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Contains 3 Component(s), Includes Credits Includes a Live Web Event on 07/01/2025 at 2:00 PM (EDT)
This webinar is an introduction to the basic tools and strategies that you can use when pursuing payment after obtaining a judgment.
Sometimes consumer advocates win a case, but the defendant doesn’t pay. As a community, we need to do a better job of collecting our clients’ judgments. Not every judgment is collectible, but after this webinar, you will be able to identify which ones to pursue. This webinar is an introduction to the basic tools and strategies that you can use when pursuing payment after obtaining a judgment.
What You Will Learn• How to navigate the basic legal procedures and options for collecting judgments, including formal and informal methods
• How to decide what strategies to use when pursuing paymentGreg Reichenbach
Gregory S. Reichenbach is a trial attorney representing primarily poor and working-class Ohio consumers. He graduated magna cum laude from the University of Toledo, College of Law, in 2004. He focuses on litigation of individual and class claims focusing on repossessions, used car fraud, and unfair debt collection. He has written articles for the public and presents CLE trainings for Ohio attorneys on topics including litigating consumer claims and defending collection suits.
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Contains 4 Component(s) Includes Multiple Live Events. The next is on 06/27/2025 at 2:00 PM (EDT)
Keep up with the rapidly-evolving solar fraud and door-to-door practice landscape by joining NACA's free monthly Solar Fraud Conversation!
Keep up with the rapidly-evolving solar fraud and door-to-door practice landscape by joining NACA's free monthly Solar Fraud Conversation! Get input on tricky specifics of your case, hear about the challenges and successes others have experienced, and more. Led by an experienced practitioner, conversations are open and unrecorded to facilitate as free a discussion as possible. Speaking of free, that’s exactly how much you have to pay to attend!
Robert Treinan
Rob Treinen is a father, husband, skateboarder, and consumer protection lawyer. He loves all these roles. He loves living in Albuquerque, NM. He has been a consumer protection lawyer his whole career, starting at New Mexico Legal Aid in 1999, and now running his own one-attorney firm.
John O'Neal
O'Neal Law Office
John O’Neal represents persons across North Carolina in matters of auto fraud, solar fraud, unfair/harassing debt collection, credit reporting issues, illegal repossessions, and various other civil matters. John was a founding member and chair of the Consumer Areas of Practice Section of the North Carolina Advocates of Justice (formerly NCATL) and has provided seminars, resources, and advice to countless lawyers and consumers across North Carolina. John is a proud alumnus of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and the UNC School of Law.
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Contains 2 Component(s) Includes a Live Web Event on 06/11/2025 at 2:00 PM (EDT)
Daniel Blinn and Nicholas Mattison will be available for an online question and answer session on all topics related to combating auto fraud.
Do you have an auto practice, or are you considering adding auto to your practice areas? Want to get help with spotting, valuing or litigating your auto cases? Interested in getting feedback from two of the most experienced auto fraud attorneys in the consumer law community? Daniel Blinn and Nicholas Mattison will be available for an online question and answer session on all topics related to combating auto fraud.
NACA is continuing its webinar series entitled Ask the Expert. This series will include an hour-long online question and answer session with leading attorneys in the field. We welcome questions in advance. Please note there will be no written materials associated with this webinar, so there will be no CLEs awarded for attendance. Please send questions to training@consumeradvocates.org.
Dan Blinn
Managing Attorney
Consumer Law Group
Dan Blinn is the Managing Attorney of Consumer Law Group, located in Rocky Hill, CT. His practice is focused on representing consumers in claims involving auto dealer fraud, auto warranties, and auto financing. He handles both individual and class action matters. Dan is the current chair of the CT Bar Association’s Consumer Law Section, and he was previously a member of the Board of Directors and the Treasurer of the National Association of Consumer Advocates.
Nicholas Mattison
Partner
Feferman, Warren & Mattiso
Nick Mattison is a consumer protection attorney at the law firm of Feferman, Warren & Mattison, located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. His firm represents people harmed by car dealers, credit reporting agencies, banks (including unauthorized bank and credit card charges), solar companies, predatory lenders, debt collectors, and all manners of unscrupulous businesses. His practice includes both individual and class action cases.
