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On November 5, 2018, Elizabeth Holt Andrews and Andrew W. Noble presented an MCLE titled “2018 Banking & Financial Services Appellate Roundup” to the San Francisco Bank Attorneys Association monthly luncheon, which sparked a lively discussion with many questions and comments from the audience. They provided an overview of this year's most important appellate decisions in the banking and financial… Read More

Severson & Werson co-sponsored the Fall Conference of The Conference on Consumer Finance Law (CCFL) held in Fort Worth, Texas on November 5-6, 2018 through Scott Hyman's membership on the CCFL Executive Committee.  Severson & Werson shareholder Kristin Walker-Probst spoke on "Trying a Consumer Case," and David Hungerford presented on Cyber-insurance and Privacy.   For more information, click here. Read More

Michael B. Murphy spoke on “The Producing Broker’s Role in Response to Assured’s Report of Catastrophic/Mass Tort Event” at TechAssure’s International Members’ Conference, Baden, Baden Germany October 14-17, 2018. Read More

On Friday, October 5, 2018, Kristin Walker-Probst, David A. Berkley, and Scott J. Hyman presented “Current Developments in Automobile Finance Law” at the California Financial Services Association’s 78th Annual Convention in Laguna Niguel, California.  This is the 11th year that Severson & Werson has been asked to present at CFSA’s Annual Conference. Read More

On October 11, 2018, Michael B. Murphy will be presenting “California Wildfires and Inverse Condemnation” at the 8th Annual Bermuda Insurance Market Conference of the Bermuda Insurance Institute, Hamilton, Bermuda. Read More

Full article on Law360 here. "Law360 (September 25, 2018, 9:01 PM EDT) -- A split Eleventh Circuit has affirmed the dismissal of homeowner class litigation over force-placed insurance, saying the litigation violated a doctrine that prohibits challenges to regulator-approved rates. The appeals court on Monday affirmed, 2-1, the tossing of litigation filed by homeowners whose home insurance, mandated by their lenders,… Read More

On September 16-18, Severson & Werson was a sponsor of the 2018 Five-Star Conference and Expo in Dallas, Texas.  Specifically, Severson hosted the Servicing & Compliance Lab, and shareholder Scott Hyman moderated a panel of industry innovators speaking on the subject of Servicing Innovation, The New Mindset.  Severson members Jarlath Curran and Kerry Franich also attended the Conference. The Five… Read More

Ms. Walser-Jolly presented at “Employment Discrimination Investigation: How to Safeguard Business Against Discrimination Claims,” webinar on October 3, 2018.  She discussed the DFEH Investigative Guidelines and how to properly handle employee complaints of discrimination.   Click here for more information. Read More

On December 10, 2018, Rhonda will be speaking at the Women in Consumer Finance Conference on a panel entitled “Just Freaking Own it Already!”  in Baltimore, Maryland. Read More

On November 7, 2018, Rhonda will be speaking at the Women, Diversity & Change Summit on a panel entitled “Succeeding in Male-Dominant Environments.” Read More

On August 29, 2018, Genevieve Walser-Jolly presented a live webinar with the Knowledge Group on emerging issues under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.  She looked at post-ACA Int’l developments on what constitutes an automatic telephone dialing system, contractual versus gratuitous consent, and recycled cell phone numbers. https://www.theknowledgegroup.org/webcasts/litigation-and-compliance-issues/ Read More

Severson & Werson Elevates Three OCBA Members Severson & Werson announced the elevation of six attorneys as its newest Members, three of whom are OCBA members David Berkley, Genevieve Walser-Jolly, and Matthew Garfinkle. Since joining Severson and Werson in 2012, Berkley has worked diligently in the Firm’s financial services group.  His breadth of experience is wide, including mortgage litigation, TCPA, FDCPA, and banking… Read More

Under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), employers may invoke the so-called de minimus rule to avoid paying employees for up to 10 minutes of “off the clock” work per day.  Not so under California law, the California Supreme Court held in Troester v. Starbucks Corp., a decision issued on July 26, 2018. Troester holds that at least when an employer requires its… Read More

Severson & Werson is pleased to announce the elevation of six attorneys as its newest Members. This class brings a wealth of financial services, insurance, employment, litigation, and trial expertise. Duane Geck, the Firm’s Co-CEO, acknowledged the achievements of these new Members: “We recognize the promise of six outstanding attorneys from across our practice areas and offices. These attorneys represent… Read More

An Le was an infant when she and her family fled Saigon near the end of the Vietnam War. Despite major setbacks, she raised two kids as a single mom and became a successful attorney. Son TaeVeon will play football as a freshman at Stanford, and daughter Tiana, at age 15, is already a veteran actress on TV dramas. Continue… Read More

Over the last three weeks, David has spoken on "Design Build as a Second Language", in both Dallas, TX, and Phoenix, AZ. If you would like a copy of these talks, contact David (dae@severson.com) or his assistant, Emily (ear@severson.com). Read More

Appeals present unique challenges in mortgage-related litigation. DS News recently sat down with Severson & Werson appellate attorney Kerry Franich to discuss some of those challenges, emerging trends, and other topics and strategies that servicers should consider when managing cases on appeal. Counsel's Corner - Kerry W. Franich, Esq. Read More

Within hours of Equifax’ announcement of its catastrophic data breach, Severson’s Cyberteam had developed a briefing for U.S. clients, including a summary of applicable laws, pending and likely litigation and appellate issues arising from breaches, and best practices for the first 48 hours after a breach. (Contact the Firm for materials and follow-up). This included a dial-in briefing for over… Read More

On September 19, 2017, Genevieve Walser-Jolly spoke on the Current Compliance Challenges Panel at the Five Star Institute conference in Dallas, TX.  Genevieve focused her presentation on best practices under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act and proper review of reverse mortgage marketing materials.   Read More

Through its General Counsel and Director of Policy & Strategic Planning, Charles Kim, the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) nominated and presented Severson & Werson’s Construction Group leader David Ericksen for admission to the Bar of the United States Supreme Court. Chief Justice Roberts approved the nomination and Mr. Ericksen was admitted to the U.S. Supreme Court Bar in… Read More