Caren Enloe leads Smith Debnam’ s consumer financial services litigation and compliance group. Caren defends consumer financial service providers and members of the collection industry in state and federal court, as well as in regulatory matters involving a variety of consumer protection laws.
Mr. Bruno is an experienced multi-jurisdictional trial and appellate attorney licensed in Arizona, Texas, Nebraska, the U.S. District Courts for the Districts of Nebraska, Arizona, and Texas, and the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Eighth and Ninth Circuits.
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Session I - Top Issues Facing Today’s Debt Collectors – Caren Enloe
With the CFPB taking a renewed interest in debt collection and the implementation of Regulation F, debt collection continues to be a challenge. The program will review the key issues facing today’s debt collectors under FDCPA and Regulation F.
Key topics to be discussed:
Session II - Ethical Rules of Professional Conduct Applicable to Lawyers Engaging in Collection Activity – Jason Bruno
The ethics portion of the program discusses the main rules of professional conduct applicable to lawyers engaging in collection activity, along with tips to avoid common risks and pitfalls that lead to ethical violations and personal liability.
Key topics to be discussed:
Date: January 27, 2023
Closed-captioning available
Caren Enloe | Smith Debnam Law
Caren Enloe leads Smith Debnam’ s consumer financial services litigation and compliance group. Caren defends consumer financial service providers and members of the collection industry in state and federal court, as well as in regulatory matters involving a variety of consumer protection laws. Caren provides compliance services to a variety of fintech companies, law firms and collection agencies regarding an array of consumer finance issues.
Caren is an active trade group participant. She currently serves as chair of the Debt Collection Practices and Bankruptcy subcommittee for the American Bar Association’s Consumer Financial Services committee and as co-chair of the National Creditors Bar Association’s Bankruptcy Committee. She additionally is a member of the Defense Bar for the National Creditors Bar Association, vice-chair of ACA International’s Women in Consumer Retail Collections Committee, a member of the Bank Counsel Committee of the North Carolina Bankers Association, and the Governing Committee for the Conference on Consumer Finance Law. In 2018, Ms. Enloe was named one of the “20 Most Powerful Women in Collections” by Collection Advisor, a national trade publication.
An active writer and speaker, Caren oversees a blog dedicated to consumer financial services and has been published in a number of publications including the ABA’s Business Law Journal, Journal of Taxation and Regulation of Financial Institutions, California State Bar Business Law News, Banking and Financial Services Policy Report and Carolina Banker. Caren recently co-authored an article on the Debt Collection Rulemaking which is expected to be published in the American Bar Association’s The Business Lawyer in early 2022.
Jason Bruno | Sherrets Bruno & Vogt LLC
Mr. Bruno is an experienced multi-jurisdictional trial and appellate attorney licensed in Arizona, Texas, Nebraska, the U.S. District Courts for the Districts of Nebraska, Arizona, and Texas, and the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Eighth and Ninth Circuits. Mr. Bruno focuses his practice on civil litigation, legal malpractice, and eminent domain. Mr. Bruno has tried more than 20 jury trials, handled more than 40 appeals, and regularly speaks at seminars on various topics, including ethics.
Session I – Top Issues Facing Today’s Debt Collectors | 2:00pm – 3:40pm
Break | 3:00pm – 3:10pm
Session II – Ethical Rules of Professional Conduct Applicable to Lawyers Engaging in Collection Activity | 3:40pm – 4:50pm
Break | 4:10pm – 4:20pm