Deadline to Register: Thursday, April 21, 2016
Every consumer lawyer needs to have a working knowledge of
the important financial and civil protections the Servicemembers Civil Relief
Act (SCRA) provides members of our military. Although the law has been in
place for many years (it was formerly known as the Soldiers and Sailors Civil
relief Act or SSCRA), some financial institutions and other entities that do
business with servicemembers are not in full compliance with its
provisions. Also,
attorneys that represent
servicemembers, their families, or co-obligors need to be familiar with the
protections so they can properly advise their clients and represent their
interests.
This presentation will discuss which
individuals are covered under the Act; when the protections begin and end; the
purposes of the Act and Supreme Court decisions on how it is to be
interpreted; the most often used financial provisions of the SCRA such as
the interest rate caps, protections against foreclosure or repossession of
servicemember property (personal or real); protections against default
judgments; stay of proceedings when the servicemember is on active duty; private
cause of action when rights under the Act have been violated, and; remedies
available to servicemembers. With the ongoing deployments of our military
men and women around the world, and the financial pressures faced by them and
their families over the last decade, protections under the SCRA will continue to
play an important role for servicemembers and the companies that do business
with them.
This program is co-sponsored by the
Consumer Litigation and Military & Veterans Affairs
Sections.
Lunch will start at Noon followed by the CLE
program from 12:15 - 1:15 p.m. Special meal requests need to be
received no later than Thursday, April 21.
Presenter:
Vildan A. Teske, Attorney, Teske, Micko, Katz, Kitzer & Rochel PLLP
CLE Credit:
1.0 Standard
CLE Credit approved | Event Code: 219081
Cost:
Consumer Litigation Section or Military & Veterans Affairs Section
Member: FREE
MSBA Member not in either section: $20.00
Non-Member:
$25.00
Law Student: Free
New Admittees (Attorneys
Admitted to the Minnesota Bar after January 1, 2015): Free
Join the Consumer
Litigation or Military & Veterans Affairs
Section: MSBA members who are
not members of either section can join one/both & attend this event for FREE.
Click here to add a section to your membership and then contact Sue Bores to register for this
meeting at no charge.
Remote Participation:
Remote attendance is available. Please indicate that you will
attend remotely when registering. Instructions will be sent via e-mail
on Friday, April 25.
To register with a check, please mail in this registration form.
Need to cancel? Please see our cancellation policy.
Want more info on the Consumer
Litigation Section? How about the Military
& Veterans Affairs Section?
Questions? Contact Sue Bores | 612-278-6325