Handling Your Post-Judgment Files

• Overview
• Credits

Understand the basics of collection law to the advanced methods of tracking judgments from debtors.Post-judgment collection is the final step in every lawsuit and is also the stage that goes ignored. According to the ABA, 80% of civil judgments go uncollected, which provides an opportunity for attorneys to distinguish themselves from their peers who stop after getting the judgment. To collect on a judgment, an attorney must understand the tools at their disposal. This course will discuss all of the tools, from the basics of collection law to the advanced methods of tracking judgments from sophisticated debtors. We will talk about voidable transfers, fiduciary duties, charging orders, and other options a good litigation attorney can use to collect on a judgment.

Authors

Agenda

What You Should Check Before You Take the Case

• Bankruptcy

• Liens/UCCs/Real Estate

• Other Red Flags

Making an Initial Investigation Into the Debtor

• Tap Your Client's Knowledge

• Westlaw/LexisNexis®

• Social Media

• Post-Judgment Discovery

Using the Baseline Collection Tools

• Lien

• Garnishment

• Levy

Advanced Collection Tools

• Charging Orders

• Successor-in-Interest Liability

• Voidable Transfers

• Breach of Fiduciary Duty

• Piercing the Corporate Veil

• Reverse Piercing

• Civil RICO

• Bankruptcy

• Multistate Strategies

• International Strategies