Trial Tales with Nelson Cameron and Max Schoening: Moore v. LaSalle

EVENT DESCRIPTION

In October, NPAP members Nelson Cameron and Max Schoening won an incredible victory for the family of Erie Moore Sr., a father who was killed by corrections officer violence in a LaSalle operated facility in Louisiana. The case had many legal and factual challenges that Nelson and Max were able to overcome. Please join us for our last Trial Tales of the year!

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS

Max Schoening is a civil rights attorney at Qureshi Law, in Los Angeles, where he represents victims of abuse by the police and other government institutions and corporations. Previously, he was a trial attorney at the Federal Defenders of San Diego, where he represented the indigent accused. He has extensive experience investigating, uncovering, and pressing for justice for human rights violations. As a researcher for Human Rights Watch, he authored multiple reports about crimes against humanity in Colombia, including a report exposing top military commanders' responsibility for the widespread murder of civilians. He graduated from Stanford Law School and Brown University and is fluent in Spanish.

Nelson W. Cameron served in the U.S. Navy from 1971-1975.  He attended undergraduate school at LSU in Shreveport in 1979 earning a BA majoring in history. He graduated from the Paul M Hebert Law Center on the LSU campus in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in 1982.   He clerked with the Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeals for two years before entering private practice.  He has been licensed to practice law in the State of Louisiana in all courts of law since 1982. 
 
He  served eight years as a local elected official,  a Commissioner on the Caddo Parish Commission from 1986 to 1994.  Among other issues, he participated in the contra costa design of the local parish (county) detention center to make it safer for all involved. He also navigated a contentious redrawing of districts.
 
He focuses his practice on civil rights.  He has litigated hundreds of cases on various claims. They include race, gender, age, religious, and  disability discrimination.  He has obtained injunctive relief for workers on the job to stop discriminatory practices.   He has also sought justice for victims of police misconduct throughout Louisiana and east Texas.  He has litigated police misconduct claims such as false arrest, excessive force in its various forms (taser, canine bite, shooting, hand to hand, flashlight/baton, etc), training, malicious prosecution, policies and practices and over detention of prisoners. He cooperated with the Louisiana ACLU to bring adequate dental services to the David Wade Correctional Center. 
 
He is a member or past member of the NPAP, National Employment Lawyers Association and the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. He is a supporter of the Southern Poverty Law Center.  These organizations, and many others, are valuable resources for any civil rights lawyer.
 
As a part of his practice, he has participated in 20+ appeals to the U.S. Fifth Circuit and state appellate courts. One of his mottos is "Leave no stone unturned."  You have to dig to find the evidence to prove your case and find justice for your client.   

He is also proud to be a single dad to his two lovely daughters, Charli and Carsyn. 

DATE and TIME

December 9, 2025, at the following time by time zone:

•  11:30 am PST
•  12:30 pm MST
•  1:30 pm CST
•  2:30 pm EST

A NOTE ABOUT TIME ZONES

Any time listed in this registration that does not include a time zone can be assumed to be in Central Standard Time (CST).

ACCREDITATION

This event is accredited for  1.5 general credit hours with the State Bar of California (NPAP is a multiple activity provider with the State Bar of CA).

Most attendees should be able to self-report for CLE credit to their own state bars, and in instances where a state bar requires that the event sponsor report on behalf of attendees, NPAP is happy to assist.

RECORDING

The event will be recorded and the recording will be available to attendees after the event. However, attendees will only be elligible for CLE credit for the portions of the event that they attended live. Retroactive viewing of recordings will not be elligible for CLE credit, as NPAP does not have a means of validating attendee participation in this circumstance.

FINANCIAL SUPPORT

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ACCESSIBILITY

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