Debt Defense eCourse

Nearly 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.

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Tax Implications of Attorney Fees in Consumer Cases

The recently passed federal tax law may have significant consequences for all consumer lawyers and their clients.  All legal aid and private consumer lawyers need to understand the potential impact…

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Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) 101

Webinars Building your FDCPA Practice Using your Current Stock of Consumer Debt Work Maximizing Damages under the FDCPA A Beginner’s Guide to FDCPA Cases Powerful FDCPA Intake: Taking Great Cases and…

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Legal Services Package

Webinars Consumer Defense Clinics: Building a Courthouse Clinic from the Ground Up How to Start/Maintain a Consumer Practice within a Legal Services Agency Starting a Student Loan Practice for the…

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Mortgage 101

Webinars How to Handle Mortgage Loan Modifications After Forbearance How to set up a Successful Mortgage Practice Practice Tips for Litigating Regulation X Cases Strategies for Deposing Corporate Fact Witnesses…

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Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) 101

Webinars Gathering, Preserving, and Leveraging Evidence in FDCPA and TCPA Cases Maximizing Value of TCPA cases Identifying TCPA Class Actions: From Client Intake to Taking a Second Look at Your…

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How to Set up a Successful Mortgage Practice

Dodd-Frank Mortgage Servicing Rules, alone or in conjunction with Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, are effective tools to assist homeowners with mortgage-related financial problems. You have heard about the rules, but how…

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Maximizing the Value of a TCPA Lawsuit

The TCPA is a hot bed of litigation and the time to file is yesterday. Anybody who is litigating or considering litigating TCPA cases could benefit from finding out how to…

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Consumer Defense Clinics: Building a Courthouse Clinic from the Ground Up

More than two-thirds of litigants in civil debt collection cases in the U.S. go through the court process unrepresented. As a result, many unrepresented consumers do not know how to…

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