Brooklyn Bar Association Foundation hosts free lecture on debt
A group of interested lawyers and members of the public joined two noted Brooklyn attorneys Monday night for a brief primer on consumer debt and bankruptcy.
Sponsored by the Brooklyn Bar Association’s Foundation Law Committee, the event served as an informational lecture outlining the process of a typical consumer collection proceeding (or a bankruptcy) and defenses available to both the debtor and consumer.
“The information people get here is valuable information for themselves or somebody they know or for the future … [and] all of our programs are pro bono. They are put on by attorneys who are well known practitioners,” explained Fern Finkel, chairman of the Foundations Law Committee and moderator of the evening’s lecture.