American Association For Justice

Mission

The mission of the association shall be to:seek justice for all. . . Preserve the constitutional right to trial by jury. . . Prevent injury from occurring. . . Champion the cause of those who deserve redress for injury to person or property. . . Promote the public good through concerted efforts to secure safe products, a safe workplace, a clean environment, and quality health care. . . Further the rule of law and the civil justice system, and protect the rights of the accused. . . Inspire excellence in advocacy through training and education. . . Encourage cooperation among members. . . Advance the common law and the finest traditions of jurisprudence. . . Uphold the honor and dignity of the legal profession and the highest standards of ethical conduct and integrity.

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Programs

Public affairs - monitoring state and federal legislative and regulatory activities affecting the trial law profession. membership services - offered to further the mission of the american association for justice, include the following:--conventions - information exchange through meetings and education held twice a year for members; more than 2,000 lawyers attend conventions--legal research- gathering case materials and decisions, verdicts and settlements, and state and federal legislative and regulatory activities affecting the trial law profession and sharing materials and knowledge among members--member groups-information exchange and sharing knowledge about the trial law profession through four caucuses, a division, 18 sections, and more than 100 litigation groups. --publications-trial magazine, which provides timely, relevant, and practical news and information that our members can apply in their trial law profession, sent to all members as well as some judges and law libraries, published in print monthly; trial news, the magazine's twice-monthly e-newsletter, goes to all aaj members every other thursday; practice-specific law reporters, which provide case facts, decisions, settlements and verdicts , and experts, published in print bimonthly and online monthly; and, member group newsletters, covering legislative issues, case developments, practice tips, and trial techniques, delivered online two to four times a year. national campaign support - the national capital support program represents the pac, which is a nonprofit, unincorporated multi-candidate political action committee that is not affiliated with any political party or candidate. The pac solicits, accepts, and receives voluntary and personal political contributions and makes distributions to support candidacies of selected individuals for federal elective public office, as well as authorized political committees. The pac is a separate segregated fund exempt from tax on contributions under section 527, but subject to income tax on its investment income.

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