TEACHING & PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

Teaching & Professional Education

Selected teaching and professional education in consumer law and trial practice.

Teaching has included national, state, local, and international programs on consumer protection, trial advocacy, class actions, credit reporting, debt collection, bankruptcy, privacy, foreclosure law, and financial-services litigation.

Trial Advocacy

A graduate of the Trial Lawyers College, Scott Borison has also served as an instructor at Gerry Spence’s Trial Lawyers College.

Selected Organizations

National Consumer Law Center (NCLC)National Association of Consumer Advocates (NACA)Practising Law Institute (PLI)American Conference Institute (ACI)National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys (NACBA)MICPELAttorney General Alliance / AGA-AfricaUniversity of Pretoria

Selected Programs & Topics

2020

Consumer Protection, Credit & Debt Collection

Student consumer issues, tenant disputes, FCRA, ECOA, FDCPA, credit reporting, and debt collection.

Trial Workshops

Trial-skills instruction and practice tips for consumer lawyers.

Consumer Privacy

Attorney General Alliance Africa program conducted in collaboration with the University of Pretoria.

2022 · Seattle

Consumer Law 101

RESPA, FDCPA, FCRA, TILA, bankruptcy, issue spotting, and financial-services litigation, including mortgage servicing.

Foreclosure Law

Programs addressing Maryland foreclosure law and implementation of statutory reforms.

Maryland Foreclosure Education

Following Maryland’s foreclosure-law reforms, educational programs addressed the new laws and their implementation, including a Maryland Judicial Conference presentation with Vicki Schultz, then working with Maryland Labor Secretary Thomas Perez on the State’s foreclosure response.