Sunday, December 21, 2025

January 21: Helping Clients Get Out of Timeshares

Timeshares can become a financial and legal burden for clients who no longer want or afford them. This session will explore practical and ethical approaches to guiding clients through timeshare exits, including contract review, negotiation with resort companies, potential litigation, and avoiding common scams. Attendees will gain a clear understanding of the legal tools available, the pitfalls to watch for, and how to protect clients’ interests while facilitating a clean and enforceable exit. 
Title:
Helping Clients Get Out of Timeshares
Date:
Wednesday, January 21, 2026
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Register Now For This Free Continuing Legal Education Webinar
Speaker:
William G. Cottrell (Bill) has been in private practice for his entire professional career, dedicating decades to a wide variety of legal matters. Over the years, he has litigated several hundred cases to trial and handled thousands of motions. In addition to his extensive litigation experience, Bill has successfully mediated numerous civil lawsuits, achieving favorable settlements for his clients.
While the primary focus of his practice is on consumer and commercial debt collection, Bill also handles cases involving Family Law, Commercial Litigation, Sexual Harassment, and other legal matters. In recent years, he has been particularly successful in helping many clients exit unwanted timeshare agreements, providing them with critical relief from burdensome obligations.
He is licensed to practice law in Minnesota and is well-versed in the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), having defended collection agencies as well as representing consumers in related disputes.
Bill served as an Adjunct Professor at his alma mater, William Mitchell College of Law, for 11 years, where he taught Creditor-Debtor law. His expertise has earned him the preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell and Lexis-Nexis for the last 15 years, a testament to his standing in the legal community.
In addition to his practice, Bill has published numerous articles on debt collection and has been a speaker at multiple Continuing Legal Education (CLE) seminars.
Sponsored By:
The Washington County Law Library and the Washington County Bar Association.
Credit:
  • Minnesota: 1 credit.
  • Other: You may be able to self-apply in your state.

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