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Understanding the Legal Issues of Endorsements

Understand the rules and legal issues pertaining to unauthorized and fraudulent endorsements.

Unauthorized and fraudulent endorsements are frequently the basis for litigation. As a result, understanding the legal rights and remedies surrounding check endorsements, training bank staff, review of bank statements, and oversight of bookkeepers and other professionals is critical to understanding legal risk. This course will discuss the rules and legal issues pertaining to check endorsements, including those established by the Uniform Commercial Code. This information will address the best practices and procedures for confirming proper endorsements and address endorsement issues concerning business checks, income tax and treasury checks, and checks made payable to trusts and other fiduciaries.

65 minutes
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Certificate of Completion
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Agenda

Types of Endorsements

Who Is Entitled to Endorse a Check?

Witnessed Endorsements

Income Tax and Treasury Checks

Postdated Checks

Lost, Destroyed, or Stolen Checks

Authorized Signers for Businesses, Trusts, and Other Entities

Unauthorized Endorsements

Legal Claims

Rights and Responsibilities of Parties to a Check

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OnDemand Course

Applications have not yet been submitted for Delaware, Idaho, Kentucky, Maine, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Wyoming CLE for this course. However, if you are interested in obtaining CLE for any of the listed states or have any additional credit questions please email us at [email protected] or call us at 866-352-9540.

This course was last revised on March 15, 2022.

Call 1-866-352-9540 for further credit information.

  • AK CLE 1.0
     
  • Alaska attorneys may receive 1.0 hours of continuing legal education for completing this program. Please contact the Alaska Bar Association or go to www.alaskabar.org for details regarding reciprocity with other states.
     
  • AL CLE 1.1
     
  • This course or a portion thereof has been approved by the Alabama State Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Commission for a maximum of 1.1 hours credit.
     
  • AR CLE 1.0
     
  • This course has been approved for 1.0 hours of CLE by the Arkansas CLE Board.
     
  • Arizona CLE 1.0
     
  • The Arizona State Bar does not pre-approve or pre-certify MCLE programs. However, records of this program and attendance will be maintained by Lorman Education Services for auditing purposes. This activity may qualify for up to 1.0 hours toward your annual CLE requirement for the State Bar of Arizona.
     
  • CA MCLE 1.0
     
  • Lorman Business Center, LLC. is a State Bar of California approved MCLE sponsor and this course qualifies for 1.0 CLE hours of participatory credit.
     
  • CT CLE 1.0
     
  • Neither the Connecticut Judicial Branch nor the Commission on Minimum Continuing Legal Education approve or accredit CLE providers or activities. This course has been approved for CLE credit in jurisdictions aside from CT and therefore it automatically meets the content and delivery requirements in Connecticut. Credit is based on a 60 minute credit hour and shall be awarded as follows: 1.0 CLE credit(s).
     
  • GA CLE 1.0
     
  • This program has been approved by the Georgia Commission on Continuing Lawyer Competency for 1.0 CLE hours.
     
  • MO CLE 1.3
     
  • This course qualifies for self-study CLE credit in Missouri.
     
  • ND CLE 1.0
     
  • North Dakota CLE policy does not allow for pre-approval of any self-study courses. This course may qualify for up to 1.0 hours of CLE credit.
     
  • NH MCLE 1.1
     
  • NH MCLE does not approve or accredit CLE activities for the NH Minimum CLE requirement. Lorman Education Services believes this Ondemand course meets the requirement of NH Supreme Court Rule 53 and may qualify for CLE credit(s). Program Length: 65 Minutes.
     
  • NM CLE 1.0
     
  • This program has been approved by the New Mexico Minimum Continuing Legal Education Board for 1.0 hours of credit.
     
  • NY CLE 1.0 including Areas of Professional Practice 1
     
  • This course has been approved in accordance with the requirements of the New York Continuing Legal Education Board for up to a maximum of 1.0 credit hours in the area(s) of Areas of Professional Practice for 1.00 hour. Each hour may be counted only as satisfying one category of credit. Duplicate credit for the same hour of instruction is not permitted. This course qualifies for both established and newly admitted attorneys. Lorman Business Center, LLC. has a financial hardship guideline. Please contact customer service at 1.866.352.9539 for instructions on how to apply.
     
  • RI CLE 1.0
     
  • This program has been approved by the Rhode Island Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Commission for 1.0 hours of CLE credit.
     
  • VT CLE 1.0
     
  • This self-study program has been approved by the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Board of Vermont for 1.0 hour(s) of CLE credit. Please note: Attorneys may only claim 12 credits per compliance period in this format. This course is considered "Non-Moderated Programming without Interactivity".
     
The CLE Code is ONLY a requirement when applying for CLE Credit in New York. Other states do not need to supply the CLE Code to apply for CLE credit.

To earn each credit Lorman offers through the OnDemand learning platform, you need to watch 100% of the program. Also, for certain credits you will need to fulfill additional requirements which will be displayed on the "credits" tab when viewing the course.

This program does NOT qualify, nor meet the National Standard for NASBA accreditation.

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Faculty

Michelle H. Badolato

Michelle H. Badolato

Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP

  • Counsel at Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP
  • Concentrates her practice in the areas of financial services litigation, banking litigation and law, commercial litigation, foreclosure, and bankruptcy
  • Background spans a variety of other practice areas, including construction law, intellectual property, real estate transactions, insurance defense, family law, and probate matters
  • Member of the financial services litigation group, which resolves disputes involving consumer and commercial financial products or services
  • Recognized by the New Jersey Law Journal’s “40 Under 40,” comprised of the top young professionals in the New Jersey legal community
  • J.D. degree, Widener University School of Law; B.A. degree, Gettysburg College
  • Can be contacted at 856-321-2401 or [email protected]
Eric M. Hurwitz

Eric M. Hurwitz

Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP

  • Partner in the office of Stradley, Ronon, Stevens & Young, LLP
  • Co-chair of the firm’s Financial Services Litigation practice group.
  • Practice focused on defending financial institutions from claims arising out of nearly every type of consumer and commercial financial product.
  • Defends both single plaintiff and class action lawsuits against banks, mort-gage lenders and servicers, student lenders, credit card companies, auto finance companies, debt collection companies and other financial services institutions.
  • Conducts regular seminars and workshops on numerous consumer finance topics.
  • Author of publications concerning the mortgage industry, including servic-ing regulations promulgated by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and standing challenges to foreclosures.
  • B.A., University of Texas at Austin
  • J.D., Boston University School of Law
  • New Jersey Law Journal, 40 under 40, comprised of the top 40 young pro-fessionals in the New Jersey legal community
  • South Jersey Biz, Best Attorneys in Business for litigation
  • Contact information [email protected] or 856-321-2406
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Product ID: 409536
Published 2022
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