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2021 Consumer Class Action Symposium +
CCAS+ Covid-19 Protocols
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Explore hotel travel guidances and guidelines related to COVID-19
This year’s Symposium will include 60-90 minute sessions on topics similar to those at past
Symposiums (See the 2020 Symposium Agenda here). This year we will address evolving changes
and emerging developments in class action practice, including the impact of critical new Supreme
Court decisions in the Goldman Sachs (class certification), Ford Motor Company (personal
jurisdiction) and TransUnion v. Ramirez (Article III standing) cases; noteworthy Court of Appeals
rulings; evidentiary challenges and opportunities in a post-pandemic world; and ethical issues of
importance to class action practitioners.
To enhance this year’s Symposium, we have added a series of workshops the afternoon of the second
day (Saturday, October 30th). These workshops will provide comprehensive deep dives for
practitioners to choose from.
Winning Your Motions Through Effective Oral Advocacy: With over 90% of all civil cases
settling before trial, motion practice has become even more important than ever in consumer
litigation. The outcomes of contested motions often constitute the tipping points in our cases.
How can our oral motion advocacy be better prepared and delivered? This workshop will
explore skills and strategies we all can use to improve our success rates at our motions
hearings. The workshop will be led by Emmy Levens, a partner at Cohen Milstein’s Antitrust
practice group with a particular expertise in complex litigation and class actions. Breakout
groups will be designed to provide opportunities for the productive exchange of ideas among
experienced practitioners.
Making ESI an Integral Part of Your Litigation Practice: Electronically Stored
Information (“ESI”) has become a critical part of consumer litigation. How you manage that
discovery in your practice can be a significant issue. Do you handle it in-house, purchase
specialized software programs, engage a consultant or outsource your requirements? How do
you preserve and prepare the plaintiff’s ESI? How do you obtain and manage defendant’s
databases? This workshop will explore these questions, led by Christine Webber, a partner at
Cohen Milstein’s Civil Rights & Employment practice group where she organizes large, high-
profile class and collective actions and works closely with economic and statistical experts on
developing sophisticated statistical analyses of class claims. Breakout groups will be designed
to provide opportunities for the productive exchange of ideas among experienced
practitioners.
Winning Your Motions Through Effective Written Advocacy: Improving our written
advocacy skills in an adversarial context like consumer litigation presents unique challenges
and opportunities to prevail. This workshop will be tailored to address how we can become
better drafters of trial court motions and briefs. The session will be led by Matt Wessler, a
principal at Gupta Wessler PLLC, where he focuses on public interest and plaintiffs’-side
appellate and complex litigation.
CCAS+ Conference Structure in Eastern Standard Time (Subject to changes)
Friday, October 29th:
4:00PM-5:30PM | Townhall Meeting
6:00PM-8:00PM | Community Reunion Reception
Saturday, October 30th:
7:30AM-12:45PM | Breakfast and Morning Sessions
Lunch Break
2:00PM-5:30PM | Afternoon Workshops on E-Discovery, Motion Oral Advocacy, and Legal Writing
Skills
6:30PM-8:30PM | Evening Reception
Sunday, October 31st:
8:30AM-12:45PM | Breakfast and Morning Sessions
Pricing to Attend the CCAS+ (Please note that you can add-on the virtual CRLC for 50% off
when you register!)
Standard Attorney: $599
NACA and NACBA Members: $539
Government and Non Profit Attorneys: $449
Legal Aid and Next Generation Attorneys: $299
Through NCLC’s Campaign for the Future and its generous donors, all Legal Aid attorneys and
private attorneys with less than 5 years of experience (Next Generation) will receive a 50%
scholarship to attend NCLC conferences.
Be sure to use code: EarlyBird10ccas+21 when you register to receive the early bird discount until
September 22nd!
Conference Hotel: The Capital Hilton
This historic hotel is in the heart of the nation’s capital, less than a mile from McPherson Sq metro
station. The National Mall, Georgetown, and the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum are
within two miles. The 2021 Consumer Class Action Symposium + room rate is: $169 per night.
