2013 Fair Debt Collection Training ConferenceSponsored by NCLC and NACA
Sheraton Inner Harbor Hotel, Baltimore, MD
March 7-8, 2013 (Thursday & Friday)
Final Agenda CLE Form
2013 Fair Debt Collection Training Conference
Sponsored by NCLC and NACA
Sheraton Inner Harbor Hotel, Baltimore, MD
March 7-8, 2013 (Thursday & Friday)
Final Agenda CLE Form
Introductory Track Online Materials
Main Conference Information: Get up to speed and strengthen your first debt collection abuse cases. Learn about the laws protecting consumers from abusive debt collection practices and proceed to more in-depth sessions on developing cases and building a fair debt collection law practice. Who: The introductory training is for NACA members, long-time NACBA members with practices limited to consumer cases, assistant attorneys general, and legal aid lawyers who may litigate against debt collectors.
New this year - Saturday Session! In addition there is an optional Saturday morning session on Representing Consumer Defendants in State Court at the University of Maryland Law School, about a 16 minute walk from the Sheraton Inner Harbor Hotel. This morning session will examine the defenses and strategies available to lawyers representing consumers sued in state court for credit card and similar debts by creditors and debt buyers, with a focus on debt buyers' practices. It will examine flaws in pleadings, affidavits and business records used by collection law firms in these types of cases. It will survey consumer defenses that may be available in these suits. Much of the presentation will be organized as a mock state trial court proceeding involving a suit against a consumer by a debt buyer.
Last year's attendees said:
"Extraordinarily informative. Uniformly clear, engaging and well presented. "
"[Liked] the sheer knowledge and camaraderie of the presenters... "
"Liked that there was time spent on "low hanging fruit," easier cases..."
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CLE Credit Info: State CLE rules vary greatly, but up to 18.90 hours may be available in 50-minute states and up to 15.75 hours in 60-minute states for the main conference. There is also a 60 minute ethics course offered. Additional credit may be available for the Saturday morning session, up to 4.6 hours for a 50-minute state and 3.83 for a 60-minute state. CLE credit cannot be guaranteed by NCLC. Registrants may be required to file their own requests to their state CLE office. CLE forms will be given to all registrants during the conference. For additional information, e-mail Jessica Hiemenz at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
Conference Materials: You’ll pick up your conference materials at the conference registration desk in Baltimore. If you are a first-timer you may also be interested in NCLC’s publications. Our legal practice manuals and other books will be on display and available with special conference discounts. NCLC’s Fair Debt Collection (7th Ed. 2011 and 2012 Supplement with companion website) are the text books for the Introductory Training available at the special early discount price of $150 (list price $210) to registrants until February 25, 2013. Call 617-542-9595 and mention or use coupon code FDC13 to order online at www.NCLC.org/shop.