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SUMMARY:Writing the Story of the Case
DESCRIPTION:Studies by law professors and articles by the likes of Richard Posner illustrate how persuasive stories are in affecting judicial decision-making and how underappreciated the storytelling art is among lawyers. \nGiving judges a reason\, on a human level\, to decide cases in your favor requires briefing grounded in law and logic coupled with a story that evokes an emotional response\, often on an unconscious level. Our typical story highlights people who encounter business misconduct\, fight against the stronger adversary while bucking long odds (the conflict that drives the story)\, and who should ultimately prevail if justice and fairness are honored (the climax and denouement). \nSkillful storytelling takes a brief from the law school writing course instruction of producing a “just the facts” soullessly objective piece of technical writing to the evocative ground of Atticus Finch moving the entire courtroom. Or at least it should. This webinar is geared to attorneys of all experience levels. \n\nWhat You Will Learn\n• How to marry the elements of plot and theme to create a coherent and persuasive legal argument\n• How to use deep frames to subtly convey ideas in text and subtext\n• How to distill and recapitulate to reinforce the message of plot and theme \n\nSpeaker\nJohn Roddy represents consumers in class actions challenging unfair and deceptive business practices and serves as relator’s counsel in qui tam “whistleblower” actions. In the last two decades\, the settlements in cases he has litigated have returned more than $1 billion to consumers harmed by marketplace misconduct. John regularly writes and speaks on class action practice and consumer financial services law\, and he has published dozens of articles on these topics. He has co-chaired Practicing Law Institute (PLI)’s Annual Consumer Financial Services Institute for the past twenty-five years. John is also a Fellow of the American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers\, an organization limited to those lawyers who have achieved preeminence in the field of consumer financial services law and who have made repeated and substantial contributions to the promotion of learning and scholarship in consumer financial services law through teaching\, lecturing\, and published writings.
URL:https://www.consumeradvocates.org/events/online-training-courses/writing-the-story-of-the-case/
CATEGORIES:Online Training Courses
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221012T140000
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SUMMARY:Solar Fraud: The Tricks and Traps
DESCRIPTION:Door-to-door solar sellers are often experienced fraudsters. They make outrageous promises\, use bait-and-switch\, get signatures on a tablet that are then applied to predatory contracts\, use fake emails to prevent customers from viewing contracts\, put contracts in the name of someone else where the consumer is credit challenged\, and even forge contracts. This webinar is for anyone who wishes to learn how to bring claims against fraudulent sellers and build a strong case. No previous experience with solar fraud issues required.  \n\n What You Will Learn  \n\nWhat claims can be brought in solar fraud cases \nHow to build a case that will ferret out common tricks and traps \n\n\n Speakers  \nAndy Milz is a trial lawyer at Flitter Milz\, PC (PA\, NJ\, NY offices). He tries consumer fraud cases against corporate bad actors and has obtained actual and punitive damage jury verdicts for victimized consumers. Andy has been published in peer-reviewed journals and treatises\, has lectured nationally on consumer law subjects\, and is an active member of the National Association of Consumer Advocates. Andy attended Temple Law School in Philadelphia\, PA\, and is a graduate of the Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College.   \nRob Treinen is a father\, husband\, skateboarder\, and consumer protection lawyer. He loves all these roles.  He loves living in Albuquerque\, NM. He has been a consumer protection lawyer his whole career\, starting at New Mexico Legal Aid in 1999\, and now running his own one-attorney firm.    
URL:https://www.consumeradvocates.org/events/online-training-courses/solar-fraud-the-tricks-and-traps/
CATEGORIES:Online Training Courses
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220823T140000
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SUMMARY:Larios V. Specialized Loan Servicing—Why You Should Pick Your Fair Credit Trial Cases Carefully
DESCRIPTION:Not every FCRA case should be on a trial track\, but when you find the right case\, it is definitely worth bringing to trial. Seasoned FCRA trial attorneys Stephanie Tatar and Robert Brennan will describe their successful approaches and strategies in obtaining an FCRA verdict against Specialized Loan Servicing. \n\nWhat You Will Learn\n• What the key ingredients are to making a successful FCRA trial\n• What strategies you should employ to increase the likelihood of a successful outcome in an FCRA trial \n\nSpeakers\nRobert F. Brennan\, Esq. has been practicing law for thirty-five years and was one of the very first members of the National Association of Consumer Advocates. He served as the California state chair for NACA for close to a decade in the early 2000s. He is a veteran of over seventy-five civil jury trials with a record of having won a large majority of them. He has been handling Fair Credit Reporting Act cases since the late 1990s. For many years\, his verdict in Park City v. Ford (Superior Court\, Riverside County) was the largest single verdict in a California Song-Beverly “lemon law” case. He has also had noteworthy verdicts in personal injury\, medical malpractice\, legal malpractice\, and commercial real estate jury trials. \nStephanie Tatar has been a consumer advocate since graduating cum laude from DePaul University\, College of Law. Prior to founding The Tatar Law Firm\, Ms. Tatar gained extensive litigation and appellate experience with firms in Chicago and Los Angeles. During her career\, she has successfully fought debt collectors\, credit reporting agencies\, creditors\, manufacturers\, and car dealers.
URL:https://www.consumeradvocates.org/events/online-training-courses/larios-v-specialized-loan-servicing-why-you-should-pick-your-fair-credit-trial-cases-carefully/
CATEGORIES:Online Training Courses
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220719T140000
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SUMMARY:Defending Nursing Home Collection Lawsuits
DESCRIPTION:There has been a significant increase in collection lawsuits filed against family members and loved ones to collect on nursing home residents’ debts. The nursing homes’ claims against these third parties are often tenuous at best\, but due to a lack of legal representation\, families are pressured into paying the debts out of their own pockets to avoid costly litigation. In this webinar\, you will learn the basics of nursing home collection lawsuits and how to effectively defend these abusive actions against third parties and residents. No prior experience with or knowledge of nursing homes or long-term care is needed. \n\nWhat You Will Learn: \n\nWhat common claims are brought by nursing homes against residents and third parties\nWhat affirmative defenses and counterclaims to bring in nursing home collection cases\nHow to resolve these cases quickly through motion practice\n\n\nSpeaker \nAnna Anderson is a Supervising Attorney at Legal Assistance of Western New York (LawNY)\, where she oversees the Consumer and Economic Justice Unit\, serving fourteen counties in Western New York. Prior to the formation of the Consumer Unit\, Anna served as an Equal Justice Works Fellow at LawNY and helped lay the groundwork for LawNY’s consumer practice. In her current role\, Anna continues to manage the program she established during her Fellowship\, which has served over 2\,000 people to date and helped eliminate more than $1\,000\,000 in debt for low-income New Yorkers. Anna is admitted to the New York State Bar\, Fourth Department (2016)\, and the United States District Court\, Western District of New York (2019). She is the co-founder and chair of the National Coalition of Nursing Home Debt Advocates.