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Contains 3 Component(s), Includes Credits Includes a Live Web Event on 06/04/2025 at 2:00 PM (EDT)
This claim-spotting webinar will provide a general overview of post-bankruptcy FCRA claims. If you have limited knowledge of bankruptcies and want to expand your FCRA practice to include post-bankruptcy cases, this webinar is for you.
One of the primary purposes of bankruptcy is to give an honest individual debtor who finds themselves in financial hardship a “fresh start.” Often, however, consumers who have dutifully completed the bankruptcy process and received a discharge nevertheless find themselves still handcuffed to their old debts, due to the credit bureaus reporting inaccurate information about pre-petition debts. Such inaccurate reporting makes it appear as though the consumer is still legally liable for the debt(s), preventing those consumers from receiving the full benefit of the “fresh start” they are entitled to.
This claim-spotting webinar will provide a general overview of post-bankruptcy FCRA claims. If you have limited knowledge of bankruptcies and want to expand your FCRA practice to include post-bankruptcy cases, this webinar is for you. Following the webinar there will be an extended question and answer session and discussion.
Landon Maxwell
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Storms, Claims, and Coverage: Exploring the Complexities of Bringing Homeowner Insurance Claims - TL
This webinar will be an introductory webinar in handling homeowner insurance claims. This webinar is geared to those considering adding this practice area to their consumer law firm.
With the dawn of the era of climate change, the increase of extreme weather events nationwide has led to a corresponding spike in the number of homeowners and commercial insurance claims resulting from these storm events and subsequently litigation arising from disputes over those claims. This creates a highly specialized area of the law which incorporates principles of contract and insurance law. Moreover, the laws in this area vary from state to state.
Insurance policies are contracts drafted by for profit companies whose business model is very simple. They make money by charging and collecting premiums and lose money by paying claims. Those policies are designed to pay as little as possible on each claim and present as many hurdles as possible for the policyholder to clear prior to getting paid. Understanding insurance policies and how to read them is the first and foremost roadblock to navigating in this process.
This webinar will be an introductory webinar in handling homeowner insurance claims. This webinar is geared to those considering adding this practice area to their consumer law firm.
Aaron Harmaty
Northeast New Jersey Legal Services
Aaron Harmaty is a Staff Attorney at Northeast New Jersey Legal Services. Previously, Aaron worked on the defense side representing insurance companies.
Scott Kandell
Kandell, Kandell & Petrie
Throughout his 30 years of legal practice, Scott E. Kandell has committed to helping people in his native South Florida both within the legal field and his community. Scott is one of the founding partners of Kandell, Kandell & Petrie. He graduated from Tulane University with a bachelor of arts in 1993 and the University of Miami School of Law in 1995, and then began his professional career with Brumer, Cohen, Logan, Kandell & Kaufman. As the firm’s managing partner, Scott has directed its evolution from a small and successful personal injury law practice into a prominent property insurance coverage firm. He has directed multimillion-dollar tort claims to a successful resolution and guided catastrophic commercial property losses to favorable outcomes with damages in excess of $25 million. Scott focuses on insurance law, insurance coverage disputes, first party insurance claims and denials, commercial property insurance claims, hurricane and windstorm claims, water loss and statutory bad faith claims.
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Contains 3 Component(s), Includes Credits
This session will equip you with foundational knowledge of HELOC structures, highlight key red flags in foreclosure cases, and offer practical strategies for both defense and affirmative litigation.
If you're a consumer attorney looking to expand your toolkit and better serve clients facing foreclosure, this webinar is essential. As zombie HELOCs resurface and put vulnerable homeowners at risk, understanding how these financial products differ from traditional mortgages—and how to spot legal issues and defenses—is critical.
This session will equip you with foundational knowledge of HELOC structures, highlight key red flags in foreclosure cases, and offer practical strategies for both defense and affirmative litigation. Don’t miss this opportunity to stay ahead of emerging threats in mortgage servicing and protect your clients with confidence.
This one-hour webinar will be followed by a thirty-minute conversation and extended Q and A led by Andrea Bopp Stark, Senior Attorney at the National Consumer Law Center.
