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SUMMARY:Representing the Pro Bono Client: Consumer Law Bas
 ics 2026 (Virtual Event)
LOCATION:
DESCRIPTION:The Practising Law Institute is offering a 
 webcast of a live presentation from San Francisco 
 entitled  Representing the Pro Bono Client: Consum
 er Law Basics 2026   (https://www.pli.edu/programs
 /representing-the-pro-bono-client-consumer-law-bas
 ics/444041) on August 7, 2026 from 12:00 PM-8:15 P
 M Eastern.   

Registration: $199.00     

Ful
 l scholarships and discounts to attend PLI program
 s are widely available to attorneys working in non
 profit/legal services organizations; pro bono atto
 rneys; government attorneys; judges and judicial l
 aw clerks; law professors and law students; senior
  attorneys (age 65 and over); law librarians and p
 aralegals who work for nonprofit/legal services or
 ganizations; unemployed attorneys; and others with
  financial hardships.   

All eligible attendees
  are urged to complete and submit a PLI Scholarshi
 p Application. 
  https://www.pli.edu/probono/pbs
 cholarship  (https://www.pli.edu/probono/pbscholar
 ship)     

    

Volunteer lawyers are needed
  to help the many low-income clients facing a wide
  assortment of consumer law matters who are unrepr
 esented. Attend this program to learn the basics o
 f consumer law so that you can competently represe
 nt a client in need and learn new advocacy skills.
    What You Will Learn   

After completing this
  program, participants will be able to:   
    

 >  Overview of State and Federal Restraints on Deb
 t Collection   
    
>  Analyze the statutory fr
 amework, investigate, and litigate the scope and r
 emedies under the FDCPA and TCPA.       
>  Assis
 ting Student Loan Borrowers   
    
>  Determine
  the key differences between federal, state, and p
 rivate student loans and issue spot typical and em
 erging student loan problems. You will receive tra
 ining to help student loan borrowers in consolidat
 ion and rehabilitation of student loans as well in
  obtaining loan forgiveness.       
>  A Primer o
 n Automobile Fraud   
    
>  Interpret dealer t
 erminology and practices and recognize common misc
 onduct, including claims under state and federal c
 onsumer protection statutes.       
>  Introducti
 on to Fair Credit Reporting Act   
    
>  Analy
 ze the statutory framework, investigate, and litig
 ate common FCRA disputes.       
>  Mortgage Serv
 icer Litigation   
    
>  Develop a case plan a
 nd litigation strategy for claims against mortgage
  servicers, including under the Real Estate Settle
 ment Procedures Act and Truth in Lending Act.     
   
>  Representing the Unsecured Debtor   
    

 
>  Prepare for and navigate discovery and motion 
 practice and enhance trial, settlement, and mediat
 ion skills in common unsecured debt collection mat
 ters.       
>  Developing a Working Relationship
  with Legal Services Organizations   
    
>  Bu
 ild successful co-counsel relationships with legal
  services and nonprofit organizations in impact co
 nsumer litigation and manage  Cy pres  awards.    
      Who Should Attend   

Attorneys who want to
  volunteer to help low-income clients with consume
 r related issues and legal services advocates who 
 want to enhance their skills in consumer litigatio
 n matters would benefit from attending this progra
 m.
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