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SUMMARY:Class Action 101 eCourse
DESCRIPTION:Nonmembers need to be verified. Email Rebecca Smolar to start the process.\n\n\nClass action litigation is one of the most powerful legal remedies available and a powerful tool for you as an attorney. Class actions allow individuals who might otherwise be overlooked and underserved to be compensated for the fraud that hurt them. It allows you\, as a consumer attorney\, to level the playing field. \nLitigating a class action claim requires new skills and provides opportunities to expand your practice. The Class Action 101 eCourse is an Ecourse that will connect you with the knowledge and resources needed to become a class action attorney. Attendees are eligible to receive sixteen CLE credits. \n\nAbout the eCourse\nThe eCourse includes:\n• Recordings of Live Sessions with instruction with top class action attorneys from across the country \n\nIssue Spotting: Finding Individual Cases that would Make Excellent Classes\nWorking with Class Action Clients and Reps\nEthics and Class Actions\nOvercoming Arbitration Hurdles\nVenue and Threshold Challenges\nStanding and Class Cases\nUnique Defenses for a Client and Class Definition\nClass Damages and Discovery\nSettlement Negotiations and Agreements\nWorking with Class Administrators\nGetting Settlement Approved\n\n• written materials\n• webinars and video content \nYou will receive sixteen CLE credits once you have finished the course. NACA is an approved multi-provider of CLE credits for the State of California and the State of Pennsylvania. All course registrants from California and Pennsylvania will automatically be approved to receive sixteen CLE credits.  \n\nWhat You Will Learn\n\nHow to vet a clients and case for class action potential:\nHow to strategize around potential challenges\, such as standing and unique defenses for a client\, and develop a plan to address them\nHow to settle a class case\nHow to address ethical challenges that arise during class litigation\nHow discovery in class cases differs from individual cases\n\n\nCourse Developers\nNACA would like to thank the following members of the Class Action eCourse development team: Alexander Burke\, Heather Kolbus\, Craig Marchiando\, Casey Nash\, Bryan Thompson\, Amy Wells and eCourse Chairs John Albanese and Anna Haac. \nCourse Instructors\nNACA would like to thank the following course instructors: John Albanese\, Alexander Burke\, Blythe Chandler\, Anna C. Haac\, Heather Kolbus\, Eric Lechtzin\, Seth R. Lesser\, Craig Marchiando\, David J. McGlothlin\, Casey S. Nash\, Leah M. Nicholls\, Sophia Rios\, John Soumilas\, Amy E. Tabor\, Bryan Thompson and Amy Wells. \nClick here to learn more them \n\n\n\nNonmembers need to be verified. Email Rebecca Smolar to start the process.
URL:https://www.consumeradvocates.org/events/ecourses/class-action-ecourse/
CATEGORIES:eCourses,Online Training Courses
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SUMMARY:Tenant Screening – Intro and Updates from the FTC
DESCRIPTION:Join staff from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) as they share information about consumer protection issues relating to tenants. This webinar will provide a great introduction for those new to these issues and a good update for those who may be more knowledgeable about the Federal Trade Commission’s work. \nPlease note this webinar is free to all members of the consumer law community. Non-members will need to be verified before they can register. Email training@consumeradvocates.org after you have created an account on NACA’s webpage and you are ready to be verified. \n\nWhat You Will Learn\n• What FTC’s TransUnion/TURSS settlement means for legal aid and consumer attorneys and their clients\n• FTC’s Request for Information on Tenant Screening Practices\n• How to take advantage of FTC resources.\n• How to help clients clean up outdated information or errors on their tenant screening reports \n\nSpeakers \nJarad Brown is an attorney in the Division of Privacy and Identity Protection of the Federal Trade Commission\, Bureau of Consumer Protection. He investigates and litigates violations of U.S. laws enforced by the Commission that govern the privacy and security of consumer information. In his decade at the FTC\, Jarad has worked on a variety of topics\, including investigations into tenant screening companies and data security cases. Jarad was also a trial team member for two DPIP litigations. In addition to investigation and litigation\, he has organized and moderated FTC events\, and spoken on topics of cybersecurity\, online behavioral advertising\, privacy by design\, and credit reports. Jarad is also part of the team working on the FTC’s Request of Information on tenant screening. He is a graduate of the University of California\, Berkeley School of Law. \nWhitney Moore has been an attorney in the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection\, in the Division of Privacy and Identity Protection\, since she joined the FTC in 2018. She investigates companies for potential unfair and deceptive business practices as well as potential violations of other consumer protection laws enforced by the FTC. Her recent work has focused on tenant screening issues\, including investigating potential violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act and being part of the team working on the FTC’s Request for Information on tenant screening. Whitney is a graduate of Georgetown University Law Center.
