Do you have the skills to recover the debt your client is owed? Minimize the difficulties associated with debt collection, and improve your ability to obtain the results you want with the best industry practices available. Don't miss this chance to build your arsenal of tools.
- Apply recent FDCPA Compliance case law to your practice.
- Avoid playing hide and seek with hidden assets: uncover records and sources of information to help you collect money that is owed.
This basic-to-intermediate level seminar is designed for professionals who want to be more effective in enforcing judgments such as:
- Attorneys
- Collection Managers
- Paralegals
- Presidents
- Vice Presidents
- LOCATING ASSETS BEFORE AND AFTER THE JUDGMENT
- Informal Discovery
- Identifying Specific Records and Sources of Information
- Motor Vehicle Records
- Financial Institution Records
- Real Estate Records
- UCC Records
- Credit Bureau Reports
- Newspapers
- Utilizing Valuable Internet Resources
- Using Investigators
- Identifying Fraudulent Conveyances of Assets
- When to Involve the Court
- Using Motions to Complete the Debtor's Compliance With Post-Judgment Discovery Requests
- ENSURING COMPLIANCE WITH THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT
- Background of FDCPA
- Who is Subject to the Act
- Avoiding Counterclaims
- The Fair Debt Letters to Use
- Jurisdictional Issues When Suing the Debtor
- Strategies to Stay Away From
- Recent Cases Involving FDCPA Compliance
- AVERTING POTENTIAL ETHICAL PROBLEMS IN COLLECTIONS
- Conflicts of Interest
- Dealing With Unrepresented Persons
- The Extent of Lawyer Liability
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