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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220124T080000
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220210T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220210T150000
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220211T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220211T150000
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220304T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220304T150000
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220310T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220310T150000
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220315T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220315T150000
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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:20220317T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220317T153000
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UID:11403-1647525600-1647531000@www.consumeradvocates.org
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:20220330T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220330T150000
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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:20220420T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220420T150000
DTSTAMP:20240819T150053Z
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UID:11863-1650463200-1650466800@www.consumeradvocates.org
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:20220505T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220507T170000
DTSTAMP:20221214T141805Z
CREATED:20221214T141805Z
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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;VALUE=DATE:20220511
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220515
DTSTAMP:20220204T155504Z
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UID:10879-1652227200-1652572799@www.consumeradvocates.org
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:20220614T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220614T160000
DTSTAMP:20240819T150001Z
CREATED:20220531T173909Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240819T150001Z
UID:12254-1655218800-1655222400@www.consumeradvocates.org
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220628T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220628T150000
DTSTAMP:20220719T135903Z
CREATED:20220609T165627Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220719T135903Z
UID:12347-1656424800-1656428400@www.consumeradvocates.org
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220629T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220629T150000
DTSTAMP:20220617T143138Z
CREATED:20220617T143138Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220617T143138Z
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:20220712T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220712T150000
DTSTAMP:20220617T143258Z
CREATED:20220617T143258Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220617T143258Z
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:20220713T141500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220713T151500
DTSTAMP:20220714T123432Z
CREATED:20220705T215821Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220714T123432Z
UID:12531-1657721700-1657725300@www.consumeradvocates.org
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:20220719T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220719T150000
DTSTAMP:20220726T143347Z
CREATED:20220713T123752Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220726T143347Z
UID:12658-1658239200-1658242800@www.consumeradvocates.org
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220823T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220823T150000
DTSTAMP:20240819T151717Z
CREATED:20220727T142919Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240819T151717Z
UID:12884-1661263200-1661266800@www.consumeradvocates.org
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:20221012T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221012T150000
DTSTAMP:20240819T151635Z
CREATED:20220916T153626Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240819T151635Z
UID:13276-1665583200-1665586800@www.consumeradvocates.org
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:20221025T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221025T150000
DTSTAMP:20240819T145822Z
CREATED:20220929T152923Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240819T145822Z
UID:13360-1666706400-1666710000@www.consumeradvocates.org
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:20221117T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221117T150000
DTSTAMP:20240819T145740Z
CREATED:20221027T131611Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240819T145740Z
UID:13480-1668693600-1668697200@www.consumeradvocates.org
SUMMARY:Hiring and Training a Virtual Assistant
DESCRIPTION:Are you interested in increasing your firm’s productivity using a virtual assistant (VA)? There are many factors to consider when using an outsourcing firm\, including how to vet candidates and how to choose a quality firm. You’ll need a training protocol once you hire a VA to get them up to speed and need to set up systems to ensure a smooth transition and working experience. This webinar is geared to private attorneys interested in hiring a virtual assistant. \n\nWhat You Will Learn\n• What’s involved in hiring and training a virtual assistant through an outsourcing firm\n• What you should expect as far as costs and onboarding needs\n• How to handle challenges that arise concerning language skills\, competency\, cultural differences\, educational background\, etc. \n\nSpeaker\nRussell Dombrow is an attorney and the owner of the Dombrow Law Firm in Syracuse\, New York. He focuses his practice on dealer fraud\, debt collection defense\, foreclosure defense\, and credit reporting issues throughout New York State and in federal court. Russell is also a 2022 graduate of Joshua Cohen’s Student Loan Law Workshop. He graduated from Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad Law Center in Fort Lauderdale\, Florida in 2006. Russell has been a member of the National Association of Consumer Advocates since 2018. He has won multiple awards from the American Bar Association\, the New York State Bar Association\, and the Central New York Volunteer Lawyers Project for his role in presenting Continuing Legal Education programs and pro bono legal services.