URL:https://www.consumeradvocates.org/events/online-training-courses/defending-nursing-home-collection-lawsuits/
CATEGORIES:Online Training Courses
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SUMMARY:What's in Store in Federal Regulator’s Proposed Auto Fraud Regulation
DESCRIPTION:The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has finally done it. In 2010\, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act granted the FTC the specific authority to write a rule tackling the unfair\, deceptive\, and abusive practices of motor vehicle dealers. This power lay dormant until now. The FTC recently announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking related to the sale\, financing\, and leasing of motor vehicles by dealers. \nThis webinar will cover the main points of the proposed rule\, including NACA’s and its consumer allies’ previously submitted petition to the FTC to rein in abusive yo-yo financing. There will be a discussion on how consumer advocates should respond to the agency’s proposed actions. A particular focus will be how to help your clients file their own stories as part of this rulemaking process. \nVehicle dealer fraud runs rampant. If you’re a consumer advocate who has ever faced down dealers on behalf of defrauded and deceived consumers\, and if you would like better federal protections for your clients\, this is the webinar for you. \n\nWhat You Will Learn \n\nWhat policy changes the FTC is proposing to make in consumer-vehicle dealer sales\nWhat actions advocates and consumers can take in response to the proposed rule\n\n\nSpeakers \nTom Domonoske began practicing law in California in 1990 before moving to North Carolina where he taught classes at the UNC Law School. He then practiced as a legal aid lawyer with the Virginia Legal Aid Society\, Inc.\, from 1993 through 1996. From July 1996 through August 2000\, he was a Senior Lecturing Fellow at Duke Law School\, while also maintaining a small consumer law practice in Virginia as Of Counsel with the Law Office of Dale W. Pittman. In August 2000\, he returned to Virginia and continued focusing his practice on consumer law\, particularly the federal statutes that regulate financial transactions. After working with the Legal Aid Justice Center for many years\, he joined Consumer Litigation Associates in 2016. A past board member of NACA\, he has worked on dealer fraud issues for over twenty-five years. \nErin Witte is the Director of Consumer Protection for Consumer Federation of America (CFA)\, where she advocates for consumer protections\, communicates policy positions\, and provides educational tools for consumers and CFA members about various consumer protection topics. Prior to joining CFA\, Erin was an Assistant Attorney General for the Commonwealth of Virginia\, where she litigated consumer protection cases in Virginia state and federal courts. Erin also worked in private practice at Surovell Isaacs & Levy in Fairfax\, VA\, where she represented individual consumer clients against used car dealers\, abusive debt collectors\, insurance companies\, predatory lenders\, subprime auto lenders\, and medical providers. \nChristine Hines is Legislative Director at the National Association of Consumer Advocates (NACA)\, where she advocates on consumer protection issues\, including financial services\, auto fraud\, and access to justice\, which covers the ongoing fight to end forced arbitration in consumer and worker contracts. Before joining NACA\, she was Consumer and Civil Justice Counsel at Public Citizen for seven years. Previously\, she practiced law briefly before moving into consumer protection policy advocacy.
URL:https://www.consumeradvocates.org/events/online-training-courses/taking-heed-of-federal-regulators-proposed-auto-fraud-regulation/
CATEGORIES:Online Training Courses
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220712T140000
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UID:12438-1657634400-1657638000@www.consumeradvocates.org
SUMMARY:Class Action Town Hall 2
DESCRIPTION:NACA is seeking to expand its education offering to help class action attorneys become more successful in their practices. To develop educational programs and resources that meet the needs of this community\, NACA is hosting a series of summer town hall discussions to brainstorm innovative programming NACA can offer to meet the concrete educational needs of both class action attorneys and class action firms. Please note this is the second town hall discussion.
URL:https://www.consumeradvocates.org/events/upcoming/class-action-town-hall-2/
CATEGORIES:Upcoming
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220629T140000
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UID:12435-1656511200-1656514800@www.consumeradvocates.org
SUMMARY:Class Action Town Hall
DESCRIPTION:NACA is seeking to expand its education offering to help class action attorneys become more successful in their practices. To develop educational programs and resources that meet the needs of this community\, NACA is hosting a series of summer town hall discussions to brainstorm innovative programming NACA can offer to meet the concrete educational needs of both class action attorneys and class action firms. Please note there will be two town hall discussions.
URL:https://www.consumeradvocates.org/events/upcoming/class-action-town-hall/
CATEGORIES:Upcoming
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220628T140000
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SUMMARY:Marketing in the Ever-changing Landscape of Social Networks
DESCRIPTION:This webinar will cover the variety of social marketing options available to you as a legal professional. If you are a beginner or intermediate-level marketer\, are an attorney who wants to understand the options\, or have an advanced understanding of marketing but want to confirm you aren’t missing anything\, this webinar is for you! \n\nWhat You Will Learn \n\nWhat the key ingredients are to a successful social marketing campaign\nWhat the requirements and risks are of marketing on such platforms as Facebook\, Twitter\, TikTok\, etc.\n\nThe agenda for this webinar includes: \n1. Intro to social marketing—ten minutes about the true definition of social marketing\, which platforms are good or bad for attorneys\, and how to select a platform \n2. Facebook dos and don’ts—ten minutes \n3. Twitter—five minutes \n4. Other social platforms (LinkedIn\, Snapchat\, etc.)—ten minutes \n5. Marketing commitment\, time\, money\, resource equation—five minutes \n6. Best practices for social marketing and bar compliance—ten minutes \n7. Q&A—ten minutes \n\nSpeakers \nJeffrey Cohen is an accomplished entrepreneur\, senior executive\, and c-suite officer\, having most recently co-founded Start The Startup\, a Las Vegas-based accelerator. He also serves as a director for a charitable organization that provides housing\, health\, and education for low-income and underprivileged individuals. Mr. Cohen also currently serves on the board of directors for several international companies and is a co-founder of Student Loan Toolbox\, which helps attorneys market themselves and add student loan law to their practice. He has worked for such czars of business as Larry Geisel and Carl Icahn\, assisting with startups\, turn-arounds\, reorganizations\, M&A\, and global expansions\, holding a variety of roles from department manager to CEO. As part of Start The Startup\, he works with many solopreneurs and small businesses helping them to understand the landscape of their industry and how to market. As part of Student Loan Toolbox\, he advises\, consults\, and markets for more than 500 law firms around the country. Mr. Cohen enjoys travel and sharing his business and personal experiences with people. As a visually impaired person since birth\, Jeffrey involves himself with assisting people with disabilities in all aspects of life and business. \nJosh Cohen started his legal career in October 2008\, when he passed the bar and founded his own firm. Through his law school experience\, he had worked for both legal aid and a private firm doing consumer protection work. Once on his own\, he continued with consumer protection but quickly began a niche in student loan work. With nine months of opening his firm\, he filed his first-class action against the student loan industry. His practice helps students maneuver the rocky terrain of student loans\, including understanding how to get loans out of default\, how to obtain affordable payment plans\, defending student loan collection lawsuits\, bringing affirmative claims for violation of student loan law\, and discharging loans through bankruptcy adversary proceedings. In addition to helping borrowers\, Josh also helps attorneys. His Student Loan Law Workshop\, a two-day intensive workshop teaching attorneys how to incorporate student loan law into their existing practice\, is now in it’s 11th year. Josh is also a co-creator of software that helps attorneys better prepare and counsel clients regarding their student loans. Josh was born and raised on Long Island and has lived up and down the East Coast before finally settling down in Vermont\, where he’s been since 2012. He holds a BA in Psychology from Brandeis University\, an MBA\, and a JD from Quinnipiac University School of Law. He has three children and is an avid skier\, glamper\, and model builder.
