On November 4th, 2019, Shipkevich PLLC will be hosting a Regulatory Workshop in Irvine, California focused on the fundamental regulatory issues facing debt relief professionals and how they can adapt.

Through collaborative and in-depth discussions on different models of debt relief and how those models have been adapted to work within current regulatory frameworks, attendees will gain a deeper understanding of the debt settlement industry as a whole.

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The full agenda is available below

7:30am – 8:45am
Registration and Breakfast

8:45 am – 9:00 am
Opening Remarks

9:00 am – 10:30am
Overview of Debt Settlement Regulatory Issues
Discussion of legal and regulatory issues facing today by debt settlement companies, including understanding the legal issues facing front and back-end service providers

10:30 am – 10:45 am
Break

10:45 am – 12:15 pm
Civil Litigation and Enforcement Actions
What can get you in trouble: discussion about the common issues behind legal and regulatory proceedings involving debt settlement companies

12:15 pm – 1:30 pm
Lunch Break 

1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Attorney Model Discussion
Discussion of the legal and regulatory issues arising out of using the attorney model, including a review of the attorney only states regulatory restrictions.

3:15 pm – 4:00 pm
Privacy and Data Security Issues
Review the ramifications of GDPR and discussion of similar statutes cropping up in the United States – including the applicability of the recently enacted California privacy statute and the pending similar statutes by other states

4:00 pm – 4:15 pm
Break

4:15  pm – 5:30 pm
Funding Agreement Discussion
Review of legal issues arising out of negotiating debt settlement funding agreements

5:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Q&A

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Private event with an open bar (sponsored by Veritas Legal Plan)