Michael Best is Director of State Advocacy at the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) specializing in financial services issues including credit reporting, debt collection, and high cost lending. At NCLC, he has developed a state legislative program with a focus on reducing the amount of wages that can be seized and bank account balances that can…
April Kuehnhoff (she/her) is a senior attorney at the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) focusing on federal and state fair debt collection advocacy. She also works on issues related to medical debt, consumer protections for renters, and criminal justice debt. April is the co-author of NCLC’s Fair Debt Collection and a contributing author to Surviving…
Stuart Rossman is of counsel to the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) and served as its director of litigation from 1999 to 2024. Stuart is the co-editor of NCLC’s Consumer Class Actions. He is a past co-chair of the National Association of Consumer Advocates (NACA) Board of Directors. Since 1992, Stuart was been a member…
Shirlron permanently joined NCLC in 1998 after completing a temporary assignment the previous year. She oversees administrative services of the D.C. office by assisting attorneys with research, maintaining advocacy listserv support, providing administrative and clerical support to attorneys, as well as other tasks to ensure the smooth functioning of the D.C. office. Shirlron holds Bachelor…
Anna conducts research in support of advocates’ work related to federal and state consumer protections. Before joining NCLC, she worked on issues of food justice and poverty as a FoodCorps-AmeriCorps service member in Connecticut and as the communications assistant at a small anti-hunger nonprofit in Upstate New York. Anna has her B.A. in Environmental Studies…
Jackie Lyon joined the National Consumer Law Center team in 2021. As the Operations Manager, Jackie is responsible for supervising members of the administrative staff and managing administrative workflows for the office. In addition, she provides technical support to staff, oversees building operations and systems, and manages equipment needs and issues. Jackie came to NCLC…
Vara Barnes is a legal editor of the National Consumer Law Center’s consumer law manuals. Prior to joining NCLC, Vara was a tax law editor and analyst at Bloomberg BNA. She received her B.A. from the University of Texas at Austin and her J.D. from UCLA School of Law.
Eric Secoy is a legal editor of the Center’s consumer law manuals. Prior to joining the Center full-time he performed legal research updating various sections of the manuals, and also participated in class action litigation with the Center. Eric was a solo practitioner for over ten years prior to joining the Center staff in 2000.…
Paige Miller is a legal editor of the National Consumer Law Center’s consumer law manuals. Prior to joining NCLC, Paige practiced employment law and education law at the Association of Texas Professional Educators. She received her B.A. from Texas Tech University and her J.D. from South Texas College of Law.
Denise Lisio is the Director of Editorial & Production with the National Consumer Law Center. In addition to editing NCLC’s treatises, guide books, and newsletters, Denise works closely with the publisher and supervises the editorial department. Prior to joining the Center full-time in 1996, Denise worked on a variety of NCLC’s treatises doing research and…
Katie Eelman is the Publishing Operations Manager of the National Consumer Law Center’s publications division, working on promotions, digital marketing efforts, and fostering customer relationships. She oversees the ecommerce functions on the NCLC Digital Library. Katie is a graduate of the Writing, Literature, and Publishing program at Emerson College.
John Cleary works in the Publications division of the National Consumer Law Center improving the digital platform and providing support for customer service, accounting, and sales and marketing. John graduated from Emerson College with a BFA in Writing, Literature, and Publishing and spent many years as a customer service representative at Hachette Book Group and…
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