URL:https://www.consumeradvocates.org/events/online-training-courses/marketing-in-the-ever-changing-landscape-of-social-networks/
CATEGORIES:Online Training Courses
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SUMMARY:Becoming a Federal Judge: What Consumer and Civil Justice Attorneys Need to Know
DESCRIPTION:The Biden administration has demonstrated a commitment to creating a diverse federal judiciary that includes attorneys from the civil justice community. If you have ever thought about being a federal judge (even if you believed you’d never be considered)\, please join us to learn why you—as a lawyer committed to civil and economic justice—are the type of attorney who can and should be nominated for a federal judgeship. \n\nWhat You Will Learn: \n\nWhat the qualifications (and disqualifications) are for becoming a federal judge.\nHow to build your resume to become a federal judge (spoiler: you may have already done so).\nHow the judicial nomination process works\, including how to apply to become a federal judge.\n\n\nSpeaker: \nChristopher Kang is the Co-founder and Chief Counsel of Demand Justice. He served in the White House for nearly seven years\, as Deputy Counsel to President Obama and Special Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs. Chris oversaw the selection\, vetting\, and confirmation of more than 220 of the president’s judicial nominees—who set records for the most people of color\, women\, and openly gay and lesbian judges appointed by a president. He also was in charge of advising President Obama on commutations and pardons from 2014 to 2015 and helped spearhead the confirmations of Supreme Court Justices Sotomayor and Kagan\, the repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell\, and passage of the Fair Sentencing Act. Chris also has served as National Director of the National Council of Asian Pacific Americans and worked for Senate Democratic Whip Richard Durbin as Director of Floor Operations and Judiciary Committee Counsel. In 2011\, the National Law Journal named him one of the top forty minority lawyers in the nation under the age of forty. Chris serves on the Board of Advisors of the American Constitution Society and the People’s Parity Project.
URL:https://www.consumeradvocates.org/events/online-training-courses/becoming-a-federal-judge-what-consumer-and-civil-justice-attorneys-need-to-know/
CATEGORIES:Online Training Courses
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SUMMARY:2022 NACA Spring Training
DESCRIPTION:NACA’s new Spring Training combines the intimacy of a subject matter-focused conference with the networking and resource opportunities of a large conference. Each year\, it will be a gathering of the NACA community. Every day of the conference\, there will be opportunities to learn and to participate in facilitated networking opportunities to help build your relationships with and grow your network of fellow consumer attorneys. \nAttendees will experience in-depth learning in three tracks: FCRA\, Auto Fraud\, and Case Valuation and Damages\, through interactive sessions that allow you to engage with your peers. With three tracks\, you can move between them to follow your interest. The sessions not only focus on teaching subject matter knowledge\, but also on teaching practical skills to help you become a stronger lawyer. \nRegister for Spring Training
URL:https://www.consumeradvocates.org/events/upcoming/2022-naca-spring-training/
LOCATION:Sheraton Grand at Wild Horse Pass\, Phoenix\, AZ\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220505T080000
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UID:13899-1651737600-1651942800@www.consumeradvocates.org
SUMMARY:2022 Spring Training Materials
DESCRIPTION:Missed the 2022 Spring Training? You can now get access to all the PowerPoint presentations and handouts for the conference. You will have access to materials from all three tracks. \nWhat You Will Learn (FCRA Track) \n\nHow to determine the ways in which Ramirez has changed the FCRA practice\nHow to build spot and litigate ID theft cases\nHow to take advantage of the tools the consumer law community provides to develop a successful FCRA practice\n\nWhat You Will Learn (Auto Track) \n\nHow to spot and litigate lemon law cases\, including Mag Moss claims\nHow to spot and litigate dealer fraud cases\nHow to spot and litigate falsified credit application cases\n\nWhat You Will Learn (Case Valuation and Damages Track) \n\nHow to address damages and case valuation throughout the life cycle of the case\nHot to develop strategies to address damages prior to filing and during trial\nHow to plan your case to receive damages\n\n  \n 
URL:https://www.consumeradvocates.org/events/online-training-courses/2022-spring-training-materials/
CATEGORIES:Online Training Courses
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220420T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220420T150000
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SUMMARY:Deceptive Money-Making Opportunities
DESCRIPTION:The Federal Trade Commission’s core mission is to protect consumers from unfair and deceptive practices. This includes deceptive claims about how much money consumers can earn\, which crop up across a significant swath of the economy. NACA members may challenge deceptive earnings claims in their cases and may also repeatedly see the collateral effects that income scams have on the lives of their clients. In either case\, you may be interested to learn about the FTC’s work in this area\, including the recently announced Earnings Claim Rulemaking (comment period open until May 10). \nThe FTC has taken aggressive law enforcement action against coaching or mentoring schemes\, multi-level marketing companies\, work-from-home\, e-commerce\, and other business opportunity scams\, chain referral schemes involving cryptocurrency\, gig companies and employers\, job scams\, and businesses purporting to offer educational opportunities. In this webinar\, we’ll present information about the FTC’s work to combat misleading earnings claims\, with a focus on law enforcement and policy initiatives. \n\nWhat You Will Learn\n• What tools and legal theories the FTC uses to challenge earnings claims in different sectors\n• How certain types of deceptive earnings claims have a disproportionate effect on communities of color\n• What free resources the FTC offers to help consumers in every community avoid income scams\n• What the FTC’s Earnings Claim Rulemaking is and how can you make your voice heard \n\nSpeakers\nKati Daffan is an attorney and assistant director in the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection in the Division of Marketing Practices. \nAndrew Hudson is an attorney in the same Division of the Bureau of Consumer Protection at the FTC. \nBoth Kati and Andrew work to combat fraud through civil law enforcement actions\, including against deceptive money-making schemes\, as well as policy initiatives such as the Earnings Claim Rulemaking.
