About CCB: Our Work and Team | Claims Compensation Bureau

CCB Snapshot

Founded by Brad Heffler in 1996, after serving as the largest U.S. class action claim settlement administrator for nearly 15 years, Claims Compensation Bureau, LLC (CCB) is a pioneer of class action claim filing. CCB has assisted many institutional and Fortune 500 company claimants in recovering hundreds of millions of dollars in class action claims, oftentimes in cases where its clients would have forfeited substantial recoveries without CCB’s services.

Publicly-traded: PRAA
Subsidiary of PRA Group, Inc., a publicly traded company subject to SEC and Sarbanes-Oxley reporting.

Security Clients
• Hedge Funds and Proprietary Trading Firms
• Market Makers and Specialists
• Mutual Funds, Endowment Funds, Trust Companies, Custodians, Investment Managers and Pension Funds

Proprietary Database
Coverage of all types of securities and antitrust products with more than 4,400 cases representing over $240 million in gross recoveries since 2010.

Results
We do not get paid until you get paid. 100% of our clients’ claims are filed and tracked until paid.

Meet Our Leaders

Our team of claims professionals is experienced, organized, and efficient.

Heather Shain Hall, Interim President

Heather joined Claims Compensation Bureau in 2016, overseeing operations of client services, case and claim management, process development and internal controls. Heather brings more than 15 years of experience in management and business development. Prior to joining CCB, she served as Director of New Initiatives with Liberty Tax, Inc., where she established supply chain partners for 4,000 offices and launched a new brand that opened 50 franchise locations in its first year. Previously, Heather served a four-year term on the Board of Directors for the California Tax Education Council as Executive Secretary and Chair of the Public Awareness Committee. Heather currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia & Eastern Shore.

Leah Jordan, Vice President and Officer

As Vice President, Leah oversees the Business Development team. Leah joined CCB in 2005 and has more than 25 years of experience in the class action industry. Before joining CCB, Leah represented individuals and businesses in complex class action litigation as an attorney. While associated with one of the leading plaintiffs’ class action firms in the country, she handled numerous cases including In re: Brand Name Prescription Drug Litigation, which resulted in a $717 million settlement for retail pharmacists, and In re: High Fructose Corn Syrup Litigation, which provided $531 million for direct purchasers of high fructose corn syrup. Leah earned her Juris Doctorate from Widener University School of Law and her BA of Business Administration in Finance from Temple University.

Dan Viar, Vice President of Information Systems & Analytics

Dan Viar is Vice President of Information Systems and Analytics at CCB. He joined CCB in 2021 but has been part of the PRA family since 2006. He held various positions within PRA, including VP of Global Enterprise Architecture and AVP of Bankruptcy Analytics. Prior to joining PRA, Dan served as IT manager, senior operations analyst and actuarial associate for Allstate Financial Services. After earning a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in mathematics from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, Viar began a Ph.D. program in mathematics at Purdue University, while also serving as a teaching associate. His research in mathematics and physics has been published in the Pi Mu Epsilon Journal, Physical Review B and Applied Physics Communications.