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Bankruptcy News Briefs 4/8

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Headlines Going Into the Weekend…

Debt Collector Wage Garnishment Lawsuit Tossed

Consumer Borrowing Increases on Non-Revolving Growth

ID Theft Ringleader Sentenced on 15 Counts

Alabama Passes Payday Loan Legislation

Class-Action Lawsuit Against Agency, Law Firm Can Proceed

FTC Releases Annual Highlights Report on Education, Enforcement

CFPB Director Presents Latest Semi-Annual Report to Senate Banking Committee

Massachusetts Division of Banks Reverses Opinion on Attorney Licensing

READ THE SPRING EDITION OF NACBA’S CONSUMER BANKRUPTCY JOURNAL (CBJ)

Maureen Thompson, Senior Principal and NACBA Legislative Director
The Hastings Group, LLC

It’s the weekend, kick back relax and read the, “Legislation Report”by Maureen Thompson in the spring edition of the CBJ.

3 DAYS UNTIL THE NEXT NACBA WEBINAR! HAVE YOU REGISTERED?

Lessons from Harris v. Viegelahn
Monday, April 11, 2016, 60 minutes
3 PM Eastern / 2PM Central / 1PM Mountain / 12 PM Pacific

Presented by: Chief Judge Melvin S. Hoffman of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts, Tara Twomey of NCBRC and Brett Weiss, Esq. of Chung & Press, LLC

Registration deadline: 4/11/16 at 2PM Eastern.
$25 Member / $75 Non Member
Registration HERE

In Harris v. Veigelhan, the Supreme Court resolved a disagreement among courts over the question of whether a debtor or his creditors should receive funds derived from the debtor’s post-petition wages held by the trustee under a confirmed chapter 13 plan when the case is converted to chapter 7 in good faith. In a clear, concise, and narrowly focused decision the Court ruled in the debtor’s favor. Subsequently, some courts have applied Harris broadly to deny payment of debtor’s counsel in other circumstances.

This webinar will review the various post-Harris cases that have been decided and offer practical suggestions for ways in which debtor’s counsel can get paid in unsuccessful chapter 13 cases.

If you are unable to participate in webinar at scheduled time, register by 4/11/16 at 2 PM Eastern and you will receive recording, materials and discounted pricing. After 4/11/16, the webinar will be available in the NACBA Store.

TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO RECEIVE THE EARLY BIRD RATE! REGISTER TODAY!

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Only hours remain for you to to take advantage of the Early Bird Rate! Save $100.00 on registration by Registering Today! Take a look at the savings you’ll receive!

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Today’s #NACBASF’s Session Spotlight

Working with LEP Clients

Sunday, May 22nd, 8:30 AM-9:30 AM

This session will cover best practices for representing clients who are not proficient in English including, communication practices, obtaining credit counseling, 341 meetings, and court hearing hassles.

Magdalena Reyes Bordeaux

Public Counsel
Supervising Senior Staff Attorney
Los Angeles, CA

Magdalena Reyes Bordeaux (“Maggie”) is a Senior Supervising Attorney with Public Counsel and manages Public Counsel’s Debtor Assistance Project (“DAP”), the largest bankruptcy pro se program in the country. DAP provides bankruptcy and bankruptcy-related bankruptcy legal assistance and representation to thousands of individuals and families every year.

Maggie has been practicing consumer bankruptcy law for over 15 years and has worked extensively with the Bankruptcy Courts for the Central District of California, Office of the United States Trustee, and private bankruptcy attorneys in developing and implementing ways to make the courts more accessible to pro se litigants. Maggie is an appointed 9th Circuit Lawyer Representative and is an adjunct professor at Loyola Law School. She is an Executive Board Member of the Central District Consumer Bankruptcy Bar Attorney’s Association (“cdcbaa”) and is an active member of the L.A. Country Bar Association Commercial Law & Bankruptcy DAP Committee.

Maggie has written numerous articles on consumer bankruptcy issues and is a frequent speaker at bankruptcy educational panels. She was on the cover of L.A. Lawyer Magazine for her article on expunging a fraudulent bankruptcy from the public record and was featured on KPCC for her work in this area. She has also received several awards recognizing her work and scholarship in the area of consumer bankruptcy law including being the recipient of the President Emeritus Henry J. Sommer Scholarship Award and the Thomas B. Donovan Public Excellence Award Recipient.

