The Wheels: Screening for Auto Fraud-Related Claims and Defenses

What You Will Learn

• How to spot common auto fraud and related claims and debt defenses associated with the condition and history of the car, based on false statements and failures to disclose, breaches of warranties, and other legal duties.

Speakers

Bernard Brown has been in private practice in Kansas City since 1980. Between 1984 and 1996, his office was focused on representing victims of car fraud, such as the fraudulent sale of rebuilt wrecks and cars with odometer rollbacks. More recently, he has also worked on class actions relating to vehicle sales and financing, on mortgage fraud cases (in conjunction with Legal Aid in Kansas City), and on “no title” car cases against finance companies. His cases have resulted in many notable jury verdicts and settlements, and a sizable number of his cases have resulted in published court decisions of significance in these areas of the law. He is a contributing author to NCLC’s Auto Fraud manual. He also has served as an adjunct law school professor teaching consumer protection law. Mr. Brown is a founding member of the NACA, was one of its two original co-chairs, has twice served on the NACA board, and served for a number of years as chair of its ethics committee. He served on a Department of Justice Advisory Board that was dedicated to building the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System (NMVTIS) for all six years of its existence, ending in 2016. In 2008, he received the Vern Countryman award from the National Consumer Law Center.

Minal Gahlot is a trial lawyer with experience litigating cases in federal and state trial and appellate courts who handles consumer law cases, including auto fraud, predatory lending, banking and financing, consumer sales and special finance, and student loan and debt collection defense. She has also successfully defended and won appeals resulting in multiple publications. She is a graduate of University of Oklahoma College of Law.