KCNF attorney Samantha Sloane will join a panel on Thursday, October 29, at 12:00 p.m. ET for a free webinar on streamlining class and collective actions. The program is presented by the Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association (MWELA) Bench-Bar Committee and co-sponsored by the Federal Bar Association’s Northern Virginia Chapter.
Class and collective actions are complex to manage for counsel on both sides and for the judges who must narrow the issues. The panel will share practical strategies for making these cases more efficient, with Sloane offering the plaintiffs’ perspective.
Opening remarks: Marc Eisenstein, Federal Bar Association, Northern Virginia Chapter
Moderator: R. Scott Oswald, Managing Principal, The Employment Law Group, P.C.
Panelists:
Hon. William B. Porter, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Andrew J. Bellwoar, Jackson Lewis P.C.
Samantha A. Sloane, Kalijarvi, Chuzi, Newman & Fitch, P.C.
The session will open with a primer on the differences between class and collective actions. Key topics include:
- Effective pre-trial strategies: Organizing discovery, encouraging early resolution, and reducing delays.
- Leveraging technology: Tools that support case tracking, communication, and documentation.
- Judicial insights: How judges view the challenges of managing class actions and how attorneys can better prepare their cases for court.
- Collaboration and communication: Ways plaintiffs, defendants, and the courts can work together to streamline case management.
The panel will also take audience questions. CLE credit is not offered. Registrants will receive Zoom login details the day before the event.