URL:https://www.consumeradvocates.org/events/online-training-courses/hiring-and-training-a-virtual-assistant/
CATEGORIES:Online Training Courses
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221206T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221206T150000
DTSTAMP:20221207T140906Z
CREATED:20220914T154124Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221207T140906Z
UID:13263-1670335200-1670338800@www.consumeradvocates.org
SUMMARY:How to Run a High-Volume FCRA Practice
DESCRIPTION:Are you interested in learning how to find and handle high volumes of FCRA cases while learning how to avoid the pitfalls of a high-volume practice? If yes\, this webinar is for you. Even if you do not file a lot of cases\, the guidance applies to all firm sizes. This webinar will be geared to attorneys who already know about the FCRA and are looking to better optimize their firm’s management of these cases.  \n\n What You Will Learn   \n\nWhat types of FCRA claims are good cases for a volume practice \nHow to set up protocols that are designed to be replicated \nHow to create templates (but not copying and pasting) \n\n\n Speaker   \nDavid Chami is the managing partner for the Price Law Group. Under his supervision\, the firm files hundreds of cases each year under the FCRA\, FDCPA\, and Bankruptcy Discharge violations.  In the past two years\, David has argued in front of the 6th Circuit\, 8th Circuit\, and 9th Circuit courts of appeal obtaining reversals of summary judgment or motions to dismiss in five of the seven appeals in addition to the reversal that his firm obtained in Losch v. Experian in the 11th Circuit.    \n 
URL:https://www.consumeradvocates.org/events/online-training-courses/how-to-run-a-high-volume-fcra-practice/
CATEGORIES:Online Training Courses
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221207
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221208
DTSTAMP:20230918T171139Z
CREATED:20180308T130041Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230918T171139Z
UID:2337-1670371200-1670457599@www.consumeradvocates.org
SUMMARY:Debt Defense eCourse
DESCRIPTION:Nonmembers need to be verified. Email Rebecca Smolar to start the process.\n\n\nNearly 30 million Americans have a debt in collections. Given that the average American household has approximately $15\,000 in credit card debt\, this trend is likely to remain active for the foreseeable future. Furthermore\, as unpaid debt is sold to third-party debt buyers for pennies on the dollar\, debt buyers use the courts to sue hundreds of consumers in one fell swoop\, often without any knowledge that the debt is still owed or that the amount is correct. Learning how to effectively handle debt defense cases and spot affirmative claims with fee-shifting statutes is an excellent path to start a thriving consumer practice. \n\nAbout the eCourse\nNACA’s Debt Defense eCourse is a self-paced\, beginner course that teaches how to obtain optimal results for debt collection cases while earning a reasonable fee for the legal services. Using four interactive stories and three webinars\, the eCourse teaches how to best litigate based on the fact pattern. \nParticipants will have access to the course for three months and will receive a certificate of completion if they have finished each of the four learning modules by the end of the period. You will receive five CLE credits once you have finished the course. NACA is an approved multi-provider of CLE credits for the State of California and the State of Pennsylvania. All course registrants from California and Pennsylvania will automatically be approved to receive three CLE credits. This course has also been approved for three CLE credits in Minnesota.   \nThe Internet-based course allows participants a personalized experience\, where they set their learning pace\, rather than go at the pace of the group. Learners can focus on elements they need to learn and can skip what they already know. There is no travel time and no associated travel costs. Learn when it is convenient for you. Research shows that advantages to eLearning\, like this eCourse\, include reduced training time and better comprehension and retention. \n\nWhat You Will Learn\n\nConduct effective intake that results in litigable cases and fee-generating clients\nDetermine the best strategy to litigate common credit card debt defense cases\nRespond to arbitration clauses defensively and use them offensively\nStrengthen the case through cost-effective discovery\nNegotiate a fair settlement for debt defense cases\nIdentify fact patterns and defenses that are likely help bolster affirmative claims and lead to fee-shifting counter claims\nIn trial\, effectively use an understanding of underlying policies and broader systemic challenges associated with debt collection industry to educate judge (and jury)\nRespond effectively to judicial prejudice\, common defense arguments (unjust enrichment)\, and court annexed arbitration\nUse evidence effectively\, including test-liar affidavits\, and