URL:https://www.consumeradvocates.org/events/online-training-courses/deceptive-money-making-opportunities/
CATEGORIES:Online Training Courses
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220330T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220330T150000
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CREATED:20220317T152303Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220331T121048Z
UID:11639-1648648800-1648652400@www.consumeradvocates.org
SUMMARY:Valuing your Case: A Primer
DESCRIPTION:Do you want to learn how to effectively value your consumer litigation cases during all phases of the case (consultation\, complaint drafting\, pre-discovery\, post-discovery\, and trial)? Are you interested in gaining effective strategies for maximizing your attorney fee recovery? This roundtable discussion is geared to attorneys who have some experience seeking damages and would like to share or gain strategies to evaluate consumer cases. \nWhat You Will Learn:\n\nHow to properly evaluate actual damages\, statutory damages\, pattern & practice evidence\, emotional distress damages\, and punitive damages.\n\n\nFacilitator\nAttorney Brian Flick is a managing partner of the Dann Law Firm’s Cincinnati office. He is a tireless advocate for consumers in Ohio\, Kentucky\, and across the United States. His practice is focused on bankruptcy\, foreclosure defense\, appellate litigation\, and other areas of consumer law. Brian earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science at Adrian College and received his Juris Doctorate from Ohio Northern University’s Pettit College of Law. He serves as the 6th Circuit Community Moderator for the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys and is the Ohio Chair of the National Association of Consumer Advocates.
URL:https://www.consumeradvocates.org/events/online-training-courses/virtual-roundtable-valuing-your-case-a-primer/
CATEGORIES:Online Training Courses
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220317T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220317T153000
DTSTAMP:20220318T125353Z
CREATED:20220304T161334Z
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SUMMARY:Centering Racial Justice and Addressing Debt in Black Communities
DESCRIPTION:Do you want to be more intentional about incorporating racial justice in your consumer debt practice? Are you already engaged in the work and want to share best practices you’ve learned? \nWhat Will You Learn\n• How other advocates are working to center racial justice in their practices\n• How to examine your own consumer debt practice—from outreach and intake to case selection and resolution—with a racial equity lens to identify priority areas for improvement \n\nFacilitator\nZenia Laws is a senior staff attorney in the Consumer Law Unit at the Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia. Zenia represents low-income homeowners facing foreclosure and consumers with debt collection matters. She regularly represents individuals who have been sued for the collection of consumer debt and draws on that experience in advocating for systemic change. Prior to joining DC Legal Aid\, Zenia was a staff attorney in the Community Lawyering and Maryland Workforce Legal Services projects at Maryland Legal Aid\, where she assisted jobseekers with expungement\, bankruptcy\, unemployment appeals\, and other civil legal matters.
URL:https://www.consumeradvocates.org/events/online-training-courses/virtual-roundtable-centering-racial-justice-and-addressing-debt-in-black-communities/
CATEGORIES:Online Training Courses
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220315T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220315T150000
DTSTAMP:20220316T120854Z
CREATED:20220228T154659Z
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UID:11314-1647352800-1647356400@www.consumeradvocates.org
SUMMARY:Deposing the Corporate Representative
DESCRIPTION:Are you tired of hearing “I don’t know” to every question you ask? Want to improve your questions\, or better yet\, improve your ability to obtain information from a reluctant witness? Would you like to know how to handle difficult\, obstructionist\, and unprepared witnesses? \nWhat You Will Learn\n• What strategies and techniques you can use to extract information from unwilling\, unprepared\, and uncooperative corporate representative deponent witnesses \n\nAbout Virtual Roundtables\nNACA is launching a new series of Virtual Roundtables\, each facilitated by a NACA member. These online sessions will consist of conversations to explore a specific topic. These sessions will not include a presentation and will depend on member participation. All attendees will be asked to provide feedback on the session afterwards. Attendance at Virtual Roundtables is capped at fifteen. Please register only if you plan on attending the live session. Unless noted otherwise\, the Virtual Roundtable will be recorded and available in NACA’s Training Library. \n\nFacilitator\nChris Donald began his practice of law after a first career working with UNIX and DEC operating systems and software development. His “sideline” work during that time\, and for the past three decades\, has been managing his family’s Alabama forestland for timber growth\, hunting\, and recreation. Boundary line issues encountered in this land work led him to pursue a law degree in mid-life\, taking classes at night and on the weekends\, where\, in keeping with the adage about the blind squirrel\, he somehow managed to graduate first in his class. During his time at law school\, he met and became instant friends with his future law partner\, Mike Parrish\, who teaches Commercial Law. After working on cases together for many years\, Chris formally joined forces with Mike as Parrish and Donald after which they started the firm of Alabama Car Lawyers LLC. Most of their practice is devoted to consumer law issues which usually involve lying\, cheating\, stealing\, and corporate greed in the sale\, warranty and repair of cars\, trucks and recreational vehicles. For the past two years\, Chris has taught Commercial Law as an adjunct professor at Birmingham School of Law. He is an avid outdoorsman\, fisherman\, and hunter\, and he enjoys backpacking\, biking\, and skiing with his sons and his wife Kristi.
