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1. Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA): Brief Overview
2. Collection Litigation and Motion Practice
3. Identifying Fraudulent Conveyances
4. Asset Searches and the Judgment Debtor Exam
5. Post-Judgment Collection Strategies
6. Collection of Out-of-State Debt
7. Creditor Remedies Available in Bankruptcy
8. Averting Potential Ethical Problems in Collections

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA): Brief Overview
9:00 - 9:45, Angela M. Martin

Collection Litigation and Motion Practice
9:45 - 10:30, Chris P. Corbitt

• Preliminary Concerns
• Demand Letters and Other Ways to Get the Debtor's Attention
• Pre-Petition Discovery
• Procedures for Filing Suit: Time Limits, Venue, Etc.
• The Complaint
• Service of Process: How to Find and Serve Debtors Avoiding Process
• Settlement Offers
• Defensive Pleadings
• Handling the Late Filed Answer
• Pre-Judgment Judicial Remedies
• Obtaining a Judgment

Identifying Fraudulent Conveyances
10:45 - 11:15, Chris P. Corbitt

• Laws Governing Fraudulent Conveyance
• Proving the Principle Elements
• Litigation Strategies: Asserting and Defending Against Claims
• Remedies Available

Asset Searches and the Judgment Debtor Exam
11:15 - 12:00, Chris P. Corbitt

• Asset Searches: Non-Judicial and Judicial 
• Judgment Debtor Exam: Procedures, Service Requirements, Conducting the Exam

Post-Judgment Collection Strategies
1:00 - 2:00, Kenneth V. Crow

• Judgment Liens on Real Property
• Personal Property Liens
• Priority Conflicts: Navigating the Minefield of Judgment Liens vs. Security Interests
• Writs of Execution
• Sheriff's Sales of Property: Procedures and Creditor Priority
• Garnishment of Wages or Other Property
• Assignment Orders
• Deficiency Actions
• Exemptions of Debtor

Collection of Out-of-State Debt
2:00 - 2:30, Angela M. Martin

Creditor Remedies Available in Bankruptcy
2:45 - 3:30, Angela M. Martin

• What to do With the Judgment When the Debtor Files for Bankruptcy
• Relief From Stay
• Differences Under Chapter 7 and Chapter 13: Secured or Unsecured, Payment of Judgment, Impairment of Exemptions
• Discharge of Debt/Dischargeability

Averting Potential Ethical Problems in Collections
3:30 - 4:30, Kenneth V. Crow

• Conflicts of Interest
• Dealing With Unrepresented Persons
• The Extent of Lawyer Liability

CHRIS P. CORBITT holds the position of general counsel of Corbitt Enterprises that includes ABC Block Co., CB Masonry, Inc., ABC Equipment and Corbitt Law Firm, PLLC. He is a practicing attorney and professional engineer. Mr. Corbitt is licensed as an engineer in Arkansas, Texas and Oklahoma. He has undergraduate degrees in microbiology, chemistry and civil engineering. Mr. Corbitt earned his M.S. degree, in civil engineering, from the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville and his J.D. degree from the University of Arkansas in Little Rock. He is a member of the National Society of Professional Engineers, the American Society of Civil Engineers and the Chi Epsilon Honorary Engineering Society, as well as the American and Arkansas bar associations.

KENNETH V. CROW is a sole practitioner in Little Rock, Arkansas, where he focuses on collections. He was a previous lecturer on collection matters to medical and business professionals. Mr. Crow is a member of the Arkansas Bar Association (member, Debtor-Creditor, Social Security and Mediation sections) and the American Collectors Association. He earned his B.A. and J.D. degrees from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

ANGELA M. MARTIN is a real estate attorney in the litigation department of Wilson & Associates, P.L.L.C. She earned her B.S. degree in sociology, cum laude, from the University of Maryland and her J.D. degree from the University of Mississippi School of Law, and joined the Arkansas Bar in 2003. She is a member of the Arkansas Bar Association. Ms. Martin's areas of practice have included title, REO closings, asset recovery, and mortgage and foreclosure litigation.

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