Philipps & Philipps, Ltd. – Seminars & Engagements

The attorneys of Philipps & Philipps have been featured speakers on the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. This includes trainings for legal aid attorneys, attorney members of the National Association of Consumer Advocates, the National Consumer Law Center , and other bar associations and groups. If you are looking for speakers on legal issues facing low-income consumers for your organization, please contact us for more information.

Past Speaking Engagements, CLE and Press:

2019 – 2016

 

National Consumer Law Center FDCPA – 2019 Conference
March 11, 2019
“Workshop: FDCPA Claims Based on Written Communications”
David Philipps, Mary Philipps, and Angie Robertson (Philipps & Philipps, Ltd.)
“FDCPA Developments” David Philipps

 

Consumer Law Center and National Association of Consumer Advocates
2018 Fair Debt Collection Practices Conference – Chicago Illinois
March 19 & 20, 2018
Philipps and Philipps is a proud member of the Host Committee, along with Bardo Law, P.C., Keogh Law, Ltd., Burke Law LLC; Edelman, Combs, Latturner, & Goodwin, LLC; and Larry Smith of Smith Marco, P.C..

 

Chicago Bar Association Consumer Law Committee
December 7, 2017
CLE Presentation, “FDCPA Tips & Tricks”

 

National Consumer Law Center and National Association of Consumer Advocates
2017 Consumer Rights Litigation Conference – Washington D.C.
November 15-18, 2017
“FDCPA Appellate Developments”

 

Illinois Legal Advocates 2017 Training
September 7, 2017
CLE Presentation, “The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and Legal Aid”

 

National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys
2017 Annual Convention – Orlando, FL
May 3-7, 2017
“FDCPA Intensive”

 

National Consumer Law Center and National Association of Consumer Advocates
2016 Fair Debt Collection Practices Conference – New Orleans, LA
March 27 & 28, 2017
“Selecting, Developing, Valuing Letter and Overcharge Cases”;
“FDCPA Developments”;
“Spokeo and FDCPA and TCPA Cases”

 

National Consumer Law Center
Consumer Rights Litigation Conference – Anaheim, California
October 20 to 23, 2016
“FDCPA Appellate Developments”

 

National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys
2016 Annual Convention – San Francisco, California
May 19 to 22, 2016
“FDCPA Claims Before, During, and After Bankruptcy”

 

Chicago Volunteer Legal Services
Volunteer Training – Chicago, Illinois
June 28, 2016
“Debt Issues Facing Legal Aid Clients”

 

Older Events

David Philipps featured on 'Next Lawyer Up' Podcast

Attorney David Philipps is featured on Ron Sykstus podcast Next Lawyer Up

Trump Administration proposal aids Debt Collectors

Consumer advocates say the proposal appears designed to shield debt collectors from lawsuits rather than help consumers.
– Washington Post

Do you know who owns your debt?

How the debt-buying and debt-collection industries put the squeeze on Americans.
– GQ Magazine