Class Action 101 eCourse

Anna C. Haac is a partner in Tycko & Zavareei’s Washington, D.C. office. She focuses her practice on consumer protection class actions and whistleblower litigation. Her prior experience at Covington & Burling LLP, one of the nation’s most prestigious defense-side law firms, gives her a unique advantage when representing plaintiffs against large companies in complex cases. Since arriving at Tycko & Zavareei, Ms. Haac has represented consumers in a wide range of practice areas, including product liability, false labeling, deceptive and unfair trade practices, and predatory financial practices. Her whistleblower practice involves claims for fraud on federal and state governments across an equally broad spectrum of industries, including health care fraud, customs fraud, and government contracting fraud.

Craig Marchiando focuses his practice on representing consumers in lawsuits brought under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Litigating mainly class action cases, Craig has represented thousands of consumers in successfully obtaining benefits under the FCRA’s broad protections and has been appointed class counsel by numerous courts across the country. In 2019 alone, Craig’s cases have yielded more than $5 million in relief to nationwide classes of consumers. Craig has also handled all aspects of individual FCRA cases, from client intake, to discovery and motions practice, to trials and post-trial proceedings.

Alex Burke graduated from Colgate University in 1997 (B.A. International Relations), and from Loyola University Chicago School of Law in 2003 (J.D.). Alex has lived in Chicago, Manhattan, Washington DC and Buenos Aires (among others). Alex has focused on individual and class action TCPA cases since approximately 2008, has nearly 200 TCPA decisions on Westlaw and enforced the TCPA to obtain more than $300,000,000 in aggregate relief for his clients and class members. Alex lives in Evanston, Illinois (just north of Chicago) with his family, and when he’s not on discovery meet-and-confer calls, he enjoys fishing, hiking, boating, cycling and – more than anything – travel.

Bryan Thompson is an experienced consumer protection attorney who handles claims in state and federal court as well as private arbitration. His practice ranges all the way from debt collection defense and FDCPA cases to consumer class actions, often with a focus in data privacy. He is a member of multiple state bar committees and working groups focused on access to justice issues..