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SUMMARY:Arbitration 101 eCourse
DESCRIPTION:Arbitration clauses are ubiquitous in consumer contracts. While fighting arbitration is the ideal route\, taking a case in arbitration is increasingly necessary in auto\, solar\, FCRA\, EFTA and other consumer cases. Getting up to speed in arbitration skills is no longer a nice-to-have skillset but a must-have skillset for running a successful consumer law practice. \nThe Arbitration101 eCourse gives you the knowledge\, skills and strategies to make arbitration part of your practice.  Please note every session includes a speaker who has handled cases in AAA and Jams forums. \n\nWhat You Will Learn:\n• What cases and clients to bring in arbitration\n• How to respond to disputes over pre-arbitration documents and discovery\n• How to prepare for the pre-hearing conference to ensure that you obtain the discovery necessary to prevail\n• How to adapt courtroom trial skills to the arbitration trial\n• How to handle fee petitions and other post-trial challenges \nWhat the eCourse includes: \n\nWinning Before You File: Selecting the Right Cases\, Forum\, and Arbitrators\nUnderstanding Arbitration Rules for Jams & AAA\nDrafting Demands and Navigating Early Disputes in Consumer Arbitration\nPre-Arbitration Considerations and the Arbitration Demand\nDiscovery That Wins: Strategic Evidence-Building in Arbitration\nThe Preliminary Hearing and Discovery\nStorytelling in Written Discovery\nTrial Skills: How to Adapt Trial Skills for Arbitration\nArbitrating and Mediating the Actual and Punitive Damages and Potentially Large Case\nArbitrating and Mediating the Small Dollar and Statutory Damage Cases\nWinning After the Award: Fees\, Final Briefing\, and Post-Arbitration Challenges\nThe Arbitration Hearing and Post-Hearing Briefing\n\nRegistrants will be eligible to receive up to 14.5 CLEs for the eCourse. \n\nSpeakers \nSparky Abraham is a former legal aid and government lawyer. He now has a solo practice called Jubilee Legal based in Oxnard\, California. \nDan Blinn is the Managing Attorney of Consumer Law Group\, located in Rocky Hill\, CT. His practice is focused on representing consumers in claims involving auto dealer fraud\, auto warranties\, and auto financing. He handles both individual and class action matters. \nRaina Bayas is a seasoned litigator and CEO of The Bayas Firm\, PLLC\, a consumer protection firm focused on Lemon Law\, Auto Fraud\, Diminished Value Claims. She started her litigation career at a nationwide law firm in California defending airbag and seatbelt manufacturers in product liability cases. She took the Colorado bar after volunteering for an organization that spoke to her soul\, Rocky Mountain Victim’s Law Center.  She became a Project Director and eventually Legal Director. In 2013\, she became a Deputy District Attorney in Boulder\, County. During her five year career there\, she became a part of the Consumer Protection Division\, and prosecuted cases against at-risk individuals and white collar crimes. In late 2021\, she created The Bayas Firm\, PLLC. Raina is the Colorado Chair for NACA. \nElizabeth Carter\, Vice President of the East/Central Region of JAMS\nNeil Currie\, Vice President of American Arbitration Association (AAA) \nJarrett Faber is an Attorney at Kneupper & Covey\, P.C. Jarrett concentrates his practice on representing consumers in litigation against solar lenders after their installers close or file for bankruptcy. Jarrett’s practice is almost exclusively arbitration-based. Jarrett is on the Plaintiff’s Steering Committee for the Dividend Solar Finance\, LLC and Fifth Third Bank Sales and Lending Practices Multi-District Litigation. \nErika Heath fights for economic justice on behalf of consumers and employees\, with a particular focus on erroneous credit/background reports\, unlawful debt collection practices\, bank fraud\, ID theft\, and other unfair trade practices. She is currently Of Counsel to Francis Mailman Soumilas\, P.C.\, and a Lecturer at Berkeley Law.   \nAllison Krumhorn has been a consumer protection attorney for over 20 years\, litigating in both court and in arbitration\, in the class action context as well as high-value individual cases. \nDavid Marco is one of the founding partners of SmithMarco\, P.C. He currently represents consumers in individual and class action cases arising out of the EFTA\, the FCRA\, the FDCPA and other consumer-related statutes. David has arbitrated hundreds of cases\, and tried countless cases to verdict\, including an approximately $250\,000 arbitration award against Citibank for violating the Electronic Fund Transfer Act. \nMatt Osborne practices in Northglenn\, CO. His practice focuses on FCRA\, auto fraud\, and bad faith insurance. Prior to becoming a lawyer\, he served five years in the Navy. Matt went to law school at Michigan State. He is married with four kids. His main hobby is suing big corporations. \nLarry P. Smith is a consumer attorney\, handling matters involving the Fair Credit Reporting Act\, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act\, Electronic Funds Transfers Act\, as well as state consumer fraud/UDAP matters for over 18 years. He is the Managing Partner at SmithMarco\, P.C. Mr. Smith has tried dozens of consumer rights cases to verdict in the state and federal courts of Illinois\, Georgia and Wisconsin and has arbitrated over 700 cases. \nCraig Rothburd practices law in Tampa\, FL\, where he devotes a considerable amount of his complex civil litigation practice on consumer law and litigation\, with a special focus on class action litigation\, including insurance\, mortgage loan servicing\, truth in lending\, deceptive practices\, and consumer statutory violations. \nDawn McCraw is passionate about consumer rights and the increasing need for consumers to fight inaccurate and damaging credit reporting and illegal debt collection. Her experience in credit and debt goes back more than fifteen years when she co-owned a company which helped consumers with credit and debt issues. Dawn has acted as the lead attorney in hundreds of FCRA cases and is currently Senior Counsel at the Consumer Justice Law Firm. \nBrian Warwick has been practicing class action law for more than twenty years and has been appointed Class Counsel by judges across the country. