November 2014 News

On November 7 & 8, 2014 Charles M. Ivey, III joined Pamela P. Keenan of Kirschbaum Nanney Keenan & Griffin, P.A. in presenting at the 37th Annual Bankruptcy Institute, located at the Omni Grove Park Inn in Asheville, NC. The seminar was hosted by the North Carolina Bar Association, and Charles’ presentation was entitled “Lenders Beware: You Just Think Your Debtors Owe You Money.” The presentation focused on portions of the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act (FDCPA), the Equal Opportunity Credit Act (ECOA), and case law interpreting some of these statutes and how lender mistakes may create liability for creditors. The firm’s partners Dirk W Siegmund, Samantha K Brumbaugh, and Darren McDonough, along with Associates Charles (Chuck) M Ivey IV and Justin Kay were in attendance along with the greatest bankruptcy practitioners in the state to discuss some of the big issues plaguing the Bankruptcy Bar of North Carolina.