URL:https://www.consumeradvocates.org/events/online-training-courses/virtual-roundtable-deposing-the-corporate-representative/
CATEGORIES:Online Training Courses
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220310T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220310T150000
DTSTAMP:20220311T131547Z
CREATED:20220228T152321Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220311T131547Z
UID:11306-1646920800-1646924400@www.consumeradvocates.org
SUMMARY:To be or not to be Practical: Strategies and Best Practices in Negotiating and Litigating Your Fees
DESCRIPTION:No one likes to litigate their fees. This is an open conversation to help you avoid doing so or to better leverage your position if you must. This is intended for intermediate to advanced attorneys who have litigated their fee claims before.  \n What You Will Learn \n\nHow to deal with your contested fee claims \nHow others handle contested fee claims \n\n\n About Virtual Roundtables \nNACA is launching a new series of Virtual Roundtables\, each facilitated by a NACA member. These online sessions will consist of conversations to explore a specific topic. These sessions will not include a presentation and will depend on member participation. All attendees will be asked to provide feedback on the session afterwards. Attendance at Virtual Roundtables is capped at fifteen. Please register only if you plan on attending the live session. Unless noted otherwise\, the Virtual Roundtable will be recorded and available in NACA’s Training Library.  \n\nFacilitator \nCraig Rothburd has practiced law for over twenty-six years with a focus on class actions\, consumer law\, complex business\, real estate\, and health care law and litigation. He has been AVä Martindale-Hubbell rated for many years; was recently awarded the Judge Don Castor Justice Award by Bay Area Legal Service in 2019; and was awarded the Consumer Protection Lawyer of the Year for 2017 by the Florida Bar. Since 2000\, Craig has been involved in numerous consumer-based cases and devoted a considerable amount of his practice on consumer law and litigation\, with a special focus on class action litigation including mortgage loan servicing\, truth in lending\, insurance\, deceptive practices\, and consumer statutory violations. He is a past chairperson of the Florida Bar’s Consumer Protection Law Committee and a member of the National Associate of Consumer Advocates\, serving as its membership committee co-chair. Craig has presented at numerous continuing legal education courses both statewide and nationally on issues such as attorneys’ fees\, class actions\, and consumer law. He is double Gator\, having graduated with honors from the University of Florida\, College of Law\, and receiving his Bachelor of Science from UF.   \n 
URL:https://www.consumeradvocates.org/events/online-training-courses/to-be-or-not-to-be-practical-strategies-and-best-practices-in-negotiating-and-litigating-your-fees/
CATEGORIES:Online Training Courses
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220304T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220304T150000
DTSTAMP:20230829T153953Z
CREATED:20220127T162933Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230829T153953Z
UID:9219-1646402400-1646406000@www.consumeradvocates.org
SUMMARY:Time-Saving Tips in Lemon Law & Auto Fraud Cases
DESCRIPTION:Every trial lawyer is crunched for time. A lawyer’s ability to help potential clients and bring in more business hinges on effectively managing their time. At this virtual round table discussion\, seasoned lemon law and auto fraud attorneys will share their time-saving tips to streamline client intake\, simplify client communications\, effectively manage cases\, and reach speedy resolutions. Some experience handling lemon law and auto fraud cases is recommended. \n\nWhat Will You Learn:\n\nHow to streamline your client intake\nHow to simplify client communications\nHow to save time while managing cases and reaching a resolution\n\n\nFacilitator\nScarlett Stuart is an associate attorney at the Burdge Law Office in Dayton\, OH. Scarlett joined Burdge Law Office in 2016 to combine two of her passions: helping people and cars. She has represented consumers across the country in breach of warranty and auto sales fraud cases. Scarlett has co-authored the chapter of the Baldwin’s Ohio Consumer Law Handbook on arbitration since 2018. The Baldwin’s Ohio Consumer Law Handbook is widely considered to be the leading authority on Consumer Law in Ohio. Scarlett has also been lead counsel on ten jury trials and arbitrations within the past five years involving lemon law and auto fraud claims and has helped hundreds of consumers resolve their claims. Scarlett comes from a family of car enthusiasts. When she was young\, Scarlett enjoyed helping her father work on the family car in the driveway. On ”bring your daughter to work” day\, she learned to wet sand and prepare a vehicle to be painted. These days\, Scarlett enjoys working on and driving her 1965 Chevrolet Corvair.
URL:https://www.consumeradvocates.org/events/online-training-courses/virtual-roundtable-time-saving-tips-in-lemon-law-auto-fraud-cases/
CATEGORIES:Online Training Courses
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220211T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220211T150000
DTSTAMP:20250129T161826Z
CREATED:20220127T154706Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250129T161826Z
UID:9108-1644588000-1644591600@www.consumeradvocates.org
SUMMARY:So\, You Want to Hang a Shingle?
DESCRIPTION:Are you thinking about hanging your own solo practice shingle or starting a small firm? Then this is the session for you. No prior knowledge is needed\, as the session will focus on broad topics to consider before—and as—you explore solo and small practice as a consumer protection attorney. \nWhat You Will Learn\n• How to handle client acquisition\n• How to develop a plan for marketing for your practices\n• How to handle accounting\, budgeting\, staffing\, and technology \n\nFacilitator\nAfter graduating in 2011\, Aaron Swift spent his first year out of law school as the Assistant Director of Alumni Relations at Stetson Law\, where he helped create Stetson’s Solo Practice Institute\, a one-of-a-kind program focused on helping recent graduates start their own law practices. Aaron then entered private practice and litigated FDCPA\, TCPA\, and FCRA cases as an associate in St. Petersburg\, FL. In 2017\, Aaron embraced the entrepreneurial spirit and started his own firm\, and Swift Law now represents consumers throughout Florida and has grown to four attorneys with an amazing support staff. Aaron loves playing poker and golf\, spending time with his wife and three dogs\, and traveling.
URL:https://www.consumeradvocates.org/events/online-training-courses/virtual-roundtable-so-you-want-to-hang-a-shingle/
CATEGORIES:Online Training Courses
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220210T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220210T150000
DTSTAMP:20220211T143243Z
CREATED:20220121T211627Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220211T143243Z
UID:5490-1644501600-1644505200@www.consumeradvocates.org
SUMMARY:Loss Mitigation 101
DESCRIPTION:If you want to help homeowners avoid foreclosure\, you need to know “Who’s Who” and the types of documents\, issues\, and entities involved when borrowers need options to cure a mortgage default. This presentation is an introductory (and refresher) course for attorneys working on foreclosure prevention and foreclosure defense matters. \n\nWhat You Will Learn\n\nWhat the contractual issues are related to the security instruments and promissory notes\nWhat the different types of promissory notes are\nHow to identify the parties\, including original creditors and assignees\nWhat the role is of mortgage servicers\nWhat the options are for home retention and other foreclosure prevention alternatives\n\nCourse materials will include sample documents and links to access publicly available mortgage servicing guidelines for FHA\, VA\, USDA\, Fannie Mae\, and Freddie Mac loans\, as well as other resources. \n\nSpeakers\nDiane Cipollone is an attorney and a qualified expert on mortgage servicing and loan origination matters. Diane provides expert testimony and consultation to consumer attorneys; trains attorneys\, court mediators\, housing counselors\, and fair housing advocates on foreclosure prevention guidelines and federal mortgage regulations; and mentors pro bono attorneys and nonprofit housing counselors. Diane is also a consultant to the National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) where she previously served as director of training. Her work includes federal policy advocacy on loan origination\, mortgage servicing\, fair lending and other housing issues affecting homeowners of low and moderate income and communities of color\, and training NFHA member agencies and others on these topics. \nBryant Dunivan focuses a large part of his practice to helping Florida residents protect their interests in a wide variety of fields. Most of the time his practice focuses on Debtor’s Rights law (Foreclosure Defense\, Deficiency Defense\, Bankruptcy\, and Consumer Protection) and Real Estate Law (landlord-tenant matters\, title/closing\, purchase contract review\, easements\, contract enforcement\, deed preparation and quiet title actions).
