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, Michael L. Powell

• 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, Charles D. Waller

• 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, Michael L. Powell

• 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, Michael L. Powell

• 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, Michael L. Powell

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

MICHAEL L. POWELL is an attorney in the law firm of Ayres & Parkey, where he practices in legal malpractice defense, banking law, trusts and estates, wills, probate and civil litigation. Mr. Powell frequently lectures on his areas of practice, and teaches law and banking for the American Institute of Banking. He was a senior attorney for the FDIC, a member of the in-house counsel for SunTrust Bank for 11 years and is admitted to the Tennessee bars. Mr. Powell earned his B.A. degree from Carson-Newman College and his J.D. degree from the University of Tennessee.

CHARLES D. WALLER is an attorney with Stone & Hinds, P.C., where he practices in the areas of commercial litigation, collections law, personal injury and civil litigation. Mr. Waller received his B.S. degree from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville and his J.D. degree from Valparaiso University. He is a member of the Knoxville, Tennessee and American bar associations.

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