States’ Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement Helps Implement CDC Strategies to Reduce Tobacco Use
The Centers for Disease Control recently published results from its 2020 National Health Interview Survey on the subject of “Tobacco Product Use Among Adults – United States, 2019.” The CDC summarized the survey’s findings as follows: “In 2019, approximately 20.8% of U.S. adults (50.6 million) currently used any tobacco product. Cigarettes were the most commonly…
Challenge to the FTC’s Restitution Authority to be Heard by Supreme Court
Led by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, a bipartisan coalition of 30 attorneys general filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court supporting the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) right to obtain disgorgement and restitution for victims of deceptive practices in cases filed in U.S. district court under Section 13(b) of the FTC Act. The…
Fighting Corruption through International Cooperation
Public corruption investigations have resulted in record fines, numerous prison sentences, and even political fallout in several Latin American countries. The investigation and prosecution of Odebrecht scandal illustrates some of the ways that countries can work together to reduce public corruption.
Paralegal
This NAGTRI national training will focus on teaching participants how to improve their verbal and written communication skills, and explore technological resources that can be used in paralegal work. In the first segment, attendees will learn about factors that affect communication with attorneys and co-workers and will receive suggestions for improving those skills. The second…
E. Ashley Carter
Ashley Carter currently serves as Senior Assistant Attorney General in the Education and Employment Division, where her practice focus includes litigation of education, construction, employment, and contract claims against State entities and agencies. She also reviews rules for boards of state agencies and mentors less experienced lawyers concerning litigation skills. Prior to joining the Tennessee…
Ethics in Negotiations
This course will begin by exploring the ethical obligations lawyers have when representing an organization or agency and conclude with determining how to assess whether a threat in a negotiation is permissible under the Rules of Professional Conduct.
Vickie Pochelle Whitney
Ms. Whitney is a Deputy Attorney General V in the Torts & Condemnation Section in the Sacramento office of the California Attorney General. She joined the AGO in 2000, after 11 years as a business and real estate litigator in San Diego. Ms. Whitney tried several high-profile cases in federal trial and appellate courts, as…
William C. Becker
William C. Becker heads up the Construction Litigation Group (CLG) in the Ohio Attorney General’s Court of Claims Defense Section. He began his career at the Attorney General’s Office prosecuting consumer fraud and defending workers’ compensation cases. Prior to re-joining the Attorney General’s Office, he was engaged in private practice for ten years doing plaintiff’s…
Cynthia Mahon
Cynthia Mahon is an Assistant Attorney General for the Connecticut Office of the Attorney General. Cynthia currently serves in the Health and Education Section and formerly served as a supervisor in the Child Protection Section. Before joining the OAG, Cynthia served as an associate for a large litigation law firm in Hartford, CT, and as…
Steven Gard
Steven Gard is a Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Court Mediator who practiced the majority of his more than 40-year legal career in the areas of securities litigation and arbitration. He has authored many articles and spoken on securities topics at legal education and securities industry seminars. He has also served as an arbitrator and…
