Selected Topics in Consumer Protection Law

Date: Mar 26, 2024 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Location: Online

Member Price: $159

Non-Member Price: $199

Section Price: $149

Event Code: I122924

Areas of Law: Civil, Consumer Protection

Earn up to 3.3 credits! (More Information)

Faculty

Keynote

Moderator

Yongmoon Kim, Esq.
Kim Law Firm LLC, Hackensack
is a consumer advocate and attorney with the Kim Law Firm LLC in Hackensack, New Jersey, where he concentrates his practice in consumer protection, class actions and occasionally personal injury cases.

Mr. Kim has been a pro bono attorney with Northeast New Jersey Legal Services, Chair of the Bergen County Bar Association Consumer Law Committee and a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association Consumer Protection Law and Class Actions Committees. He has also been a member of the Board of Directors of the Consumers League of New Jersey (CLNJ), a nonprofit organization which advocates on behalf of consumers, and also represents the CLNJ on the New Jersey Supreme Court Special Civil Part Committee.

Mr. Kim has been recognized for his pro bono contributions and is the recipient of Equal Justice Medals bestowed by Legal Services of New Jersey and the Champions of Justice Award from Northeast New Jersey Legal Services. He has lectured for ICLE and the New Jersey Association for Justice.

Mr. Kim received his B.A. from the State University of New York at Binghamton and his J.D. from Florida Coastal School of Law.
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Presenters

Hon. Joseph A. Dickson, U.S.M.J. (Ret.)
Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC
Adelina Herrarte, Esq.
Assistant Chief Attorney, Legal Services of NJ, Edison
David McMillin, Esq.
Legal Services Of New Jersey, Edison
Andrew M. Milz, Esq.
Flitter Milz, Cherry Hill
Daniel I. Rubin, Esq.
Legal Services of New Jersey, TRENTON
Philip D. Stern, Esq.
Kim Law Firm, Hackensack
Henry P. Wolf, Esq.
Law Office of Henry P. Wolf, LLC, New Brunswick

Presented in cooperation with the NJSBA Consumer Protection Law Special Committee

Consumer law touches all walks of life in the United States, where everyone is a consumer. As such, consumer protection litigation has increased significantly in recent years. At this seminar, a panel of attorneys with substantial consumer law experience will discuss some of the hottest topics in the field and what to expect in 2024.

Program Agenda:

  • 9:00 | Welcome
  • 9:03 | Consumer Fraud Act Basics - David McMillin, Esq.
  • 9:13 | Home improvement
    - New contractor licensing provisions - David McMillin, Esq.
    - Home improvement fraud - Daniel I. Rubin, Esq. 
    - Solar panel cases - Andrew M. Milz, Esq.  
  • 9:45 | Motor vehicles
    - Safety recalls - Henry P. Wolf, Esq.
    - Used car fraud - Daniel I. Rubin, Esq.
  • 10:25 | Break
  • 10:35 | Discovery issues encountered in the use of Technology Assisted Review - Hon. Joseph A. Dickson, U.S.M.J. (Ret.)
  • 11:05 | Click wrap agreements and other recent arbitrability decisions - Philip D. Stern, Esq.
  • 11:30 | Medical debt issues - Prof. Adelina Herrarte 
    - Credit reporting of medical debt
    - Charity care and hospital emergency services
    - No Surprises Act
  • Final Comments/program wrap up
  • Adjourn

CLE Credits
NJ CLE:NJ CLE information: This program has been approved by the Board on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of New Jersey for 3.3 hours of total CLE credit (Full Credits Available: NJ General: 3.3).
NY CLE (t&nt):NY Professional Practice Non-Transitional: 3.0
PA CLE:PA Substantive Credit: 2.5
New: No PACLE fee is required for this program. To earn PA CLE credits, a valid PA Bar ID number must be entered into the CLE form provided after attending the program.

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