American Board of Trial Advocates
An honorary association of experienced trial lawyers from both sides of the bar, dedicated to preserving the civil jury trial and the seventh amendment
Peer societies
Five societies American Board of Trial Advocates is read alongside.
ACTL
American College of Trial Lawyers
An invited fellowship of the continent's most accomplished trial lawyers, capped so that scarcity itself…
AAJ
American Association for Justice
The national community of trial lawyers who represent people and hold the civil jury system as a public good…
151 companies named
DVDB
DRI - The Voice of the Defense Bar
The national organization of civil defense attorneys, sharpening the craft and speaking for the defense side…
74 companies named
IADC
International Association of Defense Counsel
A selective, invitation based association of corporate and insurance defense attorneys, cultivating the…
14 companies named
NACA
National Association of Consumer Advocates
A national association of attorneys and advocates who represent consumers against unfair and deceptive…
6 companies named
Who backs ABTA
No public supporter list found as of September 2026.
Who backs American Board of Trial Advocates's peers, but not American Board of Trial Advocates
Companies named publicly by at least one of American Board of Trial Advocates's five peer societies, and not found in American Board of Trial Advocates's reviewed public records.
The outside view
An honorary association of experienced trial lawyers from both sides of the bar, dedicated to preserving the civil jury trial and the seventh amendment
- Authority
- Preserve
- Outward
- Volunteer
Their shape
The Legacy
Faithful to what was handed down.
The Legacy is devoted to continuity, carrying a tradition and an identity across generations. Its gift is stability and deep institutional memory, its challenge is making room for change.
Also reads toward The Citadel and The Guild.
Strengths
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