The National Adult Protective Services Association’s (NAPSA’s) monthly Scam Advice Forum

Lawyers from the Scam Justice Legal Clinic, a first-of-its-kind pro bono legal services clinic for victims of online scams, will discuss the origins of the clinic as a collaboration between Amazon, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, the Better Business Bureau Institute for Marketplace Trust, and the Pro Bono Institute to address an unmet need for trauma-informed, individualized legal advice for scam victims. Our presenters will discuss the clinic’s structure and walk through a sample client consultation session; and explore challenges and opportunities for growth that they have observed over the clinic’s first year of meeting with clients.

Alyssa Saunders is Director, Corporate Pro Bono at the nonprofit Pro Bono Institute (PBI). Alyssa works with legal departments to help them build, launch, and grow pro bono programs. She also runs pro bono clinics and develops resources, programs, and initiatives to further pro bono and access to justice. Prior to joining PBI, she was a litigator at several law firms and a federal judicial law clerk. Beersheba Philippe is a Senior Program Manager at Amazon, where she supports the Customer Protection and Enforcement team in taking action against scams and fraud. She is a licensed attorney and PMP with a career spanning commercial negotiations, M&A advisory, and transformative government initiatives. Grant Damon-Feng is partner at Davis Wright Tremaine and a member of the firm’s cybercrime enforcement practice. Grant helps clients develop and implement enforcement strategies to combat a wide variety of cybercrime and other digital threats to clients and their customers, including customer service and tech support fraud, brand impersonation, employee corruption, systems manipulation, organized retail crime, and intellectual property theft.

Please note that this month's forum will not be recorded