Brooklyn Bar hosts free lecture on consumer debt and bankruptcy
When the average person thinks of the Brooklyn Bar Association, they’re likely to think that it’s a place primarily for lawyers and judges. However, the BBA’s Foundation Law Committee wants to change that perception through a series of free lectures that are open to the public and designed to inform the people of their rights.
On Monday night, the BBA’s Foundation Law Committee hosted a lecture titled “Consumer Debt and Bankruptcy: The Process, Defenses and Options,” with attorneys Fern Finkel and Richard Klass. It’s one of six lectures that the committee hosts each year.
“It’s about community outreach,” said Finkel, who is chair of the Foundation Law Committee. “The Brooklyn Bar Association wanted to do something more for the public. We bring in attorneys and judges to present programs to the public designed to help them know their rights.”