Home Front Legal Services LLC was founded by an experienced class action attorney, Amy Ficklin DeBrota. She decided start Home Front Legal Services LLC to help attorneys deal with workload fluctuations, like those she frequently experienced in her class action practice, by providing high quality, experienced temporary legal staff. So, given our origins, it is not surprising that Home Front Legal Services LLC also offers class action related services. We develop and implement notice programs for the individual needs of each case. We routinely produce and mail, email and publish class action settlement notices and claim forms to communicate with class members. Our expertise assures you of a notice and settlement administration program that complies with procedural rules, court directives and deadlines.
Home Front Legal Services LLC also offers assistance in designing an effective class action notice program, including clear notice forms so that information about the class action is both accurate and easily understood by class members.
Types of Notice Programs [top]We can help your firm with notice programs for a wide-range of purposes at various stages of litigation, such as:
- Announcing the commencement of a lawsuit
- Disseminating a notice of class certification
- Notifying class members of the opportunity to opt out or request exclusion under Rule 23 or applicable state rules
- Notifying class members of the opportunity to opt in for collective actions brought under the Fair Labor Standard Act, the Equal Pay Act or the Age Discrimination in Employment Act
- Disseminating a notice of a proposed settlement, voluntary dismissal, or compromise
- Informing class members of a motion for award of attorney fees
- Soliciting claim and settlement distribution information
Print
Notices of class certification and settlement are often published in selected print media in order to reach designated audiences. Home Front Legal Services LLC designs and arranges for publication of legal ads with publications appropriate to each case. We make sure that every notice conforms to publication standards and that it is submitted on schedule.
Mail
Home Front Legal Services LLC will design, print, mail and track the notice, claim form and other documents required for each class action. We organize and update mailing lists, using the U.S. Postal Service and public records searches to reduce undeliverable or duplicate mail. When claim forms and opt in or opt out requests are received, we validate and process the responses. When mail gets returned we update the class database and provide routine reports to our clients. Home Front Legal Services LLC follows through on each mail campaign and provides prompt tracking reports to counsel.
Internet
Online posting of class action notices is often an important tool in class action administration. The internet offers an inexpensive medium for widely disseminating forms, dates, hearing schedules, and other information to potential class members. Home Front Legal Services LLC uses the Internet in conjunction with mail and print ads to create an effective notice program. We can secure and design a case-based notice website for you to post all relevant notices, claim forms and other documentation.
Contact Home Front Legal Services LLC about designing a notice program for your class action.
Settlement Administration Consulting and Implementation
Home Front Legal Services LLC provides settlement-centered solutions to class action participants. We examine a variety of notice and claims processing options in order to achieve the right result for each case.
Our experience and expertise enables us to provide consulting services that highlight opportunities for the implementation of cost-effective programs. In some cases the characteristics of the class may reduce the need for formal notice. The "best notice practicable under the circumstances" involves an assessment of choices. We can assist you and the court in balancing the benefits of notice against the risk of deterring the pursuit of class relief because of notice costs.
Home Front Legal Services LLC assists counsel in the preparation of full and summary notices, claim forms, and other class communications. We can draft or provide guidance for drafting notices that are concise and use "plain, easily understood language" consistent with Rule 23.
Contact us at any stage of the class action process. We can assist you from making first contact with the prospective class members, to structuring a settlement notice and distribution program.
Class Member Communications [top]
Home Front Legal Services LLC offers a full range of communication options for making announcements, sending notices or receiving claimant responses. We use a variety of methods, such as mail, email and website notices, and develop a communication strategy based upon the nature of the case and the type of class members involved.
Communication with class members may occur at differing stages and for a variety of purposes, such as:
- Announcing the filing or status of a class action
- Providing notice of class certification
- Affording class members the opportunity to opt out or opt in
- Answering questions about a pending case
- Notifying the class of a proposed settlement
- Disseminating of claim forms
- Distributing of settlement checks, coupons or other benefits
In addition to using written communication through the U.S. Postal Service, Home Front Legal Services LLC offers in-bound telephone messaging services using live telephone operators or user-friendly voicemail. We can assign a dedicated toll-free telephone number to your case upon request. Class members may call in with requests for notice documents, claim form questions, or for other purposes. Counsel may provide us with a script containing answers to frequently asked questions, or we can refer callers to speak directly with an attorney of record. Additionally, email offers significant cost savings when used in a controlled and verifiable process. We offer email list compilation, auto-responding services, and web form communications. Finally, information can be communicated to class members through a dedicated website, which can include notices and claim forms available for download. We can design and implement an informational website to put the power of the internet to work for your class action.
Please contact Home Front Legal Services LLC to learn about our class member communication programs.
Settlement Fund Management [top]
Home Front Legal Services LLC also disburses settlement funds. Our settlement fund management services include:
- Determination of eligibility
- Payment calculations
- Set-up of segregated accounts
- Check printing
- Disbursement of funds
- Payment verification
- Fraud prevention
- Distribution of cy pres awards
Please contact Home Front Legal Services LLC for further information on settlement fund management.
