Webinar: Responding to Subpoenas, Garnishments & Levies
October 9, 2025 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
When it comes to subpoenas, garnishments, and levies, does your team know which rules to follow, and which exceptions apply — under pressure and on a deadline?
A single misstep could result in costly penalties, reputational damage, or even personal liability for staff. Don’t miss this lively webinar that will answer your questions and keep you out of hot water!
AFTER THIS WEBINAR YOU’LL BE ABLE TO:
- Identify and respond to legal requests
- Recognize valid multi-state requests
- Master compliance obligations and tight deadlines
- Calculate the exempt protected funds in impacted accounts
- Properly balance privacy and compliance
- Recover applicable fees and expenses
- Develop best practices for responses, documentation, and recordkeeping
WEBINAR DETAILS
Every day, financial institutions face a growing wave of legal demands, and each one requires a precise, timely, and compliant response. Whether it’s a subpoena seeking confidential account records, a garnishment freezing consumer funds, or a tax levy issued by a government agency, your frontline and back-office staff must be prepared to act swiftly, legally, and confidently.
Financial institutions are entrusted with safeguarding consumer information and protecting their assets. But what happens when that duty is challenged by a court order or legal process? There are exceptions and they are narrow, technical, and full of risk. From state privacy laws to federal regulations, nearly every rule demands confidentiality and fiduciary care, until an authorized exception applies. Join nationally recognized financial services attorney David Reed and learn how to protect your institution, stay in compliance, and walk away with clear steps, real examples, and essential tools you can use immediately.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
This session is designed for executives, managers, deposit operations staff, comptrollers, branch managers, collectors, call center staff, back-office staff, internal auditors, compliance officers, and anyone involved in the receipt and processing of garnishments, levies, and subpoenas.
TAKE-AWAY TOOLKIT
- Subpoena and garnishment response checklist
- Sample response letter template
- Garnishment funds availability flowchart
- Quick reference guide to federal versus state rules
- Employee training log
- Interactive quiz
- PDF of slides and speaker’s contact info for follow-up questions
- Attendance certificate provided to self-report CE credits
Speaker: David A. Reed, Reed & Jolly, PLLC
Attorney, author, consultant, and nationally recognized trainer, David Reed is a partner in the law firm of Reed & Jolly, PLLC. He provides guidance to financial institutions on establishment and revision of policies and procedures, organizational compliance, collections, security, contractual agreements, regulatory matters, and corporate governance. His engaging speaking style has made him a nationwide lecturer on regulatory compliance, consumer lending, bankruptcy, and collections.
A former trial attorney and vice president and general counsel of a large regional financial institution, David is also a Certified Fraud Examiner. He is particularly known as an expert in the areas of operations, bankruptcy, and collections. He has trained state and federal examination staff on numerous issues, including BSA, ID theft red flags, SAFE Act, third-party contract management, and bankruptcy.