What You Will Learn
• What a HELOC is, and the types of terms and payment schedules commonly seen
• What to look for if a potential client comes to you facing foreclosure based on HELOC
• How to determine which tactics to use in defending these cases and bringing affirmative claims under state and federal law-
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This claim-spotting webinar will provide a general overview of consumer claims against furnishers under FCRA.
Furnishers of information to the credit bureaus play a key role in ensuring the accuracy and integrity of credit reporting. Furnishers also have important responsibilities in investigating consumers’ disputes of inaccurate credit report information. Identifying claims against furnishers under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, however, is not as straightforward as identifying claims against the credit bureaus themselves. This claim-spotting webinar will provide a general overview of consumer claims against furnishers under FCRA. If you have limited knowledge of FCRA and want to start taking on cases in this practice area, this webinar is for you.
Following the webinar will be an extended question and answer session and discussion.
What You Will Learn
• Who is a furnisher under Fair Credit Reporting Act
• When does a consumer have viable claims against a furnisher
• What factors make claims against furnishers valuable.Suzanne Begnoche
Attorney at Law
Suzanne Begnoche represents plaintiffs in matters involving identity theft, security breaches, unfair credit reporting, and unfair debt collection. Now in private practice, she was previously a staff attorney handling consumer matters at Legal Aid of North Carolina. She is a graduate of Duke University and the University of North Carolina School of Law.
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Contains 17 Component(s) Recorded On: 06/25/2015
Learn how to build the business systems to set your practice up for sustainable success.
Your success as a small law firm is just as dependent on your skills as a litigator as it is on your ability to successfully manage your small business. It’s time to change your mindset from being an attorney to an entrepreneur. Learn how to build the business systems to set your practice up for sustainable success. This brand new eCourse helps you organize your priorities, establishing goals and creating an achievable action plan.
The eCourse includes:
• Nine webinars given by experts in the field
• Instructional materials, including videos, handouts and readingsWhat You Will Learn
• How to align your finances to achieve your firm goals
• How to define your target audience for marketing efforts
• How to create a sales system
• How to create an intake system
• How to optimize your office workflows and integrate AI solutionsRonald L. Burdge
Founding Partner
Burdge Wells Law Office
Known nationwide as a leading Lemon Law attorney, Ronald L. Burdge has represented thousands of consumers in “lemon” vehicle lawsuits and actively co-counsels and coaches other consumer law attorneys on how to win their cases.
Mike Cardoza
The Cardoza Law Corporation
Michael F. "Mike" Cardoza is a California Consumer Financial Protection Attorney who helps people regain control of their financial lives by getting the upper hand on creditors, debt collectors and credit reporting agencies. Trained as a trial attorney in the U.S. Marine Corps, Mike Cardoza has tried countless cases in federal and state courtrooms. Mike founded The Cardoza Law Corporation in order to share the truth about consumer credit and finance with clients and to be their “partner in prosperity.”
Christine A. Ferraris
Founder
A. Ferraris Law, P.L.L.C.
For over eighteen years, founder Christine A. Ferraris has worked relentlessly in the legal arena to help those hurt by fraud. As a business owner herself for most of those eighteen years, she understands the challenges small-business owners face.
Melissa Huelsman
Melissa A. Huelsman is the principal of Law Offices of Melissa A. Huelsman, P.S. Her practice involves plaintiffs’ civil litigation in the areas of predatory lending and mortgage loan servicing, foreclosure defense, fraud, and foreclosure rescue scams. Ms. Huelsman is a founder and vice chair of the board of directors, Northwest Consumer Law Center, a nonprofit dedicated to the representation of consumers on financial issues and she sits on the board of CENTS, financial literacy nonprofit. She was named King County Bar Association’s Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year in 2006 and was previously recognized by VLS as one of its Volunteers of the Year. She has been interviewed by foreign and domestic journalists regarding predatory lending, mortgage loan servicing, foreclosure rescue scams, and wrongful foreclosures, including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Business Week, and others. Ms. Huelsman received her B.A. in English from California State University at Fullerton in 1993 and her J.D. from Southwestern University School of Law in Los Angeles in 1997.