Maggie is a graduate of UCLA School of Law and is married to Clifford S. Bordeaux, a consumer bankruptcy attorney and fellow graduate of UCLA School of Law. Maggie and her husband live in La Crescenta with their 9 year old daughter, Maria Isabella Bordeaux (“Bella”).

Paul M. Uyehara

Department of Justice, Federal Coordination and Compliance Section, Civil Rights Division
Senior Attorney
Washington, DC

Paul M. Uyehara is a Senior Attorney in the Federal Coordination and Compliance Section of the U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, in Washington, DC. He handles discrimination cases (under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964), technical assistance, and outreach for the DOJ Courts Language Access Initiative and chairs the Limited English Proficiency Enforcement Committee of the Title VI Interagency Working Group. Paul has over 25 years of prior legal services experience in Philadelphia, including some 15 years handling consumer bankruptcy cases under Chapters 7 and 13, was formerly a supervising attorney for the Consumer Bankruptcy Assistance Project, and maintains his NACBA membership.

Bankruptcy News Briefs 4/7

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What People Are Talking About…

Consumers Harmed in Loan Scam to Get Some Money Back

Standing on Appeal, Redemption of Tax Sale Property, and More

Can the government force student-debt collectors to actually help borrowers

No, You Won’t Be Arrested For Falling Behind On Your Student Loans

More Than 40% of Student Borrowers Aren’t Making Payments

READ THE SPRING EDITION OF NACBA’S CONSUMER BANKRUPTCY JOURNAL (CBJ)

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Steven Palmer, Curtis & Casteel Law Group, PLLC

Take a moment to read Steven Palmer’s and Co-author Patrick D. Miller’s article on, “Property Tax Certificate Claims, Handling Tax Claims Pre-Confirmation,” in the spring edition of the CBJ.

4 DAYS UNTIL THE NEXT NACBA WEBINAR! HAVE YOU REGISTERED?

Lessons from Harris v. Viegelahn
Monday, April 11, 2016, 60 minutes
3 PM Eastern / 2PM Central / 1PM Mountain / 12 PM Pacific

Presented by: Chief Judge Melvin S. Hoffman of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts, Tara Twomey of NCBRC and Brett Weiss, Esq. of Chung & Press, LLC

Registration deadline: 4/11/16 at 2PM Eastern.
$25 Member / $75 Non Member
Registration HERE

This webinar will review the various post-Harris cases that have been decided and offer practical suggestions for ways in which debtor’s counsel can get paid in unsuccessful chapter 13 cases.

ANNOUNCEMENT: The NACBA BASEBALL GAME IS SOLD OUT

Due to the overwhelming response and interest in the NACBA Baseball Game Group Event at the AT&T Stadium the tickets are now Sold Out. There is no wait list, however, you can purchase tickets on your own or check at the NACBA Registration Counter to see if anyone has cancelled.

TOMORROW IS THE LAST DAY TO RECEIVE THE EARLY BIRD RATE

There is still time to take advantage of the Early Bird Rate! Save $100.00 on registration by Registering Today! Take a look at the savings you’ll receive!

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Bankruptcy News Briefs 4/6

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Midweek Headlines…

Judge Dismisses Proposed Class-Action Lawsuit Against Encore Capital

ITT Inflated Placement Rates, Misled Students: Lawsuit

Consumer Financial Experts Explain Consequences of CFPB Regulation to Senate Banking Committee

Encore Capital Group Wins Motion to Compel Arbitration in Putative FDCPA Class Action

Witnesses Tell Senate Banking Committee That CFPB Has Hurt Consumers

CFPB Payday Rules Are Win-Win for Lenders and Consumers

Court Asks CFPB to Justify Structure

Student Advocates Sue the Department of Education Over Debt Collection Practices

READ THE SPRING EDITION OF NACBA’S CONSUMER BANKRUPTCY JOURNAL (CBJ)

Brett Weiss, Esq.
Senior Partner at Chung & Press, LLC

Read several highlights from the late Justice’s Scalia’s opinions on consumer bankruptcy in Brett Weiss’s insightful article, “Justice Scalia and Consumer Bankruptcy,” in the spring edition of the CBJ.

