--- title: Nancy Peverini url: https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/nancy-peverini --- # 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](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/mailto:nancyp@caoc.org). ### Articles written by this author: ## [I am just a bill](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-february/i-am-just-a-bill "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 [Nancy Peverini](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/nancy-peverini "Nancy Peverini") [2020 February](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-february) ## [Legislative program for 2020 to be launched in Sacramento](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-march/legislative-program-for-2020-to-be-launched-in-sacramento "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 [Nancy Peverini](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/nancy-peverini "Nancy Peverini") [2020 March](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-march) ## [CAOC 2020 Legislative Package](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-april/caoc-2020-legislative-package "CAOC 2020 Legislative Package") A look at the issues CAOC will address in Sacramento this year [Nancy Peverini](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/nancy-peverini "Nancy Peverini") [2020 April](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-april) ## [Eyes on the goal](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-july/eyes-on-the-goal "Eyes on the goal") “Circumstances may cause interruptions and delays, but never lose sight of your goal.” — Mario Andretti [Nancy Peverini](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/nancy-peverini "Nancy Peverini") [2020 July](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-july) ## [An annus horribilis](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-september/an-annus-horribilis "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 [Nancy Peverini](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/nancy-peverini "Nancy Peverini") [2020 September](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-september) ## [Our pandemic legislative year](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-october/our-pandemic-legislative-year "Our pandemic legislative year") Bills we sent to the governor include SB1146 that will cement the use of e-service and remote video depositions [Nancy Peverini](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/nancy-peverini "Nancy Peverini") [2020 October](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-october) ## [A year like no other](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-november/a-year-like-no-other "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 [Nancy Peverini](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/nancy-peverini "Nancy Peverini") [2020 November](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-november) ## [Turning the page on 2020](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-december/turning-the-page-on-2020 "Turning the page on 2020") Courts Crisis Committee to evaluate options in dealing with the COVID crisis in the civil courts [Nancy Peverini](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/nancy-peverini "Nancy Peverini") [2020 December](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-december) ## [CAOC: Pushing forward in second year of pandemic with good legislation](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-january/caoc-pushing-forward-in-second-year-of-pandemic-with-good-legislation "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 [Nancy Peverini](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/nancy-peverini "Nancy Peverini") [2021 January](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-january) ## [CAOC announces 2021 legislative priorities](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-april/caoc-announces-2021-legislative-priorities "CAOC announces 2021 legislative priorities") Making courts more efficient in this pandemic is priority one! [Nancy Peverini](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/nancy-peverini "Nancy Peverini") [2021 April](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-april) ## [CAOC Legislative report 2021 – not one tort reform bill passed!](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-october/caoc-legislative-report-2021-not-one-tort-reform-bill-passed "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 [Nancy Peverini](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/nancy-peverini "Nancy Peverini") [2021 October](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-october) ## [The fight was won for non-economic damages to apply after death](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-november/the-fight-was-won-for-non-economic-damages-to-apply-after-death "The fight was won for non-economic damages to apply after death") Don’t neglect to take advantage of the new law [Nancy Peverini](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/nancy-peverini "Nancy Peverini") [2021 November](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-november) ## [CAOC’s priorities in 2022](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-february/caoc-s-priorities-in-2022 "CAOC’s priorities in 2022") An overview of priorities for 2022 has contingency-fee limitation at top of list [Nancy Peverini](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/nancy-peverini "Nancy Peverini") [2022 February](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-february) ## [Insurance reform is CAOC legislative priority for 2022](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-march/insurance-reform-is-caoc-legislative-priority-for-2022 "Insurance reform is CAOC legislative priority for 2022") Raising minimum insurance limits and ending the stacking of UIM benefits [Nancy Peverini](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/nancy-peverini "Nancy Peverini") [2022 March](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-march) ## [On raising the financial responsibility minimum for auto liability insurance](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-july/on-raising-the-financial-responsibility-minimum-for-auto-liability-insurance "On raising the financial responsibility minimum for auto liability insurance") Also: A look at our wins on the June primary ballot [Lea-Ann Tratten](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/lea-ann-tratten "Lea-Ann Tratten") [Nancy Peverini](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/nancy-peverini "Nancy Peverini") [2022 July](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-july) ## [The shelf of corporate shame](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-august/the-shelf-of-corporate-shame "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 [Nancy Peverini](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/nancy-peverini "Nancy Peverini") [2022 August](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-august) ## [Looking back at the 2022 legislative session – and looking ahead](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-october/looking-back-at-the-2022-legislative-session-and-looking-ahead "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 [Nancy Peverini](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/nancy-peverini "Nancy Peverini") [2022 October](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-october) ## [Insurance industry tort-reform provisions on litigation funding defeated by CAOC](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-june/insurance-industry-tort-reform-provisions-on-litigation-funding-defeated-by-caoc "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 [Nancy Peverini](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/nancy-peverini "Nancy Peverini") [2023 June](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-june) ## [“Kill