Deadline to book your hotel room: September 30th
Important, Money Saving Deadlines
September 8th – Deadline to Apply to become a NACA member
September 22nd – Early Bird Discount Expires
October 6th – Registration Cancellation Fee Increases from $75 to $150
October 18th – Last Day to Register Online
NCLC would like to thank this year’s conference sponsors:
Consumer Class Action Symposium + Lead Sponsor:
Thank you to all of this year’s sponsors!
PRESS AND RECORDING POLICY
Members of the press are not eligible to attend the Consumer Class Action Symposium+. Sessions
will not be recorded and personal electronic recording of sessions is prohibited.
2021 Consumer Rights Litigation Conference
and Class Action Symposium
This year’s Consumer Rights Litigation Conference (CRLC) will delve into every aspect of
consumer law, including full tracks on Auto Loans, Credit/Banking, Credit Reporting, Debt
Collections, Mortgages and Foreclosures, Student Loans and the Telephone Consumer Protection
Act (TCPA), in addition to many individual courses on ethics, litigation, practice issues and more.
Sessions will take place between 12:00 PM and 6:30 PM Eastern standard time (EST) every day, and
one conference registration fee will allow you to attend as many sessions as you’d like. For those
sessions you miss, we will be recording them for later viewing. We’ll also have plenary addresses
from high-profile speakers, strategy summits, legal tech talks, networking opportunities, and even a
few social gatherings to allow us to connect virtually.
Week One: Education Week, will encompass 60-90 minute sessions featuring experts in the
field.
Week Two: Engagement Week, will include strategy summits, live Q&As, Office Hours,
roundtables, networking events, and more!
Class Action Symposium: This year’s Class Action Symposium will take place during Week
Two. It will feature 5 substantive sessions on Evidentiary Issues in Class Certification,
Preparing for Class Action Trials, Hot Topics in Class Action Litigation, Diversity and Inclusion
in the Class Action Bar, as well as an Ethics session.
In addition, we will offer three in-depth workshops on Winning Your Motions Through
Effective Oral Advocacy, Making ESI an Integral Part of Your Litigation Practice, and
Winning Your Motions Through Effective Written Advocacy.
Register Today!
See the Full Agenda Here
Virtual CRLC Money Saving Deadlines
All deadlines are by midnight that day.
October 25th – Deadline to Apply to become a NACA member
November 1st – Early Bird Discount Expires (Use Code: EarlyBird10crlc21)
November 8th – Registration Cancellation Fee Increases from $75 to $150
December 2nd – Last Day to Register Online
Virtual CRLC Pricing
Standard Attorney: $449
NACA or NACBA Member: $399
Government or Non Profit Attorney: $339
Legal Aid Attorney or Next Generation Attorney: $225
Class Action Symposium: $200
NCLC would like to thank this year’s conference sponsors:
Consumer Class Action Symposium + Lead Sponsor:
Thank you to all of this year’s sponsors!
PRESS AND RECORDING POLICY
Conference proceedings are off the record and for background only. Permission to quote a speaker
must be confirmed by the speaker after the session. If you are a member of the press and wish to
attend, please contact NCLC’s Communications Manager at srouzer@nclc.org. NCLC intends to
record all virtual CRLC sessions and make them available to attendees for on-demand viewing.
Personal electronic recording of sessions is prohibited.
