by Daniel Mosteller
For lawyers who didn't make it to the NCLC conference last week or who didn't see the fliers at the conference, I wanted to let you know about a new initiative to assist consumer lawyers with appeals related to all areas of consumer law: The Appellate Assistance Project for Consumer Attorneys.
Five consumer organization -- AARP Foundation, the Center for Responsible Lending, the National Association of Consumer Advocates, the National Consumer Law Center, and Public Citizen -- have teamed up to marshal their wide-ranging consumer law expertise to offer free nationwide assistance with appeals related to all areas of consumer law. We are eager to work with consumer attorneys to assist with any aspect of the appellate process in any court -- from determining whether to take an appeal, to writing an effective brief, to preparing for oral arguments. We aim to tailor our assistance to the needs and desires of the lawyers who work with us, whether they are veterans of the appellate process who just need some help arranging a moot or they are facing their first appeal of a consumer law case and want more substantial assistance. In other words, no request is too small or too big for to be considered.
Lawyers interested in taking advantage of our assistance can submit a request on our website at http://www.responsiblelending.org/caap/. And those with further questions can contact me at 202-349-1863 or daniel.mosteller@responsiblelending.org.
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