Panelist, "Meaningful Attorney Involvement" and the CFPB's Debt Collection Rulemaking, 2020 Winter Meeting, Business Law Section, Consumer Financial Services Committee, Tucson, Ariz.

The CFPB has alleged in several instances that debt collection law firms engaged in unfair, deceptive, or abusive acts or practices by failing to ensure attorneys are meaningfully involved in debt collection litigation. Panelists presented a range of viewpoints on the meaningful attorney involvement doctrine, its origins, evolution, implications, enforcement, and future.