Bill(s)”](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-august/kill-bill-s "“Kill Bill(s)”") That’s part of the job at CAOC [Nancy Peverini](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/nancy-peverini "Nancy Peverini") [2023 August](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-august) ## [Explaining the civil justice system](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-december/explaining-the-civil-justice-system "Explaining the civil justice system") With 30 new legislators, building relationships and educating them on civil justice was quite the task [Nancy Peverini](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/nancy-peverini "Nancy Peverini") [2023 December](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-december) ## [Staying ahead of emerging industries and technologies](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-march/staying-ahead-of-emerging-industries-and-technologies "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](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/nancy-peverini "Nancy Peverini") [Saveena K. Takhar](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/saveena-k-takhar "Saveena K. Takhar") [2024 March](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-march) ## [CAOC opposes new proposal to limit non-economic damages against public entities](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-april/caoc-opposes-new-proposal-to-limit-non-economic-damages-against-public-entities "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](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/mark-wirth "Mark Wirth") [Nancy Peverini](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/nancy-peverini "Nancy Peverini") [2024 April](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-april) ## [Medi-Cal liens processing speed should be improving](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-may/medi-cal-liens-processing-speed-should-be-improving "Medi-Cal liens processing speed should be improving") Also: Addressing senior abuse at nursing homes and financial scams against seniors [Nancy Peverini](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/nancy-peverini "Nancy Peverini") [2024 May](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-may) ## [900 words? Too few to explain what is happening in Sacramento](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-july/900-words-too-few-to-explain-what-is-happening-in-sacramento "900 words? Too few to explain what is happening in Sacramento") Uber and Lyft; also foster-child neglect, non-economic damages caps [Nancy Peverini](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/nancy-peverini "Nancy Peverini") [2024 July](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-july) ## [Wrapping up the legislative session](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-october/wrapping-up-the-legislative-session "Wrapping up the legislative session") The 2023-2024 legislative session ended on August 31. Here are the major bills CAOC worked on in 2024 [Nancy Peverini](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/nancy-peverini "Nancy Peverini") [2024 October](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-october) ## [The good and the bad on the legislative front](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-november/the-good-and-the-bad-on-the-legislative-front "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](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/nancy-peverini "Nancy Peverini") [Saveena K. Takhar](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/saveena-k-takhar "Saveena K. Takhar") [2024 November](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-november) ## [2025 legislation again threatens tort system](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-february/2025-legislation-again-threatens-tort-system "2025 legislation again threatens tort system") Proposed immunities for public entities pose a danger to plaintiffs [Nancy Peverini](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/nancy-peverini "Nancy Peverini") [2025 February](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-february) ## [Childhood sexual-abuse cases](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-april/childhood-sexual-abuse-cases "Childhood sexual-abuse cases") Making sure victims are protected by the Legislature [Jacquie Serna](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jacquie-serna "Jacquie Serna") [Nancy Peverini](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/nancy-peverini "Nancy Peverini") [2025 April](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-april) ## [Advertising, tort reform, and legislation](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-june/advertising-tort-reform-and-legislation "Advertising, tort reform, and legislation") A call for self-regulation [Nancy Peverini](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/nancy-peverini "Nancy Peverini") [2025 June](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-june) ## [Let’s be honest about our advertising](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-august/let-s-be-honest-about-our-advertising "Let’s be honest about our advertising") We fight the good fight, yet some among us are our own worst enemies [Nancy Peverini](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/nancy-peverini "Nancy Peverini") [2025 August](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-august) ## [What did – and didn’t – happen during the 2025 legislative session](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-october/what-did-and-didn-t-happen-during-the-2025-legislative-session "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 [Nancy Peverini](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/nancy-peverini "Nancy Peverini") [2025 October](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-october) ## [Ending the legislative year with a bang!](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-november/ending-the-legislative-year-with-a-bang "Ending the legislative year with a bang!") All five CAOC-sponsored bills are signed into law by Newsom [Nancy Peverini](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/nancy-peverini "Nancy Peverini") [2025 November](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-november) ## [Wrapping up CAOC’s legislative year](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-december/wrapping-up-caoc-s-legislative-year "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 [Nancy Peverini](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/nancy-peverini "Nancy Peverini") [2025 December](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-december) ## [2026 presents threats and opportunities](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-april/2026-presents-threats-and-opportunities "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 [Nancy Peverini](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/nancy-peverini "Nancy Peverini") [2026 April](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-april) ## [The legislative fire after the fires](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-may/the-legislative-fire-after-the-fires "The legislative fire after the fires") Utilities and others are seeking to limit legal responsibilities that help homeowners and communities recover [Nancy Peverini](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/nancy-peverini "Nancy Peverini") [2026 May](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-may) ## [Legislative highlights 2026](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-october/legislative-highlights-2026 "Legislative highlights 2026") An incredibly difficult year of which we can all be extremely proud [Nancy Peverini](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/nancy-peverini "Nancy Peverini") [2026 October](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-october)