5 DAYS UNTIL THE NEXT NACBA WEBINAR! HAVE YOU REGISTERED?

Lessons from Harris v. Viegelahn
Monday, April 11, 2016, 60 minutes
3 PM Eastern / 2PM Central / 1PM Mountain / 12 PM Pacific

Presented by: Chief Judge Melvin S. Hoffman of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts, Tara Twomey of NCBRC and Brett Weiss, Esq. of Chung & Press, LLC

Registration deadline: 4/11/16 at 2PM Eastern.
$25 Member / $75 Non Member
Registration HERE

This webinar will review the various post-Harris cases that have been decided and offer practical suggestions for ways in which debtor’s counsel can get paid in unsuccessful chapter 13 cases.

ONLY 3 DAYS REMAIN FOR YOU TO RECEIVE THE EARLY BIRD RATE FOR #NACBASF!

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It is hard to believe that #NACBASF is only 42 days away! We are gearing up for an awesome convention that is designed to help grow your practice while also increasing service to existing clients. Not only will attendees be treated to an overview and analysis of the current economic, business and political climate but various panels of experts will help you think inside and outside the bankruptcy box in order to increase revenue.

We want #NACBASF to be an affordable opportunity for you so we have the Early Bird Rate that will save you $100.00, but you only have 2 days left to register at this rate! Register Today so you can take advantage of these savings.

Convention Registration

Early Bird

Ends FRI, APR 8

Regular Registration

After FRI, APR 8

Member

$695

$795

Non Member

$945

$1045

KEEP YOUR NACBA MEMBERSHIP CURRENT

With so many exciting educational events and networking opportunities on the horizon don’t forget to renew your NACBA Membership! Renew Today!

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Bankruptcy News Briefs 4/5

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Today’s News

Shielding Funds in Spouse’s Bank Account

Appeals Court Raises Constitutional Questions About CFPB

The pending crackdown on payday lending is causing the exact Washington argument you’d expect

Debt-Collection Reforms Protect Consumers and Credit Access

Blog: Official Bankruptcy Forms Revised To Reflect April 1, 2016 Dollar Amount Adjustments Now In Effect

Supreme Court upholds verdict against Wells Fargo on overdraft fees in California

Bernard Madoff to be deposed by victims’ lawyers -filing

READ THE SPRING EDITION OF NACBA’S CONSUMER BANKRUPTCY JOURNAL (CBJ)

Kentucky Bankruptcy Attorney Mediator Dean Langdon

Dean Langdon
Delcotto Law Group, PLLC

Have you encountered clients who have multiple liens against them from their debtors? Read Dean Langdon’s article, “Twists and Turns, On the Road to Avoid Judicial Liens,” in the spring edition of the CBJ.

6 DAYS UNTIL THE NEXT NACBA WEBINAR! HAVE YOU REGISTERED?

Lessons from Harris v. Viegelahn
Monday, April 11, 2016, 60 minutes
3 PM Eastern / 2PM Central / 1PM Mountain / 12 PM Pacific

Presented by: Chief Judge Melvin S. Hoffman of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts, Tara Twomey of NCBRC and Brett Weiss, Esq. of Chung & Press, LLC

Registration deadline: 4/11/16 at 2PM Eastern.
$25 Member / $75 Non Member
Registration HERE

This webinar will review the various post-Harris cases that have been decided and offer practical suggestions for ways in which debtor’s counsel can get paid in unsuccessful chapter 13 cases.

ONLY 3 DAYS REMAIN FOR YOU TO RECEIVE THE EARLY BIRD RATE FOR #NACBASF!

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It is hard to believe that #NACBASF is only 43 days away! We are gearing up for an awesome convention that is designed to help grow your practice while also increasing service to existing clients. Not only will attendees be treated to an overview and analysis of the current economic, business and political climate but various panels of experts will help you think inside and outside the bankruptcy box in order to increase revenue.

We want #NACBASF to be an affordable opportunity for you so we have the Early Bird Rate that will save you $100.00, but you only have 3 days left to register at this rate! Register Today so you can take advantage of these savings.