respond to respond to hearsay exceptions and burden of proof arguments\nEnsure attorney fees are paid and client receives compensation\n\n\nCourse Developers\nJudson E. Crump\, a consumer finance attorney\, went to Birmingham-Southern College and got his law degree from the University of Alabama School of Law. The raison d’etre of his law practice is to protect honest working folks from fraud and financial ruin. He was the 2014 winner of the South Alabama Volunteer Lawyer Program’s Young Lawyer of the Year award and was named a “Rising Star” by Alabama Super Lawyers in 2014 and 2015. \nAdrian Lapas graduated from Wake Forest University School of Law in 1993 with a Juris Doctor degree. Prior to that\, he graduated in 1990 from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. He has been practicing bankruptcy law since 1993. Adrian is certified as a specialist in consumer bankruptcy law by the North Carolina State Bar. Additionally\, he is a member of the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys and received a Distinguished Service Award. In the spring of 2010\, Adrian testified before the United States House of Representatives Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law on proposed legislation that would affect private student loans in bankruptcy. \nMatthew Loker earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Toledo\, where he received a Bachelor of Arts in Law and Social Thought with a concentration in Spanish. While attending California Western School of Law\, Matthew served as president of the Entertainment & Sports Law Society and vice president of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Society and earned various awards such as the Academic Achievement Award and the Telecommunications Award. Matthew joined the Kazerouni Law Group\, APC in 2011 and served in an of-counsel capacity to the firm. In March of 2013\, Kazerouni Law Group APC took on Matthew as a full time associate. Matthew has been an instrumental litigation attorney on consumer rights cases. Among many honors\, Matthew won the 2015 M&Awards for Best Consumer Rights Lawyer\, Lawyers of Distinction Award—Named in the Top 10% of Consumer Attorneys\, and Super Lawyers Rising Star\, 2017–present. \nJames Renken graduated from the University of California\, San Diego\, and Brooklyn Law School. James is admitted to the bars of Minnesota\, New York\, New Jersey\, and the District of Columbia\, and to the United States District Courts for the District of Minnesota\, the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York\, and the District of New Jersey. His pro bono service to indigent clients in Brooklyn\, New York was repeatedly recognized by the Brooklyn Bar Association and by the New York State Bar Association‘s Empire State Counsel® program. \n\n\n\nNonmembers need to be verified. Email Rebecca Smolar to start the process.
URL:https://www.consumeradvocates.org/events/ecourses/debt-defense-ecourse/
CATEGORIES:eCourses,Online Training Courses
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221207
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221208
DTSTAMP:20250210T175142Z
CREATED:20200902T120028Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250210T175142Z
UID:2344-1670371200-1670457599@www.consumeradvocates.org
SUMMARY:FCRA 101 eCourse
DESCRIPTION:Nonmembers need to be verified. Email us to start the process.\n\n\n\nAccording to the Federal Trade Commission\, approximately 20 percent of Americans have serious mistakes on their credit reports. This impacts their abilities to purchase homes and cars and even to secure jobs. With many Americans currently and projected to be struggling to make ends meet\, the need to access credit is crucial to allow families to stay in their homes and avoid car repossessions. Incorrect credit reporting makes home and car loans unaffordable to those most vulnerable. The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) delineates consumer rights regarding reporting of consumer data and responsibilities of Credit Reporting Agencies (CRAs) and furnishers to provide accurate information. \n\nAbout the eCourse\nThe FCRA eCourse is a self-paced primer for attorneys interested in adding FCRA cases to their practice. The goal of the course is to prepare beginner and intermediate practitioners to litigate an FCRA case from the ground up. The eCourse includes information about claims and issue spotting\, navigating the dispute process\, and litigating through settlement and summary judgment. It contains an interactive story\, fifteen webinars\, and key sample documents including complaints and discovery requests. \nParticipants will receive a certificate of completion upon completion of each component of the course\, up to 17 CLE credits. In order to receive the certificate\, you must complete the course. NACA is an approved multi-provider of CLE credits for the State of California and the State of Pennsylvania.