The Windsor Court
300 Gravier St., New Orleans, LA 70130
Phone: 540-523-6000
Surrounded by a city steeped in history, The Windsor Court Hotel is located just steps from the French Quarter. The hotel features a multi-million dollar collection of paintings, sculptures, tapestries, and furnishings dating from the 17th to the late 20th centuries with an emphasis on Windsor Castle and the royal family.
With all of this to offer, The Windsor Court Hotel makes an ideal venue for the Class Action Litigation Forum - Defense Bar. For more information on the hotel and ways to spend your time when not in the Sessions, click here.
What is the Forum?
Established in 2017, the Forum is an annual meeting of up to 48 leading class action litigators and In House counsel, who specialize in defending consumer claims. Participants are personally selected and invited by the Steering Committee based on their vast experience and expertise in consumer class actions.
The Forum does not feature traditional speakers and audio-visual presentations; instead, it focuses on the participation of all those in attendance. This discussion based meeting will bring together top litigators from across the country to examine and debate current issues as identified by the Steering Committee.
If you are interested in attending the 2025 Forum, please contact Lisa Nichols.
"The Forum was the perfect combination of education and collaborative discussion. The limited size of the group allowed for very in-depth analysis of cutting edge topics. The only CLE-type event that I have attended that did not have a single session subject that was not highly relevant to my practice."
Ted M. Scartz
Vice President & Deputy General Counsel
Aaron’s Inc.
Steering Committee
This elite group works diligently behind the scenes to develop the Agenda of topics to be discussed. Additionally, the Committee personally selects all invitees.
2025 Steering Committee Chairs
Forum Director
2025 Steering Committee Members
Thank you to our Sponsor
We are honored to partner with JND Legal Administration, who will be hosting our cocktail reception and dinner on Monday, October 27th. We would like to thank JND Legal Administration for their support of the 2025 Class Action Litigation - Defense Bar.
About JND Legal Administration
JND Legal Administration (“JND”) was formed by Jennifer Keough, Neil Zola and David Isaac (“the Founders”) in 2016 and named Best Class Action Claims Administrator in the U.S. by the National Law Journal in the same year. The company has upheld that title with numerous industry awards and is widely recognized by firms on both sides of the aisle, corporations and government agencies as the nation’s leader in legal management and administration services.
Prior to founding JND, the Founders formed the backbone of one of the then-largest legal administration firms in the country. With over 75 years of collective experience and a shared commitment to delivering the most responsive and trustworthy services in the industry, JND’s team has worked with leading partners, Fortune 500 companies and federal and state government agencies to design and execute class action settlement administration programs worth billions of dollars affecting hundreds of millions of people.
Where other firms come up short, clients who want the most responsive, comprehensive, and technically agile team turn to JND for innovative, ambitious strategies with proven results.