Convention Registration

Early Bird

Ends FRI, APR 8

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After FRI, APR 8

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VACATION AND EDUCATION! REGISTRATION OPENS NEXT WEEK!

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Why not mix a little work with a little play! Earn CLE while you have some fun at NACBA’s Fall Workshop Summit at Sea, October 7th-10th, 2016. The location might be unexpected, but the education provided aboard will be what NACBA members have come to expect from our educational programs. An added bonus is you can make it a family affair!

Take a look at what the family can experience on board:

NEW! Royal Babies and Tots Nursery^SM
Complimentary Adventure Ocean® Youth Program
Expanded teen-only hangout areas
Splash Deck with interactive play fountain
Bungee trampoline area for kids ages 6 and up
Family-friendly activities including games, contests, enrichment classes and lectures

Save the Date and come sail away with NACBA!

KEEP YOUR NACBA MEMBERSHIP CURRENT

With so many exciting educational events and networking opportunities on the horizon don’t forget to renew your NACBA Membership! Renew Today!

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Today’s #NACBASF Session Spotlight!

National Updates and Insights

Saturday, May 21st, 8:15 am – 9:15 am

This session will cover the latest national legislative news, an update on the Rules Committee, and the recent work of the National Consumer Bankruptcy Rights Center.

Presented by:

Jill Michaux

Neis & Michaux, P.A.
Managing Partner
Topeka, Kansas

Jill A. Michaux was appointed by Chief Justice John G. Roberts to a three-year term on the national Advisory Committee on Bankruptcy Rules on November 30, 2012, and reappointed to a second three-year term in October 2015. She practices law with the firm of Neis & Michaux, P.A., of Topeka, Kansas. She was a founding member of the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys and served on its board of directors six years from 1993 to 1999. She graduated from the University of Kansas in 1977 with a Bachelor of Science in Journalism degree and from the Washburn University School of Law with Dean’s Honors in 1982. Michaux and Mark Neis, her husband and law partner, are the only Topeka attorneys, and two of seven in Kansas, to be board certified in consumer bankruptcy law by the American Board of Bankruptcy Certification. Michaux is a founding member and past president of Topeka Area Bankruptcy Council and the Kansas Bar Association Bankruptcy and Insolvency Section. She blogs on her own site, www.bankruptcykansas.info. She served as judge for the Municipal Court of the City of Rossville, Kansas, for 16 years until 2010.

Henry Sommer

Supervising Attorney
Philadelphia, PA

Henry J. Sommer is Supervising Attorney at the pro bono Consumer Bankruptcy Assistance Project in Philadelphia. He has litigated many major cases involving bankruptcy, consumer law, civil rights and other issues. Previously, he was the head of the Consumer Law Project at Community Legal Services in Philadelphia, where he worked for over 21 years. Mr. Sommer has also served as a Lecturer-in-Law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School and is an Adjunct Professor at Temple University School of Law. He received his A.B. degree from Harvard College, magna cum laude and his J.D. degree from Harvard Law School, cum laude.

Mr. Sommer is Editor in Chief of Collier on Bankruptcy and the entire Collier line of bankruptcy publications. He is the author of Collier Consumer Bankruptcy Practice Guide (Matthew Bender); Consumer Bankruptcy Law and Practice, (9th Ed. 2009) published by the National Consumer Law Center, Boston, Ma., and Consumer Bankruptcy: The Complete Guide to Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 Personal Bankruptcy (John Wiley & Sons 1994) as well as numerous articles on bankruptcy law. He is the co-author of Collier Family Law and the Bankruptcy Code (Matthew Bender).

Mr. Sommer is a former President of the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys (NACBA), a former member of the Federal Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Bankruptcy Rules (appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court) and a member of the National Bankruptcy Conference. He is a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy, a member of the American Law Institute, and a former member of the Federal Reserve Board Consumer Advisory Council. He is also President of the National Consumer Bankruptcy Rights Center and a former Chairman of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Bankruptcy Conference.