\n \nThe Internet-based course allows participants a personalized experience\, where they set their learning pace\, rather than go at the pace of the group. Learners can focus on elements they need to learn and can skip what they already know. There is no travel time and no associated travel costs. Learn when it is convenient for you. Research shows that advantages to eLearning\, like this eCourse\, include reduced training time and better comprehension and retention. \n\nWhat You Will Learn\n\nConduct effective intake to determine and identify privately enforceable FCRA violations\nIssue spot damages and other pre-suit factors such as client goals and litigation timeline\, and decide whether the client and case are a good fit for your firm\nDetermine the best strategy to litigate common credit reporting cases against CRAs and furnishers\nIdentify and litigate the following claims: 1681e(b)\, 1681i\, and 1681s-2(b)\nDraft effective Complaints and appropriately respond to motions to dismiss\, motions to strike punitive damages\, and standing/Spokeo motions\nStrengthen cases through cost-effective discovery and respond to pre-settlement demand requests\nEffectively value cases and negotiate fair and reasonable FCRA settlements\n\n\nCourse Developers\nJustin Baxter is a trial attorney with Baxter & Baxter\, LLP. He has obtained jury verdicts in state and federal court under the Fair Credit Reporting Act and Fair Debt Collection Practices Act\, including Miller v. Equifax ($18.5 million)\, Valentine v. Equifax ($200\,000)\, and Macik v. Chase ($190\,000). He co-counsels cases with NACA members in all fifty states. \nMatthew Loker is the founder of Loker Law\, APC and Professor of Contracts at the San Luis Obispo College of Law. In practice\, 100% of the cases handled by Loker Law\, APC are consumer related. Said cases range from defending consumers who have been sued by creditors or debt collectors to large Multi-District Class Actions. Specifically\, a majority of Matthew’s practice focuses on the FDCPA\, the FCRA\, the TCPA\, California’s Identity Theft Act\, and false advertising claims. \nCraig Marchiando of Consumer Litigation Associates focuses his practice on representing consumers in lawsuits brought under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Litigating mainly class action cases\, Craig has represented thousands of consumers in successfully obtaining benefits under the FCRA’s broad protections and has been appointed class counsel by numerous courts across the country. \nRobert S. Sola is the founding member of Robert S. Sola\, P.C.\, a consumer law firm based in Portland\, OR. He specializes in cases under the Fair Credit Reporting Act and has been handling such cases since 1996. Mr. Sola represents consumers across the country and has litigated FCRA cases in more than twenty-five states. Mr. Sola has obtained large jury verdicts against all three major credit reporting agencies. In 2002\, he was lead counsel in Thomas v. Trans Union\, where the jury awarded the consumer $5.3 million. In 2007\, he was co-counsel in Williams v. Equifax\, which resulted in a judgment of $3.4 million. Mr. Sola was named NACA Trial Lawyer of the Year in 2003. In 2018\, Mr. Sola was a featured speaker at a credit reporting conference in Lagos\, Nigeria. \nAaron M. Swift graduated cum laude from Dickinson College in Carlisle\, PA\, and then attended Stetson University College of Law. In 2012\, Aaron accepted a position at LeavenLaw\, where he managed the Consumer Law department. In October 2017\, Aaron decided to hang a shingle of his own\, and Swift\, Isringhaus & Dubbeld\, P.A. has grown to four attorneys representing consumers throughout Florida. Swift Law is dedicated to fighting debt collectors and credit reporting agencies as well as mortgage\, credit card\, and timeshare companies. \n\n\n\nNonmembers need to be verified. Email us to start the process.
URL:https://www.consumeradvocates.org/events/ecourses/fcra-ecourse/
CATEGORIES:eCourses,Online Training Courses
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230215T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230215T150000
DTSTAMP:20230315T155727Z
CREATED:20230207T133341Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230315T155727Z
UID:14479-1676469600-1676473200@www.consumeradvocates.org
SUMMARY:Recovering Motor Vehicle Dealer Surety Bonds
DESCRIPTION:Have you ever turned away a good case against a car dealer because they have gone out of business\, or you fear that it could happen before you are able to collect a judgment?  Fear not!  You may have a remedy through a Motor Vehicle Dealer Surety Bond! \n\nWhat You Will Learn \n\nHow to find a defendant dealer’s surety bond\nWhat losses are covered by surety bonds\nHow to draft a lawsuit against a dealer to maximize bond availability\nHow to implead the surety and satisfy your judgment against a defendant dealer\n\n\nSpeaker \nSince 1981 Jerard Heller has represented Florida automotive consumers against car dealers\, repair shops\, insurance companies\, lenders and other corporate predators.
