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October 25, 2008
CCBA Annual Fall Meeting
in Southern California
Holiday Inn Burbank

Registration now open (see Right Column)

Enjoy meeting your colleagues.
Learn the latest in smart practices.
Prepare for what's ahead

Education Program includes:
Consumer/Defense Attorney Panel: Best Practices
California Legislative Update and Issues
Compliance Audits and Minimizing Consumer Attorneys' Fees
Installation of New Officers and Board

MCLE credits offered!

Join Now and one attorney of the Member Firm attends all CCBA meetings
at no charge. Click Membership Application (right hand column)
and become part of CCBA: The Voice of California Collection Attorneys.

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Senate Bill 639 Enacted On September 11, 2007, Governor Schwarzenegger signed Senate Bill 639 into law. The law clarifies that, as of January 1, 2008, foreign judgments being entered in the State of California will have a ten year statute of limitations.

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New Rules of Court | Effective July 1, 2007
On Friday, April 27, 2007, the Judicial Council approved the collections cases proposal developed by the Collections Cases Working Group. The new and amended rules and revised Civil Case Cover Sheet will be effective July 1, 2007.

The California Creditors Bar Association is very thankful for all of the hard work and effort undertaken to make this possible, and looks forward to streamlined Court dockets, uniform Court Rules across the State of California, and elimination of numerous local procedures for collection cases, all saving countless resources for courts, lawyers and litigants.

A link to the changes in the California Rules of Court reflecting the changes:
Collections Cases: Service and Case Management

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