WEST VIRGINIA RECORD

HUNTINGTON -- Huddleston Bolen, the State Journal, and SCORE will hold a special Business4Breakfast event on Nov. 16.

The seminar, titled, "What the New Credit Laws Mean for Your Business" will be held in Huntington at the Marshall University Foundation Hall, from 10:30 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.

The seminar will examine the consumer credit protection provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act ("Dodd-Frank") and the impact on retailers, banks, and other creditors. Specific topics to be covered include consumer protections, credit and debit card payment changes, predatory lending rules and the changing regulatory landscape.

Business4Breakfast seminars are free, open to the business community. This special event will include a free lunch for all attendees. Huddleston Bolen will also provide a limited number of free tickets to that evening's Doobie Brothers concert, presented by the Marshall Artists Series.

Guests may register at www.huddlestonbolen.com/events or by contacting Tasha Viglianco at 304-691-8474.

Huddleston Bolen partner Jan Holbrook and associate Casey Baker will speak at the seminar.

Holbrook represents banks, financial institutions, and other creditors in bankruptcy proceedings in West Virginia and Kentucky and in matters, including: Receivership, foreclosure, attachment, workouts, claim and delivery, relief from the automatic stay, and assignments for the benefit of creditors.

Holbrook's peers recognized her accomplishments by naming her to the list of The Best Lawyers in America for Bankruptcy Law and Creditor Rights. Ms. Holbrook is also a Chapter 7 panel trustee for the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of West Virginia and a member of the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees. As a panel trustee, Holbrook has handled more than 20,000 bankruptcy matters involving a wide array of issues.

Baker represents Ohio and West Virginia clients in areas including: real estate, bankruptcy, commercial, tax, and corporate matters. Baker serves on the Board of Directors of the Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce and is a Coordinator for the Lawrence County Young Professionals. Earlier this year, he was recognized by the Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce as the Young Professional of the Year.

Business4Breakfast seminars are designed to help professionals understand and navigate the breadth of opportunities and challenges in today's business world. They are free and open to the public. A free continental breakfast is also provided. The seminars present topics on a variety of areas of interest to business people, including sales and marketing, advertising, HR, and improving cash flow.

Huddleston Bolen is a leading regional law firm with more than 50 attorneys practicing in Huntington and Charleston, West Virginia and Ashland and Louisville, Kentucky. The firm, founded in 1871, represents clients in many practice groups, including banking and finance, health care, insurance, labor and employment, litigation, natural resources, real estate, transportation, and trusts and estates.

For more information, visit www.huddlestonbolen.com.