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Wednesday June 29
2016
 CLARO Advanced Training - Breaking Leases: The Intersection of Consumer and Housing Law

This training will focus on the recent increase in debt collection cases related to rent arrears.  The goals of the training are 1) to give housing attorneys familiarity with consumer debt law in order to fully understand and minimize consumer consequences for tenants unable to pay rent arrears post-judgment or who move out before a lease ends; and 2) to give consumer attorneys a greater understanding of housing law in order to better defend collection actions. The training will consist of an overview of relevant housing and consumer law; litigation strategies; and the attorney’s ethical obligation to provide the client with the information needed to make an informed decision when a housing court judgment could result in a debt collection action. 

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  • When
    Wednesday, June 29, 2016
    2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
  • Location
    Legal Services NYC - Central
    40 Worth St., 6th floor
    New York, NY 10013
  • CLE Credits
    Ethics and Professionalism: 0.50
    Skills: 1.00
    Areas of Professional Practice: 1.50
  • Format
    Traditional Live Classroom
  • Practice Area(s)
    Consumer/Bankruptcy Law
  • Price: $0

About the Faculty

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    Carolyn Coffey (Speaker)

    Carolyn E. Coffey is the Director of Litigation for Economic Justice at MFY Legal Services, Inc., which provides free legal assistance to New York City residents in the areas of housing, foreclosure, public benefits, civil and disability rights, employment, consumer and family law, prioritizing services to vulnerable and under-served populations, while simultaneously working to end the root causes of inequities through law reform, impact litigation, and policy advocacy. Ms. Coffey also directly supervises MFY's Consumer Rights and Low-Income Bankruptcy Projects, which provide advice, counsel, and defensive and affirmative representation to low-income New Yorkers in state and federal court lawsuits and appeals. She also engages in legislative advocacy, successfully helping to enact pro-consumer laws and regulations in New York City and New York State, drafts amicus curiae briefs, has co-authored reports concerning the debt collection industry, and conducts trainings on consumer law. Ms. Coffey regularly serves as a consumer law expert at CLARO (Civil Legal Advice and Resource Office), a consumer law clinic in New York City Civil Court, and is an adjunct professor at Cardozo Law School, where she teaches a consumer clinic seminar.
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    Robert Gruenwald (Speaker)

    Robert Gruenwald is a senior staff attorney at Legal Services NYC-Bronx, where he has worked since 1992. He is a general practice attorney representing Bronx residents in consumer, unemployment, and elder law matters. He serves as a consumer expert at Bronx CLARO. He is also a member of the NYS UI Coalition. In 2013 Robert was presented the Legal Services Award by the New York City Bar Association in recognition of his many years of providing quality civil legal services to the Bronx community.
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    Ariana Lindermayer (Speaker)

    Ariana Lindermayer is a staff attorney at MFY Legal Services, Inc., working with the Consumer Rights Project. The Consumer Rights Project provides advice and representation to low-income New Yorkers on issues of consumer debt and financial fraud. She is a graduate of Fordham University School of Law and clerked for the Honorable Paul A. Crotty on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York and the Honorable Maryanne Trump Barry on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
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    Mary McCune (Speaker)

    Mary McCune has worked as a public interest attorney for over twenty years. She is currently a senior staff attorney in the consumer law unit at Manhattan Legal Services, Inc. Over her lengthy career, Ms. McCune has represented low income people in many practice areas, including housing law, family law, benefits law as well as consumer law. She has litigated social justice issues in federal, state and city courts.
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    Sateesh Nori (Speaker)

    Sateesh Nori is the Attorney-in-Charge of the Civil Practice's Queens Neighborhood Office - Legal Aid Society, where he manages a team of attorneys, paralegals, and support staff. Mr. Nori was recently appointed to the Mayor's Committee on City Marshals: the committee establishes qualifying criteria for marshal candidates, identifies and recruits candidates, and recommends qualified individuals for appointment by the Mayor. He has written several publications and conducted trainings on Section 8 and housing court and succession rights and the Marriage Equality Act. Mr. Nori graduated from Johns Hopkins University and New York University School of Law.