Medical Debt—Defending Your Clients Against Medical Bills and Aggressive Collection Actions (2026)

Medical debt is the wild west of debt collection. Every debt collector wants in on it and consumer attorneys often find themselves without the tools to fight back.  This seminar follows a spring 2024 webinar on medical debt defense and will give you more tools so that you can both vigorously defend against medical debt collection as well as go on the offensive.  

This webinar will appeal to both private practitioners and legal service attorneys who need defenses against medical claims and want to explore counterclaims that can range from single counterclaims to possible class actions.

Please note that participants will be asked to share their stories and experiences as well during this webinar. Following the webinar will be an hour-long time for discussion and extended Q and A session. 

What You Will Learn
•    Which affirmative defenses will give you a fighting chance, open up discovery even where a counterclaim isn’t available, and increase your standing with regards to settlement.
•    How to use FDCPA and UDAP statutes to challenge the fairness of the hospital’s billing practice and the debt collector’s actions.
•    What discovery items you should request and how they will help you defend and prosecute cases.
•    Examples of claims, settlement amounts, costs to litigate on all these cases.
•    Tips about medical debt negotiations in a nonlegal setting, including charity care and payment plans.