Leonard Bennett Awarded Consumer Attorney of the Year – 2017

Each year as a part of NACA’s ongoing efforts to recognize excellence and outstanding service in the legal field, NACA presents a Consumer Journalism Award, Investigative Journalism Award, Consumer Attorney Award, and Consumer Advocate Award during our Annual Meeting to honor our members who have made special contributions to advancing the practice of consumer law.  These individuals have gone above and beyond the normal call of duty by serving as a voice for their organizations and for consumers in the ongoing struggle to curb unfair and/or abusive business practices.

Read More

Firm News, Updates & Insights

Mixed Credit Files: When Someone Else’s Information Gets On Your Credit Report
Imagine this scenario: You apply for a loan or credit card, confident in your responsible financial history, but you’re unexpectedly denied. Checking your credit report, you find loans and accounts you never opened listed there. You may ask yourself, “Why...
Re-Aged Debt Disputes: Fix an Incorrect Date of Delinquency Fast
  Consumer Litigation Associates " fix an incorrectly reported date of delinquency and reclaim your score" Estimated Read Time ≈ 5 minutes Credit reports should tell an honest story about your past. Account re-aging rewrites that story by slapping a...
Data Double-Takes: Why the Social Security Death Master File Gets It Wrong
  Consumer Litigation Associates “Mistaken for Dead: The Bureaucratic Nightmare You Didn’t See Coming” Estimated Read Time ≈ 12 minutes   Every so often, a living person gets the shock of being told by a bank, creditor, or government agency...