Mastering Wrongful Repossession Cases - TL

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Car repossessions have been on the rise in 2024 with an estimated 5,400 occurring daily. As nearly 6.3 million Americans stand at risk of falling behind on their car payments consumer attorneys are needed to help consumers avoid wrongful repossessions and breaches of peace and should consider adding repo cases to their practice areas.

This webinar should be attended by any attorney representing consumers who handle wrongful repossession cases. This is intended to be an intermediate level webinar that can benefit practitioners of all levels.

What You Will Learn
•    How to recognize the categories of wrongful repossession cases (breach of the peace, not in default, bad data repos)
•    How to begin your investigation for repo cases
•    How to apply 15 U.S.C. section 1692f(6) to the wrongful repossession.
•    How to select defendants (repo company, lender, plate reading company, police) with consideration of applying the FDCPA and avoiding arbitration
•    What are key differences in state law relating to repossessions and the damages that can be sought for wrongful repos

Yitzchak Zelman

Yitzchak Zelman, Esq. is a partner at Marcus Zelman, LLC. Mr. Zelman graduated from Cardozo Law School in 2012 and has consistently been at the forefront of many emerging consumer protection issues ever since. His practice focuses on individual and class action consumer protection litigation, specifically including the FCRA. Mr. Zelman is licensed in New Jersey, New York, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second, Third and Ninth Circuits, as well as countless district courts nationwide, including the United States District Courts of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Texas, Indiana and Illinois.

Kris Skaar

Kris Skaar is a partner at Skaar and Feagle and has taught continuing legal education on the topics of the FDCPA and the defense of debt collection suits. Kris earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in 1983 and a law degree in 1986 from The University of Georgia. He is admitted to all Georgia trial courts, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court.

Dale Pittman

Dale Pittman is widely regarded as the founder of the consumer protection Bar in Virginia. After graduating from the University of Richmond School of Law in 1976, he was hired to open the Petersburg Legal Aid Society where he practiced consumer law for 20 years. He opened his own private practice in 1996. His practice focuses primarily on the representation of consumers in debt collection harassment and abuse cases under the FDCPA. He has contributed to numerous NCLC publications. Dale serves on the governing body of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, where he Chairs the VTLA’s Consumer Law Section. He was the recipient of the Virginia State Bar Legal Aid Award, NACA’s Consumer Attorney of the Year Award, Virginia Poverty Law Center’s Advocate of the Year Award, and VTLA’s Oliver White Hill Courageous Advocate Award.