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This consumer-focused webcast series covers several important topic areas. Join reputable local practitioners as they share valuable lessons and insights into the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), short- and long-term disability claims and ERISA, Minnesota statutes with built-in attorney fee provisions, ethical considerations for contingent fee representations, and the protections against evictions and mortgage foreclosures that currently exist in Minnesota due to the pandemic. Register today for this consumer law webcast series!
Times listed are Central Time.
Tuesday, December 8, 2020
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Consumer Law: Overview of the Fair Credit Reporting Act
The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) regulates the way credit reporting agencies can collect, access, use, and share the data they include in consumer reports. Credit reports are utilized in a countless number of transactions in a diverse array of industries, including when applying for credit, employment, or housing opportunities, but not without risk. This informative presentation will prepare you to effectively spot potential FCRA claims, transgressions, or pitfalls for your clients, regardless of which side of the transaction they are on.
– E. Michelle Drake; Berger Montague
– Hans Lodge; Berger Montague
Wednesday, December 9, 2020
9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
Consumer Law: The Nuts and Bolts of Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Claims
This presentation will address the basics of short- and long-term disability claims and will provide insights into the administrative process of obtaining benefits, appealing benefit denials and litigating ERISA related benefits claims.
– Howard Bolter; Bolter Law
Wednesday, December 9, 2020
2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Consumer Law: The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act – What to Know, If You Owe
Join consumer rights lawyer Peter Barry for a valuable presentation that highlights the four requirements for bringing an FDCPA claim, the four basic tests for an FDCPA violation, and the four consumer benefits.
– Peter F. Barry; The Barry Law Office, Ltd.
Friday, December 11, 2020
9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
Ethics: Your Piece of the Pie – Ethical Pitfalls for Contingent-Fee Lawyers
Not only do contingent-fee lawyers have to abide by technical ethics rules, they must navigate murky issues such as using powers of attorney to endorse settlement checks, dealing with subrogation interests, and effectively asserting attorney liens. Eric Cooperstein will cover these issues and more in this engaging presentation.
– Eric T. Cooperstein; Law Office of Eric Cooperstein, PLLC
Thursday, December 17, 2020
9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
Consumer Law: Minnesota Statutes Containing Attorney Fee Awards
The issue of attorney’s fees often plays a major role in determining whether to initiate or settle litigation, particularly in consumer cases. In recognition of this, as well as other factors, the Minnesota legislature has enacted many statutes that provide for an award of attorney’s fees. This presentation will examine those statutes with an eye towards highlighting those that are of use in common consumer protection scenarios.
– Charles A. Delbridge; Nichols Kaster, PLLP
– Chloe A. Raimey; Nichols Kaster, PLLP
Tuesday, December 22, 2020
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Consumer Law: Pandemic Eviction and Other Housing Laws and Rules
Protections against eviction and mortgage foreclosure were put in place in Minnesota in late March and have been extended and modified since then. Learn all the ins and outs of the executive orders, statutes, and case law protections that form the framework of these protections, and what will be left when they expire.
– Larry McDonough; Senior Minnesota Counsel, National Anti-Eviction Project – Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
$195
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Scholarships available!
Need-based scholarships are available for in-person and online seminars. For further information or to obtain a scholarship application, contact us at 800-759-8840 or customerservice@minncle.org.
This package provides 6.0 total CLE credits. Credits should be reported individually for each webcast attended, not the package as a whole.
Minnesota CLE has applied to the Minnesota State Board of CLE for the standard, ethics, and elimination of bias CLE credits as listed below. Application has been made to the Minnesota State Bar Association for any "specialist" credits and to the Supreme Court ADR Program for any continuing education in ADR credits.
Click titles for credit status and individual event codes.
Consumer Law: Overview of the Fair Credit
Reporting Act
1.0 standard CLE credit
Consumer Law: The Nuts and Bolts of
Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Claims
1.0 standard CLE credit
Consumer Law: The Fair Debt Collection
Practices Act – What to Know, If You Owe
1.0 standard CLE credit
Ethics: Your Piece of the Pie –
Ethical Pitfalls for Contingent-Fee Lawyers
1.0 ethics credit
Consumer Law: Minnesota Statutes
Containing Attorney Fee Awards
1.0 standard CLE credit
Consumer Law: Pandemic Eviction and
Other Housing Laws and Rules
1.0 standard CLE credit