He has been asked to testify many times before the House and Senate Judiciary Committees, as well as the National Bankruptcy Review Commission, on bankruptcy and consumer law issues. He has served on the faculty of numerous continuing legal education programs including those presented by the Federal Judicial Center, NYU Law School, the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges, the Southeastern Bankruptcy Law Institute, the Executive Office of U.S. Trustees, the ABA Family Law Section, NACBA, ALI-ABA and the Pennsylvania Bar Institute. Mr. Sommer was the first recipient of the National Consumer Law Center’s Vern Countryman Consumer Law Award.

Maureen Thompson

The Hastings Group LLC
Senior Principal
Arlington, VA

Maureen Thompson is a senior principal of The Hastings Group LLC, a 20-year-old strategic communications consulting firm that has handled a wide range of Hill, coalition management, investor education, public relations and Web campaigns for a variety of financial-related issues and organizations. For more than adecade, Ms. Thompson has served as NACBA’s legislative director. In that capacity, she has helped build a strong coalition of organizations that support the work of bankruptcy attorneys in seeking a fair bankruptcy code that recognizes the importance of a ‘fresh start” for individuals and families facing extreme financial difficulties. Thompson works with NACBA Board and its Legislative Committee to develop and implement a legislative strategy for each Congress.

Jonathan Yarowsky
WilmerHale
Partner
Washington, DC

Jonathan Yarowsky provides strategic advice to clients in an array of areas including antitrust, telecommunications policy, intellectual property, and administrative practice and procedure. Mr. Yarowsky also maintains a robust practice in congressional investigations as well as in antitrust representation. He joined WilmerHale after holding a number of senior-level positions in federal government, including Special Counsel to former President Clinton, General Counsel of the House Committee on the Judiciary, and Chief Counsel of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law.

Mr. Yarowsky joined private practice in 1998 after serving as a Special Counsel to former President Clinton, where he advised on legislative and policy matters, including telecommunications, antitrust and crime policy matters. In his work at the White House, among other policy duties, Yarowsky directed the selection and confirmation of federal judicial nominees.

Prior to his position at the White House, Mr. Yarowsky served as General Counsel of the House Committee on the Judiciary. During his five-year tenure there, he supervised a staff of 40 lawyers and was responsible for developing legislative policy agenda and overseeing the work of six subcommittees in the areas of: administrative law; constitutional law and civil rights; crime and criminal justice; economic and commercial law; intellectual property and judicial administration; and international law and immigration. In addition, during this period Mr. Yarowsky also developed a series of antitrust bills that were enacted into law, and developed other legislative initiatives in the areas of telecommunications, financial services, insurance, banking, civil justice and international trade.

Prior to serving in the House, Mr. Yarowsky was Chief Counsel of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law, where he gained extensive experience in antitrust and competition policy, and worked closely with the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice as well as the Federal Trade Commission. Mr. Yarowsky is a 1977 graduate of UCLA Law School. In 1974, he received an MS from Cornell University. He received an AB from the University of Michigan, summa cum laude, in 1971.

Bankruptcy News Briefs… 4/1

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Check out Friday’s Headlines…

U.S. District Court Halts Debt Collection and Selling Scam

Rule 60(b) Subject to Limitations in Bankruptcy

Why Are So Many Military Families Dealing With Debt Collectors?

Westmont-based companies accused in $3.8 million debt-collection scam

Obama To Deliver Knock-Out Punch To $40 Bil Payday Lending Industry

Supreme Court Case About Debt Buying and Interest Rates Now in Question

HAVE YOU REGISTERED FOR APRIL’S WEBINAR?

Lessons from Harris v. Viegelahn
Monday, April 11, 2016, 60 minutes
3 PM Eastern / 2PM Central / 1PM Mountain / 12 PM Pacific

Presented by: Chief Judge Melvin S. Hoffman of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts, Tara Twomey of NCBRC and Brett Weiss, Esq. of Chung & Press, LLC

Registration deadline: 4/11/16 at 2PM Eastern.
$25 Member / $75 Non Member
Registration HERE

This webinar will review the various post-Harris cases that have been decided and offer practical suggestions for ways in which debtor’s counsel can get paid in unsuccessful chapter 13 cases.

Time is Winding Down! HAVE YOU REGISTERED for #NACBASF2016?

