Addressing Common Pitfalls in Lemon Law Cases
What You Will Learn How to overcome common challenges associated with lemon law cases Speaker Mark Aschermann is an attorney in Austin, TX, who has been Board Certified in Commercial and Consumer Law in Texas since 1995. Mr. Aschermann is a solo practitioner representing consumers in a wide variety of matters but especially lemon law,…
Litigating Odometer Fraud Cases
What You Will Learn How to determine whether odometer fraud took place What remedies exist to bring relief to your clients Speakers Dana Karni founded Karni Law Firm, P.C. in July of 2007 and has since been tirelessly pursuing and finding success for her clients in many areas of consumer law. Dana began her consumer…
Litigating Yoyo Claims
What You Will Learn How to spot and investigate yo-yo claims properly Speaker M. Kathi Rawls has been practicing law since 2001. She is a graduate of the Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College and the Reptile Litigation Group. She has litigated hundreds of consumer law cases, including auto fraud, predatory lending, debt collection abuse, repossession…
How to Keep the Lights On
What You Will Learn Develop your practice and still have a consistent cash flow How to value your cases and services Speakers Cary Flitter is a highly respected expert in consumer law. Many of his cases have broken new ground, helping to shape the law itself and set the precedent for future decisions. ary is founding…
Ethics: Unconscious Bias Against Women in the Law
What You Will Learn How to recognize bias against women How to combat bias against women How to be an ally for women who are facing gender bias Speakers Carolyn E. Coffey is the Director of Litigation for Economic Justice at Mobilization for Justice, Inc. (MFJ). MFJ provides free legal assistance to New York City…
Persuasive Writing Tips, Tactics, and Strategies
What You Will Learn How to improve your ability to write persuasive legal documents Speakers Ronald L. Burdge, a known nationwide as a leading Lemon Law attorney, has represented literally thousands of consumers in “lemon” vehicle lawsuits and actively co-counsels and coaches other Consumer Law attorneys on how to win their cases. John Cole Gayle,…
The New Kids in Town: Mortgage Sub-Servicers—The Who, What, When, Where, and Why Behind this Network
This webinar will examine a case study of New Residential (NRZ) to provide a current example of how the new sub-servicing model in the mortgage market makes things even worse for consumers. New Residential Investment Corp is a leading provider of capital and services to the mortgage and financial services industries. Learn why this system…
The “Passive” Debt Buyer Issue
If you are suing debt buyers under the FDCPA, you need to understand the recent Circuit Court of Appeals decisions on whether these entities are debt collectors. Debt buyers are pushing the “passive” debt buyer argument through our courts to further restrict the FDCPA’s application and chip away at its already limited coverage. This webinar…
Background Screening CRAs: How to Effectively Conduct Discovery and Attack the Reasonableness of the CRAs’ Criminal Record Matching Procedures
While more than 20 million U.S. jobs were wiped out in April 2020 during the COVID-19 lockdown, the unemployment rate has begun to fall in recent months as the economy begins to reopen. This means millions of Americans will be applying for jobs and undergoing employment background checks. Employment and tenant screening CRAs routinely mismatch…
Understanding the Metro 2 Reporting Format
If you are litigating FCRA cases involving the Big Three nationwide CRAs (Equifax/Experian/TransUnion) or furnishers to those CRAs, you need to understand the Metro 2 Reporting format. This is standardized format that furnishers use to report data to the Big Three. This webinar will provide an overview of the format for FCRA practitioners at the…
Protecting Latino Consumers: Information from the FTC
Learn about the latest scams and consumer issues affecting Latino consumers. FTC staff will share strategies to protect Latino consumers, information on scams affecting Spanish-speaking communities, ways to report problems to the FTC, and resources available from the FTC in English and Spanish. What You Will Learn What are the top scams and consumer issues…
Nuts and Bolts of Landlord Tenant Litigation
The COVID-19 pandemic is predicted to dramatically increase the number of tenants being evicted from their homes. Because most states ban arbitration clauses in residential leases and also provide for fee-shifting, this area of consumer law provides a unique opportunity to grow your practice and do a lot of good. This is a beginner-level webinar,…
Modern Marketing for the Consumer Rights Lawyer: Using Podcasts, Videos and More
Finding the right clients is a challenge for all law firms and can be exceedingly difficult for consumer rights lawyers, because potential clients don’t often know they have a case or that fee shifting may allow representation to be obtained at no cost. During the COVID era, this is even more challenging—as we are relying…
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