2021 Mortgage Conference Speakers
2021 Mortgage Conference Schedule
Sarah Baldwin, Staten Island Legal Services
Bio
Amir Befroui, Lone Star Legal Aid
Bio
Lorraine Bellamy Martinez, Connecticut Fair Housing Center Bio Len Bennet, Consumer Litigation Associates, P.C. Bio Andrea Bopp-Stark, NCLC Bio
Lorray Brown, Michigan Statewide Advocacy Services Bio Alys Cohen, NCLC Bio Deborah Cuevas Hill, Legal Counsel for the Elderly Bio
Olivia Davis, Legal Aid Society of Southwest Ohio, LLC. Bio Maryann Flanigan, Legal Services of New Jersey Bio Brian Flick, Dann Law Firm Bio
Berneta Haynes, Georgia Watch Bio Christina Henry, Henry & Degraff Bio Linda Jun, Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund Bio
Nisha Kashyap, Public Counsel Bio Karen Kellett, Kellett & Bartholow PLLC. Bio Kristi Kelly, Kelly Guzzo PLC. Bio
Rachel Labush, Community Legal Services Bio Jennifer Ngai Lavallee, Legal Aid of the District of Columbia Bio Nicole Lavallee, Berman Tabacco Bio
Evan Livingstone, California Rural Legal Assistance Bio Sarah Mancini, NCLC Bio Javier Merino, Dann Law Firm Bio
Stephanie Moes, Legal Aid Society of Southwest Ohio, LLC. Bio John Rao, NCLC Bio Phillip Robinson, Consumer Law Center LLC. Bio
Carla Sanchez-Adams, Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, Inc. Bio Rachel Scott, Atlanta Legal Aid Society Bio Steve Sharpe, NCLC Bio
Tara Twomey, NCLC Bio Jennifer Wagner, Mountain State Justice Bio Olivia Wein, NCLC Bio
Sarah White, Connecticut Fair Housing Center
Bio
Miss the Deadline to Register?
Step One: Are you Eligible to attend a NCLC Conference? You must certify
that:
1. You are a lawyer and that neither you nor anyone in your organization represents business or
commercial clients (except in disputes between two businesses) or is engaged in any business
other than providing legal representation to consumers, OR
2. You are an employee of a state or federal regulatory or enforcement agency or of a state or
federally funded nonprofit legal aid organization.Non-attorneys who work for nonprofit organizations should email attendance@nclc.org with the
name of their employer and a brief description of what they do prior to registering
Step Two: If so, please send an email to attendance@nclc.org to request a late
registration.
Note: After emailing the address above, our team will review your request, ask you to register if you
are eligible to attend, and then add you to the virtual platform system. You will then receive a link
and log-in information for our virtual conference platform. The process of registration and
integration into the virtual conference platform may take up to 48 hours depending on the volume of
late requests we receive.
Conference Agenda
Rates: Rates remain the same regardless of when you register
Week One: $60 Per Intensive
Week Two: Main Conference Attendee Fees
Standard Private Attorney $199
The standard registration rate applies to attorneys and advocates who do not qualify for any of
the discounts and scholarships listed below.
NACA Member /NACBA Member $159
All active members of National Association of Consumer Advocates (NACA) and National
Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys (NACBA).
Non-profit / Government $149
Non-profit and government attorney.
Legal Aid / Next Generation Scholarship $99
Through NCLC’s Campaign for the Future and its generous donors, private attorneys with less
than 5 years of experience (Next Generation) and all Legal Aid attorneys will receive an
automatic 50% scholarship to attend NCLC conferences. This scholarship opportunity
automatically lowers the cost of Main Conference attendance to $99 when registering
for the conference.
2021 Fair Debt SpeakersFair Debt Collections Conference Information Page John Albanese, Berger Montague Bio Amanda Allen, The Consumer Protection Firm Bio Rozanne Andersen, Ontario Systems Bio
Anna Anderson, Legal Assistance of Western NY, Inc. Bio Pete Barry, The Barry Law Office, Ltd. Bio Thad Bartholow, Kellet & Bartholow, PLLC Bio
Andrea Bopp Stark, NCLC Bio Jen Bosco, NCLC Bio Ted Broderick, Broderick & Paronich, P.C. Bio
Carolyn Coffey, Mobilization for Justice Bio Tom Cox, NCLC Bio Charles Delbaum, NCLC Bio
Gary Goldberg, Terry Garmey & Associates Bio Justin Holcombe, Skaar & Feagle, LLP Bio Kathleen Hyland, Hyland Law Firm, LLC Bio
Keith Keogh, Keogh Law Firm Bio Ahmad Keshavarz, The Law Office of Ahmad Keshavaraz Bio Yongmoon Kim, Kim Law Firm, LLC Bio
April Kuehnhoff, NCLC Bio Justin Lowe, Health Law Advocates Bio Matt McCue, Law Office of Matthew P. McCue Bio
Elizabeth Miller, Law Office of Elizabeth A. Miller Bio Robert Murphy, Murphy Law Firm Bio Dave Philipps, Philipps & Philipps, Ltd. Bio
Dale Pittman, The Law Office of Dale W. Pittman, P.C. Bio Dick Rubin, The Law Office of Richard J. Rubin Bio Jane Santoni, Santoni, Vocci & Ortega, LLC Bio
Margot Saunders, NCLC Bio Steve Sharpe, NCLC Bio Jennifer Wagner, Mountain State Justice Bio 2020 Class Action Symposium Speakers
Jennie Anderson, Andrus Anderson Lauren Barnes, Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro Katherine Benson, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP Paul Bland, Public Justice Elizabeth Cabraser, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein
Michael Caddell, Caddell & Chapman Joshua David, New Orleans Workers’ Center for Racial Justice Michelle Drake, Berger Montague Deepak Gupta, Gupta Wessler, PLLC Kristi Kelly, Kelly Guzzo PLC
Kalpana Kotagal, Cohen Milstein Seth Lesser, Klafter Olsen & Lesser LLP Jennifer Murray, Terrell Marshall Law Group, PLLC Gabe Verdugo, KR Complex Litigation
How Can I connect to the Virtual Conference
Platform?
System Requirements
Devices: Laptop, Desktop (Mac or PC) or tablets (Android or IOS) are supported. You can join from
a cell phone, but please keep in mind that imaging will be very small and platform navigation may be
difficult.
Internet Browser: We recommend Chrome as the most stable and consistent browsers.
Internet Connectivity: You need a strong Wi-Fi connection or hardwired internet. Be sure to
disconnect from any VPNs you may be using and close any unnecessary applications. Allow popups
during the conference.
Test Your System!
On March 5th, 2021 all registered attendees will be able to access the Virtual
Platform starting at 9AM (ET)
Below are images of the log-in page along with several examples of rooms within the
virtual platform:Updating your Profile
2020 Speakers
Consumer Rights Litigation Conference Info Page
Speaker Biographies
Ron Akasaka, Smart ADR
John Albanese, Berger MontagueAmanda Allen, The Consumer Protection Firm Jennie Anderson, Andrus Anderson Susan Apel, Office of PA Attorney General Leslie Bailey, Public Justice Lauren Barnes, Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro
John Barrett, Bailey Glasser Jerry Battle, NCLC Laura Bazelon, University of San Francisco School of Law Suzanne Begnoche Loraine Bellamy Martinez, Connecticut Fair Housing Center
Len Bennett, Consumer Litigation Associates Andrea Bopp Star, NCLC Jen Bosco, NCLC Lauren Brennan Brian Bromberg, Bromberg Law Office
Bernard Brown, The Brown Law Firm Ron Burdge, Burdge Wells Law Office Carolyn Carter, NCLC Judge Peter G. Cary Carolyn Coffey, Mobilization for Justice
Alys Cohen, NCLC Hannah Cole Chu, Outten & Golden Elliot Conn, Conn Law Deborah Cuevas Hill , Legal Counsel for the Elderly Denis Culley, Legal Services for the Elderly
