This class is eligible for CLE Passport use. You will be able to select the CLE Passport as your payment method for no additional cost when registering for this course.

Credits: 3.0 general credit hours

Description: In these challenging financial times, the collection of debt and money judgments takes on added significance for businesses and individuals. Debt collection, however, is closely regulated by federal law, and many provisions apply to collection attorneys, not merely traditional debt collection agencies.  Those who attend this informative and wide-ranging class will learn the law and procedure for collecting debts and money judgments in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia. 

Our panel of experienced commercial and consumer collection attorneys will guide those who attend through the steps for collecting debts and money judgment, from the first client communication to the payment of the final bill. These are among the topics the faculty will explore: 

• How to evaluate the case 
• How to prepare and file motions for pretrial attachments 
• What information is lawfully available, and how to use it in negotiations/ collections 
• Court procedures, and what the courts expect in the D.C. metro area 
• What to consider in proceeding against individuals, corporations, trusts, LLCs, LLPs, and proprietorships 
• Post judgment options 
• How to comply with the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, and state protections 
• Internet resources to help collect upon debts and judgments 
• Reducing the case to judgment and obtain­ing execution 
• Levying on the execution to satisfy a judgment 
• Satisfying a judgment by post judgment attachment 
• What collection activity is available after a debtor files for bankruptcy