Debt Collection Litigation Essentials: Pre-suit Strategies, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Recent Developments, and Regulations
Louis provides comprehensive legal counsel to banks, lenders, servicers, and debt collectors. He focuses his practice on navigating complex litigation and financial regulation matters. Louis also advises clients on new small business lending regulations, including the CFPB’s Final Rule under section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Act.
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Program Summary
Join us for an engaging and informative CLE course designed to equip legal professionals with essential strategies for effective debt collection litigation. Over the course of this webinar, participants will explore critical topics including pre-suit strategies, the intricacies of debt collection litigation, and best practices for post-judgment appellate considerations. Attendees will also delve into recent developments in the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) and examine new developments regarding the FDCPA’s implementing regulation, Regulation F. This course offers practical insights and actionable techniques to navigate the complexities of debt collection law, making it a must-attend for attorneys looking to enhance their skills in this vital area of practice.
This course is co-sponsored with myLawCLE.
Key topics to be discussed:
- Pre-suit strategies
- Debt collection litigation
- FDCPA developments
Date / Time: April 24, 2025
- 2:00 pm – 4:10 pm Eastern
- 1:00 pm – 3:10 pm Central
- 12:00 pm – 2:10 pm Mountain
- 11:00 am – 1:10 pm Pacific
Closed-captioning available
Speakers
Louis J. Manetti Jr.| Troutman Pepper Locke LLP
Louis provides comprehensive legal counsel to banks, lenders, servicers, and debt collectors. He focuses his practice on navigating complex litigation and financial regulation matters. Louis has a deep understanding of federal consumer protection statutes, including RESPA, FCRA, TILA, TCPA, and FDCPA. He also handles litigation involving state statutes, such as the Illinois Mortgage Foreclosure Law (IMFL), and state consumer fraud and deceptive business practices statutes. Louis has significant experience defending class actions in these areas.
Louis also advises clients on new small business lending regulations, including the CFPB’s Final Rule under section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Act. He has extensive appellate advocacy experience, having written numerous appellate briefs and argued before the Illinois Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, and every district of the Illinois Appellate Court.
Agenda
I. Pre-suit strategies | 2:00pm – 2:40pm
- Importance of factual development early
- Techniques for effective negotiation and settlement
II. Debt collection litigation (Part I) | 2:40pm – 3:00pm
- Early pleading considerations
- Use of affirmative defenses
- Offers of Judgment
Break | 3:00pm – 3:10pm
III. Debt collection litigation (Part II) | 3:10pm – 3:30pm
- Discovery processes and motions practice
- Issues to consider for an appeal
IV. FDCPA developments | 3:30pm – 4:10pm
- Recent case law developments impacting debt collection practices
- Regulation F developments
- Loper Bright and its potential impact on FDCPA lawsuits
- Understanding the landscape of FDCPA litigation
- Key defenses and strategies for plaintiffs
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