Class Action 101 eCourse
Recorded On: 01/15/2020
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As a consumer lawyer, you are always fighting to level the playing field for your clients. Class action litigation is one of the most powerful legal remedies available and a powerful tool for you as an attorney. Class actions can allow individuals who might otherwise be overlooked and underserved to be compensated for the fraud that hurt them. For you as an attorney, litigating a class action claim involves a whole new skillset and many new opportunities to expand your practice. The Class Action 101 eCourse is a three-month online course that will connect you with the community, knowledge, and resources to become a class action attorney. Attendees are eligible to receive ten CLE credits.
The eCourse includes:
• live instruction with top class action attorneys from across the country
• online office hours
• written materials
• webinars and video content
• small group mentoring
• live meet-up at the 2024 Class Action Workshop in Atlanta (and discounted registration for the workshop)
What You Will Learn
• How to vet a clients and case for class action potential:
• How to strategize around potential challenges, such as standing and unique defenses for a client, and develop a plan to address them
• How to settle a class case
• How to address ethical challenges that arise during class litigation
• How discovery in class cases differs from individual cases
Course Agenda
Week of January 8, 2024: Issue Spotting: Finding Individual Cases that would Make Excellent Classes
Week of January 22, 2024: Working with Class Action Clients and Reps
Week of January 29, 2024: Ethics and Class Actions
Week of February 5, 2024: Overcoming Arbitration Hurdles
Week of February 12, 2024: Venue and Threshold Challenges
Week of February 19, 2024: Standing and Class Cases
Week of February 26, 2024: Unique Defenses for a Client and Class Definition
Week of March 4, 2024: Class Damages and Discovery
Week of March 11, 2024: Settlement Negotiations and Agreements
Week of March 18, 2024 Class Administrators
Weeks of March 25, 2024 and April 1, 2024: Getting Settlement Approved
Anna Haac
Partner
Tycko & Zavareei
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
Consumer Litigation Associates, PC
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.
Alexander Burke
Bryan Thompson
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..
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