URL:https://www.consumeradvocates.org/events/online-training-courses/recovering-motor-vehicle-dealer-surety-bonds/
CATEGORIES:Online Training Courses
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230223T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230223T150000
DTSTAMP:20230227T185316Z
CREATED:20230206T184701Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230227T185316Z
UID:14459-1677160800-1677164400@www.consumeradvocates.org
SUMMARY:Spotting FCRA Violations by Reviewing Your Client's Credit Reports
DESCRIPTION:he national credit bureaus maintain credit files for most consumers and issue credit reports to third parties based upon the contents of these files.  That information includes data about credit and collections accounts supposedly associated with a particular consumer\, such as the balances over time\, payment history\, and credit usage.  Consumers have important rights and powerful remedies under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) regarding the accuracy of the information published in their credit reports. \nIn this webinar\, you will begin to learn how to spot certain common FCRA violations on your clients’ credit reports.  These skills can be applied beyond credit reports from the Big Three (Equifax\, Experian\, and TransUnion) to other types of “consumer reports” issued by the many specialty consumer reporting agencies relating to a variety of industries such as tenant screening\, employment background checks\, insurance\, banking\, and more. This webinar is geared to beginners\, no prior experience is needed. \n\nWhat You Will Learn \n\nWhat are the common causes of credit report inaccuracies\nWhere to look for inaccuracies on a credit report\nWhat is the importance of pursuing claims based only upon objective inaccuracies (as opposed to claims embodying a legal dispute)\n\n\nSpeaker \nAs founder of the Law Office of Adam G. Singer\, PLLC\, Adam has focused his practice on helping consumers enforce their Fair Credit rights.  Most frequently\, Adam’s cases involve the defamatory fallout from negative credit reporting that arises from identity theft or mixed files.   Adam earned a B.A.\, summa cum laude at Washington University and a J.D.\, cum laude at the University of Pennsylvania Law School.  Adam began his legal career as a law clerk to the Hon. Sidney H. Stein\, U.S.D.J. in the S.D.N.Y. and as an associate at the law firms of Skadden Arps and Akin Gump before starting his own consumer practice. \n 
URL:https://www.consumeradvocates.org/events/online-training-courses/spotting-fcra-violations-by-reviewing-your-clients-credit-reports/
CATEGORIES:Online Training Courses
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SUMMARY:SEO Made Simple: How Consumer Protection Law Firms Can Attract New Clients Online
DESCRIPTION:How can you get your firm seen more by consumers looking to hire an attorney? Search Engine Optimization may be the answer. SEO involves more than just adding a few key words to the back-end of your website. Come learn about SEO’s purpose in the context of consumer protection and how to make SEO a part of your marketing system. \nThis webinar will provide practical advice and actionable insights to help your firm get in front of more legal consumers searching for answers online. Not only will you chat with a marketing expert\, but you will also learn about the strategies employed by the Bell Law Firm in its successful consumer protection SEO campaign. \n\nWhat You Will Learn\n• How your potential clients search online (keywords they use)\n• How to create content that resonates with potential clients and drives new leads\n• How to position your firm as a trusted resource for your potential clients\n• What are the right and wrong ways to use ChatGPT to write content and research new topics\n• How to track and measure results from SEO and online marketing investments \n\nSpeakers\nBryce Bell is the founder of Bell Law\, LLC\, a law firm dedicated to relentlessly pursuing justice against companies that defraud consumers. Bell Law focuses on auto safety\, landlord/tenant issues\, Fintech\, and other Unfair Deceptive Acts and Practices (UDAAP)\, both individually and as class actions and mass torts across the country. Bryce is the Missouri state chair for NACA. Recent accomplishments for the firm in 2019 include a settlement with Wells Fargo for violations of the SCRA and a $1 million+ data breach settlement for local employees in the Kansas City area whose private information was compromised. \nWill Palmer is a seasoned Internet advertising and marketing specialist with over 15 years of experience in the industry. He holds a Journalism degree with an emphasis in Strategic Communications & Advertising from the University of Kansas and bring a unique blend of creativity\, savvy business sense\, and real world marketing experience to the table. He applies this skill set to help clients reach their short and long-term goals faster and with maximized Return on Investment. In addition to my deep knowledge around the Internet’s role in a changing consumer landscape\, he has nearly a decade of business development consulting exclusively serving the legal industry. Click here to learn more.