URL:https://www.consumeradvocates.org/events/upcoming/tenant-screening-intro-and-updates-from-the-ftc/
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SUMMARY:Picking a Good Session Topic
DESCRIPTION:There are hundreds of topics that one could choose to present at a conference on consumer rights. The CRLC attracts more than 900 consumer attorneys from legal aid\, private practice\, public interest\, regulatory agencies\, and governments attorneys. NACA and NCLC webinars can potentially reach hundreds of attorneys who are seeking to learn new skills and knowledge. While it is difficult to please everyone\, you can please many by starting with a good topic and keeping your audience in mind. \nThis webinar and online conversation is geared towards attorneys who are interested in submitting a proposal for a session at the Consumer Rights Litigation Conference or submitting a session proposal for online learning through NACA and NCLC. This webinar can be paired with Make an Impact as a Conference Speaker if you are interested in being a presenter for the webinar you propose. \n \n\nWhat You Will Learn: \n\nWhat questions to ask to formulate the best session for your target audience\nHow to think about your presentation in terms of skills and not just knowledge\nHow to make your proposal (and session) more engaging so that the content will be memorable\n\n\nPresenters \nRebecca Smolar is the Director of Education at NACA. She is responsible for partnering with NACA members to develop and strengthen NACA’s education and training offerings and to ensure that members are kept abreast of trends in the field. She also collaborates with the National Consumer Law Center to improve the quality of joint NCLC-NACA education programs.  Before joining NACA\, she created continuing education programs for high school teachers and college professors through the State University of New York and Washington-DC area think tanks. She started her career as an Officer of Public Affairs at the Embassy of Israel where she gave hundreds of speeches about Israel and U.S.-Israel relations. Ms. Smolar received a M.A. in International Communications from American University and her B.S. in Psychobiology from SUNY Binghamton. \nAndrea Bopp Stark is a senior attorney at the National Consumer Law Center Boston office focusing on writing and teaching about fair debt collection practices and mortgage servicing issues. Andrea is also involved in advocating for foreclosure prevention and fair debt collection policies on the state and federal level. Andrea is a contributing author to NCLC’s Fair Debt Collection\, Home Foreclosures\, and Mortgage Servicing and Loan Modifications legal manuals. Previously\, Andrea was a partner at Molleur Law Office in Biddeford\, ME\, and worked as an attorney for Northeast Legal Aid in Lawrence\, Massachusetts where she was one of NCLC’s first recipients of the John G. Brooks fellowship. Andrea holds a B.A. from the University of Vermont and obtained her JD and Masters of Social Work from Boston College. She is admitted to practice law in Massachusetts\, Maine\, and New Hampshire. \n\nPlease note that this webinar is co-sponsored with the National Consumer Law Center. This webinar is free to the community. If you are not a member of NACA and do not already have a verified account\, you need to get your NACA account verified before you can purchase the webinar. \n 
URL:https://www.consumeradvocates.org/events/online-learning/picking-a-good-session-topic/
CATEGORIES:Online Learning,Online Training Courses
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240229T140000
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SUMMARY:Refining and Developing Your Identity Theft Practice 2024
DESCRIPTION:Identity theft is a growing problem in the U.S.\, and attorneys need to be fully aware of all civil legal avenues that are available to assist consumers who are victims of identity theft. This presentation will go into detail regarding pre-filing case preparation\, we will discuss facts from litigated cases\, and provide insight into the defense’s most likely course(s) of action to derail legitimate consumer identity theft cases.   \nThis webinar is designed to assist consumer lawyers who are familiar with civil identity theft laws in refining their pre-litigation and litigation strategies.   \nPlease note this webinar will be followed by an hour-long conversation on ID theft. All who register for the webinar are welcome to attend both events. \n\nWhat You Will Learn  \n\nHow to select cases and prepare for litigation  \nHow to develop a dispute strategy \nHow to effectively structure complaints and litigation approaches for ID theft cases against CRAs and Furnishers \nWhat are CRA and Furnisher Defense tactics and how to prepare for and counter them  \n\n\nSpeaker  \nLauren Veggian is a senior associate at The Cardoza Law Corporation. She is licensed in both New York (2015) and California (2016)\, and primarily practices in California. Her practice is focused on representing consumers in claims involving credit reporting errors\, identity theft\, and debt collection violations. Lauren is a 2010 graduate of Princeton University and a 2014 graduate of Hofstra University Law School.  
URL:https://www.consumeradvocates.org/events/online-learning/refining-and-developing-your-identity-theft-practice-2024/
CATEGORIES:Online Learning,Online Training Courses
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