Aug. 26, 2019 — Maurice Wutscher bankruptcy authority Alan Hochheiser will discuss creative execution strategies for collecting on your judgments on Aug. 28 at 7 PM ET on VoiceAmerica Business Channel.
During the internet radio program, Mr. Hochheiser will examine various strategies to getting paid involving mortgages, creditors’ bills, collateral and the Uniform Commercial Code, fraudulent conveyances, real estate foreclosures, and trusts.
Aug. 19, 2019 — Maurice Wutscher bankruptcy authority Alan Hochheiser will discuss effective judgment enforcement on Aug. 21 at 7 PM ET on VoiceAmerica Business Channel.
During the internet radio program, Mr. Hochheiser will explain basic judgment execution strategies to getting paid including how to obtain information about a debtor’s assets to find additional sources of recovery and various strategies that can be used to uncover those assets.
July 26, 2019 — Maurice Wutscher’s Donald Maurice will speak on several topics impacting the receivables management industry at the RMAI Executive Summit in Sedona, July 30-Aug. 1.
Mr. Maurice, who serves as outside counsel to Receivables Management Association International, will lead a discussion with a consumer advocate, present on ethics-driven compliance management, and give an update on federal and state legislative and regulatory issues.
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May 24, 2019 — Maurice Wutscher attorney Alan Hochheiser will discuss current trends in bankruptcy filings and strategies to avoid litigation at the NIADA/NABD Convention & Expo in Las Vegas on June 19.
In Mr. Hochheiser’s breakout session — Seeing an Increase in Bankruptcy Filings? How to Prosper, Avoid Sanctions and Do It Right — he will explain what to do when a customer files bankruptcy and how to properly handle bankruptcy matters.
The conference is presented by the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association and the National Alliance of Buy Here, Pay Here Dealers. For more information and to register, click here.
May 14, 2019 — Maurice Wutscher is hosting a three part webinar series on May 15, May 22 and June 6 examining the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to implement the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
Years in the making, the proposed rules bring significant changes to the form and manner of debt collector communications to consumers, credit reporting and litigation activity.
Interested parties will have 90 days from publication in the Federal Register to submit comments to the rules.
The webinars will be presented by Maurice Wutscher attorneys Donald Maurice,Shannon Miller, Eric Rosenkoetter and Brent Yarborough.
On Wednesday, May 15 at 2 pm ET, Part 1 will provide an overview of the NPRM and
the proposals for validation notices. Click here to register.
On Wednesday, May 22 at 2 pm ET, Part 2 will look at communications with consumers under the proposed rules. Click here to register.
On Thursday, June 6 at 2 pm ET, Part 3 will take a closer look at the rules, including potential conflicts with state communication requirements, validation notices, collecting on decedents’ accounts, meaningful attorney involvement, time-barred debt and restrictions on sale. Click here to register.
Members of Receivables Management Association International will receive 1.5 certification credits for completing each webinar.
May 10, 2019 — Maurice Wutscher attorney Donald Maurice will discuss the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to implement the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act during a webinar presented by Receivables Management Association International on May 13 at 12 pm ET.
Years in the making, the proposed rules bring significant changes to the form and manner of debt collector communications to consumers, credit reporting and litigation activity.
Interested parties will have 90 days from publication in the Federal Register to submit comments to the rules.
This webinar is the first in an RMAI series of webinars on the proposed rules; it will provide an outline of the rules and discuss the role RMAI members have in shaping the final rules. Click here to register.
May 8, 2019 — Maurice Wutscher attorneys Donald Maurice, Shannon Miller, Eric Rosenkoetter and Brent Yarborough will present a webinar on May 15 at 2 pm ET examining the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to implement the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
Years in the making, the proposed rules bring significant changes to the form and manner of debt collector communications to consumers, credit reporting and litigation activity.
Interested parties will have 90 days from publication in the Federal Register to submit comments to the rules.
First in a Maurice Wutscher webinar series covering the NPRM, the May 15 webinar will provide an overview of the NPRM and the proposals for validation notices. Click here to register. Members of Receivables Management Association International will receive 1.5 certification credits for completing the webinar.
March 14, 2019 — Maurice Wutscher attorney Shannon P. Miller will offer guidance on how to remain compliant when collecting debt during a seminar “FDCPA and Collection Law” on April 4 in Cherry Hill, NJ.
Presented by the National Business Institute, the full-day seminar will cover all aspects of collection law and compliance including the latest developments with the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and other consumer protection laws, how to locate assets after judgments, best practices when collecting judgments, bankruptcy’s implications on collection practices and ethical considerations.
Continuing legal education credits will be provided. For more information and to register, click here.
March 6, 2019 — Maurice Wutscher attorney Alan Hochheiser will discuss clawback actions in bankruptcy proceedings at the ABA Business Law Section Spring Meeting in Vancouver on March 29.
The session, “Avoidance Updates: Fraudulent Conveyances, Preferences, and Unauthorized Post-Petition Transfers,” will review recent case law addressing the recovery and defense of fraudulent conveyance and preference actions in chapter 7 and chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings. Panelists will also address Ponzi scheme actions and how the courts are viewing transfers made in those cases.
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March 5, 2019 — Maurice Wutscher attorney Thomas R. Dominczyk will discuss the latest developments in Telephone Consumer Protection Act litigation during an RMAI webinar March 28, at 2 p.m. ET, “Surveying The TCPA Litigation Landscape After Marks.”
The webinar will provide guidance in navigating the current TCPA landscape and address a split in the federal circuit courts on the issue of what kind of telephone equipment qualifies as an ATDS as defined by the TCPA.
Last September the Ninth Circuit in Marks v. Crunch San Diego, LLC adopted a broader definition of an automatic telephone dialing system as defined by the act, holding that an ATDS includes devices that store telephone numbers to be called, “whether or not those numbers have been generated by a random or sequential number generator.”
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Jan. 23, 2019 — Maurice Wutscher attorneys Alan Hochheiser, Donald Maurice and Shannon Miller will speak on a number of legal topics of interest to the receivables management industry at RMAI’s annual conference in Las Vegas Feb. 5-7.
Mr. Hochheiser will examine current legal issues in the debt buying industry and answer questions regarding best practices for debt buyers.
Mr. Maurice will participate in a talk on the purchase and collection of international debt and give an update on state and federal legislative and regulatory developments for the receivables industry.
Mr. Miller will discuss the status of “meaningful attorney involvement” as well as what it means to be “meaningfully involved” under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
Receivables Management Association International is the nonprofit trade association that represents more than 500 businesses that support the purchase of performing and nonperforming receivables on the secondary market. For more information about the conference, click here.
Jan. 14, 2019 — Maurice Wutscher attorney Shannon P. Miller will be among a panel of speakers presenting an RMA International webinar Jan. 31, at noon ET, “Demand Letters and Disclosure Requirements.”
During the webinar, panelists will discuss the necessary components of an FDCPA-compliant validation notice and address the statutory requirements and evolving case law that has complicated the way debt buyers and debt collectors craft their notices.
The panel will also review the kinds of disclosures that must appear in a debt validation notice or other written communications, outline risk management techniques in the context of letter writing and make practical recommendations on how to avoid compliance pitfalls.
For more information and to register, click here.