URL:https://www.consumeradvocates.org/events/online-training-courses/loss-mitigation-101/
CATEGORIES:Online Training Courses
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220124T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220124T170000
DTSTAMP:20220124T215931Z
CREATED:20220124T215931Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220124T215931Z
UID:6420-1643011200-1643043600@www.consumeradvocates.org
SUMMARY:Tenant and Employment Screenings
DESCRIPTION:Webinars\n\nBackground Screening CRAs: Employment and Tenant Screening\nBackground Screening CRAs: How to Effectively Conduct Discovery and Attack the Reasonableness of the CRAs’ Criminal Record Matching Procedures\nTenant Screening and Employment Cases\n\n  \nWhy These Videos Are Helpful\nIf you are litigating FCRA cases against some or all of the main players in the employment and tenant screening worlds\, you need to understand who the players are\, what are the common violations associated with these claims and how to effectively conduct discovery to increase your settlement leverage\, prevail on your claims at summary judgement\, and ultimately win at trial. \n  \nWhat You Will Learn:\n\nHow to spot common challenges and litigate FCRA cases with background screening violations\nHow to litigate tenant screening and employment cases\nHow to identify the critical documents you need to prove your case
URL:https://www.consumeradvocates.org/events/webinar-bundles/tenant-and-employment-screenings/
CATEGORIES:Curated Webinar Bundles
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211210
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211211
DTSTAMP:20220128T023159Z
CREATED:20211210T130040Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220128T023159Z
UID:5844-1639094400-1639180799@www.consumeradvocates.org
SUMMARY:Frame and Structural Damage Cases Package
DESCRIPTION:Webinars\n\nFrame and Structural Damage Cases\nHanding Warranty Claims Using Mag Moss\nLitigating Odometer Fraud\nOvercoming Roadblocks in Defective Vehicle Cases\nThe Wheels\n\n\nWhy These Videos Are Helpful\nInterested in learning how to litigate frame and structural damage cases? Want to learn how to spot the claims and investigate if fraud occurred? Curious about the remedies available once you have spotted the problem? This webinar series offers an in-depth dive into litigating frame and structural cases commonly found in an auto fraud practice. \n\nWhat You Will Learn\n\nDetermine whether frame and structural damage took place in your client’s vehicle\nDetermine whether odometer fraud took place and what remedies exist to bring relief to your clients\nSpot common auto fraud and related claims and debt defenses associated with the condition and history of the car\, based on false statements and failures to disclose\, breaches of warranties\, and other legal duties.\nDetermine which federal and state rules provide the best remedies for your warranty claims\nHow to attack the dealership’s claim that an inspection was performed prior to sale and no defects were discovered
URL:https://www.consumeradvocates.org/events/webinar-bundles/frame-and-structural-damage-cases-package/
CATEGORIES:Curated Webinar Bundles
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211210
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211211
DTSTAMP:20260129T201321Z
CREATED:20211210T130030Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260129T201321Z
UID:5568-1639094400-1639180799@www.consumeradvocates.org
SUMMARY:FCRA and Bankruptcy Package
DESCRIPTION:Webinars\n\nFDCPA & FCRA Claims after Bankruptcy\nPost-Discharge FCRA Claims: Issue Spotting and Intake\nSpotting FCRA violations in post-discharge bankruptcy cases\n\n\nWhy these Videos are Helpful\nConsumer attorneys are well positioned to assure that the right to a “Fresh Start” guaranteed by the bankruptcy code is realized for unfortunate consumers. Interested in a hands-on\, practical approach to finding potential claims related to bankruptcy under the FCRA. Furthermore\, all attorneys working on mortgage related issues for post-bankruptcy clients need to know how the bankruptcy schedules\, the statement of intent\, and other matters in the bankruptcy process impact the rights of the Debtor post-discharge. \n\nWhat You Will Learn\n\nHow to spot issues for clients with credit problems that have not affirmed mortgages\nHow to handle challenges that arise before\, during\, and after client bankruptcy as well as furnisher challenges\nWhat to do immediately after a bankruptcy discharge is entered\nHow to spot the common credit report trade-line violations after the bankruptcy has been discharged.
URL:https://www.consumeradvocates.org/events/webinar-bundles/fcra-and-bankruptcy-package/
CATEGORIES:Curated Webinar Bundles
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211210
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211211
DTSTAMP:20250115T184022Z
CREATED:20211210T130018Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250115T184022Z
UID:5584-1639094400-1639180799@www.consumeradvocates.org
SUMMARY:Auto Finance Fraud Package
DESCRIPTION:Webinars\n\nDeals: Screening for Auto Fraud Financing Violations\nFinance Company Liability in Auto Fraud Litigation\nIntroduction to Auto Fraud Finance\nSpotting and Litigating TILA Claims\nSpotting Dealer Add- Ons: Gap\, Service Contracts\, Etching\, Other Extras\nLitigating Yoyo Cases\nHow to Win Your Yo-Yo Case in a Jury Trial\n\n\nWhy These Videos Are Helpful\n\nAre you new to auto finance fraud and want to gain a broad understanding of the major types of finance claims you can litigate?\nAre you interested in determining whether the cases that walk through your door are litigable with valid\, collectable claims under fee-shifting statutes and attorneys’ fees?\n\nThis webinar series will give you an overview of litigable auto finance cases dealing with predatory lending\, TILA\, add-ons to the financing contract\, and more. This webinar series is geared to beginner and intermediate auto fraud practitioners. \n\nWhat You Will Learn:\n\nHow to spot common auto fraud claims associated with the vehicle financing\, including predatory lending and TILA\nWho are the players and what are the processes and products that are associated with auto finance fraud\nHow to take advantage of theories of direct liability\, seeking to hold assignees liable in their own right\nDetermine whether dealers committed fraud through add-ons to the financing contract\nHow to spot and investigate yo-yo claims
URL:https://www.consumeradvocates.org/events/webinar-bundles/auto-finance-fraud-package/
CATEGORIES:Curated Webinar Bundles
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211210
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211211
DTSTAMP:20220128T023159Z
CREATED:20211210T130055Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220128T023159Z
UID:5581-1639094400-1639180799@www.consumeradvocates.org
SUMMARY:Truth in Lending Act Package
DESCRIPTION:Webinars:\n\nHands-On Tools for TILA Closed End Credit Cases\nIntroduction to TILA Claims\nSpotting and Litigating TILA Claims\n\n\nWhy These Videos Are Helpful\nAre you new to Truth in Lending Act (TILA) claims? Interested in learning how to spot these claims and how to handle challenges that arise in litigation? This webinar series will give you an overview of the Truth in Lending Act and insight into how to litigate these claims. \n\nWhat You Will Learn:\n\nRecognize when a TILA violation occurred and what remedies exist to address the claim\nFind the information you need to successfully litigate the claim
URL:https://www.consumeradvocates.org/events/webinar-bundles/truth-in-lending-act-package/
CATEGORIES:Curated Webinar Bundles
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211201
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220401
DTSTAMP:20220128T023159Z
CREATED:20211220T142707Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220128T023159Z
UID:2347-1638316800-1648771199@www.consumeradvocates.org
SUMMARY:NACA-NCLC Facilitator Training Program
DESCRIPTION:Are you interested in taking on a leadership role within NACA or NCLC?\nIncreasingly\, both organizations are looking to boost engagement through interactive\, roundtable discussions that take place at in-person and online conferences and workshops. \nThe best roundtable or group discussion experience depends on the discussion leader. A skilled leader brings out the best in everyone in that discussion\, meeting\, or roundtable. You can be that leader. \nNACA and NCLC are launching a Certified Facilitator program for members to hone their skills in leading virtual and in-person discussions. This program will strengthen the capacity of NACA members to facilitate conversations in both virtual and in-person settings. \nThese skills go beyond the conference. You carry them into your professional life. \nThis program will be limited to twenty-five people initially. The program includes: \n\nWritten materials\, including a Facilitation Guide\nVideo interviews with top NACA and NCLC facilitators\nSpring Practicum in which participants facilitate a one-hour Zoom roundtable discussion with fifteen consumer attorneys for peer assessment.
