“BEST PRACTICES IN CREDIT REPORTING” 3/3/2017 Amy Drushal and Lara Roeske Fernandez authored an article published in the March 2017 edition of ALM’s The Corporate Counselor discussing an emerging trend in Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) litigation involving Chapter 13 bankruptcy. Under Chapter 13 bankruptcies, the debtor proposes a repayment…
Post-Judgment Collection: Stepping Into the Shoes of the Judgment Debtor in Claims Against Third Parties 2/24/2017 As seen in The Florida Bar Journal, March 2017, Volume 91, No. 3 The obvious, most efficient ways to collect on a money judgment are to garnish the judgment debtor’s bank account or negotiate a…
Trenam Law is pleased to announce that Shareholder Lara Roeske Fernandez has been appointed to American Board of Certification’s Board of Directors. The American Board of Certification (ABC), sponsored by the American Bankruptcy Institute and the Commercial Law League of America, is a non-profit organization dedicated to serving the public and improving the…
As seen in The Florida Bar Out-of-State, Fall 2016. By: Megan W. Murray and Ashlyn Robinson The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has been actively reviewing its policies and procedures in recent months, and in July 2016 the U.S. watchdog for consumer finances unveiled its latest proposal to tighten regulations on the multibillion-dollar debt collection…
As seen in The Cramdown, Summer 2016. By: Amy Drushal After a number of decisions from the District Courts in the Eleventh Circuit post-Crawford v. LVNV Funding, LLC, 758 F.3d 1254, 1261 (11th Cir. 2014), the Eleventh Circuit has now answered the question that it left open and that has been the subject of much discussion: whether…
As seen in The Florida Bar Journal, Volume 90. Financial distress often leads to unpaid homeowner association dues, which in turn places tremendous stress on the paying members of the homeowner association (HOA). Without a reliable stream of income, HOAs are unable to manage and maintain common areas and amenities in the community…
TAMPA, FL – Trenam is pleased to announce that 32 of the firm’s attorneys have been named to Best Lawyers in America 2016. These attorneys are selected as the top lawyers practicing in Florida according to their peers. The following attorneys were recognized as 2016 Best Lawyers in America: * Listed as 2016 Tampa…
Trenam is pleased to announce that 19 of the firm’s attorneys have been named to Florida Trend magazine’s 2016 Legal Elite list. The publication’s ranking made Trenam the top firm in the state for most women honorees. Additionally, Robert A. Decker was included in Florida Trend’s Legal Elite Hall of Fame, which was created to honor…
Trenam law firm is pleased to announce that Roberta Colton, a shareholder of the firm and member of its Executive Board, has been appointed to become a United States Bankruptcy Judge. She will serve as a federal bankruptcy judge in the Middle District of Florida, with a duty station in Orlando. “It is…
As seen in The Cramdown, Spring 2016. By: Amy Drushal The Eleventh Circuit created new precedent (unfavorable precedent from a creditor’s perspective) in Crawford v. LVNV Funding LLC, 758 F. 3d 1254 (11th Cir. 2014), when it held that filing a proof of claim on a time-barred debt violated the FDCPA. What the Eleventh Circuit declined to address in Crawford was…
