY DUTY” MATH SKILLS are needed to be able to benefit from this webinar! \n\nPresenter\nDana L. Manner is a Lecturer in Finance at the University of Miami\, School of Business Administration since 2002\, and opened his solo practice in Miami during 2009. Focusing his practice on autofraud\, he became a NACA member in 2010. Dana earned his BS from UConn\, and MBA from UM in 1984\, and since that time he has worked in the field of finance and investments for several Fortune 500 companies and Wall Street investment firms. Before changing careers and entering law school in 2004\, Dana was the Director of Finance for a large NYSE company\, and has also served as chairman of the audit committee of a NASDAQ company. Dana graduated from St. Thomas University School of Law\, and while in law school he clerked in the Asset Forfeiture Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office\, Southern District of Florida.
URL:https://www.consumeradvocates.org/events/online-training-courses/basic-car-loan-math/
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SUMMARY:Ethics in Consumer Cases: How Not to Look Sleazy
DESCRIPTION:Consumer attorneys frequently encounter a specific set of ethics dilemmas that are unique to consumer cases. Unlike the typically broad\, sweeping Ethics Overview CLE\, this interactive online course is designed specifically with the consumer attorney in mind. Ethics expert and Director of Litigation at the Center for Science in the Public Interest\, Stephen Gardner\, will cover four pressing ethics areas for consumer law practitioners. \nWhat You Will Learn\n\nWhether you can I tape phone calls with the bad guy\nWhether you can contact the bad guy’s employee\nWhether you can agree never to sue that bad guy again\, in order to get a good settlement for my current client\nWhether you can represent several plaintiffs at once against the same bad guy\n\n\nPresenter\nStephen Gardner is Litigation Director at CSPI. Before joining CSPI\, Steve was of counsel to the National Consumer Law Center\, Assistant Dean of Clinical Education at Southern Methodist University School of Law\, Visiting Assistant Professor of Law at Southern Methodist University School of Law\, Assistant Attorney General for Consumer Protection of the States of both New York and Texas\, Students Attorney at the University of Texas\, and a Legal Services staff attorney in Austin. He has received the Marvin Award from the National Association of Attorneys General and the Consumer Advocate of the Year award from the National Association of Consumer Advocates. Steve is a frequent author and speaker on consumer advocacy issues. His publications include Legal Strategies: You Are What They Say You Are Eating\, in THE BOTTOM LINE OR PUBLIC HEALTH (Oxford U. Press 2010); Litigation as a Tool in Food Advertising: A Consumer Advocacy Viewpoint\, and LOYOLA LAW REVIEW\, Vol. 39\, No. 1 (2006).
URL:https://www.consumeradvocates.org/events/online-training-courses/ethics-in-consumer-cases-how-not-to-look-sleazy/
CATEGORIES:Online Training Courses
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120727
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SUMMARY:Don't Leave Money on the Table: Settle FCRA Cases
DESCRIPTION:What You Will Learn\n\nValuation of case for settlement and materials needed\nComposing the settlement demand letter\nEffective negotiating techniquesStrategies in multiple defendant cases\nContents of the settlement agreement\n\n\nPresenter\nRobert S. Sola has his own practice in Portland\, Oregon\, where he has been handling Fair Credit Reporting Act cases since 1996. He represents consumers across the country\, and has litigated FCRA cases in 14 states as co-counsel with many NACA and NCLC members.Mr. Sola enjoys taking FCRA cases to trial\, and has obtained jury verdicts against all three major credit reporting agencies. In 2002\, he was lead counsel in Thomas v. Trans Union which resulted in the largest verdict ever awarded under the FCRA – $5.3 million. In 2007\, he was co-counsel in Williams v. Equifax resulting in a judgment of $3.4 million. Mr. Sola was named Trial Lawyer of the Year in 2003 by the National Association of Consumer Advocates. He is a regular speaker on credit reporting litigation and identity theft for the National Consumer Law Center\, the National Association of Consumer Advocates\, various state bar organizations and private groups.
URL:https://www.consumeradvocates.org/events/online-training-courses/dont-leave-money-on-the-table-settle-fcra-cases/
CATEGORIES:Online Training Courses
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120622
DTSTAMP:20220128T023208Z
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SUMMARY:How Much is My FCRA Case Worth?
