Samantha Hammond
Samantha Hammond joined NAAG in August of 2021 as an administrative assistant where she provided administrative and logistical support to NAAG’s chief administrative officer, chief financial officer, director of human resources and director of NAGTRI. She was promoted to member services coordinator (MSC) in September 2022. She moved from her home state of Texas in…
2021 NAAG/NASCO Annual Charities Conference (Virtual)
October 13, 2021: 12:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. ET (Open to the Public) October 14, 2021: noon – 5:00 p.m. ET (Government Only) This conference is hosted by the NAGTRI Center for Consumer Protection and National Association of State Charity Officials (NASCO). This year’s NAAG/NASCO Charities Conference will be held virtually on the afternoons of October…
Federal Consumer Protection News: August 2021
Federal Trade Commission Online lender LendingClub Corporation agreed to pay $18 million to settle Federal Trade Commission (FTC) charges that the company deceived consumers about hidden fees that it charged and whether their loan applications were approved. In addition, the settlement bars LendingClub from making misrepresentations to loan applicants and requires that the company clearly…
Attorney General Consumer Protection News: August 2021
Multistate Actions Led by Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge, North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein, and Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro, a bipartisan coalition of 51 attorneys general urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to fight back against the scourge of illegal robocalls by moving up the deadline for smaller telephone companies to implement caller ID…
Consumer Protection During COVID-19: What We’ve Learned So Far
Protecting people from scams is a challenging mission even without the overlay of a global pandemic. But as the past 18 months have demonstrated, con artists view every breaking news story about COVID-19 as an opportunity for a new fraud or flimflam. Consumer protection agencies – including the Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general…
Consumer Chief of the Month: Scott L. Barnhart, Indiana Attorney General’s Office
As a Consumer Protection Chief, I am reminded daily just how much of an impact, either positive or negative, business practices have on consumers’ day-to-day lives. Whether it is a data breach of personal information or a bad customer experience, citizens have dozens of experiences as consumers every week. As a private practice litigator, I…
NAGTRI National Appellate Advocacy Training
This program is hosted by the NAAG Center for Supreme Court Advocacy. November 16-17, 2021 Washington, DC The course will be taught by state solicitors general, private practitioners with extensive appellate experience, appellate attorneys for the federal government, and judges. The objective of the training is to provide practical insights on writing effective appellate briefs and…
New Anticorruption Manual for State and Local Prosecutors by the National Association of Attorneys General Available Today
Washington, D.C. — Today, the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) announced the release of The Anticorruption Manual: A Guide for State Prosecutors. The book, which provides an overview of prosecuting corruption in the United States, is the first publication in 30 years dedicated to guiding prosecutors who investigate and charge public corruption crime. It is also…
COVID-19 Webinar: An Update on Issues Facing Mortgage Holders, Renters, and Student Loan Borrowers, and How Attorney General Offices are Approaching the Return to the Office
September 1, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. ET Hosted by NAGTRI Center for Consumer Protection and NAAG Consumer Protection Committee Federal and state COVID-related consumer protections from mortgage foreclosures and from residential and student loan defaults are in flux due to ending moratoriums and extensions, as well as legal cases challenging the validity…
NAGTRI National Trial Advocacy Training for Civil Practitioners
November 16 – 19, 2021 Hosted by Center for Legal Advocacy and Faculty Development This intensive, learn-by-doing skills course consists of on-demand lessons covering different aspects of trial advocacy, followed by a live, four-day session where participants practice various trial skills based on a fictional case file. The session finishes with the participants performing a…
