NARCA Announces Election Results for President-Elect and Board of Directors

The National Association of Retail Collection Attorneys (NARCA) held its election for NARCA President-Elect and six seats on the NARCA Board of Directors on October 19, 2012, at the NARCA 2012 Fall Collection Conference in Baltimore, Maryland.

Joann Needleman is NARCA’s President-Elect and will serve in this position for one year before assuming the position of NARCA President for a two-year term.  Ms. Needleman has served as a Member of the NARCA Board of Directors for six years, as NARCA Secretary for five years, is the current Chair of the NARCA Advocacy Pillar and Past Co-Chair of the NARCA Law & Legislation Committee.  Ms. Needleman is Vice President of Maurice & Needleman, P.C., where she is the Managing Attorney of the firm’s Philadelphia office.

The six seats on the NARCA Board of Directors have been filled by:

• Richard Alphin of Lloyd & McDaniel, PLC

• Mark Groves of Glasser & Glasser, PLC

• Joseph M. Hall of the Law Offices of Howard Lee Schiff, P.C

• Yale Levy of Levy & Associates, LLC

• Charlie Litow of Litow & Pech, P.C.

• Harvey M. Moore of The Moore Law Group

The National Association of Retail Collection Attorneys (NARCA) is a nationwide trade association of over 700 skilled debt collection law firms.  Members are required to adhere to NARCA’s Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics, and attorneys employed by NARCA member law firms are committed to the fair and ethical treatment of all participants in the debt collection process.  They are required to practice law in a manner consistent with their responsibilities as officers of the court and must adhere to applicable state and federal laws, rules of civil procedure, state bar association licensing and certification requirements, and the rules of professional conduct.