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRonald Wilcox has been a consumer protection attorney since 1995\, with an office in San Jose. Ron is a graduate of Gerry Spence’s Trial Lawyers College and has tried consumer protection cases in federal and state court\, as well as JAMS and AAA. He is a member of the CAOC\, CAALA\, and NACBA. He has presented webinars and spoken at national conferences on consumer law and arbitration. He was awarded Santa Clara University’s Community Law Center’s Community Service Award. Ron is the author of “Conducting Individual Arbitrations” in NCLC’s Consumer Arbitration Agreements. \nTashia Zeigler is a Georgia attorney with more than 20 years of experience representing consumers in complex litigation\, including automobile warranty\, auto fraud\, and consumer protection matters. She previously served as Director of Georgia’s Lemon Law and Dispute Resolution Program at the Georgia Department of Law and as Staff Attorney for Automobile at the Georgia Governor’s Office of Consumer Protection.  In her consumer practice\, Ms. Zeigler handles warranty\, Lemon Law\, and fraud litigation.  She also serves as an adjunct instructor at Savannah Technical College’s Paralegal Studies Program.  She is the current Chair of the Consumer Law Section of the State Bar of Georgia.
URL:https://www.consumeradvocates.org/events/ecourses/arbitration-101-ecourse/
CATEGORIES:eCourses,Online Training Courses,Upcoming
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260805T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260805T150000
DTSTAMP:20260714T134712Z
CREATED:20260714T134237Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260714T134712Z
UID:30864-1785938400-1785942000@www.consumeradvocates.org
SUMMARY:Understanding Documents from Experian
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URL:https://www.consumeradvocates.org/events/upcoming/understanding-documents-from-experian/
CATEGORIES:Upcoming
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260813T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260813T150000
DTSTAMP:20260803T192609Z
CREATED:20260803T192609Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260803T192609Z
UID:31079-1786629600-1786633200@www.consumeradvocates.org
SUMMARY:All the World's a Courtroom: Ethical Lessons from the Stage
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URL:https://www.consumeradvocates.org/events/online-training-courses/all-the-worlds-a-courtroom-ethical-lessons-from-the-stage/
CATEGORIES:Online Training Courses,Upcoming
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260814T140000
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UID:31049-1786716000-1786719600@www.consumeradvocates.org
SUMMARY:Tax Issue Update: What You Need to Know Post-Eiler decision
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URL:https://www.consumeradvocates.org/events/upcoming/tax-issue-update-what-you-need-to-know-post-eiler-decision/
CATEGORIES:Upcoming
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260818T140000
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UID:31043-1787061600-1787065200@www.consumeradvocates.org
SUMMARY:Litigating EFTA Claims in Arbitration: Navigating JAMS and AAA
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URL:https://www.consumeradvocates.org/events/upcoming/litigating-efta-claims-in-arbitration-navigating-jams-and-aaa/
CATEGORIES:Upcoming
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260901T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260901T150000
DTSTAMP:20260825T162129Z
CREATED:20260825T162129Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260825T162129Z
UID:31421-1788271200-1788274800@www.consumeradvocates.org
SUMMARY:Nuts and Bolts of Debt Settlement
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.consumeradvocates.org/events/online-training-courses/nuts-and-bolts-of-debt-settlement/
CATEGORIES:Online Training Courses,Upcoming
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260903T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260903T150000
DTSTAMP:20260824T145619Z
CREATED:20260824T145515Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260824T145619Z
UID:31379-1788444000-1788447600@www.consumeradvocates.org
SUMMARY:2026 NACA Membership Survey Results
DESCRIPTION:Learn what’s on the top of NACA members’ minds\, how they are doing in their practice\, and most importantly\, what NACA is doing to keep up with your needs as a consumer attorney. Join this session to hear the results of the recently completed bi-annual NACA membership survey. \n 
URL:https://www.consumeradvocates.org/events/upcoming/2026-naca-membership-survey-results/
CATEGORIES:Upcoming
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260909T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260909T150000
DTSTAMP:20260804T155736Z
CREATED:20260731T181012Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260804T155736Z
UID:31061-1788962400-1788966000@www.consumeradvocates.org
SUMMARY:Understanding Documents from Equifax
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.consumeradvocates.org/events/upcoming/understanding-documents-from-equifax/
