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Description:
The panelists will discuss the Fair Debt Collection Clinics in Small Claims
Court at the Boston Municipal Court Central Division, Cambridge District Court,
and Quincy District Court, and how attorneys can volunteer at the clinics. In
partnership with the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office and other partners,
the Fair Debt Collection clinics allow volunteers to provide pro bono limited
assistance representation to low income defendants in small claims court on
credit card collection matters. Substantive training will be provided on the
debt collection industry, common defenses to consumer debt collection suits, and
litigating Fair Debt Collection Practices Act claims in these cases. Practical
training will be provided on how to represent a low-income debtor in
negotiations and small claims trials.
This training is for practitioners of all experience levels as well as 3:03
certified law students.
After attending this training, you will be
able to volunteer at the Volunteer Lawyer Project's weekly fair debt collection
clinics at BMC Central, Cambridge District Court, and Quincy District Court. You
can find more information regarding the clinic and its schedule here.
Questions about volunteering can be directed to Lorraine Wong at lwong@vlpnet.org
Speakers:
Thomas Beauvais, The Law Office of Thomas
Beauvais
Benjamin Kyle Golden, Suffolk University Law School
Tallulah Knopp, Volunteer Lawyers Project of the Boston Bar
Association
April Kuehnhoff, National Consumer Law Center
Elisia Lau