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The Credit Education Coalition's mission is to foster, through educational seminars, a regular exchange of information between the creditor community and debtor advocates.
Our Fall Seminar will be held on October 23, 2026.
Visit our Seminars page to learn about our seminars and offer suggestions for topics or speakers!
We appreciate the following exhibitors and sponsors for supporting our 2025 Fall Seminar:
Gold Sponsors
Agee Clymer Mitchell & Portman are trusted workers’ compensation lawyers and disability attorneys committed to protecting the rights of injured workers and the disabled throughout Ohio. Their team of attorneys also have decades of experience with employment law, personal injury, and state disability benefits.
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ASNA law firm offers a broad range of services and practice areas focused on addressing issues during every stage of development for commercial clients and the everyday legal challenges of individual clients. Their Bankruptcy, Debtor/Creditor Rights, Insolvency, and Workouts group routinely represents corporations and individuals in business-related filings under Chapter 11 and Chapter 7.
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Auction Ohio provides a hassle-free auction process for selling anything in Ohio. Whether selling real estate, antiques, business equipment, or everything in your garage, they help you list the property, manage the auction, arrange the pick-up day, and get your payment.
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Germain of Columbus has the lenders on hand that will help your clients, regardless of bankruptcy. We have 11 franchise locations in Columbus with just under 1200 used vehicles, making it easier for your clients to find the vehicle that they need, at a price that they can afford.
Search their inventory 24/7 at: gogermain.com Karoline Ross 614-465-4547 / karolineross@germain.com
SILVER SPONSORS
CertificateofService.com provides same day, on demand, print to mail, document noticing for the legal industry. Stuffing envelopes is not the best use of your time. Let us help you create more time for the business that matters, by taking this incredibly simple, yet vitally important process, off your hands.
The Jones Law Firm is a bankruptcy law firm helping individuals and families regain financial control and have a fresh start in life through Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 bankruptcy relief. Experienced attorneys Michael Jones and Michael Kraig offer free consultations with personal service for clients facing financial distress.
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Weltman, Weinberg & Reis Co., LPA has provided in-house collection services for 95 years. They are dedicated to end-to-end solutions to integrate collection activity wherever a debtor or debtor’s assets may be located, nationwide. Their solutions include consumer collections, commercial collections, bankruptcy recovery, probate recovery, and real estate defaults.
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BRONZE SPONSOR
Kegler Brown Hill + Ritter has served as counsel to some of the world’s best-known and best-loved brands from its Ohio offices since 1964. We provide a comprehensive range of legal services with more than 60 lawyers firmwide in more than 100 specific areas of practice focus. We’re committed to providing our clients with the most timely, responsive and high-quality legal services anywhere. This dedication to world-class client service has become a defining characteristic of our firm.
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BREAKFAST SPONSOR
Dean Law Co., LLC provides solutions for individuals and small businesses in Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy cases. Nannette Dean, Esq. has handled bankruptcy cases for 24 years and personally works with clients to obtain the bankruptcy relief that best suits their needs and financial goals.
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LUNCH SPONSOR
Wood & Brewer, LLC is devoted to helping individuals find solutions to their financial and legal difficulties. With 20 years of bankruptcy experience, Brian Wood, Esq. and Katy Brewer, Esq. help clients obtain the best relief for their specification circumstances, whether it’s Chapter 7, Chapter 13, or an alternative option.
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SNACK SPONSOR
Luper Neidenthal & Logan has served clients in central Ohio since 1968 for banking, construction, education, personal injury, and real estate needs, with sophisticated litigation, bankruptcy, business, commercial, and collection law practice groups. They are large enough and diverse enough to handle all aspects of the situations their clients face, yet small enough to provide personal attention.
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About the Frank M. Pees Credit Education Coalition
The Credit Education Coalition is an organization which traces its roots to the Ad Hoc Creditors Committee started by Chapter 13 trustee Frank M. Pees, who was added to our name upon his retirement. The organization began as an attempt by the Chapter 13 trustee’s office to bring together debtors and creditors. The original purpose of the Ad Hoc committee was to educate both creditor and debtor representatives about the bankruptcy process. The goal of that committee is effectively the goal of the CEC.
The CEC is overseen by a volunteer board of debtor and creditor representatives from the greater Columbus area. The organization sponsors two major educational seminars annually, typically in February and October.
The CEC was the first organization of its kind in the country to attempt bringing together both creditor and debtor advocates for the improvement of the bankruptcy system. The CEC prototype has now extended to other jurisdictions, most notably San Antonio.