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CREDITORS RIGHTS SECTIONANNUAL REPORT – 2012-2013The Creditor’s Rights Section concludes this Bar year with our most membersever – numbering 497. The Section continues to provide its members with outstandingcontinuing education credits; has launched a Website for member interaction;hasprovided opportunities to serve through its “Dollars for Judgments” program; and hasencouraged members’ awareness of legislative issues effecting creditors in GA.The Section’s Continuing Education Seminar on February 14, 2012, the popularannual “Advanced Debt Collection” drew a large number of participants, with over 120in attendance, who gave strong evaluations of the program.This year’s Seminarhosted its usual excellent speakers.Notably enforcement attorneys from theConsumer Financial Protection Bureau discussed the mission, and core functions of thislittle understood agency. As the Bureau is anticipated to have an enormous impact onnot only the protection of consumers but some restrictions on business, it was importantto educate Section members as to the broad impact of this law on all lawyers. Also ofnote as a speaker was the Honorable Benjamin W. Studdard, III, Judge of the StateCourt of Henry County, who presented a professionalism program par excellent. Thepresentation was presented as a popular old movie, illustrating scene by sceneexamples of ethical and professional behavior from cowboys, to gunfighters, to lawyers.The Annual Fall luncheon, CLE, and membership meeting, was held atMaggiano’s on October 25, 2012 with “standing room” only for latecomers.CicelyBarber, Administrator of the Fulton County State Court presented her Vision to not only206