Nancy Peverini

Nancy Peverini is originally from Soledad and attended Santa Clara University where she received a Bachelor of Arts, followed by her JD at the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law. She has lobbied for the Consumer Attorneys for over 20 years, specializing in consumer legal rights. She is also a past-president of Women Lawyers of Sacramento and a current board member of the Consumer Federation of California where she received its 2010 Consumer Champion Award. She can be reached at nancyp@caoc.org.

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I am just a bill

A look at how your ideas can become law, and the proposals for new laws currently being considered for support by CAOC

Legislative program for 2020 to be launched in Sacramento

Low auto insurance limits, court reporter issues and lack of uniformity in local court rules on the agenda

CAOC 2020 Legislative Package

A look at the issues CAOC will address in Sacramento this year

Eyes on the goal

“Circumstances may cause interruptions and delays, but never lose sight of your goal.” — Mario Andretti

An annus horribilis

From the statutes of limitation extensions to the civil rights crisis to immunity bills, we’re working in Sacramento to protect the legal rights of all citizens

Our pandemic legislative year

Bills we sent to the governor include SB1146 that will cement the use of e-service and remote video depositions

A year like no other

Dysfunction ruled the California Legislature but progress was made in e-service and remote depos while tort reform was again turned back

Turning the page on 2020

Courts Crisis Committee to evaluate options in dealing with the COVID crisis in the civil courts

CAOC: Pushing forward in second year of pandemic with good legislation

CAOC is working on all fronts to heighten the functionality of the courts as we proceed through the pandemic

CAOC announces 2021 legislative priorities

Making courts more efficient in this pandemic is priority one!

CAOC Legislative report 2021 – not one tort reform bill passed!

A look at trial lawyers’ priorities with the new legislative session as CAOC’s November convention approaches

The fight was won for non-economic damages to apply after death

Don’t neglect to take advantage of the new law

CAOC’s priorities in 2022

An overview of priorities for 2022 has contingency-fee limitation at top of list

Insurance reform is CAOC legislative priority for 2022

Raising minimum insurance limits and ending the stacking of UIM benefits

On raising the financial responsibility minimum for auto liability insurance

Also: A look at our wins on the June primary ballot

Lea-Ann Tratten
Nancy Peverini

The shelf of corporate shame

SB 1149 (Leyva) will fix it. Protecting consumers against dangerous drugs and other products by removing the cloak of secret settlements

Looking back at the 2022 legislative session – and looking ahead

Stopping the State Bar’s dangerous efforts to allow non-attorneys to practice law and own law firms, and (finally!) increasing MICRA limits and auto insurance minimums

Insurance industry tort-reform provisions on litigation funding defeated by CAOC

Litigation funding plays an important role for PI plaintiffs and is often a last-choice resort for injured victims

“Kill Bill(s)”

That’s part of the job at CAOC

Explaining the civil justice system

With 30 new legislators, building relationships and educating them on civil justice was quite the task

Staying ahead of emerging industries and technologies

From Uber/Lyft to the more recent peer-to-peer car-sharing and Autonomous vehicles, laws must be adapted to protect consumers

Nancy Peverini
Saveena K. Takhar

CAOC opposes new proposal to limit non-economic damages against public entities

Also, a review of our success stories in the primary election

Mark Wirth
Nancy Peverini

Medi-Cal liens processing speed should be improving

Also: Addressing senior abuse at nursing homes and financial scams against seniors

900 words? Too few to explain what is happening in Sacramento

Uber and Lyft; also foster-child neglect, non-economic damages caps

Wrapping up the legislative session

The 2023-2024 legislative session ended on August 31. Here are the major bills CAOC worked on in 2024

The good and the bad on the legislative front

Tort reform to limit contingency fees is stymied through 2026 election cycle by CAOC’s strategic agreement with CJAC

Nancy Peverini
Saveena K. Takhar

2025 legislation again threatens tort system

Proposed immunities for public entities pose a danger to plaintiffs

Childhood sexual-abuse cases

Making sure victims are protected by the Legislature

Jacquie Serna
Nancy Peverini

Advertising, tort reform, and legislation

A call for self-regulation

Let’s be honest about our advertising

We fight the good fight, yet some among us are our own worst enemies

What did – and didn’t – happen during the 2025 legislative session

The rights of childhood sexual abuse survivors were under attack in 2025; also – an important deadline on survival actions

Ending the legislative year with a bang!

All five CAOC-sponsored bills are signed into law by Newsom

Wrapping up CAOC’s legislative year

Five CAOC-sponsored bills are signed; also, Survival actions for SB 447 pain and suffering damages must be filed by year end

2026 presents threats and opportunities

We face new challenges on the right to sue public entities, recover on behalf of abused foster children and adult survivors of childhood abuse. Homeowners rights also under attack

The legislative fire after the fires

Utilities and others are seeking to limit legal responsibilities that help homeowners and communities recover

Legislative highlights 2026

An incredibly difficult year of which we can all be extremely proud