Abigail Stempson

Director, NAGTRI Center for Consumer Protection
(202) 320-2902 | astempson@naag.org

Abigail Stempson is the director of the National Attorneys General Training and Research Institute’s (NAGTRI) Center for Consumer Protection at the National Association of Attorneys General. The Center is the nation’s only entity solely dedicated to providing training, research, expertise, and other resources to the staff of attorneys general offices and other government attorneys and staff committed to protecting the public against consumer fraud and abuse. She also serves as the staff liaison to the following NAAG committees: Consumer Protection; Charities; Financial Services Consumer Protection Enforcement, Education and Training Fund; Volkswagen Settlement Fund; and Charities Enforcement Training Fund.

Prior to coming to NAAG in 2017, Abigail was the chief of the Consumer Protection Bureau in the Nebraska Attorney General’s Office and an assistant attorney general, where she focused on consumer fraud and deceptive trade practices, nonprofit organizations, charitable trusts, tobacco enforcement, and antitrust matters. She led the state’s White Collar Fraud Task Force, was a member of the Suspicious Activity Report state review team, and was a board member of the National Association of State Charities Officials. She also served as an instructor for NAGTRI. Abigail began her legal career in private practice focusing on securities and taxation. She has also spent part of her career in the Nebraska Department of Revenue. In addition, Abigail served as an adjunct professor at the University of Nebraska College of Business (Lincoln) from 2004-2017, has taught at higher learning institutions since 2002, and has been nominated for multiple teaching awards.

Abigail obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration with an emphasis in accounting from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln in 2001 and a Juris Doctorate with an emphasis in business from the University of Nebraska College of Law in 2004. She is a member of the Nebraska State Bar Association and is a native of Tecumseh, Neb. Abigail is married with three children, and enjoys golfing, walking, music, and spending time with family and friends.

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Todd Leatherman

NAGTRI Consumer Protection Program Counsel
(202) 326-6044 | tleatherman@naag.org

Todd Leatherman joined NAAG as Program Counsel for the NAGTRI Center for Consumer Protection. Before joining NAAG, Todd worked for 23 years with the Kentucky Office of Attorney General’s Office of Consumer Protection, where he served as executive director from 1996-2016. During his time in Kentucky, Todd’s work encompassed the full range of consumer issues. The last several years, his primary practice focused on for-profit school issues.

Todd earned his B.A in history from the University of Colorado in 1985 and received his J.D. from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 1988, serving as executive editor for the Journal of Mineral Law & Policy. He was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky, and now lives in Woodford County near Lexington with his wife Holly, their dog Josie, and a small brood of chickens. Todd is an avid tennis player, as well as a sports and trivia enthusiast. He and Holly have three grown children.

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Carter McCoy

NAGTRI Consumer Protection Program Coordinator
(202) 326-6003 |cmccoy@naag.org

Carter McCoy joined NAAG in July 2021. Originally from Saint Paul, MN, Carter graduated from The University of Minnesota in 2019 majoring in Political Science and Communication. Prior to joining NAAG, Carter worked for the Minnesota State Legislature and Stateside Associates in Arlington, VA. During college, he interned at Carlson Wagonlit Travel and the EEOC while playing as much golf and basketball as he could.

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