Contact: John Hartgen
(703) 739-0800
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ALANE A. BECKET ELECTED TO
ABI’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS
size='3'>April 10, 2009, Alexandria, Va. —
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that Alane A.
Becketof Becket & Lee, LLP (Malvern,
Pa.) has been elected to ABI’s Board of
Directors. An ABI member since 1997 and
frequent speaker at ABI conferences, Becket is the co-chair of the
Consumer Bankruptcy Committee
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Education Center on ABIWorld and has been a
contributing editor to the
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a term of three years on the 60-member ABI Board of
Directors.
Becket is
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represented creditors and debt purchasers in commercial and bankruptcy
matters and Fair Dept Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) defense. She is a
member of the Conferences of Chapter 13 Trustees, Bankruptcy Trustees,
Consumer Bankers, DBA International and Retail Collection Attorneys. She
has written and lectured extensively on consumer collection and
bankruptcy practices, and, most recently, on the effect of the
Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 on
unsecured creditors. Becket graduated from Pennsylvania State University
and Widener University School of Law.
The complete list of directors
and officers is available at
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