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The 24th Annual NACBA Convention is just around the corner! We are looking forward to all of the exciting sessions, speakers, networking, and of course being in the beautiful city of San Francisco. We hope you are getting ready to embark on this one of a kind experience as well! Take a minute to look over this 3 point checklist to make sure you’re ready for #NACBASF:

Have you Registered? Registering is simple and only takes a few moments. Register by Friday, April 8th and receive the Early Bird Rate. There’s only 7 days remaining to receive this special rate so register today!
Make your Airline Reservation. NACBA has arranged the following discounts flying into San Francisco on two different airlines, United Airlines and Delta Airlines.
- United– To book travel online, enter ZVNS928278 in the Offer Code box when searching for flights.
- Delta-When booking online, select Book A Trip, click on Advanced Search and enter the meeting code, NMMCK, in the box provided on the Search Flights page. Reservations may also be made by calling our Delta Meeting reservations at 800-328-1111 Mon-Fri 7 am-7 pm CDT.
Place your Hotel Reservations: NACBASF will be taking place at the Marriott Marquis San Francisco. Attendees will receive a special rate of $245 per night. If you are calling in your reservation, be sure to ask to stay in the NACBA block. The special rate is available through April 27, 2016 or until the block sold out. Click HERE to make your reservations with the hotel.

Now, once you’ve checked everything off your list, kick and back and get ready for an awesome Convention!

EXHIBITOR AND SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

NACBASF and NACBA’s Fall Workshop Summit is the perfect opportunity to be an exhibitor or sponsor to showcase your product. Learn more about how you can participate in the 2016 Prospectus.

VACATION AND EDUCATION!

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KEEP YOUR NACBA MEMBERSHIP CURRENT

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TODAY’S #NACBASF SESSION SPOTLIGHT!

Case Law Update

Saturday, May 21st, 11:00 am – 12:30 pm

The panel will discuss recent trends in bankruptcy case law, with analysis of cases decided by the Courts of Appeals and other appellate courts.

Hon. M. Elaine Hammond

United States District & Bankruptcy Court, Northern District California
United States Bankruptcy Judge
San Jose, CA

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M. Elaine Hammond is a United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Northern District of California. She was sworn in on February 2, 2012. Prior to taking the bench, Judge Hammond’s practice focused on representing debtors and creditors in commercial bankruptcy cases and out-of-court restructurings. She was a partner with the San Francisco firm Friedman Dumas and Springwater LLP. Prior to joining that firm she was an associate with Murphy, Sheneman, Julian & Rogers. Judge Hammond began her legal career as a law clerk for the Judge Edward D. Jellen, now retired, also of the Northern District of California.

A native of North Carolina, she received her undergraduate degree from Duke University, and her JD with honors from the University of North Carolina School of Law.

Hon. Ronald Sargis
United States Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of California Judge
Sacramento, CA

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onald H. Sargis is a Federal Bankruptcy Court Judge for the United States Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of California. He was sworn in to the court on January 14, 2010. Sargis received his undergraduate degree from Stanford University in 1979 and his J.D. from McGeorge Law School at the University of the Pacific in 1982.Prior to joining the court, Sargis was a partner with the firm Hefner, Stark & Marois, where he worked for twenty-six years. He began his legal career as a law clerk for Judge Loren Dahl.

Bankruptcy News Briefs 3/31

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News Making Headlines…

Federal Oversight of Debt Collectors Prompts Lawsuit

CFPB Shuts Down Student Loan Debt Relief Scam

Operation Allegedly Collected and Sold Phantom Debts

Veteran Reimbursed for Tax Collection Payment After Lengthy Battle

ACA Member CBE Group Defeats TCPA Claim Over Proprietary Dialing System

Consumer Advocates File Suit Against Dept. of ED for “Secret” Policies

Headline The ARM Industry Should Like to See: “Closing Time for a Fake Debt Collector”

COHEAO: Private Collection Agencies Provide A Critical Service In Maintaining A Strong Federal Student Loan Program

A Minefield of Risks for Taxpayers: New Report on the Perils Taxpayers Face from Unregulated Preparers, Lack of Fee Disclosure, and Tax-Time Financial Products,

HAVE YOU REGISTERED FOR APRIL’S WEBINAR?

