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Posted below is a brief snippet from Legal Ink Magazine that recently featured the National Consumer Bankruptcy Rights Center (NCBRC). Legal Ink Magazine is collaboration effort spearheaded by Attorney Credits and is distributed to over 160,000 attorneys. NACBA Attorneys could visit Attorney Credits for on-demand CLE and a special member benefit.
Each year, millions of individuals and families across the country struggle to pay their bills. Often financial distress follows on the heels of other unanticipated events such as job loss, divorce, substantial out-of-pocket medical expenses and natural disasters. Bankruptcy may provide these debtors with the opportunity for a fresh start. The Bankruptcy Code grants financially distressed debtors certain rights that are critical to the proper functioning of the bankruptcy system as a whole. However, bankruptcy debtors, lacking both financial resources and exposure to the bankruptcy system, often do not have the ability to protect the integrity of the bankruptcy system and preserve the bankruptcy rights of consumer debtors more generally. The National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys’ Amicus Project was created to fill that vacuum, and in 2010 the NACBA Board founded the National Consumer Bankruptcy Rights Center (NCBRC) to further the mission.
NCBRC provides assistance either by working directly with debtors’ attorneys or by filing amicus briefs in courts throughout the country. In cases with the potential to affect consumer debtors throughout the county, NCBRC’s amicus curiae briefs address broader issues so that the legal effects of courts’ decisions do not depend solely on the parties directly involved in the case. Since its founding NCBRC has filed more the 40 amicus briefs in courts throughout the country. Recent examples of NCBRC Amicus Briefs:
NACBA Member Joshua Cohen was featured on Fox Business “The Willis Report.”
Attorney Cohen weighed-in on “More Social Security benefits getting docked for student loan debt?”
Watch Clip: Fox Business The Willis Report with Joshua Cohen
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The importance of a convention keynote speaker should never be overlooked or downplayed. Choosing the right keynote speaker can change the entire tone of a convention. The right speaker can attract attendees to the event. The best speakers can even inspire attendees long after the event. With the 22nd Annual NACBA Convention just a few weeks away, a goal has just been scored for NACBA membership.
NACBA is proud to announce that two-time Stanley Cup champion and current actor, author and broadcaster Bill Clement will be the keynote speaker at the 2014 Annual Convention. His presentation, “EveryDay Leadership: The Power to Influence Outcomes,” will be delivered on Friday, April 11th, 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM.
After talking with Bill on multiple occasions, I can tell you he is a high energy guy that puts emphasis on making the most of your day. He strongly believes that we all sit in leadership chairs, regardless of title. After all, you never know who you can inspire. He is brutally honest about his failures and having to rebuild success after complete financial and emotional defeat.
With many members feeling the economic pinch, Bill Clement is a great success story on the impact a consumer bankruptcy attorney can have on a person’s life. In a climate of often having to do more with less, our personal performance as an “EveryDay Leader” is crucial not only to our organization’s victories, but also our individual success.
If you haven’t already done so, register to attend the 22nd Annual Convention of the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys. In addition to hearing from Bill Clement, we’ve put together a line-up of 60+ bankruptcy experts, including twelve U.S. Bankruptcy Judges. This is the country’s largest gathering of consumer bankruptcy attorneys.
On a side note, Bill Clement will be signing copies of his new book, “EveryDay Leadership: Crossing Gorges on Tightropes to Success” (with a foreword by Wayne Gretzky) at the Friday evening reception.
Welcome to NACBA Now, the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys entree into the blogosphere!
The goal of NACBA Now is to engage in conversation with our members on a wide range of legal and business issues facing you in every stage of your career. The posts at NACBA Now will be meant to inform, inspire and elicit your interaction, which is a goal of mine as NACBA’s new executive director.
Moving forward, the NACBA team will focus on making “membership an experience, not just a transaction.” We want to make the value of NACBA membership so clear, so compelling, that NACBA members as well as potential members find it indispensable.
We want to hear from you on issues that affect your ability to continue to be a successful professional. How have recent economic issues impacted your ability to practice law? What are the pressure points you face? Let us know.
Thank you for your continued membership.
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