Setting up your FCRA Case for Success
What You Will Learn How to conduct an effective intake, including for clients at risk of bankruptcy How to determine what steps you need to take to prepare your case for litigation Speakers Penny Hays Cauley (Samford University, J.D.) has been representing consumers for twenty years. In 2006, she opened Hays Cauley, P.C., a law…
Marketing Your Practice to Find FCRA Claims
What You Will Learn How to determine who is your ideal client How to develop a plan to market yourself to ideal client Speakers SaraEllen Hutchison is an experienced consumer protection lawyer, TLC Warrior from the class of July 2012, and a Professional Coach certified by the Life Coach School. When she's not lawyering or…
Identifying Claims against Furnishers
What You Will Learn How to spot FCRA claims against furnishers How to choose which cases are worth litigating Speakers Suzanne Begnoche represents plaintiffs in matters involving identity theft, security breaches, unfair credit reporting, and unfair debt collection. Now in private practice, she was previously a staff attorney handling consumer matters at Legal Aid of…
Considerations for the Inclusion of CRAs in Furnisher Cases
What You Will Learn Determine whom to sue and how to best settle cases that include both CRA and furnisher violations Speakers Barry S. Balmuth was lead counsel for the plaintiffs in cases that resulted in the largest recovery in an inverse condemnation action in Florida ($42 million after a successful liability trial) and the…
Litigating Cases Against Furnishers
What You Will Learn How to take the legal vs. factual dispute dichotomy into consideration, learn how to handle discovery requests, draft motions, and determine damages in furnisher cases Speakers Getting her start in the trenches as a legal aid attorney, Erika Heath has years of experience in seeking justice for employees and consumers against…
Triage Your FCRA Practice
What You Will Learn Learn how to set up your FCRA practice. Speakers James Francis (Muhlenberg College, B.A. 1992; Temple University, J.D. 1995), co-Founder of Francis Mailman Soumilas, P.C., 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…
Ethics of Advertising
What You Will Learn How to ethically generate client leads and market your services Speakers Scott Hardy has been in the tech industry for 30 years and was on the internet before the World Wide Web even existed. Scott’s taken this experience and rolled it into Top Class Actions, which he started in 2008. Now…
Tenant Screening and Employment Cases
What You Will Learn How to litigate tenant screening and employment cases Speakers Alexis Lehmann is an attorney at Francis Mailman Soumilas, P.C., who represents individual consumers’ rights under the FCRA and the FDCPA. Alexis is also an active member on the Executive Board for the Justice Rising Advocates. Prior to joining the firm, Alexis worked…
Common Mistakes Associated with FCRA Cases in Bankruptcy
What You Will Learn Handle challenges that arise before, during, and after client bankruptcy as well as furnisher challenges Speakers Penelope Bach advocates for debtors with complex bankruptcy cases and litigation. Penelope developed a unique and challenging niche by reviewing post-discharge credit and assuring accurate credit files by the removing and correcting of trade-lines and…
The Personalities: Know Thyself and the Others
What You Will Learn How to deal with personalities of opposing counsel and parties and maximizing your own personal strengths and weaknesses Speakers Dave Maxfield has been a NACA member since 1998, has litigated thousands of FCRA, FCBA, and other consumer cases. Dave is the current president of the 1900-member Richland County Bar Association in Columbia, South…
Understanding Arbitration Rules for Jams & AAA
Understanding Arbitration Rules for Jams & AAA
Learn the Game: Basic and Advanced Techniques to Negotiate American Style
What You Will Learn What strategies you need to successfully negotiate your case Speakers Gretchen Reimert Ronald Wilcox has been a consumer protection attorney since 1995, with an office in San Jose. Ron is a graduate of Gerry Spence’s Trial Lawyers College and has tried consumer protection cases in federal and state court, as well…
The Client Factor
What You Will Learn How to set client expectations and handle last minute disclosures as well as when to time the reveal of client details during mediation and arbitration Speakers Mike Cardoza was trained as a trial attorney in the U.S. Marine Corps and has tried countless cases in federal and state courtrooms. Mike is…
Setting up the Mediation So that It Won’t Be a Waste of Time and Money
What You Will Learn How to prepare for a mediation so it will achieve your goals Speakers David Marco, SmithMarco Alysson Snow leads the Consumer Protection Division of the Legal Aid Society of San Diego, Inc. Ms. Snow is an aggressive litigator with extensive experience in consumer protection litigation. She and her team provide free…
Dispositive Motions
What You Will Learn Draft and use dispositive motions to further your case goals Speakers Brian L. Bromberg is the owner of the Bromberg Law Office, P.C. in New York City. Mr. Bromberg is admitted to practice law in New York and California. He graduated from Oberlin College, with a B.A. in Philosophy in 1987,…
Landlord Tenant Package
Webinars Fighting for Tenants—Marrying Consumer Protection, Personal Injury, and Landlord Tenant Law Nuts and Bolts of Landlord Tenant Litigation Tenant Screening and Employment Cases Residential Rental Debt Collection Why These Videos Are Helpful When consumers complain about problems with their landlords, there are many ways to tackle the challenge. This webinar series will provide you…
Decoding the Rules for Electronic Transactions and Electronic Signatures, including Applications to the TCPA
Are you interested in learning about special (hidden) protections in state law (Uniform Electronics Transactions Act (UETA)) and federal law (E-Sign) to protect consumers in electronic transactions? There are special rules before an electronic signature can be considered equivalent to a signature applied with a pen to paper. There are also special protections for consumers…
TransUnion v. Ramirez – Part I: What Does the Supreme Court’s Decision Mean for your FCRA Practice
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. This webinar was sponsored by the…
TransUnion v. Ramirez – Part II: What does the Supreme Court’s decision mean for your FDCPA practice
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. For more…
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