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SUMMARY:How to Win your Yo-Yo Case in a Jury Trial
DESCRIPTION:Interested in improving your case strategies for yo-yo auto fraud cases?  This webinar will highlight lessons learned from taking a yo-yo (spot delivery) car fraud case to a successful jury trial. The webinar is appropriate for all levels. \nPlease note the webinar will be followed by a 30 minute online discussion. The discussion is open to all webinar registrants\, but it will not be recorded. \n\nWhat You Will Learn \n\n\n\nWhat discovery you will need in a yo-yo case and how to get it\nHow to work with credit industry experts\nHow to prep for trial and presentation of the cases\nHow to use other customers as witnesses\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers \nSusan Warren is a partner at Feferman\, Warren & Mattison\, a consumer fraud law firm in Albuquerque\, New Mexico\, where she has worked since 1996.  Her practice includes individual and class action cases brought against pawnbrokers\, predatory lenders\, credit reporting agencies\, and mortgage servicing companies\, but her real\, true love is suing car dealers. After graduating from Harvard law School in 1990\, Ms. Warren did legal aid work for six years on the Navajo Nation\, where she learned first-hand how car dealers can defraud unsophisticated consumers.  Ms. Warren recently got a jury verdict against Reliable Chevrolet.  Past successes include a federal court jury verdict on behalf of a Navajo couple\, who had purchased a used vehicle\, and verdict in New Mexico state court\, for the sale of a used\, damaged vehicle\, as new. \nNicholas Mattison is a partner at Feferman\, Warren & Mattison\, where he has worked since 2013.  His practice includes individual cases and class actions against fraudulent car dealers\, predatory lenders\, abusive debt collectors\, and other businesses that rip off consumers.  He litigates in state and federal court.  Mr. Mattison has won numerous judgments for his clients at trial and in arbitration\, including the jury verdict against Reliable Chevrolet\, a jury verdict in a Human Rights Act jury trial\, and judgment against payday lenders and  abusive debt collector.  He currently serves as the NACA New Mexico State Chair and is the recipient of the NCLC’s prestigious 2020 Rising Star Award.  Mr. Mattison is a 2008 graduate of Harvard Law School.  Prior to joining the firm\, Mr. Mattison worked for four years in the DNA-People’s Legal Services.  Before working for DNA\, Mr. Mattison served as a law clerk for the Honorable Edward L. Chavez on the New Mexico Supreme Court. \n\nPlease note that live webinars are free to all NACA members. After the webinar has aired\, registrants will need to purchase the webinar if they want to view it. Non-members who purchased the webinar and higher level/firm members with full access to the Training Library will have access to the webinar after it has aired. \nIf you have purchased the webinar\, you can click here to watch it on the day of the webinar.
URL:https://www.consumeradvocates.org/events/online-training-courses/how-to-win-your-yo-yo-case-in-a-jury-trial/
CATEGORIES:Online Training Courses,Upcoming
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SUMMARY:Yes\, You Can Still Get Class Action Service Awards in the Eleventh Circuit. Here’s How.
DESCRIPTION:Class Action service awards are alive and well in the Eleventh Circuit. Join the online roundtable discussion to discuss service awards in the Eleventh Circuit. \n\n  \nWhat You Will Learn \n\n\n\nHow to argue for class action service awards in state and federal court and in cases involving state and federal causes of action\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers \nJanet Varnell\, Varnell & Warwick\, PA\, is a consumer class action expert leading over 60 cases and serving on plaintiff steering committees in MDL litigation\, but also handles a variety of other high-impact public interest litigation. Her firm has won a multitude of appellate victories in state and federal courts\, including a 2019 United Supreme Court win in a consumer class action. Varnell was awarded “Consumer Lawyer of the Year” in 2019 by the Florida Bar\, 2009 “Consumer Advocate of the Year” by NACA and 2018 “Trial Lawyer of the Year” by Public Justice.  She is the President Elect of Public Justice’s Board of Directors\, serves on the Partners Council of the National Consumer Law Center and is the past co-chair of the National Association of Consumer Advocates. She is an adjunct Professor at Stetson College of Law teaching Consumer Class Actions. She has chaired State Bar committees and served as a mediator and arbitrator for attorney fee disputes. \nEd Normand created Normand PLLC to concentrate his practice in complex litigation\, primarily consumer class actions. He likes to look at Normand PLLC as the Robin Hood of law firms\, sharing Robin Hood’s fervor to right wrongs and give back to the people that which is unjustly taken or owed to them by the powerful. For the past seven years\, Ed has won multi-million dollar recoveries from large corporations who have violated the rights of consumers. He has gone to battle against some of the largest corporations in the world and has litigated extensively in both U.S. and international claims. By way of example\, in just the last two years Ed was lead counsel in cases securing over 100 million dollars in insurance benefits for consumer shorted payments on total loss vehicles in Florida and across the United States. Ed has not only secured money for past benefits due\, but he has also forced some of the biggest insurance companies in the world to change their business practices. Ed and his team at Normand PLLC derive great pleasure from correcting the wrongdoings of those corporations who mistreat consumers: doing their part to make the world a better and safer place. \n\nPlease note that live webinars are free to all NACA members. After the webinar has aired\, registrants will need to purchase the webinar if they want to view it. Non-members who purchased the webinar and higher level/firm members with full access to the Training Library will have access to the webinar after it has aired. \nIf you have registered for the program\, click here to access the webinar.
URL:https://www.consumeradvocates.org/events/online-training-courses/yes-you-can-still-get-class-action-service-awards-in-the-eleventh-circuit-heres-how/
CATEGORIES:Online Training Courses,Upcoming
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240626T140000
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SUMMARY:Building a Better Federal Bench
DESCRIPTION:This webinar is for anyone who is interested in learning more about\, or getting involved in\, the judicial nominations process. If you’ve been frustrated with judges you’re appearing for\, this is your chance to build a better bench! As a note\, this will be a repeat of content presented at Spring Training 2024. This webinar is free to the members and non-members. Non-members will need to be verified to attend the webinar. \n\nWhat You Will Learn \n\n\n\nHow the federal judicial nominations process work\nWhat tools and tactics you can use for judicial advocacy\nHow you can start to build your path to the bench.\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker \nRyanne Olsen is the Judicial Campaign Director at the National Association of Consumer Advocates. In that role\, she works to fill judicial vacancies with lawyers with a background in economic justice and experience representing individuals against powerful corporate interests. \nPrior to NACA\, she served as the Training and Curriculum Director at Emerge. In that role\, she spearheaded the creation and implementation of “Gavel In\,” a Judicial Candidate Training Program designed to address the unique needs and challenges faced by judicial candidates\, particularly from underrepresented groups. She has personally trained nearly 5\,000 people to win electoral campaigns\, on topics including campaign strategy\, field\, messaging\, fundraising\, and preparing oneself to run. She also served as the Executive Director of Emerge Massachusetts\, where she trained more leaders in three years than had been trained in the previous eight. She left the organization with a record-high financial surplus. \nPrior to her time at Emerge Massachusetts\, Ryanne worked the Public Policy Field Organizer for Massachusetts Coalition for Adult Education. Ryanne also has a deep history in political campaigns\, serving on races from City Alderman to U.S. Senate. Ryanne graduated from Northeastern University\, summa cum laude with a dual degree in Political Science and Communications.
URL:https://www.consumeradvocates.org/events/online-training-courses/building-a-better-federal-bench/
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