Hunstein – The Ruling

NCBA Legal Learning Webinar


Wednesday, September 14, 2022
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (EDT)
Category: Webinars

The en banc ruling is out and the majority reverses the Hunstein decision! What does it all mean?

Join subject matter experts, attorneys Manny Newburger, Barron & Newburger, P.C.; Brit Suttell, Barron & Newburger, P.C.; and Ron Canter, The Law Offices of Ronald S. Canter, LLC. as they breakdown and explain the Eleventh Circuit’s long awaited Hunstein ruling and what the ruling means moving forward for creditors rights attorneys and creditors alike.

Covered topics include:

  • Where do the many lawsuits around the country spawned by the original opinion stand?
  • Will all the pending cases be tried in state courts? Are they time barred?
  • Is the underlying FDCPA third-party issue resolved?

These topics and more, will provide important context and considerations for attorneys reviewing their firm’s compliance and creditors rights litigation strategies as well as the future of the broader creditors rights industry. 

CLE is pending for this webinar.

CLE Information

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It is not uncommon for a course which is pending approval to not be approved until after the webinar has taken place. Once an official decision notice arrives from the state, NCBA will notify attorneys who have completed the course as soon as possible via email, and will re-issue any certificates of completion to reflect the updated state reporting numbers. However, it is recommended that attorneys do not view webinars that are pending approval close to their CLE deadline, as NCBA cannot guarantee that a course will be approved in time.

National Creditors Bar Association will seek MCLE accreditation, with the assistance of the ABA MCLE, for this webinar. NCBA will seek General CLE credit hours in 60-minute-hour states, and in 50-minute states, subject to each state’s approval and credit rounding rules. States typically decide whether a program qualifies for MCLE credit in their jurisdiction 4-8 weeks after the program application is submitted. For many live events, credit approval is not received prior to the program. A link for CLE requests will be provided to webinar attendees who have met the attendance and engagement requirements.