NACBA Announcements
offer NACBA members not one
but two ways to enhance their
online profile and be found by
potential clients. Both platforms
are fully search engine optimized.
All NACBA members have the
option to enhance their listing on the
Member Map marker. By purchasing
the enhanced listing option,
attorneys can make their marker
large and bold and add pictures,
videos, descriptions, website links,
announcements, tips, notifications,
special offers, and even have the
Google Street View team come to
their firm with their 360 Street View
cameras and get the inside of your
office displayed in Google Maps
and Google Search in a 360 degree
interactive Google Virtual Tour.
As an example, see a recently
enhanced attorney listing HERE.
For only $39 per month, NACBA
members can direct focus to their
specific listing on the Member Map.
To learn more about getting your
marker to stand out, complete
and submit the online form HERE.
Bankruptcy Filers Continue to be
Targeted by Scammers
The
National
Association
of
Consumer
Bankruptcy
Attorneys (NACBA) is urging
members
to
remain
in
communication with present and
past clients regarding bankruptcy
“con-artists” posing as attorneys.
Over the past few weeks, NACBA
has issued a consumer bulletin and
been in contact with the courts
and media regarding this wellorchestrated
scam.
Warnings
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CONSUMER BANKRUPTCY JOURNAL
have been issued by the Office
of the Attorney General in New
Hampshire and by Virginia Eastern
District bankruptcy clerk William
C. Redden. The warning in
Virginia has been posted on the
websites of both the Eastern and
Western District Bankruptcy Courts.
Despite warnings being issued
to the general public, incidents
continue to be reported and it
is likely this fraudulent activity
will spread to other states.
Members of the NACBA Legislative
Committee will soon approach the
Department of Justice to not only
request a deeper investigation into
how consumer information is being
compromised but also recommend
steps that can be taken to further
protect the identity of those going
through the bankruptcy process.
NACBA is requesting all Consumer
Bankruptcy Attorneys to warn
current and past clients about
this scam and to urge these
clients not to turn over money
to anyone who calls by phone.
Please post the consumer bulletin
prepared by NACBA to your
law firm website and blog. Also,
please send out the warning
via email to all current clients.
If any clients report being a target
of this scam, please send the basic
information
to
admin@nacba.
org. NACBA will compile all info
and present to the Department
of Justice to further illustrate
the need for immediate action.
Winter 2015
Membership Benefit: Insurance
Coverage
NACBA is proud to partner
with Arthur J. Gallagher &
Co., one of the world’s leading
insurance brokerages and risk
management firms, plans and
administers customized and costeffective insurance, reinsurance,
risk management, self-insurance
claims management, and employee
benefit products and services.
Discovery
Health
Exchange: Offering a marketplace
for NACBA members to shop
for health insurance through a
selection of insurance carriers
and also offering other insurance
options, such as dental, vision, life,
disability, critical illness etc. For
more information, please contact
Vice President Irene M. Walton at
[email protected].
Please
note, coverage is for individuals,
not group. Also, the following
states are not yet available: VT,
WV, WY, SD, RI, MT, MA, DC.
Sure Path Identity Theft: A complete
Identity Theft solution offering
Keylogging
Defense
System,
Identity Monitoring, Identity Theft
Restoration, Lost or Stolen Credit
Card Assistance with Document
Recovery Services, $25,000 Identity
Theft Insurance and LifeEvents
Counseling. Rates are guaranteed
for two years. For more information,
please contact Vice President Irene
M. Walton at Irene_Walton@ajg.
com.
Lawyers Professional Liability and
Business Insurance: Gallagher
Bollinger offers the resources to
National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys