Washington D.C. Class Action Attorneys

Washington D.C. class action attorneys looking to meet the administrative challenges of their cases have a trusted partner in Heffler Claims Group. We work closely with counsel to assume the bulk of tedious yet critical tasks, including assisting with class certification, notice requirements, and other legal compliance matters. With our help, your firm’s resources remain available for client services, research, and litigation strategies.  

Administrative Services for Washington D.C. Class Action Lawyers  

Administration of class action settlements starts with pre-settlement consultation to determine advantageous tax structures, methods for reducing costs, and the best means for expediting the timeline. Our primary goal is to help Washington D.C. class action lawyers achieve swift settlement approval without administrative delays due to over-extended schedules and responsibilities. Leveraging our team’s expertise and 50+ years of experience, Heffler frequently consults with attorneys early on in the settlement process to draft settlement agreements and plans of allocation that allow for an administration. smooth  

You can rely on Heffler to: 

• Handle class notice with our team of award-winning, in-house professionals.  
• Manage class member inquiries through our flexible and proven contact centers.  
• Design a settlement website and database.  
• Process and validate claims. 
• Settlement distribution services. 
• Serve as escrow agents for settlement funds. 

The Heffler team brings a diverse set of skills to the table as former class action attorneys, Certified Public Accountants, special masters, data architects, IT professionals and programmers, communications specialists, and all-around problem-solvers.  

Class Action Administration Practice Areas 

Different types of class action settlements require different sets of rules for effective administration. We’ve done it all, with practice areas ranging from antitrust, consumer, data breach, and employment, to environmental, government, and securities. No caseload is too big or too small for our capable, agile team of notice and administration professionals. Contact us to request a proposal.  

Washington D.C. Experience 

Here are some highlights of our work in Washington D.C. over the past 50 years: 

• $1 million discrimination/human rights settlement administration in re: Pigford v. Glickman and U.S. Department of Agriculture, Case No.. 97-19788 in the District Court for the District of Columbia (1999), which alleged racial bias against African American farmers in allocating farm loans and financial assistance between 1981 and 1996. 
• Working with the US District Court for the District of Columbia on the $3.4 billion Cobell land settlement (2009); a class-action lawsuit brought by Elouise Cobell and other Native American representatives in 1996 against the U.S. Department of Interior and the Department of the Treasury for the mismanagement of Indian trust funds.
• Providing notices for the Vitamins Antitrust Litigation vs. Animal Science Products to the purchasers of choline chloride between 1988 and 1998, which went before the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in 2009.

Read some of our featured cases to get a feel for the quality work we’re doing across the country. We are here to help!

Contact us to find out why The Recorder consistently ranks us among the best class action claims administrators and The Legal Intelligencer recognized us as the top class action claims administration firm in 2019. With more than $30 billion in settlements under our belt, we are a trustworthy partner who can help administer the most complex class action matters so you can focus on the precedents being set in courtrooms across the country, evolving legislation that may pertain to your case, and the intricacies of ensuring smooth courtroom procedures necessary for expedient settlement.