DESCRIPTION:Why You Should Attend\nThis webinar is for anyone who wants to get a better handle on how to valuate FCRA cases. We will look at the types of recovery available\, examine factors that make good (and bad) cases\, and survey FCRA verdicts with various fact patterns. You will get materials for finding and citing authorities to help justify your settlement position in your next (or first) FCRA case. Although obviously not intended as a complete how-to on FCRA litigation\, this presentation will necessarily touch on some practical litigation pointers for getting full value in your FCRA cases. \n\nPresenter\nJohn H. Goolsby is the owner of the Goolsby Law Office\, LLC\, in Minneapolis\, MN. After several years of representing consumers in many different kinds of consumer law cases\, John Goolsby began in 2007 to focus his practice almost exclusively on FCRA lawsuits. John Goolsby has been a speaker at NACA’s Fair Credit Reporting Act Conferences in Chicago in 2009 and Memphis in 2011. John Goolsby graduated cum laude from the University of Minnesota Law School in 2002 and was editor in chief of the law school’s journal Law & Inequality. He has a BA from Grinnell College\, with a music major.
URL:https://www.consumeradvocates.org/events/online-training-courses/how-much-is-my-fcra-case-worth/
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SUMMARY:The Profitable Consumer Law Practice: Being a Good Lawyer is Not Good Enough\, Part 2
DESCRIPTION:The goal of the National Association of Consumer Advocates’ two-part webinar series: The Profitable Consumer Law Practice: Being a Good Lawyer is Not Good Enough\, is to assist attendees in strengthening their consumer law practice and maximizing its profitability. The first webinar in this series will walk attendees through the basics of choosing practice areas\, practice models and business models. The second webinar in the series will focus on deciding whether to take a case\, how to build a healthy relationship with your clients\, and how to keep your doors open while waiting to be paid. \n\nPresenters\nCary L. Flitter practices consumer law in suburban Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, New Jersey and in courts around the United States. Flitter litigates principally consumer credit\, fair debt and auto repossession cases\, both individual cases and class actions. Flitter serves on the adjunct faculty at Widener University School of Law in Wilmington\, Delaware and at Temple University’s Beasley School of Law in Philadelphia\, where he teaches Consumer Law and Litigation including Fair Debt Collection Practices and Class Action. He is a graduate of the National Institute for Trial Advocacy and the Delaware Law School of Widener University\, where he was named Alumnus of the Year in 2011. Mr. Flitter is a contributing author to Pennsylvania Consumer Law by Bisel Publishing Co. This is the leading treatise in Pennsylvania on consumer law. He is also a contributor to Consumer Class Actions 5th Ed. by the National Consumer Law Center. Flitter has written articles for the National Law Journal\, the Legal Intelligencer and other publications. In the Court of Appeals\, Flitter successfully argued Brown v. Card Service Center\, 464 F.3d 450 (3d Cir. 2006)\, Rosenau v. Unifund\, 539 F.3d 218 (3d Cir. 2008) and other cases. \nJane Santoni has been a practicing litigator since 1988 and has been practicing consumer law since 2002. She has successfully tried and settled mortgage fraud\, automobile fraud\, warranty\, illegal repossession\, insurance denials and debt collection cases in state circuit\, district\, and appellate courts and in federal court. Santoni has been interviewed on consumer issues by Fox\, CBS and NBC television\, and has been quoted in the Baltimore Sun\, The Daily Record\, the Baltimore Business Journal\, and the Scripps Howard news. She has taught consumer law and personal injury seminars for the Maryland Institute of Continuing Professional Education\, the National Association of Consumer Advocates\, the Judicial Institute of Maryland\, local bar associations\, colleges and community organizations. She is on the board of directors of Civil Justice\, Inc.\, and is a member of the National Association of Consumer Advocates\, the Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition and the Baltimore County Bar Association. She has been named a Super Lawyer in Maryland five times.
