(PRWEB) May 19, 2006 -- The United States Organizations for Bankruptcy Alternatives (USOBA) announces nationally recognized lawyer, Jefferey Tenenbaum to speak at its 2006 Summer Conference in Denver, CO. http://www.usoba.org

Jeffrey S. Tenenbaum is a nationally recognized lawyer in the credit counseling / debt negotiation communities. Based in the firm's Washington, D.C. office, Mr. Tenenbaum heads up Venable's credit counseling and debt negotiation practice, which provides extensive counseling to and advocacy for over 150 credit counseling and debt management agencies, debt settlement companies, and their affiliates and service providers, including most of the largest agencies and companies in the industry. Venable LLP, comprised of approximately 500 lawyers, is widely regarded as the country's premier law firm in the credit counseling and debt negotiation industries.

He is a frequent lecturer and author for the leading credit counseling and debt negotiation industry associations, a regular commentator for The Washington Post and other periodicals on industry topics, and has represented various industry segments before Congressional committees, the IRS, the FTC, the EOUST, and numerous state regulatory agencies.

The legal landscape facing the debt settlement industry has never been more daunting -- yet avoiding the ever-expanding legal landmines is more critical than ever to the survivial of debt settlement companies. Hear from the country's leading attorney in the representation of debt settlement companies as he discusses the most serious legal challenges facing the industry, and explains what debt settlement companies need to do to keep themselves out of trouble. From state enforcement actions for violations of debt adjusting and banking laws, credit repair statutes, and deceptive marketing regulations; to compliance with the FTC Act, federal privacy laws, and the federal credit repair statute; to lawfully acquiring clients, paying for leads, and structuring contracts with affiliates; to avoiding and defending private class action suits and other litigation, this session will cover the gamut of all of the legal issues debt settlement companies should be concerned about. Building on his representation of over 50 debt settlement companies and service providers, Jeff Tenenbaum will answer all questions in a session debt settlement companies cannot afford to miss.

In 2006, Mr. Tenenbaum was presented with the American Bar Association's Outstanding Nonprofit Lawyer award, and in 2004, he was an inaugural recipient of the Washington Business Journal's Top Washington Lawyer award. Mr. Tenenbaum was recognized in the 2005-2006 edition of Who's Who in American Law, and received the distinguished Chairman's Award in 1997 and again in 2004 from the Greater Washington Society of Association Executives and The Center for Association Leadership, for his leadership efforts in the association community.

Mr. Tenenbaum is the author of the popular book Association Tax Compliance Guide, published by the American Society of Association Executives, and is a contributor to numerous ASAE books and publications and a frequent speaker at ASAE and other industry programs. He is a prolific author on nonprofit legal topics, and served on the faculty of the ASAE Virtual Law School.

Mr. Tenenbaum previously served as legislative assistant to U.S. Congressman Peter Kostmayer and managed the Legal Section at ASAE. He received his J.D. from Catholic University and his B.A. in political science from the University of Pennsylvania.

About USOBA

USOBA is dedicated to providing our member companies with important industry related information, including compliance requirements, as well as advocating on behalf of its membership for fair and appropriate industry regulation that maintains the utmost in consumer protection.

USOBA members are provided a USOBA State Law Summary guide, the only one of its kind in the industry, to better ensure and promote national compliance. This guide contains the laws and regulations, state by state, and has been reviewed by regulators and legislators.

For further information, please visit the USOBA website at http://www.usoba.org.

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