Upcoming CFSC Meeting – February 19

The CFSC will hold its next regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, February 19, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. PT. The meeting will be by Zoom: 

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81366101639?pwd=CRTRJA5BfUgjQS0c6jdA7w6R8PWhXj.1

Meeting ID: 813 6610 1639
Passcode: 807629

Agenda

Protecting Those Who Serve: Consumer Protection Efforts on Behalf of the Military Community

Members of the armed forces and their families make immense sacrifices to defend our country. Yet, like all consumers, they are potential targets for unlawful, unfair, abusive, and deceptive trade practices and financial scams. In fact, certain scams are more likely to target the military community and can undermine military readiness. JAG legal assistance attorneys serve the military community – including our own California National Guard – by providing legal advice, service and support to active and reserve component service members and their families on a host of issues, including legal protections and benefits under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, Military Lending Act, Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, and the often broader parallel protections available under the California Military and Veterans Code. JAG legal assistance attorneys also serve a key role in revering potential violations of these laws to law enforcement and regulatory agencies, including the CFPB, FTC, USDOJ, and the State Attorneys General.  

Please join the California Lawyers Association’s Consumer Financial Services Committee for a discussion about consumer finance and related issues impacting military members and their families.

Panelist

Colonel (CA) Nicklas A. Akers, is a Judge Advocate in the California State Guard with significant experience providing legal assistance to California National Guard personnel and their families.  In his civilian practice he leads the California Department of Justice’s consumer protection section, which investigates and prosecutes violations of state and federal consumer protection and privacy laws, including violations targeting military members. Nick lives and works in the bay area, and he is a graduate of Harvard Law School, the Harvard School of Public Health, and UCLA.

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