MEMBERSHIP

Become a Member

Membership is by invitation, only.  Any trial lawyer who is of high personal character and honorable reputation, and who is a member of the Bar of the State, province, district, territory or country in which he or she practices, and who has met the qualifications as prescribed in Article III, Section 2, may become a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates upon nomination, election, and payment of initiation fees and dues.

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For more information, please visit the National ABOTA website by clicking below.​​​​

Membership Requirements

Regardless of the number of trial experience equivalency points an applicant may have accumulated, an applicant MUST have tried at least 7 civil jury trials to jury verdict or hung jury as lead counsel for the minimum requirements to have been met, and those civil jury trials MUST be listed on the application. (All applications must first be approved by a local Chapter of ABOTA).