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SUMMARY:Student Loans
DESCRIPTION:Webinars\n\nIntroduction to Student Loan Cases\nHow to become a successful Student Loan Lawyer\nBankruptcy may be the Best Choice for Student Loan Relief Post Election\nStudent Loans in the Eye of the Storm: What Attorneys Need to Know Now​\n\n\nWhy These Videos are Helpful\nThere are 1.6 trillion dollars in outstanding student loans in the U.S. that affect forty-four million Americans. Want to get up to speed on where things stand with some of the most popular and critical federal student loan programs? Want to set up a student loan practice from your existing caseload. \n\nWhat You Will Learn\n\nHow to navigate the federal student loan system\nHow to find and recognize good potential dischargeability cases\nHow to monetize a student loan cases\n\n\nPresenters\nChristie Arkovich has been an AV-rated Florida licensed attorney for more than twenty-five years since graduating from Stetson College of Law in 1992. Christie was former trial counsel for Sallie Mae\, ECMC\, and other student loan servicers and guarantors in the late 1990s and early 2000s. She “switched sides” and now represents student loan borrowers and other debtors both inside and outside of bankruptcy. She recently served on the Student Loan Committee for the new (and first in the nation) Student Loan Management Program in the Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida. \nJosh Cohen began his legal career in 2008 by founding his own firm focused on consumer protection and quickly developed a niche in student loan law. Within nine months\, he filed his first class action against the student loan industry. His practice helps borrowers navigate default\, repayment plans\, collection defense\, affirmative claims\, and bankruptcy discharge—successfully discharging over $3M in student loans to date. Josh also trains attorneys through his long-running Student Loan Law Workshop and developed Student Loan Toolbox\, a software tool to help attorneys counsel clients on student loan issues. \nJay S. Fleischman is a consumer protection attorney licensed in New York and California. Since 1995\, his practice has focused on student loan law\, consumer bankruptcy\, and debt collection defense. A seasoned educator and advocate\, Jay has built a substantial digital presence by making complex legal issues accessible. His plain-language content has garnered over 3.2 million views and attracted over 225\,000 followers across TikTok\, Instagram\, LinkedIn\, and YouTube. He also regularly publishes content at MoneyWiseLaw.com\, where he helps consumers better understand their financial rights and options. \nAdam S. Minsky practices in Massachusetts and New York and is one of the nation’s leading experts in student loan law. He remains one of the only attorneys in the country with a practice devoted entirely to helping student loan borrowers. Attorney Minsky provides counsel\, legal assistance\, and direct advocacy for borrowers on a variety of student loan-related matters\, including repayment management\, default resolution\, and servicing troubleshooting. He has published three handbooks including The Student Loan Handbook for Law Students and Attorneys\, published by the American Bar Association. Attorney Minsky is also a contributing author to the National Consumer Law Center’s manual\, Student Loan Law. Attorney Minsky received his undergraduate degree\, with honors\, in Philosophy and Political Science from Boston University and his law degree from Northeastern University School of Law. \nD.J. Rausa is a bankruptcy and student loan lawyer. Upon graduating from high school\, Mr. Rausa enlisted in the United States Navy. He served two Tours of Duty from 1975 until 1983\, after which time he was Honorably Discharged. Mr. Rausa graduated from San Diego City College with two associate degrees. He received his law degree from Western Sierra Law School in 1989. He has specialized in bankruptcy law for over twenty-seven years. Mr. Rausa is knowledgeable about the laws that govern how student loans are processed and the policies implemented under the Higher Education Act. He is well versed in the Code of Federal Regulations that govern the student loan servicers and their collection agencies. He has integrated and monetized student loan debt resolution into his consumer bankruptcy practice since 2014. Mr. Rausa has recently relocated to the greater Nashville area and practices bankruptcy and student loan law in the Middle District of Tennessee. \n 
URL:https://www.consumeradvocates.org/events/webinar-bundles/student-loans/
CATEGORIES:Curated Webinar Bundles
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SUMMARY:Fighting for Tenants—Marrying Consumer Protection\, Personal Injury\, and Landlord Tenant Law
DESCRIPTION: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 violations\, including illegal charges\, dangerous conditions\, illegal lock outs\, and retaliatory evictions. We will also examine the laws that apply\, including common law\, state and local landlord tenant statutes\, and applicable consumer protection laws. Finally\, we will examine how to evaluate and maximize damages. \n\nWhat You Will Learn\n\nHow to issue spot good cases\nWhere to find the strongest laws for tenants\nHow to maximize recovery\n\n\nPresenter\nJane Santoni is a partner in the firm of Santoni\, Vocci & Ortega\, LLC in Towson Maryland. She has thirty-two years of trial experience handling personal injury cases and over seventeen years of trial experience handling consumer protection matters. Her primary practice areas include landlord/tenant violations\, debt collection abuses\, bail bond violations\, car fraud\, and credit reporting errors. She also represents individuals injured by car accidents\, dog bites\, nursing home negligence\, and slips and falls.  Her firm handles class actions as well as individual cases and has recently successfully tried or settled a series of landlord tenant cases\, which is an expanding area in her firm.
URL:https://www.consumeradvocates.org/events/online-training-courses/fighting-for-tenants-marrying-consumer-protection-personal-injury-and-landlord-tenant-law/
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