Collection Law: A Paralegal's Quick Guide to Settlement Offers
Credits Available
| Credit | Status | Total | Until |
|---|---|---|---|
| California MCLE Paralegal |
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1 Total | 01-14-2027 |
| Montana CLE Credit for Paralegals |
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1 Total | 01-14-2027 |
| New Mexico Paralegal Division, State Bar of |
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1 Total | 01-14-2027 |
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Overview
Improve Your Communications and Recordkeeping Skills
Collections paralegals are the backbone of the settlement process, handling the administrative and legal aspects to ensure a smooth and successful resolution. Are you confident in your skills? This legal course offers tips and tactics for improving your methods of evaluating settlement offers, drafting starter settlement documents, communicating with debtors, and more. Find new ways to grow your expertise and make the job easier - register today!
- Provide better offer recommendations based on more effective case evaluation approaches.
- Ensure settlement agreements comply with relevant laws and regulations.
- Maintain accurate records of all settlement negotiations, agreements, and payments.
Abbreviated Agenda
- Evaluating Settlement Offers
- Communicating With Debtors and Creditors
- Drafting Settlement Agreements
- Processing Payments
- Maintaining Records
Credit Details
Credits Available
| Credit | Status | Total | Until |
|---|---|---|---|
| California MCLE Paralegal |
|
1 Total | 01-14-2027 |
| Montana CLE Credit for Paralegals |
|
1 Total | 01-14-2027 |
| New Mexico Paralegal Division, State Bar of |
|
1 Total | 01-14-2027 |
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Agenda
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Collection Law: A Paralegal's Quick Guide to Settlement Offers
- Evaluating Settlement Offers
- Communicating With Debtors and Creditors
- Drafting Settlement Agreements
- Processing Payments
- Maintaining Records
Who Should Attend
This intermediate level course offers practical skills for handling settlement offers in collections. Those who will benefit include:
- Paralegals
- Legal Assistants
- Other Legal Staff
Speakers
Speaker bio
Evan P. Howell, III
is a sole practitioner with his law office in Metairie, Louisiana. For more than 30 years, he has handled a range of bankruptcy matters for Chapter 11 debtors in possession, creditors' committees, debtors for Chapters 7 and 13, secured creditors, banks and financial institutions, unsecured creditors and Chapter 7 bankruptcy trustees. Mr. Howell has practiced before the U.S. Supreme Court; five federal courts of appeals; and bankruptcy courts in New York, New Jersey, Delaware, South Carolina, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, Illinois, Colorado, Montana and Washington. He has been qualified as an expert witness for bankruptcy law and procedure in a federal district court. Mr. Howell has served and been appointed as a private mediator and arbitration judge. He has lectured on bankruptcy law for continuing legal education seminars, private clients, and for Tulane University's paralegal program and business school. Mr. Howell balances his bankruptcy law practice with collections, commercial transactions and construction litigation. He earned his B.A. degree from Louisiana State University and A&M College, and his J.D. degree from Loyola University New Orleans, College of Law.
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