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26. Bankruptcy & Special Issues Concerning Debtors
    This article covers special issues concerning debtors such as: federal offsets, student loans, possible effects on domestic relations, employment, claims against lenders, brokers and contractors, and if landlord files bankruptcy.
    Author: David Yen, LAF
    Updated: 08/16/2010
27. Illinois Exemptions to Bankruptcy
    List of bankruptcy property exemptions under Illinois law with the type and amount of exemptions and the controlling statute.
    Author: Samuel Z. Goldfarb, LAF
    Updated: 08/16/2010
28. Miscellaneous Contract Defenses
    Information about the law of unconscionability and common law defenses for breaking a contract.
    Author: Attorney Desk Reference Manual
    Updated: 08/03/2010
29. Bankruptcy Law Training
    This session provides an overview on Bankruptcy Law, including Chapter 7 and 13, stays and exemptions, venue and jurisdiction, procedures
    Presenter(s): Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
    Updated: 12/16/2009
30. Disability Rights Consortium: Asset Building in the Disability Community
    This webcast discusses asset building for people with disabilities, including education, banking and tax preparation, IDA programs and resources
    Presenter(s): Equip for Equality
    Updated: 12/09/2009
31. Basic Consumer Law Training
    This session provides an overview of consumer law, including deficiency cases, collection abuse, credit report basics, wage assignments and deductions, and arbitration clauses
    Presenter(s): Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
    Updated: 12/08/2009
32. Payday Loans and Title Loans
    Information for lawyers on legal claims that can be asserted against payday lenders and title loan companies
    Author: Alan Alop, LAF
    Updated: 11/24/2009
33. Illinois Insurance Law 2009 Edition
    Explains the various rights and duties of Illinois insurance policy holders
    Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
    Updated: 07/13/2009
34. Collection Defense 2008
    Defines the creditor and debtor rights and describes the court procedures including pleadings regarding debt collection
    Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
    Updated: 07/08/2009
35. An Overview of Ch 7 & Ch 13 Bankruptcy
    Jeffrey Dan of Crane Heyman Simon Welch & Clar, and Bennett Kahn of Law Offices of Melvin Kaplan, provides an overview of consumer bankruptcy law.
    Presenter(s): Chicago Volunteer Legal Services
    Updated: 06/30/2009
36. Wage Deduction Order/Turnover Order
    Prepare this Wage Deduction Order for the court to use in your case in Cook County.
    Author: Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County
    Updated: 06/16/2009
37. Citation to Discover Assets to Third Party
    File the Citation to Discover Assets to a Third Party to reach the defendant's assets in your case in Cook County.
    Author: Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County
    Updated: 06/16/2009
38. Bankruptcy Law
    A training on Bankruptcy Law issues.
    Presenter(s): Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
    Updated: 04/09/2009
39. Senior Citizens Handbook - Your Rights as a Consumer
    Information about consumers' rights, including home improvement scams, telemarketing scams, open-end credit scams, door-to-door sales, phone slamming and credit cards
    Author: Prairie State Legal Services
    Updated: 03/04/2009
40. Foreclosure-related Eviction Training
    This training will focus on representing tenants who are being evicted either through a supplemental proceeding in a foreclosure case or a separate forcible entry and detainer action.
    Presenter(s): Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
    Updated: 12/15/2008
41. CBA Legal Aid Committee Meeting: Debt Collection Issues
    The panel members will provide a perspective on the growing number of collection suits which are being seen at the Daley Center and available resources for these cases.
    Presenter(s): The Chicago Bar Foundation
    Updated: 12/15/2008
42. Vehicle Deficiency Defense Packet
    HotDoc interview to create: Answer, Counterclaims, Interrogatories, and Requests to Produce for use in defending client sued by lender for deficiency after repossession and sale of automobile.
    Author: Alan Alop, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago, Illinois Legal Aid Online
    Updated: 12/05/2008
43. Hospital Bill Defense Against Non-Profit Packet
    HotDoc interview to create: Answer, Interrogatories, and Requests to Produce for use in defending clients sued for non-payment of medical bills. For use against non-profit medical facilities only.
    Author: Alan Alop of Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago, Illinois Legal Aid Online
    Updated: 12/04/2008
44. Keeping the Lights On: Representing Clients to Prevent Utility Shut-offs
    This session will look at traditional legal strategies for helping clients maintain or restore utility services.
    Presenter(s): Lawyers Trust Fund of Illinois
    Updated: 11/19/2008
45. Don’t Know Much About Bankruptcy: The Intersection of Bankruptcy and Your Practice
    This session is designed for advocates who practice in areas other than bankruptcy, but who need to know about how bankruptcy might impact their cases in those other areas.
    Presenter(s): Lawyers Trust Fund of Illinois
    Updated: 11/19/2008
46. Build Wealth, Not Debt: Strategies for Helping Clients Out of Poverty
    This session will explore practical strategies for helping poverty stricken individuals.
    Presenter(s): Lawyers Trust Fund of Illinois
    Updated: 11/19/2008
47. The ABCs of Auto Fraud: Common Car Dealer Practices and How To Fight Them
    Learn how to interpret your client’s experience at the car dealership and raise the legal claims and defenses arising from those practices.
    Presenter(s): Lawyers Trust Fund of Illinois
    Updated: 11/19/2008
48. "Non-Profit" Hospitals and Patient Billing: It's Enough to Make You Sick
    Learn about the evolution of hospital patient care finance in this country
    Presenter(s): Lawyers Trust Fund of Illinois
    Updated: 11/19/2008
49. Contract Law Archive 2006 Edition
    This 2006 edition of Contract Law is based in part on Contracts and Sales of Goods, which has been significantly revised and restructured
    Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
    Updated: 08/14/2008
50. How to Defend a Collection Case
    A archived webcast of the training How to Defend a Collection Case recorded by Chicago Volunteer Legal Services on April 23, 2008
    Presenter(s): Chicago Volunteer Legal Services
    Updated: 05/29/2008

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