7:30 – 8:00
a.m.
REGISTRATION & CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
8:00 – 8:15 a.m.
INTRODUCTION
– George E. Warner, Jr.
8:15 – 9:00 a.m.
Working With Your Client
A potential client walks through your door seeking representation –
now what? This session will teach you what you need to know about creating
and maintaining a successful and mutually satisfying relationship with
your client. You will learn how to draft a retainer agreement, how to
evaluate a claim, when to discourage suit, and much more about managing
client relationships.
– D. Scott Erickson
9:00 – 9:45 a.m.
How to Lawfully Collect Debt Under the
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
Learn who is subject to the requirements of the FDCPA and who is
protected by them, what constitutes a debt under the Act, and what you as
collection counsel can and cannot do for your clients to collect a debt.
You will receive practical guidance from an experienced practitioner about
common issues that arise in debt collection and how to address them.
– John K. Rossman
9:45 – 10:00 a.m.
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
10:00 – 10:15 a.m.
BREAK
10:15 – 11:00 a.m.
Practical Advice on Contacting the
Debtor
If your client’s debtor is unrepresented by counsel, you are free to
contact him directly. But what is the best way to handle this
communication? This session will address the details of contacting the
debtor, from when to initiate contact to how to do it. Learn how to build
a working relationship with the debtor that will increase your client’s
chances of getting paid.
– Charles R. Shreffler
11:00 – 11:45 a.m.
What You Need to Know About the Lawsuit
This session will identify for you the steps you need to take before
initiating a lawsuit, what you need to do to initiate suite, and what you
need to know to prepare for trial. You will also receive sample pleadings
and motions to use at each stage of the lawsuit.
– George E. Warner, Jr.
11:45 – 12:00 noon
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
LUNCH (on your own)
1:00 – 1:30 p.m.
Working With the Sheriff on a Collection
This segment will provide you with helpful practice pointers from a
former Captain of the Civil Division of the Hennepin County Sheriff’s
Office. Learn the various methods of collection, and how and when to
employ them, including the critical information you need to provide to the
sheriff’s office before they will execute the collection.
– Rod R. Nelson
1:30 – 2:15 p.m.
Collecting Money Judgments
You will learn how to discover and sequester assets, deal with the
entities controlling them, use specific post-judgment pleadings/motions,
and apply time-tested strategies to turn money judgments into cash.
– John G. Berg & John A. Halpern
2:15 – 2:45 p.m.
Common Errors in Communicating with
Debtors from the Perspective of Debtors’ Counsel
Learn from an experienced debtors’ counsel the types of errors
commonly made by collection attorneys that make him smile.
– Peter Barry
2:45 – 3:00 p.m.
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
|