is the Chief Legal Counsel and Data Protection Officer for ValGenesis Inc., a global software developer in the Medical Device and Pharmaceutical Industry. In this role, he handles all contractual and data protection agreements (DPA's) globally. Over the course of his diverse career, Mr. Franckhauser has written, edited and negotiated commercial agreements with public and private entities in the United State, Canada, Mexico and all continents except Antarctica. He is a past FINRA arbitrator, former Adjunct Professor of Information Privacy and Security at the Pennsylvania State University, Adjunct Professor of Business Law at the Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University, Who's Who in Energy (Pittsburgh Business Times), General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for a top ten architectural and design firm, Senior Counsel for the Center for Claims Resolution, former civil litigator with multiple verdict and appellate decisions. Mr. Franckhauser currently focuses on contract management and data privacy. He is a Fellow of Information Privacy and holds CIPP US CIPP E, and CIPM accreditation under the Internal Association of Privacy Professionals. He earned his B.A degree from The Ohio State University and Juris Doctorate degree from the Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University.

maintains a national litigation practice focused on telecommunications law, class actions, and consumer claims. His cases often involve all of these areas of law. Mr. Weiss also frequently counsels insurance companies on complex coverage issues relating to class actions and other aggregated litigation. He frequently litigates class action cases under a variety of consumer protection statutes, including the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), Florida Telephone Solicitation Act (Florida Mini TCPA), Florida Telephone Solicitation Act (FTSA), Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA), Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), Medicare Secondary Payer Act (MSP Act), Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA), Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act (FDUTPA), Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA), and Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act (FCCPA). Mr. Weiss also routinely defends companies sued in data breach class actions and counsels insurers on issues related to cyber claims. He also has significant experience in both prosecuting and defending against intellectual property claims, often in cases involving novel technology. Mr. Weiss is recognized as a prominent voice in the legal press on these practice areas. He is routinely quoted in various lawyer-focused publications on key issues related to consumer class actions. Mr. Weiss also regularly publishes articles, lectures and podcasts on issues related to procedural rules in federal court practice and other issues related to his practice. He currently writes a regular column for Law360 addressing key issues under consumer class actions; and is part of the board of contributors for the Daily Business Review, where he frequently writes columns relating to federal civil practice in Florida. By appointment of Chief Judges K. Michael Moore and Cecilia Altonaga, since 2014 Mr. Weiss has served on the Southern District of Florida Ad Hoc Committee on Rules and Procedures. He has been the lead drafter of amendments to more than a dozen local rules. Mr. Weiss is board-certified by The Florida Bar in business litigation, a distinction achieved by less than 250 of the more than 100,000 Florida lawyers. In addition to his practice as an advocate, he is a Florida Supreme Court certified mediator for civil and appellate cases. Mr. Weiss' mediation work focuses on class actions and other consumer claims. He earned his B.A. degree, summa cum laude, from Binghamton University and his J.D. degree from Columbia Law School.

is the founder and CEO of New Beginnings Family Law, P.C., where her main areas of practice are divorce, child custody, parental alienation, mediation, adoption, and surrogacy. Prior to opening her own practice, she worked in the Circuit Court of Jefferson County Domestic Relations Division as a law clerk for the Honorable Ralph A. Ferguson, Jr., and in the firm of Shaw-Anderson, LLC. Ms. James earned her B.A. and M.B.A. degrees from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and her J.D. degree from the Birmingham School of Law. She is admitted to practice in Alabama and before the U.S. Supreme Court. Ms. James is also a board-certified family law trial advocate, having received her board certification from the National Board of Trial Advocacy. She is a member of the Alabama State Bar, and the American, Morgan County and Huntsville-Madison County bar associations. Ms. James has previously been recognized as Female Entrepreneur of the Year in 2020 by the Catalyst Center for Business and Entrepreneurship in Huntsville, Alabama. Her firm was chosen as the Professional Services Business of the Year in 2020 by the Huntsville-Madison County Chamber of Commerce. Her firm is consistently recognized as one of the Best Places to Work in Huntsville, Alabama and recently received the designation of Best Place for Working Parents.

is an attorney with Rosen Law Firm where she practices in the area of family law. She taught paralegal and criminal justice courses at Central Carolina Community College; is the author of legal study guides and articles for national publications; edited numerous legal studies textbooks; and consulted with legal authors on several writing and educational projects. Ms. Robinson earned her B.A. degree from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill and her J.D. degree from Campbell University School of law. She is a board member and committee chair for the North Carolina State Bar Board of Paralegal Certification.

is an attorney at Hendrickson & Long, PLLC, located in Charleston, West Virginia. Mr. Arnold practices in the areas of general business litigation, oil and gas defense, toxic tort, consumer credit/protection, and disability advocacy. He has participated in the writing and completion of numerous legal briefs at all levels of the state and federal court system. Mr. Arnold, a wheelchair-bound individual with a form of Muscular Dystrophy, Spinal Muscular Atrophy, possesses over 15 years of personal experience with the West Virginia DHHR, Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security (SSI/SSDI) programs. This includes case management of private healthcare and staffing on numerous state and federal waiver programs. He has also participated in helping companies evaluate their standards, practices, and procedures for accessible employment opportunities, as well as their DEI policies. Mr. Arnold graduated with his B.S. and M.B.A. degrees from West Virginia University and he earned his J.D. degree from West Virginia University College of Law.