CATEGORIES:Upcoming
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260911T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260911T160000
DTSTAMP:20260722T195239Z
CREATED:20260722T195239Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260722T195239Z
UID:30966-1789117200-1789142400@www.consumeradvocates.org
SUMMARY:Maryland Consumer Symposium
DESCRIPTION:The inaugural Maryland Consumer Symposium brings together consumer attorneys from the private bar\, legal services attorneys\,  and government leaders to for a day of exciting speakers\, hands-on learning opportunities\, and networking. \nWhen: Friday\, September 11\, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM \nWhere: University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law\, \n500 West Baltimore Street\, Baltimore Maryland 21201 \nCost and attendance: This event is free to attend and includes meals. Registration is limited to 100 attendees. Because seating is limited and there is no charge to attend\, we ask that you only register if you are confident you can attend — this helps ensure a seat is available for everyone who needs one. \nHosted by Civil Justice\, Inc.\, the National Association of Consumer Advocates\, and the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law. \nInterested in sponsoring this event? We welcome sponsorships to help support this important training. Contact sbowes@civiljusticeinc.org for sponsorship inquiries. \nQuestions? Contact cj@civiljusticeinc.org
URL:https://www.consumeradvocates.org/events/upcoming/maryland-consumer-symposium/
LOCATION:UMD Law School\, 500 W Baltimore St\, Baltimore\, MD\, 21201\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260916T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260916T153000
DTSTAMP:20260826T142259Z
CREATED:20260826T142259Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260826T142259Z
UID:31449-1789567200-1789572600@www.consumeradvocates.org
SUMMARY:EFTA for Legal Aid: Advocating for Victims of Payment Fraud in a Nonprofit Context
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.consumeradvocates.org/events/online-training-courses/efta-for-legal-aid-advocating-for-victims-of-payment-fraud-in-a-nonprofit-context/
CATEGORIES:Online Training Courses,Upcoming
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260922T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260922T153000
DTSTAMP:20260903T173351Z
CREATED:20260903T173351Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260903T173351Z
UID:31722-1790085600-1790091000@www.consumeradvocates.org
SUMMARY:Understanding Documents from TransUnion
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URL:https://www.consumeradvocates.org/events/online-training-courses/understanding-documents-from-transunion/
CATEGORIES:Online Training Courses,Upcoming
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260929T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260929T150000
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CREATED:20260902T172001Z
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UID:31712-1790690400-1790694000@www.consumeradvocates.org
SUMMARY:Combatting the Spread of Nonconsensual Images Using the Take It Down Act
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URL:https://www.consumeradvocates.org/events/online-training-courses/combatting-the-spread-of-nonconsensual-images-using-the-take-it-down-act/
CATEGORIES:Online Training Courses,Upcoming
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261001T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261001T150000
DTSTAMP:20260914T155117Z
CREATED:20260914T155117Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260914T155117Z
UID:31894-1790863200-1790866800@www.consumeradvocates.org
SUMMARY:What States Are Doing to Fight Junk Fees
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URL:https://www.consumeradvocates.org/events/upcoming/what-states-are-doing-to-fight-junk-fees/
CATEGORIES:Upcoming
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261006T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261006T150000
DTSTAMP:20260928T144906Z
CREATED:20260928T144906Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260928T144906Z
UID:32115-1791295200-1791298800@www.consumeradvocates.org
SUMMARY:Panchenko\, Lessons Learned
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URL:https://www.consumeradvocates.org/events/upcoming/panchenko-lessons-learned/
CATEGORIES:Upcoming
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261008T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261008T150000
DTSTAMP:20260915T140758Z
CREATED:20260915T140758Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260915T140758Z
UID:31908-1791468000-1791471600@www.consumeradvocates.org
SUMMARY:Bridging the Gap: Practical Cross-Cultural Skills for Consumer Attorneys
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URL:https://www.consumeradvocates.org/events/upcoming/bridging-the-gap-practical-cross-cultural-skills-for-consumer-attorneys/
CATEGORIES:Upcoming
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261013T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261013T153000
DTSTAMP:20260928T132430Z
CREATED:20260928T132430Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260928T132430Z
UID:32110-1791900000-1791905400@www.consumeradvocates.org
SUMMARY:When Solar Deals Collapse: Lender Liability\, Bankruptcy\, and the New Front Line of Consumer Solar Litigation
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URL:https://www.consumeradvocates.org/events/upcoming/when-solar-deals-collapse-lender-liability-bankruptcy-and-the-new-front-line-of-consumer-solar-litigation/
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