Talk:American Association for Justice

In 1946, a group of plaintiffs' attorneys involved in workers' compensation litigation gathered in Portland, Oregon and founded the National Association of Claimants' Compensation Attorneys (NACCA). Their work broadened beyond workers' compensation, now including other litigation such as railroad, admiralty, and personal injury lawyers. In 1960 the NACCA changed its name to the National Association of Claimants' Counsel of America, and four years later, to the American Trial Lawyers Association.[3] In 1971, these groups merged as the Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA). In 1977, ATLA's headquarters moved from Boston to Washington, D.C.[4]. In 2006, ATLA became the American Association for Justice (AAJ). Around the same time, a group of attorneys quietly began forming a competitor organization to AAJ. The competitor organization called itself The American Trial Lawyers Association, or TheATLA. TheATLA solicited thousands of AAJ's members to join. AAJ filed suit to force TheATLA to drop the name, arguing it was confusing AAJ members and infringing a trademark held by AAJ.[5].

Today, the American Association for Justice is led by President Sean Domnick who was sworn in during the association’s 2023 Annual Convention, taking place on July 17th, in Philadelphia. Domnick (Florida) is joined by other AAJ members including Tad Thomas (Louisville KY), Lori Andrus Anderson (San Francisco), Bruce Plaxen (Columbia, MD), John Bey (Atlanta, GA), Marion Munley (Scranton, PA), and Christopher Nace (Washington, DC).

^ Eggen, Dan (May 2, 2010). "Linda Lipsen to become head of American Association for Justice". The Washington Post. Retrieved 8 May 2015. ^ Jump up to: a b Fabian Witt, John (October 24, 2006). "First, Rename All the Lawyers". New York Times. Retrieved 8 May 2015. ^ "Official AAJ Website: About the AAJ". Archived from the original on 2007-03-22. Retrieved 2007-02-23. ^ Birnbaum, Jeffrey (November 30, 2007). "A Case of Trial Lawyers v. Trial Lawyers". The Washington Post. Retrieved 14 May 2015. ^ Kanu, Hassan (2021-06-10). "Arbitration's access-to-justice problems run wide and deep". Reuters. Retrieved 2022-02-17. ^ "Jayapal Bill Ends Forced Arbitration for Sexual Assault and Harassment Claims". Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal. 2021-07-14. Retrieved 2022-02-17. ^ "Attys Group Opposes Delayed Arbitration in Taco Bell Franchisee Class Action". Top Class Actions. 2022-01-11. Retrieved 2022-02-17. ^ "State Farm Insurance – When a Good Neighbor Becomes a Bad Neighbor". Samples Ames, PLLC. Retrieved 2022-02-17. ^ "House approves trucking insurance increase and hours-of-service delay". FreightWaves. 2020-07-01. Retrieved 2022-02-17. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-12-29. Retrieved 2011-03-26. ^ "Same Leopard, New Spots". Archived from the original on 2008-02-08. Retrieved 2011-03-26. — Preceding unsigned comment added by SRP1828 (talk • contribs) 14:52, 5 October 2023 (UTC)

n 1946, a group of plaintiffs' attorneys involved in workers' compensation litigation gathered in Portland, Oregon and founded the National Association of Claimants' Compensation Attorneys (NACCA). Their work broadened beyond workers' compensation, now including other litigation such as railroad, admiralty, and personal injury lawyers. In 1960 the NACCA changed its name to the National Association of Claimants' Counsel of America, and four years later, to the American Trial Lawyers Association.[3] In 1971, these groups merged as the Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA). In 1977, ATLA's headquarters moved from Boston to Washington, D.C.[4]. In 2006, ATLA became the American Association for Justice (AAJ). Around the same time, a group of attorneys quietly began forming a competitor organization to AAJ. The competitor organization called itself The American Trial Lawyers Association, or TheATLA. TheATLA solicited thousands of AAJ's members to join. AAJ filed suit to force TheATLA to drop the name, arguing it was confusing AAJ members and infringing a trademark held by AAJ.[5].

Today, the American Association for Justice is led by President Sean Domnick who was sworn in during the association’s 2023 Annual Convention, taking place on July 17th, in Philadelphia. Domnick (Florida) is joined by other AAJ members including Tad Thomas (Louisville KY), Lori Andrus Anderson (San Francisco), Bruce Plaxen (Columbia, MD), John Bey (Atlanta, GA), Marion Munley (Scranton, PA), and Christopher Nace (Washington, DC).

^ Eggen, Dan (May 2, 2010). "Linda Lipsen to become head of American Association for Justice". The Washington Post. Retrieved 8 May 2015. ^ Jump up to: a b Fabian Witt, John (October 24, 2006). "First, Rename All the Lawyers". New York Times. Retrieved 8 May 2015. ^ "Official AAJ Website: About the AAJ". Archived from the original on 2007-03-22. Retrieved 2007-02-23. ^ Birnbaum, Jeffrey (November 30, 2007). "A Case of Trial Lawyers v. Trial Lawyers". The Washington Post. Retrieved 14 May 2015. ^ Kanu, Hassan (2021-06-10). "Arbitration's access-to-justice problems run wide and deep". Reuters. Retrieved 2022-02-17. ^ "Jayapal Bill Ends Forced Arbitration for Sexual Assault and Harassment Claims". Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal. 2021-07-14. Retrieved 2022-02-17. ^ "Attys Group Opposes Delayed Arbitration in Taco Bell Franchisee Class Action". Top Class Actions. 2022-01-11. Retrieved 2022-02-17. ^ "State Farm Insurance – When a Good Neighbor Becomes a Bad Neighbor". Samples Ames, PLLC. Retrieved 2022-02-17. ^ "House approves trucking insurance increase and hours-of-service delay". FreightWaves. 2020-07-01. Retrieved 2022-02-17. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-12-29. Retrieved 2011-03-26. ^ "Same Leopard, New Spots". Archived from the original on 2008-02-08. Retrieved 2011-03-26. — Preceding unsigned comment added by SRP1828 (talk • contribs) 15:21, 3 October 2023 (UTC)

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Seems like the party line. Thoughts? --Jastcy 17:25, 26 June 2006 (UTC)

Seems only slightly different than pages of other organizations.

For example, the ABA's page states "According to the ABA, it 'provides law school accreditation, continuing legal education, information about the law, programs to assist lawyers and judges in their work, and initiatives to improve the legal system for the public. The Mission of the American Bar Association is to be the national representative of the legal profession, serving the public and the profession by promoting justice, professional excellence and respect for the law.'"

To conform with this standard, I have added the language "ATLA's mission is..." It looks good to me now. It describes what the organization is, and what its stated mission is. jawesq 01:56, 26 July 2006 (UTC)

This page's title needs to be changed to American Association for Justice, as the ATLA has chnaged thier name. See the website. -Kim Culpepper 10:07, 7 February 2007

I changed a couple remaining refernces from ATLA to AAJ, but left a couple where it seems historically appropriate.--TjoeC (talk) 19:40, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

Criticism section
Criticism sections should be avoided. I've removed this criticism section because it seems to have been completely unsourced. --TS 00:08, 26 March 2011 (UTC)

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