URL:https://www.consumeradvocates.org/events/upcoming/naca-nclc-facilitator-training-program/
CATEGORIES:Upcoming
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211116
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211117
DTSTAMP:20240819T151948Z
CREATED:20211116T130008Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240819T151948Z
UID:2350-1637020800-1637107199@www.consumeradvocates.org
SUMMARY:Navigating a State Practice Post-Ramirez
DESCRIPTION:In TransUnion v. Ramirez\, the Supreme Court’s ruling gave license to U.S. District Courts to systematically dismiss consumer claims for lack of Article III standing. Despite Congress’s creation of statutes that regulate businesses and provide statutory damages for those victimized by the illegal practices\, federal courts have now set higher standards on what is an injury that creates standing. This webinar will address whether state court adjudication of federal statutory individual or class claims is a feasible alternative to federal court in light of Ramirez. \nThis webinar seeks to teach lawyers to identify what types of consumer claims can be brought in state court and will provide tools for attorneys to use in making the determination to bring claims in state court on an individual or class basis. \n\nWhat You Will Learn\n\nWhat types of claims that are failing in federal court can be sustained in state court\nWhen it is better to file claims in state court rather than federal court\nWhat adjustments to your case management methods must be made\nWhat considerations are needed for asserting federal statutory claims in state court\nHow to determine if your state court follows or does not follow Article III jurisdictional principles\nHow to handle the potential that your case may be removed to federal court\nWhat to consider if the defendant does remove\nWhat typical arguments defendants may make in seeking dismissal of your claims in state court\n\n\nSpeakers\nLarry P. Smith is a consumer attorney\, handling matters involving the FCRA\, FDCPA\, EFTA\, and state consumer fraud/UDAP matters for more than nineteen years. He is the managing partner at SmithMarco\, P.C.\, which he established in 2005. Larry has tried dozens of consumer rights cases to verdict in the state and federal courts of Illinois\, Georgia\, and Wisconsin and has arbitrated more than 700 cases. Additionally\, he has amicably resolved over 4\,000 consumer fraud\, FCRA\, and FDCPA cases via settlement. \nJames M. Pietz is a plaintiffs’ class action attorney who has litigated many different consumer class actions over the last thirty years in state and federal courts around the country. Jim is a partner with the Pittsburgh law firm of Feinstein Doyle Payne & Kravec\, LLC. He has litigated class actions under the FCRA\, FDCPA\, and RICO\, as well as under various state debt collection or consumer fraud/UDAP statutes. He has handled numerous appeals in state and federal courts of appeal involving significant or systemic issues in complex consumer class litigation.
URL:https://www.consumeradvocates.org/events/online-training-courses/navigating-a-state-practice-post-ramirez/
CATEGORIES:Online Training Courses
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211020
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211021
DTSTAMP:20220128T023159Z
CREATED:20211020T120043Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220128T023159Z
UID:2359-1634688000-1634774399@www.consumeradvocates.org
SUMMARY:Litigating Auto Dealer Claims Post-Ramirez
DESCRIPTION:Following the Supreme Court’s decision in TransUnion v. Ramirez\, consumer lawyers will need to take care when preparing complaints and suing auto dealers in federal court. This is especially true when asserting claims for statutory damages under the Truth in Lending Act\, the Odometer Act\, the Equal Credit Opportunity\, and other federal statutes. This webinar is designed to help consumer lawyers avoid the new obstacles raised by Ramirez. \n\nYou Will Learn:\n\nWhat the potential impact is of the holding in Ramirez on federal statutory damage claims in individual and class actions\nHow to structure a complaint to survive a post-Ramirez motion to dismiss\nHow to select cases and forums\n\n\nSpeakers\nDan Blinn is the managing attorney of Consumer Law Group in Rocky Hill\, CT. His practice is focused on representing consumers in claims involving auto dealer fraud\, auto warranties\, and auto financing in both individual and class action lawsuits and arbitrations. He has been admitted to the Connecticut Bar since 1987. \nThomas Domonoske graduated with honors from the Hastings College of Law\, San Francisco\, CA\, in May 1989. He began practicing law in California in 1990 before moving to North Carolina\, where he taught classes at the UNC Law School. He then practiced as a legal aid lawyer in from 1993 through 1996. From July 1996 through August 2000\, he was a senior lecturing fellow at Duke Law School. In August 2000\, he returned to Virginia to a consumer law practice\, particularly the federal statutes that regulate financial transactions. \nNick Mattison is a partner at the consumer protection law firm Feferman\, Warren & Mattison in Albuquerque\, NM. He is the recipient of the National Consumer Law Center’s 2020 Rising Star Award. Nick’s practice includes individual cases and class actions against car dealers\, lenders\, credit reporting agencies\, and debt collectors.
