Naomi Young
Host: Her Justice
Sponsor: Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
Matt helped low-income people fight debt collection abuses, and works towards a fresh start for all consumers.
Debt collectors are some of the heaviest users of state court systems nationwide. In Massachusetts, they file over half of all civil cases. Despite this, very few lawyers are working with consumers to fight for their rights against industry players who do not comply with the law. It is a common misconception that there are no defenses that consumers can raise in debt collection cases; but Matt worked with his clients to raise meritorious defenses and counterclaims that can often save consumers thousands of dollars.
In the past two years, Matt has:
Now that the Fellowship is complete, Matt plans to:
The Lopsided Nature of Debt Collection Cases
Host: Her Justice
Sponsor: Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
Host: Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, Inc.
Sponsor: Texas Access to Justice Foundation
Host: Community Legal Services of Mid-Florida, Inc.
Sponsor: Anonymous
Host: Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area
Sponsor: Fenwick & West LLP