Joanna Darcus, NCLC Tom Domonoske, Consumer Litigation Associates Michelle Drake, Berger Montague Eric Dunn, National Housing Law Project Richard Feferman, Feferman, Warren & Mattison
Carrie Floyd, Lakeshore Legal Aid Barbeth Foster, Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South FL Judy Fox, Notre Dame Law School Nikolai Frant, Colorado Department of Law Seth Frotman, Student Borrower Protection Center
Jeff Gentes, Connecticut Fair Housing Center Gina Chiala, Heartland Center for Jobs and Freedom Gary Goldberg Glenna Goldis, NYC Dept. of Consumer and Worker Protection Alexis Goldstein, Americans for Financial Reform
Jamie Gullen, Community Legal Services of Philadelphia Tiffany Hardy, Edelman Combs Latturner & Goodwin Ashley Harrington, Center for Responsible Lending Stephen Hayes, Relman Colfax PLLC Berneta Haynes, Georgia Watch Nan Heald, Pine Tree Legal Assistance
Christina Henry, Henry & DeGraaff Justin Holcombe, Skaar & Feagle Dave Humphreys, Humphreys Wallace Humphreys Heather Jarvis, Student Loan Expert Dalie Jimenez, University of California, Irvine School of Law
Kim Johnson, National Low Income Housing Coalition Justine Joya, Frudden & Padilla Maya Jumper, Outten & Golden Abbas Kezerounian, Kazerouni Law Group Kristi Kelly, Kelly Guzzo, PLC
Kristin Kemnitzer, Kemnitzer, Barron, & Krieg Ahmad Keshavarz, Law Office of Ahmad Keshavarz Alex Kornya, Iowa Legal Aid April Kuehnhoff, NCLC Adam Levitin, Georgetown Law
Johnnie Larrie, Legal Aid of North Carolina Tashi Lhewa, The Legal Aid Society Michael Litrownik, Outten & Golden Hans Lodge, Berger Montague Justin Lowe, Health Law Advocates
Karen Lusson, NCLC Farah Majid, Legal Services Alabama Sarah Bolling Mancini, NCLC Elizabeth Maresca, Fordham Law School Toby Marshall, Terrell Marshall Law Group
Alanna Mccargo, Urban Institute Adam McNeile, Kemnitzer, Barron & Krieg Andy Milz, Flitter Milz Adam Minsky, Law Office of Adam Minsky Kate Munoz, Consumer Rights Regulatory Engagement and Advocacy Project
Ariel Nelson, NCLC Scott Nelson, Public Citizen Litigation Group Chris Odinet, Iowa Law Michael Ornstil, JAMS Chelse Ortega, Santoni, Vocci & Ortega
Matt Osborne, Osborne Law Judge Ashleigh Parker Dunston, District Court Anthony Paronich, Paronich Law David Philipps, Philipps & Philipps Michael Pierce, Student Borrower Protection Center
Andrew Pizor, NCLC Anna Prakash, Nichols Kaster Chet Randall. Pine Tree Legal Assistance John Rao, NCLC Ira Rheingold, NACA
Lisa Rice, National Fair Housing Alliance Phillip Robinson, Consumer Law Center Jennifer Rosenberg, Bramson, Plutzik, Mahler & Birkhaeuser Stuart Rossman, NCLC Dick Rubin
Kate Russell Carla Sanchez-Adams Priya Sarathy Jones Lauren Saunders, NCLC Margot Saunders, NCLC
Joanne Savage, Legal Services for the Elderly Matt Schedler, CAMBA Legal Services Thea Sebastian, Civil Rights Corps David Seligman, Towards Justice Abby Shafroth, NCLC
Rosemary Shahan, Consumers for Auto Reliability and Safety Steve Sharpe, NCLC Jeremy Silberman, Legal Services of NJ Robyn Smith, NCLC Wingo Smith, Southern Poverty Law Center
Rebecca Smullin, Public Citizen Alysson Snow, Legal Aid Society of San Diego Robert Sola, Robert S. Sola, P.C. Tim Sostrin, Keogh Law, LTD Lisa Stifler, Center for Responsible Lending
Erika Sussman, Center for Survivor Agency and Justice Stephanie Tatar, The Tatar Law Firm Kyra Taylor, NCLC Diane Thompson, NCLC Rob Treinen, Treinen Law Office
Tara Twomey, NCLC Monica Vaca, FTC John Van Alst, NCLC Joe Villasenor, Legal Aid Society of San Diego Luke Wallace, Humphreys Wallace Humphreys
Geoff Walsh, NCLC Leah Watson, ACLU Olivia Wein, NCLC Judy Whiting, Community Service Society of NY Ron Wilcox, Wilcox Law Firm
Odette Williamson, NCLC Chi Chi Wu, NCLC Peris Yu, NCLC
First Time Attendees
The Virtual 2020 CRLC is the place to be in 2020!
