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FCRA Discovery Series: Understanding Documents from the Big Three Credit Reporting Agencies
Webinars Understanding documents from Equifax Understanding documents from Experian Understanding documents from TranUnion Why These Videos are Helpful Want to improve discovery in your fair credit reporting cases? NACA is…
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How to Succeed in Arbitration: A Three-Webinar Boot Camp
Webinars Pre-Arbitration Considerations and the Arbitration Demand The Preliminary Hearing and Discovery The Arbitration Hearing and Post-Hearing Briefing Why These Videos Are Helpful Arbitration is ubiquitous, and it has profoundly…
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So You Have a Case with a Fee Claim; Now What? Learn How to Maximize your Fee Award
The practice of law is a business, and an important part of that business is getting paid. Whether you are in private practice or working for legal services, getting paid…
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Post-Discharge FCRA Claims: Issue Spotting and Intake
Commercial and consumer bankruptcy filings are steadily rising, according to the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI). Former ABI Executive Director Samuel J. Gerdano has described bankruptcy as providing a “shield for distressed…
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Protecting Military Consumers—Special Protections and Issues
Join staff from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) as they discuss many of the top consumer protections and issues for members of the military…
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How to Become a Successful Student Loan Lawyer
There are 1.6 trillion dollars in outstanding student loans in the U.S. that affect forty-four million Americans. As attorneys, we need to have a basic knowledge of how to assist our clients…
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Student Loans
Webinars Introduction to Student Loan Cases How to become a successful Student Loan Lawyer Bankruptcy may be the Best Choice for Student Loan Relief Post Election Student Loans in the…
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Fighting for Tenants—Marrying Consumer Protection, Personal Injury, and Landlord Tenant Law
This webinar should be of interest to anyone interested in expanding his or her consumer protection practice by helping a growing and vulnerable population: tenants. We will explore common tenant…
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Developing a Private Auto Fraud Practice
Besides purchasing a home, buying a car is the biggest consumer purchase that most individuals will make in their lifetime. Today, there are there are more than 260 million registered…
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Developing an Auto Fraud Practice: Issue Spotting Auto Claims
Besides purchasing a home, buying a car is the biggest consumer purchase that most individuals will make in their lifetime. Today, there are there are more than 260 million registered…
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Virtual Depositions
The practice of consumer law is going virtual. Video depositions will become the new norm. Harnessing the power of online platforms will allow you to conduct depositions as if you…
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You Should Teach A Consumer Law Course
In the wake of the great recession of 2008, law schools saw a surge in interest in consumer protection courses, covering issues such as mortgages, debt collection, and credit reporting.…
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Discovery Planning and Alternatives to Formal Discovery
What You Will Learn How to create a formal and informal discovery plan to obtain documents and information you need to litigate your case Speakers Matthew Loker is the founder…
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How to Keep the Lights On
What You Will Learn Develop your practice to handle consumer claims and still have a consistent cash flow Speakers Larry P. Smith is a consumer attorney, handling matters involving the…
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Spotting Dealer Add- Ons: Gap, Service Contracts, Etching, Other Extras
What You Will Learn How to determine whether dealers committed fraud through add-ons to the financing contract Speakers Gregory T. Babbitt is a partner at Rosner, Barry & Babbitt, LLP,…
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Introduction to Auto Fraud Finance
What You Will Learn Familiarity with the players, processes, and products that are associated with auto finance fraud Speakers Christina Gill Roseman, represents consumers at Roseman Law Firm, PLLC, with…
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Frame and Structural Damage Cases
What You Will Learn Whether frame and structural damage took place in your client’s vehicle What remedies exist to bring relief to your clients with frame and structural damage cases…
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Handling Warranty Claims Using Mag Moss
What You Will Learn Which federal and state rules provide the best remedies for your warranty claims Speakers Will Geddings is a debtor's lawyer who has spent the better part…
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How to Make Money as an Auto Fraud Practitioner
What You Will Learn Learn about different approach to make money from auto fraud cases Speakers Bryce Bell is the founder of Bell Law, LLC, a law firm dedicated to…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Fixing the Attorney Tax Fee Problem: Practical, Litigation, and Legislative Strategies
One of NACA's top priorities continues to be changing the tax law so that consumer law attorneys’ fees are not taxable to your clients. We are always exploring new and…
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What to Ask When You Don’t Know: 30(b)(6) Depositions of Debt Buyers
The deposition of a debt collector is critical to an FDCPA case. It is difficult, if not impossible, to survive summary judgment without it, as most debt collectors refuse to…
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FDCPA & FCRA Claims after Bankruptcy
Consumer bankruptcy filings have seen a precipitous decline due to the COVID-19 crisis with chapter 13 filings down 42 percent year-over year. That is precisely why consumer attorneys need to assure their current…
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ECOA Cases as Companions to FCRA Cases
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) practitioners are likely familiar with the frustrations of trying to ascertain FCRA damages without solid Adverse Action Notices. Violations of Adverse Action Notice requirements are…
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Introduction to Student Loan Cases
Student loans are not going away, despite what you might want, hear on social media, or advocate for. The CARES Act, which protects only a portion of student loans, will…
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Documents in an Auto Fraud Case
What You Will Learn What documents you need to litigate your auto fraud cases Speakers Mark Aschermann is an attorney in Austin, TX, who has been Board Certified in Commercial…
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The Wheels: Screening for Auto Fraud-Related Claims and Defenses
The Wheels: Screening for Auto Fraud-Related Claims and Defenses
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The Deals: Screening for Auto Fraud Financing Violations
What You Will Learn How to spot common auto fraud claims associated with the vehicle financing, including predatory lending and TILA Speakers Nicholas Mattison is a partner in the firm…
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Consultations, Client Expectations, and Case Management in Auto Fraud Cases-Tips for Beginners
Auto Fraud scenarios are widespread, yet many attorneys reject these potential cases. Arbitration clauses and low reported damage awards have made it harder for consumer law practitioners to run a sustainable…
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Common Dealer Defenses and How to Beat Them
What You Will Learn Become familiar with common dealer defenses, including As Is, client participating in the fraud, and vehicle-usage arguments Speakers Dan Blinn is the Managing Attorney of Consumer…
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Discovery in Auto Cases
Learn what information you can get from dealer-management systems and third parties Speakers Known nationwide as a leading Lemon Law attorney, Ronald L. Burdge has represented thousands of consumers in…
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Public-Private Partnering in Auto Fraud Cases
What You Will Learn Learn how private and public attorneys can work together on auto cases • Determine how to handle attorney fees • Drafting effective fee petitions and retainer…
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Find FCRA Cases within Your Current Client Pool and Spot FCRA Violations
Spot common FCRA violations that are occurring to your current clients Speakers James Brady is a Supervisory Attorney in the Consumer Practice Group at Legal Aid Chicago. Mr. Brady began…
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