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Feerick Center: LEEAP Consumer Debt & Credit-Related Info Session

  • 17 Feb 2016
  • 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Fordham Law School, 150 West 62nd Street, New York, NY 10022
Feerick Center for Social Justice

LEEAP Consumer Debt

& Credit-Related Information Session
Dear Prospective Volunteer:

Fordham Law School’s Feerick Center for Social Justice invites experienced attorneys to an informational session on Wednesday, February 17th 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 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 in credit reporting issues; and
• Financial coaching in the areas of banking, savings, credit, and debt.
 
Event Information:
Date: Wednesday, February 17th, 2016
Time: 6:00 PM-7:00 PM
Place: Room 7-03
Fordham Law School
150 West 62nd Street
New York, NY 10022
   
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 Yolanda Garcia, LEEAP Co-Director, at ygarcia23@fordham.edu or at 212-636-7715.
Thank you for your consideration of this request. We hope to see you on February 17th.

Sincerely,
Dora Galacatos, Executive Director 
John D.  Feerick, Senior Counsel
   

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