A favorable verdict against a debtor was awarded, but what legal options are available to collect debts post-judgment? Learn advanced techniques for handling the daunting task of execution on judgment! Experienced practitioners will give you the secrets to getting what's owed while complying with strict debtor protection laws. In addition, you'll gain key strategies for defending against collection harassment claims should they arise. Build the right tools to achieve favorable results in debt collection. Order today!

1. Post-Judgment Collection: Getting Consumer Debtors to Pay
2. Illegal Collection Practices
3. Collecting Business Debt: The Nuances of Commercial Collection
4. Defending Against the Debt Collection Harassment Claim
5. Ethical Considerations During the Collection Process

POST-JUDGMENT COLLECTION: GETTING CONSUMER DEBTORS TO PAY
9:00 - 10:15, Barry W. Kaufman

• Steps to Execute on Judgment
• Secrets to Asset Discovery
• Different Debtor Types and Techniques for Working With Them
• Advanced Asset-Specific Collection Techniques for Consumer Debt
  (Includes: Freezing Bank Accounts, Wage Garnishment, Judgment Liens, Writs of Execution, etc.)
• Required Forms and Other Documentation

ILLEGAL COLLECTION PRACTICES
10:30 - 11:45, Barry W. Kaufman

• Overview of FDCPA – Required and Prohibited Debt Collection Practices
• Case Law Update
• Wage Garnishment Regulations
• Other Federal and State Laws

COLLECTING BUSINESS DEBT: THE NUANCES OF COMMERCIAL COLLECTION
12:45 - 2:00, Barry W. Kaufman

• Steps to Execute on Judgment
• Secrets to Working With Business Debtors
• Advanced Collection Techniques for Commercial Debt
• Required Forms and Other Documentation

DEFENDING AGAINST THE DEBT COLLECTION HARASSMENT CLAIM
2:00 - 3:15, Wendell D. Finner

• Jurisdiction Guidelines and Issues
• Litigation Costs vs. Possible Damages
• Rule 11 Sanctions and Other Effective Defenses and Counterclaims
• Sample Pretrial Orders and Motions
• Key Strategies During Discovery
• Avoiding Incrimination Through Collector Documents and Messages
• Settlement Strategies and Techniques
• Re-Opening Default Judgment
• Powerful Trial Techniques: Convincing the Jury That the Debtor is Not the Victim, Debunking Survey and Expert Evidence, Minimizing Damage Awards and Other Essential Strategies

ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS DURING THE COLLECTION PROCESS
3:30 - 4:30, Wendell D. Finner

• Collection Letters
• Misrepresentation
• Intermingling Activities of Collection Agency and Attorney
• Harassment
• Attorneys' Fees

WENDELL D. FINNER is an attorney with First Coast Consumer Law. He practices in the areas of collection defense, unfair collection practices, defending foreclosure and bankruptcy. He is a previous author and lecturer in his areas of expertise. Mr. Finner received his B.A. degree from St. John's College and his J.D. degree from New York University. He is a member of The Florida Bar and the State Bars of Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia. Mr. Finner also is a member of the National Association of Consumer Advocates and the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys.

BARRY W. KAUFMAN, Esq., is the principal and owner of a solo law practice in Jacksonville, Florida. Mr. Kaufman practices in the areas of family law and debt collection. Prior to opening his law practice in 2005, Mr. Kaufman worked as a collection attorney for Bray & Singletary, P.A. (now Bray & Lunsford, P.A.) and as an insurance defense attorney for the firm of O'Hara, Spradley & Waters, P.A. (now the O'Hara Law Firm, P.A.) He earned his B.A. degree from Loyola University, New Orleans, and his J.D. degree from Florida Coastal School of Law. Mr. Kaufman is a member of The Florida Bar (Small Claims Rules Committee), the Jacksonville Bar Association, and the Florida Creditors Bar Association. He is admitted to practice in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

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