Agenda / Content Covered

10:00 AM to 5:00 PM Eastern Standard Time

1. Locating and Identifying the Debtor
   10:00 - 11:00, Ronald S. Weiss
   1. The Prioritized Checklist Every Skip Tracer Should Use
   2. Overcoming Challenges with Jurisdiction
   3. Common Initial Errors That New Skip Tracers Make
   4. Key Information You Can Use to Expedite the Search
   5. Real-World Sample Case Study/Demonstration
   6. Law Update; New Regs and Requirements
   7. How to Select the Best Tools for the Task at Hand
2. Digging into Databases: New Spins on Old Tracing Techniques
   11:15 - 12:15, Michael D. Mazur
   1. Real-World Sample Case Study/Demonstration
   2. Law Update; New Regs and Requirements
   3. The Best Phone Number Databases
   4. Deceased Databases
   5. Directory Assistance
   6. National Change of Address (NCOA)
3. Ethical Considerations
   12:15 - 1:15. Ronald S. Weiss
   1. Harassment
   2. Confidentiality in Skip Tracing
   3. Ethical Scenarios in the Search Process
   4. Getting Information From the Credit Bureau
4. Using Social Media to Locate Tough Skips
   1:45 - 2:45, Lynda L. Laing
   1. Real-World Sample Case Study/Demonstration
   2. Law Update; New Regs and Requirements
   3. Locating a Target's Place of Employment
   4. The Best Internet Resources Most Skip Tracers Don't Know About
   5. Advanced Skip Tracing Social Media Tactics
   6. Using the Internet to Locate Debtors
   7. New LinkedIn Tactics
   8. How to Use Twitter to Locate People
5. Searching Public and Government Records
   2:45 - 3:45, Michael D. Mazur
   1. Public Records
   2. Social Security Information; Disability
   3. Government Records
   4. Background Searches for Alias Names
   5. Criminal Background Checks
6. Bank, Credit Bureau, Tax, Property Info and More - New Regs and Requirements
   4:00 - 5:00, Lynda L. Laing
   1. Real-World Sample Case Study/Demonstration
   2. Law Update; New Regs and Requirements
   3. Unclaimed Property Search
   4. Bank and Credit Bureau Reports
   5. Motor Vehicle Bureaus
   6. Boat and Aircraft Registrations
   7. Judgment Searches
   8. Public Tax Information
   9. Subpoena of Business Records
   10. Corporation/Business Traces
   11. Utility Bills, Credit Card Statements and More

Accreditation Details:

LYNDA L. LAING is a partner in the law firm of Strauss, Factor, Laing & Lyons in Providence, Rhode Island, where her practice concentrates in the areas of collections and litigation. Ms. Laing served on the Board of Editors of the Rhode Island Bar Journal and has written articles and lectured on bankruptcy, collections, and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. She is a frequent lecturer for National Business Institute on skip tracing and cyber tracking. She is a member of the State Bar of Michigan, the Rhode Island and American bar associations, the Commercial Law League of America, and the American Bankruptcy Institute. Ms. Laing served as chairperson of the Bench Bar Committee for the Rhode Island Bar Association. She earned her A.B. degree from Albion College and her J.D. degree from Case Western Reserve University Law School.

MICHAEL D. MAZUR is a founding partner of Mazur & Brooks, A Professional Law Corporation, and is admitted to practice in the states of Nevada and California. Mr. Mazur’s practice areas are concentrated in protecting the interest of secured and unsecured creditors, business litigation, and corporate law. This includes aggressive pre-litigation strategies and post judgment strategies, including seizures, executions, attachments, garnishments, replevin, till taps, and involuntary bankruptcy. Mr. Mazur has written and lectured extensively in the creditor's rights and collections areas, including collections in bankruptcy, collection strategies and fraudulent conveyances. Mr. Mazur earned his J.D. degree from Western State University, College of Law with an emphasis in business entity taxation. Additionally, Mr. Mazur is a Category I peace officer and deputy for a Nevada law enforcement agency. He provides lectures and training in civil law, asset seizures, search & seizure and constitutional law at one of Nevada’s largest law enforcement academies.

RONALD S. WEISS is a partner in the Kansas City law firm of Berman, DeLeve, Kuchan & Chapman, L.C. He practices in the areas of bankruptcy and commercial litigation. Mr. Weiss wrote the chapter on general executions in The Missouri Bar Handbook and Attachments on Debtor/Creditors' Rights, and the chapter on bankruptcy in The Missouri Bar Practical Skills Handbook. He also is a contributing writer to The Missouri Bar Bankruptcy Practice Handbook. Mr. Weiss has been a lecturer for The Missouri Bar seminars and for the National Association of Credit Management in the Kansas City Bar Young Lawyers Trial Practice Program. He has served as chair of the Midwestern Bankruptcy Institute. Mr. Weiss is a member of The Missouri Bar, the American Bar Association, the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, the Commercial Law League of America, and the American Bankruptcy Institute. He earned his B.A. and J.D. degrees from the University of Missouri.