2021 NAGTRI National Anatomy of a Complex Consumer Case Training
This program is hosted by the Center for Consumer Protection. September 28 – October 1, 2021 This intensive three and one-half day program is intended to enhance the participants’ knowledge and skills in a constructive and positive learning environment facilitated by experienced attorneys serving as faculty. The program’s primary goal is to afford participants the…
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The State Solicitors General and Appellate Chiefs Conference
This program is hosted by the NAAG Center for Supreme Court Advocacy. September 20-21, 2021 NAAG’s annual State Solicitors General and Appellate Chiefs Conference is scheduled for September 20-21, 2021, at the JW Marriott Hotel in Chicago, Illinois. The conference will provide a forum in which state solicitors general and appellate chiefs can exchange ideas…
Review of the 2020 Supreme Court Term
Tuesday, July 27 at 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. ET United States Supreme Court decisions directly affect attorney general offices’ ability to enforce state laws and defend government officials’ conduct. In this program, NAAG’s Center for Supreme Court Advocacy will host two of the nation’s leading U.S. Supreme Court practitioners to discuss the Supreme Court’s recently…
Cecilia Dakers
Cecilia Dakers joined NAAG in June 2021 as a program coordinator. A Connecticut native, Cecilia graduated from Northeastern University in May of 2020 with a degree in political science and communication studies. During her undergraduate career, she had co-op positions in city government, marketing and promotions, and federal relations. She also studied abroad in Tokyo,…
Consumer Chief of the Month: L. Christopher Styron, Louisiana Attorney General’s Office
Greetings to all of my colleagues in the attorney general community across the country. I appreciate the NAGTRI Center for Consumer Protection giving me the opportunity to share some information about Louisiana’s Consumer Protection Section and myself. I joined the Consumer Protection Section of the Louisiana Department of Justice as an Assistant Attorney General in…
Attorney General Consumer Protection News: June 2021
Multistate Actions Led by Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser and New York Attorney General Letitia James, a bipartisan coalition of 28 attorneys general wrote Congress, urging it to restore the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) authority to obtain consumer restitution in actions filed under Section 13(b) of the FTC Act. The Supreme Court’s recent decision in…
Supporting Charities in the Time of COVID: The View From the New York Office of the Attorney General
We know all too well that the past year has seen unprecedented challenges for people throughout our nation and all over the world. In my state of New York, the pandemic’s impact on the nonprofit sector, which in normal times employs 1.25 million people (18% of New York’s workforce) has been enormous. We continue to…
Federal Consumer Protection News: June 2021
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau The CFPB issued rules designed to prevent avoidable foreclosures as homeowners exit COVID-19 hardship forbearances. The federal eviction moratorium ends June 30, 2021. The new rules go into effect August 31, 2021 and require servicers to meet temporary procedural safeguards before referring 120-day delinquent accounts for foreclosure. According to the Bureau,…
Attorney General Office Approaches to Staff Members’ Return to the Workplace: Legal and HR Considerations
This forum is hosted by the NAGTRI Center for Leadership Development. Tuesday, July 13, 2021 at 2:00 to 3:30 P.M. ET This forum will discuss the public health and legal issues (e.g., constitutional issues, statutes, case law, vaccine requirements, incentives, remote work policies) surrounding COVID-19 as attorney general offices look at returning employees to the…
Bankruptcy 101: An Introduction to Dealing with Parties Who Just Can’t/Won’t Pay
You may never have thought of yourself as needing to learn bankruptcy law, but if you work on any issue that involves making someone do something they don’t want to do or pay money they don’t want to pay, you need to know about bankruptcy law. This includes: Enforcing consumer or environmental protection laws. Collecting…
