Are you keeping up with all the recent changes to the options student loan holders have to manage their debt? With more than eight million student loan borrowers in forbearance and millions more facing major uncertainties with student loan forgiveness, assistance for these borrowers is growing in demand. If you are interested in getting a better handle on the complexities of the student loan system and want to better advise your clients, this webinar is for you.
Attorney Adam S. Minsky is a national authority on student loan law who has built a successful legal practice focused entirely on helping student loan borrowers and their families. He will provide a detailed overview of the complex student loan system and major recent policy and legal developments that have impacted several programs, so that practitioners will be better prepared to help clients who are struggling with student debt.
What You Will Learn
- What are the different student loan types, players, and statuses
- How to navigate the nuances of the multiple repayment plans available to federal student loan borrowers, including income-drive and loan forgiveness programs.
- What are the complex requirements of the most popular federal loan forgiveness options that are available to student loan borrowers.
- What is the outcome of recent policy and legal changes that impact student loan programs, as well as potential future changes that may be on the horizon
Speaker
Adam S. Minsky is licensed in Massachusetts, New York, and Vermont and is one of the nation’s leading authorities in student loan law. He remains one of the only attorneys in the country with a practice devoted entirely to helping student loan borrowers and their families. Attorney Minsky provides counsel, legal assistance, and direct advocacy for borrowers on a variety of student loan-related matters. He has been interviewed by major national media outlets including The New York Times, NPR, The Boston Globe, The Washington Post, and The Wall Street Journal, and has been named a Massachusetts Super Lawyer “Rising Star” multiple times since 2015. Attorney Minsky regularly speaks to students, graduates, and advocates about student debt, and writes about the topic in a variety of publications and platforms. He has published three handbooks including The Student Loan Handbook for Law Students and Attorneys, published by the American Bar Association. Attorney Minsky has also been contributing author to the National Consumer Law Center’s manual, Student Loan Law. He is a senior contributor at Forbes.com, where he writes about the latest developments in the student loan space. 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.
October 1, 2024
2:00 pm EDT-3:00 pm EDT
Cost
Private Members: $40.00
Legal Aid/Public Interest/Military/Law Student Members: $30.00
Nonmembers: $90.00