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Liar, Liar: What to do When Your Client Lies
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. What You Will Learn The ethical rules…
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The Profitable Consumer Law Practice: Being A Good Lawyer is Not Good Enough, Part 1
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,…
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The Profitable Consumer Law Practice: Being a Good Lawyer is Not Good Enough, Part 2
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,…
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How Much is My FCRA Case Worth?
Why You Should Attend This 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…
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Don’t Leave Money on the Table: Settle FCRA Cases
What You Will Learn Valuation of case for settlement and materials needed Composing the settlement demand letter Effective negotiating techniquesStrategies in multiple defendant cases Contents of the settlement agreement Presenter Robert S. Sola has his own practice in Portland, Oregon, where he has been handling Fair Credit Reporting Act cases since 1996. He represents consumers…
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Ethics in Consumer Cases: How Not to Look Sleazy
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…
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Basic Car Loan Math
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…
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How to Build Your Practice One Hour at a Time
If you could get paid for all the time you give away, wouldn’t you? As consumer lawyers, we often feel we have to give our time generously because our clients and potential clients are usually in terrible financial straits; but not every consumer in need of assistance is a pro bono case. This webinar will…
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Ethical Considerations for FDCPA Practitioners
Maintaining a practice concentrating on claims under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act comes with its own ethical challenges. Join us July 1st for a webinar by David J. Philipps, a NACA founding member with over 25 years of experience in working with the FDCPA. A range of topics taken directly from his experience as…
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Let’s Get Ethical
Legal ethics is a minefield for the unwary lawyer. The program will address common ethics issues that arise in handling consumer matters, including whether one can ethically suggest that a client record telephone calls, issues raised in representing multiple consumers against a single defendant, defendants' efforts to keep information and settlement terms confidential, and ethical…
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Debt Defense with Peter Holland
In this 60 minute webinar, Peter covers background, insights and litigation tips for debt defense cases. Topics include: overview of debt buyer industry; Forward Flow Agreements and bank liability; current regulatory response; debt buyer default judgment business model; client intake; screening for affirmative claims; trial preparation; trial tips; essential settlement terms; and significant case law…
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