URL:https://www.consumeradvocates.org/events/online-training-courses/litigating-auto-dealer-claims-post-ramirez/
CATEGORIES:Online Training Courses
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210901
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210902
DTSTAMP:20220128T023200Z
CREATED:20210901T120041Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220128T023200Z
UID:2368-1630454400-1630540799@www.consumeradvocates.org
SUMMARY:How to Handle Mortgage Loan Modifications After Forbearance
DESCRIPTION:The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a report that warns of widespread evictions and foreclosures once federal\, state\, and local pandemic protections come to an end\, absent additional public and private action. Over eleven million families are behind on their rent or mortgage payments: 2.1 million families are behind at least three months on mortgage payments\, while 8.8 million are behind on rent. Homeowners alone are estimated to owe almost $90 billion in missed payments. Those who are unable to resume payments or reach some other agreement with their lender may be forced to leave their homes through sale or foreclosure. This webinar is geared to mortgage practitioners of all levels. \n\nWhat You Will Learn\n\nHow to address the gap between what servicers legally must do and are actually doing\nWhat are the protections of Loss Mitigation Rules provided for by RESPA and REG X\nHow to incorporate the CFPB’s rule amendments established on June 28\, 2021 but not effective until August 31\, 2021.\n\n\nSpeakers\nJay Patterson is a nationally recognized forensic accountant and Certified Fraud Examiner. He has been the owner of Full Disclosure LLC since 2007. His practice is limited to forensic and investigative accounting/auditing relating to mortgage loan servicing functions\, processes\, and document forensics. Jay has specialized knowledge in these areas and has testified as an expert witness in a variety of jurisdictions\, including state courts\, federal courts\, and legislative bodies. He has developed methodologies used in the investigation\, examination\, and analyses of mortgage loan servicing transactions and processes. Jay is currently working with the Ditech Holding Corporation Consumer Creditor Recover Trust analyzing claims. \nAttorney Oliver Max Gardner III is recognized as one of the leading lawyers in America in the area of predatory mortgage servicing and as the “dean” of mortgage servicing issues in consumer bankruptcy cases. Max received his undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1969 and graduated with high honors from the UNC School of Law in 1974. Following graduation\, he served as the senior law clerk to the Hon. William H. Bobbitt\, the late Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court\, and as senior law clerk to the Hon. William Copeland\, an Associate Justice of that Court. He has been recognized twice by the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys for special national awards. He is also the founder of his renowned Max Gardner’s Bankruptcy Boot Camp. \nRoberto Rivera is a native of St. Croix\, Virgin Islands\, is a proud veteran of the US Marine Corp\, and frequent attendee and speaker at Max Gardner’s Boot Camps. He has been in the Loss Mitigation\, Mortgage and Real Estate field for almost 22 years.  During this time\, he has contributed to thousands of successful real estate and mortgage transactions\, including\, mediation\, short sale\, deed in lieu\, and mortgage modifications.  Bobby works exclusively with attorneys offering loss mitigation consulting with on an à la carte basis.
URL:https://www.consumeradvocates.org/events/online-training-courses/how-to-handle-mortgage-loan-modifications-after-forbearance/
CATEGORIES:Online Training Courses
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210721
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210722
DTSTAMP:20220128T023200Z
CREATED:20210721T120018Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220128T023200Z
UID:2371-1626825600-1626911999@www.consumeradvocates.org
SUMMARY:TransUnion v. Ramirez - Part II: What does the Supreme Court's decision mean for your FDCPA practice
DESCRIPTION:The Supreme Court’s decision in TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez\, U.S.\, 2021 WL 2599472 (U.S. June 25\, 2021) will change the way that federal courts analyze standing. This session considers the impact of the decision on claims brought under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). Familiarity with FDCPA litigation and the Ramirez decision is recommended. \nFor more background about the holding in Ramirez\, please see TransUnion v. Ramirez – Part I: What does the Supreme Court’s decision mean for your FCRA practice. \nThis webinar was sponsored by the National Association of Consumer Advocates\, the National Consumer Law Center\, and Public Justice. \n\nWhat You will Learn\n\nHow to establish standing in FDCPA cases after Ramirez.\nHow the Ramirez decision alters the approach to standing established by the Supreme Court in Spokeo\n\n\nSpeakers\nJames Francis (Muhlenberg College\, B.A. 1992; Temple University\, J.D. 1995) has focused on consumer protection litigation\, concentrating on the FCRA\, FDCPA\, and consumer class actions. He was trial counsel in the Ramirez case\, argued the seminal FCRA case of Cortez v. TransUnion before the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals\, was certified to serve as Class counsel in over thirty class actions\, was involved in the trial of two class actions to verdict and has received some of the largest FCRA settlements in history. \nCassandra P. Miller is a Partner at Edelman Combs Latturner & Goodwin\, LLC\, specializing in the practice of consumer law – both individual and class action litigation. She has been appointed class counsel in numerous federal class actions that have resulted in significant recovery to consumers. Cassandra has spent her legal career helping consumers subjected to unfair and abusive debt collection efforts; helping consumers correct credit reporting errors; and protecting individuals from deceptive business practices. \nDick Rubin\, Of Counsel to Gupta Wessler PLLC\, is a nationally preeminent consumer law expert and appellate advocate whose string of victories in the federal courts of appeals has helped set the contours of current federal consumer protection law\, particularly with respect to debt collection practices and credit reporting. For the past 30 years\, Dick has limited his practice to handling federal appeals arising under federal consumer protection statutes. During this period of concentration on appellate advocacy\, Dick has appeared before the court of appeals for almost every federal circuit.
URL:https://www.consumeradvocates.org/events/online-training-courses/transunion-v-ramirez-part-ii-what-does-the-supreme-courts-decision-mean-for-your-fdcpa-practice/
CATEGORIES:Online Training Courses
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210715
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210716
DTSTAMP:20220128T023200Z
CREATED:20210715T120033Z
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SUMMARY:TransUnion v. Ramirez - Part I: What Does the Supreme Court's Decision Mean for your FCRA Practice
DESCRIPTION:The Supreme Court’s decision in TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez\, U.S.\, 2021 WL 2599472 (U.S. June 25\, 2021) will change the way that federal courts analyze standing. This session considers the impact of the decision on claims brought under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Familiarity with FCRA litigation is recommended. \nThis webinar was sponsored by the National Association of Consumer Advocates\, the National Consumer Law Center\, and Public Justice. \n\nWhat You will Learn\n\nHow to select and plead cases to establish standing in FCRA cases after Ramirez.\nHow the Ramirez decision alters the approach to standing established by the Supreme Court in Spokeo\n\n\nSpeakers\nLauren KW Brennan is an attorney at Francis Mailman Soumilas\, PC. in Philadelphia.  Lauren concentrates her practice on consumer class actions\, particularly under the FCRA.  She was on the trial and appeal teams in Ramirez. \nMichelle Drake is a Shareholder at Berger Montague PC\, where she supervises the firm’s Minneapolis office. Ms. Drake focuses her practice on consumer protection\, improper credit reporting\, and financial services class actions. \nJohn Soumilas is a shareholder at Francis Mailman Soumilas\, PC.  Based in the firm’s Philadelphia office\, John is known for his work in consumer class actions and also for trying cases under the FCRA\, including his work as lead trial counsel in Ramirez and in Cortez v. Trans Union\, LLC.
URL:https://www.consumeradvocates.org/events/online-training-courses/transunion-v-ramirez-part-i-what-does-the-supreme-courts-decision-mean-for-your-fcra-practice/
CATEGORIES:Online Training Courses
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