Events
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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How to Recover the Full Amount of Attorneys Fees
Many consumer protection cases are litigated under fee-shifting laws. If you prevail on behalf of the consumer in your case, you may be able to recover attorney fees from the…
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Guerrilla Marketing in the Jungle
A consumer practice is often very different than other law business models. Therefore, the approach to marketing should be different as well. This webinar provides an overview of the basics…
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Debt Defense 101 Trial Preparation
This webinar will discuss how to defend a consumer debt collection case at trial. It will first very briefly review the information, documents, and testimony you should optimally obtain in…
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How to Jumpstart Your Practice
Whether you have been in private practice for years, or if you are just thinking about hanging your own shingle, we can all benefit from giving our careers a "jump…
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Tax Initiative Update – 2015
Benjamin Franklin quipped that “nothing can be certain, except death and taxes.” It is surprising, however, that your clients are taxed on the attorney’s fees that you earn while representing…
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Trees and Fruit: How Fee Agreements May Change the Taxation of Attorneys’ Fees
The structure of fee agreements plays a significant role in the taxation of attorneys' fees. The Supreme Court has held that traditional contingency fee agreements constitute impermissible assignments of taxable…
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1099s and Attorneys’ Fees
It's tax season and by now you and your clients should have received 1099s for settlements and judgments from last year. These forms are often misunderstood and raise many questions,…
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“As Is” Ain’t No Absolution
“As is” disclaimers are found in all used car contract. Defeating "as is" disclaimers is not impossible you just need to know how. Expand and improve your practice by learning…
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How Consumer Law Specialties Choose You
Are you considering or have you just started your own firm? Are you thinking about transitioning into another sub-specialty of consumer protection law? In this webinar, the presenters will discuss…
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Finance Company Liability in Auto Fraud Litigation
The sharp and outright fraudulent business practices of many auto dealerships are well known and are the subject of much consumer litigation. And, as vehicle financing has grown, particularly for…
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How to Start/Maintain a Consumer Practice within a Legal Services Agency
According to the Legal Services Corporation (LSC), consumer issues account for eleven percent of all complaints in LSC-funded programs. Yet, the numbers of low income and economically vulnerable individuals impacted…
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