Treinen Law Office, PC

In a class action brought by Treinen Law Office and Humphreys Wallace Humphreys, the New Mexico Supreme Court unanimously ruled that credit union employees who are not licensed attorneys cannot pursue debt collection lawsuits against consumers, even in small claims court. This decision arose from a class action lawsuit by consumers who had taken loans […]

Treinen Law Office provided a $157,000 cy pres award to the New Mexico Center on Law and Poverty in February 2021. Cy pres awards are given in class actions where, for whatever reason, the money awarded to class members cannot be delivered directly to them.  In many consumer class actions, such as those against predatory […]

Treinen Law Office recently provided a $77,000 cy pres award to the New Mexico Center on Law and Poverty. Cy pres awards are given in class actions where, for whatever reason, the money awarded to class members cannot be delivered directly to them. In many consumer class actions, such as those against predatory lenders, class […]

For years, companies have been stripping consumers’ access to justice and right to the courts by installing forced arbitration clauses deep in the fine print of their contracts.  By forcing consumers into arbitration and banning them from the courts, companies have set up a rigged system where they are able to evade consumer laws and […]

Class actions often get a bad rap.  People say that the lawyers get all the money and the class members receive next to nothing.  These stories are spread around in the media and then by word-of-mouth.  Big corporations are often responsible for planting these stories. Click here to read more about class actions from Christine […]