What is the Consumer Rights Litigation Conference?
The Consumer Rights Litigation Conference is the premier educational and networking gathering for
consumer rights attorneys and advocates. For almost 30 years this conference has educated and
strengthened the community, expanding the opportunities for both each year. Delivered for the first
time in a virtual format with convenient information-packed sessions, it is designed to get legal
professionals up to speed on the latest advancements and strategies in consumer law. Don’t miss
this opportunity to learn from the experts in our community!
Sneak Peak of the CRLC virtual platform!What will you gain by participating?
Learn from the nation’s most successful consumer litigators at any one of the 65+ breakout
sessions
Choose from over a dozen face to face networking groups, roundtable discussions, strategy
summits, and live office hours to ask questions, share ideas, and connect with your
colleagues!
Discover powerful consumer law remedies and attorney fee recovery methods.
Save on NCLC’s legal practice publications with exclusive conference discounts.
Earn CLE credits while you learn from the experts!
Get inspired and energized by hundreds of passionate advocates who fight for consumer
justice, just like you.
Are you new to Consumer Law? Check out these introductory sessions that
will quickly get you up to speed:
ABC Session Spotlight
ABCS of FCRA, Class Actions, Student Loan Law, & Consumer Arbitration
Medical Debt Primer
Basic Intro on How to Stop Robocalls
COVID-19 Mortgages: Post Forbearance for Fannie & Freddie Loans
Beginner Session Spotlight
Investigation in Auto Cases
Common Fair Debt Collections Practices Act Claims
Consumer & Economic Civil Legal Issues for Survivors of Domestic Violence
Your Client is Being Sued on a Debt: What Now? A Primer on Defeating Debt Collection
Lawsuits“A lot of people are alive today because of the basic rules of the road NCLC and others have fought
for. But there are still too many places where the world remains complicated and opaque. There are
still too many places where armies of lobbyists are fighting to rig the system so that the public
remains in the dark…I know there will be many battles ahead, and I look forward to standing
shoulder to shoulder once again with NCLC.” U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren
This conference is a game changer for your office and
practice. Send your newest attorney or your most seasoned
litigator:
New Scholarship Opportunity!
Through NCLC’s Campaign for the Future and its generous supporters, private attorneys with less
than five years of experience in the field (Next Generation) & all Legal Aid attorneys will
receive a 50% scholarship to attend NCLC Conferences! Choose the Legal Aid/ Next Gen option
when you register to automatically receive this incredible scholarship!
Registration Rates* and Information:
$399: Standard Registration Rate
$365: Discount 1 (10% NACA/NACBA discount): All active members of NACA or NACBA
receive this 10% discount on NCLC Conference Registration. Register early with a
NACA/NACBA discount to get a special “$1 per day” rate to build the consumer law expertise
you’ll use throughout the year!
$299: Discount 2 (25% Gov’t / Non-profit discount): Nonprofit and government employees
receive this 25% discount.
$199: Discount 3 (50% Legal Aid & Next Generation Scholarship)*: Private attorneys
with less than five years’ experience and all Legal Aid lawyers can choose this option during
registration to automatically receive a 50% scholarship.
*Interested in registering a group? Email conferences@nclc.org for assistance.CRLC 2019 and NCLC’s 50th Anniversary Photo Highlights
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