The Plan produces webinars on a variety of personal legal issues important to our participants, including estate planning, uncontested family matters, consumer protection, and residential real estate matters. Check out the webinars below! You’ll also find the link to the PowerPoint presentation shown in the webinar. You can also find these webinars on our YouTube channel. We hope you’ll consider subscribing to our YouTube channel so that you don’t miss newly posted offerings that may be helpful to you. Just scroll to the bottom on this page and click the YouTube icon to be taken directly to the Plan’s YouTube page.
Identity Theft
A 2017 survey shows that 73 percent of Americans are worried about their email, financial, and social media information being used against them for identity theft and fraud. Plan attorney Abbie Bazzi interviews the Plan’s ID theft expert Fred Miller on how you can protect yourself from this growing problem, and how your UAW Legal Services benefit can help.
Protecting Your Credit
Learn how to protect your credit and obtain your free credit reports with the help of UAW Legal Services. Plan managing attorney Fred Miller is an expert on consumer law and will discuss recently passed laws that help consumers get their free credit reports and freeze and unfreeze their credit for free through the three nationwide credit reporting agencies: Equifax, Experian and TransUnion.
Powers of Attorney and Guardianships
UAW Legal Services Plan gets many calls from participants on these two issues. Hear Plan managing attorneys Carolyn Bernstein and Dave Savard discuss how Powers of Attorney and Guardianship can come up in your everyday life, including child care, school, hospital, nursing home and real estate transactions – and how your legal services benefit can help.
The Truth About Trusts
UAW Legal Services Plan attorneys receive many questions from UAW members asking whether trusts are a good way to make sure their assets are passed to their beneficiaries according to their final wishes. Listen to managing attorneys Carolyn Bernstein and Dave Savard talk about the various types of trusts, the pros and cons of using trusts, and how other estate planning methods may be better than a trust.
Fast Facts About 401(k)s
Join Legal Services managing attorneys Linda Carr and Carolyn Bernstein as they discuss the laws covering 401(k) plans and answer questions about Spouse’s Rights, Required Distributions, Impact of Divorce, Beneficiary Designations, Creditor’s Rights – and more. Note that this webinar does not cover questions about specific 401(k) plans or investments. You should speak to your Plan Administrator and financial advisor about specific issues regarding your 401(k).
Helpful Hints for Buying or Selling Your Home
Are you thinking about buying or selling your home? Listen to Plan managing attorneys Martin Quinnan and Linda Carr Talk about the ins and outs of buying and selling residential property and how your Plan benefit can help.
Qualified Domestic Relations Orders (QDRO’s)
Join Legal Services managing Attorneys Martin Quinnan and Linda Carr as they discuss Qualified Domestic Relations Orders (QDROs) and the many issues surrounding the division of a pension or 401(k) in a divorce or legal separation. NOTE: The webinar does not cover QDROs under any specific labor contract, pension plan or 401(K) plan
Are Your Beneficiaries Really Benefiting
Plan managing attorney Linda Carr hosts this webinar about making sure the people you intend inherit your assets. Hear our Plan managing attorney Dave Savard answer questions submitted by our Plan participants about the ins and outs of Transfer on Death Deeds (Lady Bird Deeds), and designating beneficiaries on your bank and retirement accounts, and other property. Please note that this webinar provides general legal education and does not cover beneficiary issues under any collective bargaining agreement, pension plan, 401(k) plan, or other device.
Divorce – Divisions and Decisions
The Plan’s Elaine Eizelman and Abbie Bazzi discuss points to think about when considering divorce, including property division, support and custody issues, and post-judgment matters. This webinar provides general legal education and does not cover issues under any collective bargaining agreement, pension plan, 401(k) plan, or other device.
Reverse Mortgages
Reverse mortgages are complex products that allow homeowners aged 62 and older to borrow against their home equity for regular income. Hear Plan attorneys Fred Miller and Marty Quinnan discuss why reverse mortgages exist, how they work, the pluses and minuses of securing one, and the ways eligible individuals can be misled into making this type of transaction.
Traffic Ticket Tips
Learn some important tips for handling your traffic tickets from Legal Services Plan managing attorney John Schulte. In this practical, 12-minute presentation, John discusses the general law governing traffic tickets, the options available to you if you get a traffic ticket, and how to challenge a ticket in court if that approach is the right one under the circumstances.
Credit Report Repair
Get an introduction to credit report repair issues in less than 10 minutes from UAW-FCA-Ford-General Motors Plan Attorney Fred Miller. This information is legal education and is not legal advice. Eligible Plan participants can call (800) 482-7700 to be connected to a Plan attorney for legal advice about their own credit report repair issues.
Lady Bird Deeds
Get an introduction to Lady Bird Deeds in less than 10 minutes from UAW-FCA-Ford-General Motors Plan Attorney Dave Savard. This information is legal education and is not legal advice. Eligible Plan participants can call (800) 482-7700 to be connected to a Plan attorney for legal advice about Lady Bird Deeds for their own estate plan.