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1. Pre-Suit Collection Strategies
2. The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
3. Filing the Lawsuit - Developing Definitive Strategies
4. Collecting the Judgment
5. The Impact of Bankruptcy on Collections
6. Avoiding Ethical Tangles in Collections

1. PRE-SUIT COLLECTION STRATEGIES
   9:00 - 9:45, William G. Short and William E. Winfield
1. How to Decide Whether to Pursue Collection
2. Preventative Collection - Collecting Without Filing a Lawsuit
3. Designing a Collections System
4. How to Discover Assets - Finding Property From Which to Collect
2. THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT
   9:45 - 10:45, William G. Short and William E. Winfield
1. Statutory Background and Preemption
2. Scope of the FDCPA
3. Understanding the Actions Permitted or Restricted by the Act
4. Liability and Defenses
3. FILING THE LAWSUIT - DEVELOPING DEFINITIVE STRATEGIES
   11:00 - 12:00, William G. Short and William E. Winfield
1. Knowing the Debtor
2. How to Effectively Get the Debtor's Attention
3. Avoiding Counterclaims
4. Obtaining Judgment
4. COLLECTING THE JUDGMENT
   1:00 - 2:15, William G. Short and William E. Winfield
1. Use of Judgment Liens on Real Property
2. Use of Judgment Liens on Personal Property
3. Self-Help Repossession
4. Writs of Execution, Seize and Sale by Sheriff, Creditor Priority
5. Wage Garnishment
6. Attachments
7. Exemptions by Debtor
8. Fraudulent Conveyances
5. THE IMPACT OF BANKRUPTCY ON COLLECTIONS
   2:15 - 3:15, William G. Short and William E. Winfield
1. Steps to Take When a Debtor Files Bankruptcy
2. Chapter 7 – Liquidation, Automatic Stay, Dischargeability
3. Chapter 13 – Reorganization, Automatic Stay, Dischargeability
4. Means Testing and "Abusive Filing"
5. Exemption Planning
6. 707(a) and 707(b) Dismissal
6. AVOIDING ETHICAL TANGLES IN COLLECTIONS
   3:30 - 4:30, William G. Short and William E. Winfield
1. Eliminating Ethical Problems From Your Practice
2. Zealous Representation or Vexatious Practices
3. Lawyer Liability
4. Attorneys' Fees

WILLIAM G. SHORT is a sole practitioner in Ojai, California, at the Law Offices of William G. Short. Mr. Short has been an attorney for more than 20 years and practices in the areas of insurance coverage, commercial collection and wage/hour class action law. He is a member of the State Bar of California. Mr. Short earned his B.A. degree from Thomas Aquinas College and his J.D. degree from the University of Notre Dame Law School.

WILLIAM E. WINFIELD is a partner with the Oxnard law firm of Nordman Cormany Hair & Compton LLP. Mr. Winfield has been an attorney for more than 25 years and practices in the areas of general business law, civil litigation, real property, landlord/tenant, securities, oil and gas, bankruptcy and creditor/debtor rights. He is board certified in business bankruptcy by the American Board of Certification. Mr. Winfield has served as a visiting deputy district attorney for the County of Ventura. In addition, he is an arbitrator for the National Association of Securities Dealers and the Ventura County Superior Court, where he also has served as a visiting judge. Mr. Winfield is a member of the State Bar of California, the Ventura County Bar Association (chairman, Bankruptcy Section, 1994-1998), the California Bankruptcy Forum, the Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum, the Commercial Law League of America and the American Bankruptcy Institute. He earned his B.A. degree from Brigham Young University and his J.D. degree from the University of Utah.

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