Consumer Law

New York City Consumer Debt Working Conference

By Jeff Sovern

The Feerick Center for Social Justice and the New York County Lawyers Association Justice Center are sponsoring a free conference on Consumer Debt in New York City on Thursday, June 19, 2008 from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM at the Fordham Law School, 140 West 62nd Street (at Columbus Avenue), NY, NY-McNally Amphitheatre.  This working conference will bring together policy makers, consumer law experts, community-based service providers, court personnel, and other key stakeholders to problem solve around issues related to consumer debt and low income New Yorkers.

Conference goals include identifying concrete and achievable reforms and strategies focused on the Civil Court of the City of New York, the community, and the marketplace.  Plenary sessions will focus on the Credit Card, Debt Consolidation, and Debt Collection Industries, and the Civil Court while breakout sessions will explore Arbitration and Consumer Debt, the Intersection of Bankruptcy and Consumer Debt. Civil Court Reform and Practice, Financial Literacy and Credit Counseling, Credit Reporting, Medical Debt, and Post-Judgment Enforcement and Bank Policies and Practice  (disclosure: I'm a discussion leader for a breakout session, but despite that it sounds like an excellent conference).

Click here for more information and to register (the deadline for registration is June 12)

Full post as published by CL&P Blog on June 05, 2008 (boomark / email).