Consumer Protection 101

Thinking about buying a car or hiring someone to work on your house? Tired of robocall scams? Being hounded by an unscrupulous debt collector? Charity Clark and Ryan Kriger of the Vermont Attorney General’s Office have your back! In this 6th installment of the People’s Law School, they will walk you through a variety of issues faced by consumers and shoppers, such as:

• Best practices for buying a car;
• How to protect yourself from getting scammed, defrauded, or deceived when shopping;
• Protecting yourself from identity theft;
• Illegal debt collection practices;
• The “private right of action” under the Vermont Consumer Protection Act, which allows a consumer to bring a lawsuit against a business that violated the Act;
• And more!

Charity Clark is the Chief of Staff of the Vermont Attorney General’s Office and Director of the AG’s Consumer Assistance Program (CAP). Ryan Kriger has been an Assistant Attorney General in the Consumer Unit for over a decade and is a part-time lecturer at the University of Vermont, teaching Consumer Law, Public Policy, and Privacy.

Register in advance for this free webinar: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_arw-R4y8S32XZTJMdnVINA

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

The People's Law School is a series of free, virtual presentations on contemporary legal topics impacting the lives of Vermonters. It is a partnership of the Attorney General's Office, the Association of Africans Living in Vermont (AALV), the Vermont Racial Justice Alliance, the Vermont Institute for Community and International Involvement (VICII), and The Caroline Fund, with support from ACLU of Vermont.

Please get in touch with Sandy Baird at 802-355-4968 or sandybaird114@gmail.com if you have any questions or would like more information about this week's event or the full series.

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