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FEERICK CENTER FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE: LEEAP Consumer Debt & Credit-Related Info Session

  • 25 Oct 2016
  • 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Fordham Law School 150 W. 62nd Street, Room 7-119 New York, NY 10022

FEERICK CENTER
FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE

LEEAP Consumer Debt
& Credit-Related Information Session
Tuesday, October 25th, 2016
Dear Prospective Volunteer:
Fordham Law School’s Feerick Center for Social Justice invites experienced attorneys to an informational session on Tuesday, October 25th at 6:00 PM for those interested in volunteer opportunities to assist low-income New Yorkers with consumer debt defense, specialized identity theft assistance, and credit reporting issues. The informational session will introduce a program at the Feerick Center called the Legal, Economic, and Educational Advancement Project (LEEAP), an AmeriCorps VISTA initiative.
This session will provide information regarding consumer debt and credit-related LEEAP volunteer opportunities available through LEEAP host partners including, but not limited to:
• Limited legal advice and / or full-scope representation of defendants in consumer debt cases;
• Staffing a hotline to provide limited-scope advice on consumer debt matters;
• Assisting indigent individuals with filing Chapter 7 bankruptcy petitions as appropriate;
• Providing one-on-one assistance to resolve identity theft and assist with credit reporting issues; and
• Financial coaching in the areas of banking, savings, credit, and debt.
Host organizations provide training for and supervision of volunteer attorneys.
Event Information:
Date: Tuesday, October 25th, 2016
Time: 6:00 PM-7:00 PM
Location:
Fordham Law School 
150 W. 62nd Street, Room 7-119
New York, NY 10022
   
For more information on Feerick Center events, visit:
http://www.fordham.edu/info/23202/events
Please forward this introductory email to anyone who may be interested in attending the orientation.
If you have any questions about LEEAP, please feel free to contact Shannon Litvin, AmeriCorps VISTA Member and LEEAP Consumer Coordinator, at slitvin@fordham.edu or at 212-636-7715.
Thank you for your consideration of this request. We hope to see you on October 25th!
 
Sincerely,
Dora Galacatos                                                       John D.  Feerick
Executive Director                                                  Senior Counsel
 
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