Why Attend?
May 1-3, 2025
Long Beach, CA
2025's Spring Training in Long Beach, California will combine the intimacy of a subject matter-focused training with the networking and resource opportunities of a large conference. This year’s Spring Training, the first in the annual NCLC/NACA Consumer Law Education Event (CLEE) series, is divided into three two-day tracks:
Mini-Conference 1: April 29-30: Pre-Conference Trial Skills Workshop: Building an Effective Trial
Spring Training – Main Conference
Mini-Conference 2: May 1-2: Featuring Track Choices* of:
- Solar Fraud
- Electronic Fund Transfer Act (EFTA)
- Consumer Protections for Renters
Mini-Conference 3: May 2-3: Featuring Track Choices* of:
- FDCPA & FCRA Discovery
- Auto & Lemon Law
- Class Action
*You can focus on one area or jump between sessions of the concurrent tracks.
Join colleagues and leaders in the community for one, two, or three blocks of in-depth, skill-based training and networking events full of opportunities to learn, build relationships, and expand your network of fellow consumer attorneys!
Save 10% for registering for multiple two-day tracks!
Save 20% off your whole registration when registering for all three tracks!
All track sessions will be eligible for CLE credit. Attendees will also receive access to two free archived NACA webinars and discounts on NCLC Publications. Session materials will be available to download in the Conference App.
The NCLC/NACA Consumer Law Educational Events Series includes the nation’s preeminent in-person conferences and trainings for consumer attorneys, produced by National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) and the National Association of Consumer Advocates (NACA). The CLEE series provides comprehensive training regarding critical issues in consumer law, including the latest developments and trends; strategies and tactics for effectively representing your clients; and opportunities to network with and learn from the leaders in the field.
Interested in being a sponsor for 2025? Contact [email protected].
Important Dates
Registration Opens
February 13, 2025
End of Early Bird Registration
March 21, 2025
Last Day to Register Online
April 15, 2025
Registration Rates
| One Track or Pre-Conference only | Two Tracks, or Pre-Conference + One Track (Save 10%) | Two Tracks + Pre-Conference (Save 20%) |
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| Early | Regular | Early | Regular | Early | Regular | |
| NACA Member, Nonprofit, Government, and Academic | $789 | $929 | $1,419 | $1,669 | $1,889 | $2,229 |
| Legal Aid / Next Gen | $529 | $619 | $949 | $1,109 | $1,259 | $1,489 |
| Law Student | $209 | $249 | $379 | $449 | $509 | $599 |
| Non-NACA Member Private Attorney | $1,049 | $1,239 | $1,889 | $2,229 | $2,525 | $2,969 |
A Note About the L.A.-area Wildfires:
NCLC and NACA staff are deeply concerned about the devastating wildfires in the Los Angeles area, and we send our thoughts to everyone who has been hurt or displaced.
This Spring we are holding two conferences in Southern California including the Spring Training; our conference hotels are not in areas directly affected by the fires. Visit the NCLC Digital Library Disaster Relief page for free access to NCLC resources for advocates assisting victims of the wildfires and other natural disasters.
Eligibility
Spring Training is open to all NACA members and qualified nonmembers, including legal aid, government, and nonprofit attorneys, among others. Registrations from nonmembers will be vetted to ensure that the registrant does not advocate for lenders, creditors, dealers, businesses, or parties whose interests may be antagonistic to consumers. NACA and NCLC reserves the right to refuse or cancel all ineligible registrations at any time and shall not be held accountable for any outside fees associated with cancellation. If you are a non-NACA member private practice attorney and attending the conference for the first time, please allow fifteen business days after you submit your registration to allow for verification of your certification. Do NOT make your travel plans until your registration has been confirmed. If you have questions about this please email [email protected]. (Non-attorneys who wish to attend should email NACA as well at [email protected] with information about your occupation and interest in attending the conference).
Scholarships and Financial Assistance
Support is available for NACA members, AAGs, and military and JAG attorneys to attend session tracks at Spring Training.
Assistant Attorneys General should complete this form.
NACA members, military and JAG attorneys should send a brief summary of your role serving consumers and how you would apply the training to your work to [email protected] to receive funding.
In addition, 50% registration rate discounts for all Legal Aid attorneys and private attorneys with less than five years of experience (the “Next Generation” of consumer champions) are guaranteed through NCLC’s Campaign for the Future, and provided by its generous supporters, cy pres awards, the CapitalOne Impact Initiative, and individual donors who make scholarship fund donations. This scholarship opportunity automatically lowers the cost of attendance when registering for the conference.
If you would like to donate to the scholarship fund, you will have an opportunity during registration.
Press and Recording Style
Conference proceedings are off the record and for background only. Personal electronic recording of sessions is prohibited. For press inquiries, please contact Michelle Deakin at [email protected].
Code of Conduct and Anti-Harassment Policy
NCLC and NACA are committed to a safe conference environment for everyone that emphasizes mutual respect and inclusion for all attendees. We expect all attendees to follow our Code of Conduct and Anti-Harassment Policy, which provides a process for reporting and investigation. Information will be available in the conference app and in follow-up communication to registrants.
Cancellations, Refunds, and Changes to Registration
Refunds are only available in cases of personal or family emergencies. All cancellations will be charged a cancellation fee of $75 until March 21, 2025. After March 21 the cancellation fee will be $150 and only available in cases of personal or family emergencies. Registrations can be transferred at no cost to another NACA member and/or an eligible participant. Please email [email protected] for more information.
Thank you to our Sponsors
Interested in supporting the CLEE series?
See the 2025 Sponsorship Prospectus and Rules and Regulations.
Email [email protected] with interest and questions.
The Spring Training offers many tiered opportunities to help support and underwrite the cost of the conference as well as ones designed for like-minded attorneys to gather, network, share stories, and enjoy each other’s company. We have found that offering co-sponsorship opportunities for these events allows for shared responsibility and ownership of them, creating a further sense of community. Deadline: April 11, 2025.
