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Maurice Wutscher Attorney Shannon Miller to Discuss Best Practices for Data Security at CLE Webinar Course

March 12, 2025 — Maurice Wutscher attorney Shannon P. Miller will discuss best practices for data security in the collections industry during the NBI Live Webinar course, “Keeping Collections Compliant: Communications, Guarding Debtor Data, and More,” on March 19 from 12 pm to 3:15 pm ET.

Presented by the National Business Institute, the course will feature Mr. Miller along with a panel of attorneys who will deliver practical guidance on navigating the evolving landscape of collections rules and consumer protections.

In addition to insight on how to safeguard data and respond to a data breach, the course will cover FDCPA updates and best practices, CFPB enforcement priorities, TCPA and FCRA compliance, and debtor communications.

The course is designed for attorneys, but accountants, collections professionals, and paralegals may also find it valuable.

CLE credits will be provided. For more information and to register, click here.

Shannon P. Miller is a principal attorney in Maurice Wutscher’s Pennsylvania office, where he focuses his practice on various aspects of financial services law with an emphasis on consumer financial services litigation. He has successfully represented healthcare and financial institutions and law firms across the country for claims filed under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, and various state consumer protection statutes.

Maurice Wutscher’s Donald Maurice, Brent Yarborough to Discuss Safeguards Rule Compliance at ACA Int’l Convention

July 18, 2022 — Maurice Wutscher attorneys Donald Maurice and Brent Yarborough will demonstrate how small and medium enterprises can economically undertake the necessary steps to come into compliance with the new requirements of the Safeguards Rule at the ACA International Convention & Expo on July 21 in Orlando.

Companies engaged in consumer debt collection have until Dec. 9 to align their data protection programs with recent regulatory amendments to the Safeguards Rule. The rule, first promulgated in 2002 under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, regulates the data privacy practices of financial institutions, which covers debt collectors and debt buyers as well as originating creditors.

In “Get Your Company Ready Today for the New Safeguards Rule,” the panelists will review the procedures and controls covered entities and their vendors must implement to be in compliance. Also joining the panel will be Fred Langston of Critical Insight, Inc.

For more information and to register, click here.

Donald Maurice represents the financial services industry, successfully litigating matters in appellate and trial courts throughout the country in individual and class actions and guiding businesses, trade associations, healthcare and financial services companies nationwide in regulatory and compliance matters.

Brent Yarborough is a principal at Maurice Wutscher LLP. He focuses his practice on regulatory compliance and the defense of consumer law claims, representing financial institutions, debt buyers, and law firms.

Maurice Wutscher’s Eric Rosenkoetter Speaks on Privacy Compliance at CCPA Forum

May 21, 2020 — Maurice Wutscher attorney Eric Rosenkoetter participated in a panel discussion about the impact of the California Consumer Privacy Act on businesses and consumers at the California Consumer Privacy Act Forum in Granite Bay, Calif. in Feburary.

The panel included additional privacy experts from the California Chamber of Commerce and the technology industry who discussed how the new law will affect consumer privacy in California and what businesses must do to comply.

The event was hosted by California Assemblyman Kevin Kiley and co-hosted by the El Dorado County Chamber of Commerce, Folsom Chamber of Commerce, Lincoln Area Chamber, Loomis Basin Chamber of Commerce, Rocklin Area Chamber of Commerce, and Roseville Area Chamber of Commerce.

Mr. Rosenkoetter is a principal at Maurice Wutscher LLP, where he provides defense and regulatory compliance counsel to businesses and financial services companies nationwide.