This should be good. The program is at Southwestern Law School, Westmoreland Building – 3rd Floor, 3050 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90010.
Speakers are
SPEAKERS:
Leigh E. Ferrin, Esq. – Public Law Center
Christine E. Kingston, Esq.
Austin C. Smith, Esq.
Information on this exceptional panel follows:
Leigh Ferrin
Public Law Center
As head of PLC’s Consumer Law and Bankruptcy Unit, Leigh provides direct legal services to low-income clients in need of assistance with debt collection defense, student loan disputes, identity theft, foreclosure prevention, bankruptcy and other consumer-related issues. She also provides support to volunteer attorneys assisting PLC clients with these cases. Leigh supervises three of PLC’s courthouse-based self-help clinics, one at the Federal District Court and two at the Bankruptcy Court, all in Santa Ana.
Christine Kingston
Christine Kingston is a consumer bankruptcy attorney. She has experience in bankruptcy litigation matters in both Chapter 7 and 13. A recent settlement with Litton Loan Servicing, LP reduced her client’s principal mortgage balance by $158,000 and eliminating fees and costs for a total savings to her client of more than $200,000.00. Her practice is dedicated to the protection of consumer rights through bankruptcy chapter 13 and 7 cases. She has worked with numerous clients in both Los Angeles and Orange Counties.
Austin Smith
Mr. Smith practices in New York. He is nationally known for his expertise in student loans and handles these cases throughout the country.
Austin Smith is a litigator who focuses on discharging student loans in bankruptcy. Mr. Smith’s article,
The Misinterpretation of 11 USC 523(a)(8) , was foundational in articulating the proper scope and application of the student loan non-dischargeability provision of the Bankruptcy Code, and its arguments and reasoning have been adopted by bankruptcy courts all across the country. Mr. Smith’s work on behalf of debtors has been profiled by the Wall Street Journal, NPR, ABC News, Fox News, People Magazine, GOOD Magazine, the National Law Journal, Law 360, the American Bankruptcy Institute, and more. Mr. Smith received his J.D. with honors from the University of Maine School of Law in 2014, and is admitted to practice in the State of New York, and the United States District Courts for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York, the District of Colorado, and the Eastern District of Michigan. Prior to his career in law, Mr. Smith was a writer for The Onion.
Registration: 10:00am-11:00am
cdcbaa Membership Meeting: 10:30am-11:00am
Program: 11:00am-1:00pm
On site parking: $10.00
2 Hours of MCLE Credit Provided
