Consumer Financial Law Conference
Current Issues in Consumer Bankruptcy (OnDemand)
Originally held on Friday, May 8, 2026 | 8:30 am – 5:30 pm
Description:
The Consumer Financial Law Conference is a forum for scholarship, policy development, and practitioner engagement focused on consumer finance and economic justice, with particular emphasis on New York law and markets. The Conference examines key issues, including class actions, consumer bankruptcy, artificial intelligence, consumer access to justice, and student lending and education finance. By bringing together academics, judges, regulators, advocates, and industry stakeholders, the Conference explores how legal and technological developments affect consumers and promotes fair, transparent, and accessible financial systems in New York and beyond.
View Session 6 from this Conference, "Current Issues in Consumer Bankruptcy," which featured Moderator Alan C. Hochheiser (Maurice Wutscher LLP) and Panelists Hon. Shireen Barday (US Bankruptcy Court, SDNY) and Hon. Elizabeth Stong (US Bankruptcy Court, EDNY)
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CLE Credit:
New York: 1.0 Professional Practice
New Jersey: 1.0 General
California: 1.0 General
Pennsylvania: 0.5 General
Connecticut: Available to Licensed Attorneys
Program Fee:
$49 for Members | $99 for Nonmembers
This program is free to Members who are Recent Law Graduates, Newly Admitted Lawyers (admitted for the first time in 2024-2026), In-House Counsel, Judges, or Attorneys in Government, Academic or Not-for-Profit sectors.
*For New York Newly Admitted Attorneys: Skills credits completed after December 31, 2025, must be completed in the traditional live classroom setting or by fully interactive videoconference. City Bar Webinar programs are not considered a fully interactive videoconference. Please see the CLE Format Requirements for Newly Admitted Attorneys for additional information.
For New York Attorneys: This program is a transitional/non-transitional course.
Moderator:
Ben Wolf, Whiteford, Taylor & Preston, LLP
Panelists:
Jane Azia, Bureau Chief, Consumer Frauds and Protection Bureau at Office of the Attorney General of the State of New York
Alec Webley, Asst. Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General of the State of New York
Information about our Financial Aid Policy and Application can be found here.