URL:https://www.consumeradvocates.org/events/online-training-courses/seo-made-simple-how-consumer-protection-law-firms-can-attract-new-clients-online/
CATEGORIES:Online Training Courses
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SUMMARY:Fair Debt Collections Practices Act Webinar 101
DESCRIPTION:Do you want to get engaged with FDCPA cases but don’t know where to start? This webinar is for you. This session will provide a general overview of the FDCPA and the parties involved in the debt collection industry. The webinar will address the scope of the FDCPA\, common violations\, and available remedies. \nIt is also a great primer for anyone who represents consumers in other types of cases so you can spot violations of the FDCPA. \n\nWhat You Will Learn:\n• Who is a consumer\n• Who is a debt collector\n• What are common FDCPA violations\n• How to get paid for an FDCPA case \n\nSpeakers \nAbbas Kazerounian is one of the founding partners at Kazerouni Law Group\, APC\, and the Injury Recovery Group. Mr. Kazerounian’s areas of specialty are personal injury\, consumer rights and class actions. Abbas is licensed to practice law in CA\, TX\, IL\, WA\, DC\, NY\, MI and CO. He is also licensed in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals\, Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals as well the United States Supreme Court. \nCliff Carlson is a sole practitioner representing consumers in Texas\, Georgia\, and Alabama. His practice focuses primarily on consumer debt. He received his Juris Doctorate from the Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law in 2012. Cliff also received a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Mercer University in 2005. He generally limits his practice to consumer rights issues\, such as Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and Fair Credit Reporting Act Violations.
URL:https://www.consumeradvocates.org/events/online-training-courses/fair-debt-collections-practices-act-webinar-101/
CATEGORIES:Online Training Courses
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SUMMARY:FTC Update: Auto Fraud Resources
DESCRIPTION:Buying a car is one of the biggest investments consumers will make and one that many approach cautiously. This presentation will focus on the FTC’s recent auto enforcement efforts (in particular\, the Napleton and Passport cases)\, the agency’s proposed rule to ban junk fees and bait-and-switch tactics in the car buying process\, and newly available consumer education materials at ftc.gov/MoneyMatters. \n\nWhat You Will Learn: \n\nHow the recent auto enforcement efforts could benefit your auto cases\nHow to use the proposed rule to support your cases\nWhat resource are available on MoneyMatters related to purchasing a car\n\n\nSpeakers \nHelen Clark is a Staff Attorney in the Federal Trade Commission’s Division of Financial Practices.  Ms. Clark investigates and brings enforcement actions challenging unfair or deceptive practices and other violations in the advertising\, sales and financing of automobiles\, among other industries.  She received her law degree from Columbia Law School and her undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia. \nColleen Tressler is a Senior Project Manager in the Federal Trade Commission’s Division of Consumer and Business Education. DCBE leads the agency’s education initiatives to give people the tools they need to make informed decisions\, and give businesses the tools they need to comply with the law. Colleen’s career in the consumer affairs and education arena spans more than 35 years. During that time\, she has taken an especially active role in helping to educate consumers about issues that affect their financial well-being. Colleen is responsible for planning\, developing\, and implementing creative\, practical\, plain-language\, mission-related campaigns. She holds an M.S. from the Johns Hopkins University\, Carey Business School in Baltimore\, MD and a B.S. from the University of Maryland in College Park\, MD
URL:https://www.consumeradvocates.org/events/online-training-courses/ftc-update-auto-fraud-resources/
CATEGORIES:Online Training Courses
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