Ethan Preston

Ethan Preston has represented consumers in class actions since 2007, focusing on consumer privacy and unfair trade practices that relate to consumer technology. Mr. Preston has taken substantial leadership roles in many class actions: he was appointed lead counsel or co-lead counsel for certified classes in Wang v. Asset Acceptance, LLC, No. 09-4797 (N.D. Cal. Nov. 17, 2011), DuFour v. Be, LLC, No. 09-cv-03770-CRB (N.D. Cal. May 20, 2013), Holmes v. NCO Financial Services, Inc., No. 10-2543 (S.D. Cal. June 23, 2014), Wang v. Bank of America, N.A., No. CGC-12-526452 (Sup. Ct. San Francisco Aug. 8, 2014), Lofton v. Verizon Wireless (VAW) LLC, No. 13-05665 (N.D. Cal. Jan. 28, 2016), Meyer v. PYOD, LLC, No. 37-2014-00008110-CU-BT-NC (Sup. Ct. San Diego Jan. 6, 2017), In re Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC Telephone Consumer Protection Act Litigation, No. 11-md- 02295 (S.D. Cal., Jan. 25, 2017), Addison v. Monarch & Associates, Inc., No. 14-358 (C.D. Cal. June 23, 2017), and Cosio v. International Performing Arts Academy, LLC, No. CGC-16-551337 (Sup. Ct. San Francisco Sept. 11, 2018).