Lessons from Harris v. Viegelahn
Monday, April 11, 2016, 60 minutes
3 PM Eastern / 2PM Central / 1PM Mountain / 12 PM Pacific

Presented by: Chief Judge Melvin S. Hoffman of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts, Tara Twomey of NCBRC and Brett Weiss, Esq. of Chung & Press, LLC

Registration deadline: 4/11/16 at 2PM Eastern.
$25 Member / $75 Non Member
Registration HERE

This webinar will review the various post-Harris cases that have been decided and offer practical suggestions for ways in which debtor’s counsel can get paid in unsuccessful chapter 13 cases.

48 DAYS REMAIN UNTIL #NACABSF 2016! HAVE YOU REGISTERED?

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Just Another Perk for You When You Attend #NACBASF…Free Professional Headshots

Isn’t time you update that ten-year old photo on your website, business card, Linkedin or bio? NACBA is providing attendees with a FREE professional headshot. Give your personal brand a boost with a professional headshot. After your photos are taken, you’ll be able to review and choose the final digital images emailed directly to you.

2 weeks left to Register at the Early Bird Rate.

EXHIBITOR AND SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

NACBASF and NACBA’s Fall Workshop Summit is the perfect opportunity to be an exhibitor or sponsor to showcase your product. Learn more about how you can participate in the 2016 Prospectus.

VACATION AND EDUCATION!

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KEEP YOUR NACBA MEMBERSHIP CURRENT

With so many exciting educational events and networking opportunities on the horizon don’t forget to renew your NACBA Membership! Renew Today!

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Mid Week Headlines…

Debt Collection Complaints Focus of Latest CFPB Report

Missouri AG to Appeal Ruling on Court Fines

CFPB Updates Congress About Proposed Debt Collection Rules

FTC Outlines Use of Social Media, Text Messages in Debt Collection

Supreme Court Hears FDCPA Case

CBE Group Wins Landmark TCPA Decision Regarding its Patent-pending Product Manual Clicker Application

Debts for Newer High-Cost Vehicles Could Not Be Reaffirmed

HAVE YOU REGISTERED FOR APRIL’S WEBINAR?

Lessons from Harris v. Viegelahn
Monday, April 11, 2016, 60 minutes
3 PM Eastern / 2PM Central / 1PM Mountain / 12 PM Pacific

Presented by: Chief Judge Melvin S. Hoffman of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts, Tara Twomey of NCBRC and Brett Weiss, Esq. of Chung & Press, LLC

Registration deadline: 4/11/16 at 2PM Eastern.
$25 Member / $75 Non Member
Registration HERE

This webinar will review the various post-Harris cases that have been decided and offer practical suggestions for ways in which debtor’s counsel can get paid in unsuccessful chapter 13 cases.

49 DAYS REMAIN UNTIL #NACABSF 2016! HAVE YOU REGISTERED?

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There are so many reasons to attend #NACBASF, but our line up of Keynote Speakers is three of the most compelling reasons why you should register today! Check out who is headlining at#NACBASF 2016! Don’t miss these prominent speakers!

Bob Shrum, Famed Political Consultant. Shrum has advised practically every major Democratic candidate from Edmund Muskie and Ted Kennedy to All Gore and John Kerry, and understands how political campaigns are fought and won. Shrum is the author of No Excuses: Concessions of a Serial Campaigner.

Nomi Prins, Renowned Author & Commentator from Wall Street to Washington. Prins’ latest acclaimed book All the Presidents’ Bankers is a groundbreaking narrative on how an elite group of men transformed the American economy & government, dictated policy & shaped world history. Nomi has appeared on CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, CSPAN, PBS, FOX and other TV stations.

Adam Carroll, 2x Tedx Speaker. Founder of National Financial Educators, author ofWinning the Money Game, director ofBroke, Busted & Disgusted, host of Build a Bigger Life podcast and creator ofScholarship Mastery.

2 weeks left to Register at the Early Bird Rate.

EXHIBITOR AND SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

NACBASF and NACBA’s Fall Workshop Summit is the perfect opportunity to be an exhibitor or sponsor to showcase your product. Learn more about how you can participate in the 2016 Prospectus.

VACATION AND EDUCATION!

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KEEP YOUR NACBA MEMBERSHIP CURRENT

With so many exciting educational events and networking opportunities on the horizon don’t forget to renew your NACBA Membership! Renew Today!

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