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Rowland, Kara; Miller, S.A. (September 28, 2009). "Trial lawyers lobby sinks $6.2M in debt". Washington Times. Retrieved 8 May 2015.

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).

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