Suzanne Iazzetta
Suzanne Iazzetta is the Directing Attorney for the Consumer Law Unit. Suzanne is also an adjunct law professor at University of California at Irvine, teaching a course/clinic in Consumer Law. Suzanne has been practicing since 2005, and is licensed to practice law in New York, New Jersey, North Carolina, and California. She previously clerked for Judge Katharine S. Hayden of the United States District Court, District of New Jersey, and practiced civil litigation and bankruptcy at Lowenstein Sandler PC in New Jersey for many years. While at Lowenstein Sandler, Suzanne was granted a fellowship to work at Legal Services of New Jersey at the Newark, NJ office, which re-sparked her interest in working in Public Interest. While at LSNJ, Suzanne worked in the housing unit, assisting low-income clients obtain section 8 vouchers and defending voucher holders against HUD’s attempts to terminate the vouchers. Suzanne continued that pro bono work when she returned to Lowenstein, and was given a pro-bono attorney award every year that she remained at Lowenstein Sandler. She continually volunteered her services to assist people who needed legal help but could not afford traditional legal help. Some of the areas of law that Suzanne has worked on in her career are consumer law, bankruptcy (business and personal), housing/eviction matters, foreclosure defense, FDCPA, FCRA, TCPA, and UDAAP claims, and debt collection defense. Suzanne also was a staff attorney for a chapter 7 bankruptcy trustee in New Jersey, and has had her own solo practice since 2012.
Matthew Vocci
Partner
Santoni, Vocci & Ortega, LLC
Matt Vocci is a partner at Santoni, Vocci & Ortega, LLC. The majority of his work relates in some way to housing. He represents tenants against landlords and property managers on a variety of cases, such as consumer protection and consumer debt collection issues, habitability, Fair Housing Act violations, illegal evictions, and personal injuries. Matt has served as class counsel on several class actions, including a recent case that resolved favorably for tenants against a large, out-of-state property management company. He is a member of the MSBA’s Delivery of Legal Services Committee Council and the ACLU of Maryland Committee on Litigation and Legal Priorities. Matt deeply believes in Santoni, Vocci & Ortega’s mission to provide high-quality legal representation to low-income Marylanders. He graduated cum laude from Temple University, Beasley School of Law in 2006.
Subhan Tariq
The Law Offices of Subhan Tariq
Subhan Tariq regularly handles complex commercial litigation, with particular experience in consumer finance litigation in individual and class action cases in the areas of federal and state consumer protection laws. Mr. Tariq has successfully helped thousands of consumers exercise their consumer rights against large institutional banks, debt collectors, and consumer reporting agencies. Subhan also consults with other lawyers and law firms on blockchain automation, working towards a streamlined efficient network of client files, document automation, and cost-effective workflows.
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Get the latest facts on student loan repayment, forgiveness, and discharge from experts who separate truth from internet myth.
Not a day passes with this new administration where we don’t wonder what is going on with student loans. Combine that with the National SAVE lawsuit in the 8th circuit, and you have what appears to be a perfect storm. What payment plans are valid? Is forgiveness still on the table? And what about this DOJ attestation process to discharge federal student loans? So many questions that we as attorneys have, never mind our clients, the borrowers. Worse, you might be both the attorney AND the borrower.
Get the most up-to-date answers from our panel of student loan gurus. We’ll separate fact from fiction and dispel the myriads of internet myths out there put forth by You-tube “experts”. Learn where to focus for what really matters and what is really going on.
What You Will Learn
• What are valid payment plans and forgiveness options
• What to expect from the fallout from the SAVE lawsuit
• What are bankruptcy discharge methods (DOJ attestation).
• What to expect from the move from FSA to SBA.
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This session will provide a general overview of the process involved in evaluating Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) claims and how to maximize the client’s recovery.
Total consumer debt is at an all-time high. American households hold $18.036 trillion of debt, averaging $105,056 per family. With a jobless rate of four percent, a good percentage of that debt is being pursued in collections. While some debt collectors comply with the state and federal debt collection laws, many do not. This session will provide a general overview of the process involved in evaluating Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) claims and how to maximize the client’s recovery.
If you have limited knowledge of the FDCPA and want to engage in this practice area, this webinar is for you. It is also a great primer for those who represent consumers so they can quickly evaluate violations of the FDCPA.
What You Will Learn:
• How to evaluate clients
• How to evaluate defendants
• How to evaluate FDCPA claims
• How to spot non-FDCPA claims-
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