URL:https://www.consumeradvocates.org/events/online-training-courses/the-profitable-consumer-law-practice-being-a-good-lawyer-is-not-good-enough-part-2/
CATEGORIES:Online Training Courses
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SUMMARY:The Profitable Consumer Law Practice: Being A Good Lawyer is Not Good Enough\, Part 1
DESCRIPTION:The goal of the National Association of Consumer Advocates’ two-part webinar series: The Profitable Consumer Law Practice: Being a Good Lawyer is Not Good Enough\, is to assist attendees in strengthening their consumer law practice and maximizing its profitability. The first webinar in this series will walk attendees through the basics of choosing practice areas\, practice models and business models. The second webinar in the series will focus on deciding whether to take a case\, how to build a healthy relationship with your clients\, and how to keep your doors open while waiting to be paid. \n\nPresenters\nCary L. Flitter practices consumer law in suburban Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, New Jersey and in courts around the United States. Flitter litigates principally consumer credit\, fair debt and auto repossession cases\, both individual cases and class actions. Flitter serves on the adjunct faculty at Widener University School of Law in Wilmington\, Delaware and at Temple University’s Beasley School of Law in Philadelphia\, where he teaches Consumer Law and Litigation including Fair Debt Collection Practices and Class Action. He is a graduate of the National Institute for Trial Advocacy and the Delaware Law School of Widener University\, where he was named Alumnus of the Year in 2011. Mr. Flitter is a contributing author to Pennsylvania Consumer Law by Bisel Publishing Co. This is the leading treatise in Pennsylvania on consumer law. He is also a contributor to Consumer Class Actions 5th Ed. by the National Consumer Law Center. Flitter has written articles for the National Law Journal\, the Legal Intelligencer and other publications. In the Court of Appeals\, Flitter successfully argued Brown v. Card Service Center\, 464 F.3d 450 (3d Cir. 2006)\, Rosenau v. Unifund\, 539 F.3d 218 (3d Cir. 2008) and other cases. \nJane Santoni has been a practicing litigator since 1988 and has been practicing consumer law since 2002. She has successfully tried and settled mortgage fraud\, automobile fraud\, warranty\, illegal repossession\, insurance denials and debt collection cases in state circuit\, district\, and appellate courts and in federal court. Santoni has been interviewed on consumer issues by Fox\, CBS and NBC television\, and has been quoted in the Baltimore Sun\, The Daily Record\, the Baltimore Business Journal\, and the Scripps Howard news. She has taught consumer law and personal injury seminars for the Maryland Institute of Continuing Professional Education\, the National Association of Consumer Advocates\, the Judicial Institute of Maryland\, local bar associations\, colleges and community organizations. She is on the board of directors of Civil Justice\, Inc.\, and is a member of the National Association of Consumer Advocates\, the Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition and the Baltimore County Bar Association. She has been named a Super Lawyer in Maryland five times.
URL:https://www.consumeradvocates.org/events/online-training-courses/the-profitable-consumer-law-practice-being-a-good-lawyer-is-not-good-enough-part-1/
CATEGORIES:Online Training Courses
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SUMMARY:Liar\, Liar: What to do When Your Client Lies
DESCRIPTION:Whether they are confused\, scared\, or just plain dishonest\, sometimes clients don’t tell the truth. In this webinar\, you will learn what ethical choices and responsibilities a lawyer may face upon learning that a client has lied either to the lawyer\, in non-litigation documents\, or to a tribunal. \n\nWhat You Will Learn\n\nThe ethical rules that prevent lawyers from allowing clients to perpetrate frauds on other parties\nHow to manage the Duty to the Client v. Duty to the Judicial System\nChoices of action the lawyer has when a client lies to council or during litigation\nHow the lawyer should handle special situations where the client lie\n\n*Although the panelist works primarily with Minnesota state law in his daily practice\, this presentation will utilize the general rules of other states–particularly where they may differ from Minnesota law. \nPresenter\nEric Cooperstein started his private law practice devoted to legal ethics in the fall of 2006. Eric is a former Senior Assistant Director of the Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility\, where he worked from 1995 to 2001\, and a former member of the 4th District Ethics Committee\, on which he served from 2003 through April 2007.
URL:https://www.consumeradvocates.org/events/online-training-courses/liar-liar-what-to-do-when-your-client-lies/
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