Organizations Filed Purposes:
ATRA IS A BROAD-BASED, BIPARTISAN COALITION THAT SUPPORTS CIVIL JUSTICE REFORM WITH THE GOAL OF ENSURING FAIRNESS, BALANCE AND PREDICTABILITY IN AMERICA'S LEGAL SYSTEM. ATRA KEEPS MEMBERS INFORMED OF PROPOSED CHANGES IN LEGISLATION AND CONDUCTS RESEARCH INTO THE LEGAL AND ECONOMIC ISSUES FACING TORT REFORM.
ENHANCING THE FAIRNESS, EFFICIENCY AND PREDICTABILITY OF THE TORT SYSTEM THROUGH PUBLIC EDUCATION AND LEGISLATIVE ENACTMENTS.
TO ENHANCE THE FAIRNESS, EFFICIENCY, AND PREDICTABILITY OF THE TORT SYSTEM THROUGH PUBLIC EDUCATION AND LEGISLATIVE ENACTMENTS. ATRA ACCOMPLISHES ITS LEGISLATIVE AGENDA BY WORKING WITH STATE TORT REFORM COALITIONS. IT IS A CLEARING-HOUSE FOR INFORMATION FROM APPROXIMATELY 40 STATE TORT REFORM COALITIONS. EACH FALL, ATRA HOSTS A PLANNING CONFERENCE AT WHICH COALITION LEADERS MEET TO DISCUSS PAST SUCCESSES AND FUTURE STRATEGIES. ATRA ALSO PREPARES EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS WHICH CARRY ITS MESSAGE DIRECTLY TO THE PUBLIC. ATRA HAS DEVELOPED A COMMUNICATIONS "TOOL-KIT" FOR USE BY LOCAL GRASSROOTS COALITIONS INTERESTED IN FIGHTING LAWSUIT ABUSE. EACH JUNE AND DECEMBER, ATRA PUBLISHES "THE TORT REFORM RECORD" TO RECORD THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE LATEST LEGISLATIVE YEAR. IT INCLUDES A TWO-PAGE, STATE-BY-STATE SUMMARY OF THE ATRA-SUPPORTED REFORMS ENACTED BY THE STATES SINCE 1986.
TO SUPPORT ACTIVITIES OF LEGISLATIVE COALITIONS IN EACH STATE BY KEEPING THEIR MEMBERS INFORMED, MOBILIZING THEM FOR ACTION AND KEEPING MEDIA ATTENTION FOCUSED ON THE NEED FOR CIVIL JUSTICE REFORM. ATRA'S WEEKLY "LEGISLATIVE WATCH," AVAILABLE ONLINE, VIA FAX AND E-MAIL, KEEPS MEMBERS ABREAST OF TORT REFORM AT THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL. ATRA'S "REFORMER" NEWSLETTER IS A QUARTERLY UPDATE OF ATRA ACTIVITIES AND CIVIL JUSTICE ISSUES. ATRA HAS ALSO PUBLISHED A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO CIVIL JUSTICE REFORM LAWS IN ALL 50 STATES.
TO SERVE AS THE NATION'S VOICE ON LAWSUIT ABUSE AND THE NEED FOR CIVIL JUSTICE REFORM. ATRA'S MEDIA RELATIONS PROGRAM ENSURES THAT THE MEDIA HEARS BOTH SIDES OF THE LEGAL REFORM DEBATE. ATRA EDITORIALS HAVE APPEARED IN SUCH NATIONAL NEWSPAPERS AS USA TODAY, AND REGIONAL DAILIES NATIONWIDE. IN IN ADDITION, ATRA EXPERTS HAVE APPEARED IN NBC NEWS, THE NEW YORK TIMES, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, THE WASHINGTON POST AND MANY OTHERS. ATRA ALSO PUBLISHES A LEGAL REFORM CHAMPIONS LIST TO RECOGNIZE AND PUBLICIZE THE EFFORTS OF LEGAL REFORMERS THROUGHOUT THE CIVIL JUSTICE COMMUNITY.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Sherman Joyce | PRESIDENT | 40 | $463,903 |
| Matthew Fullenbaum | DIRECTOR OF LEGISLATION | 40 | $189,600 |
| Lauren Jarrell | COUNCIL, CIVIL JUSTICE POLICY | 40 | $151,000 |
| J Stephen Stef Zielezienski | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Andrew C White | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Jack L Todd | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Eric Rucker | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Marcus Rayner | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Keesha-Lu Mitra | BOARD MEMBER (AS OF 4/19) | 2 | $0 |
| Lisa Mccraw | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Leah L Lorber | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Darrick A Lebeouf | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Molly M Jones | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Tim Goodrich | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Ashley A Garry | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Michael Freeman | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Michael J Elmendorf Ii | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| George Cox Iii | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Randolph Burns | BOARD MEMBER (AS OF 4/19) | 2 | $0 |
| Michael Burns | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Melvin Skip Braziel | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Doughlass Lampe | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
| Victor E Schwartz Esq | GENERAL COUNSEL | 2 | $0 |
| Robert Levy | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| Melissa H Brown | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Tamera Velasquez | VICE CHAIR & CHAIR ELECT | 2 | $0 |
| Seth R Lamont | CHAIRMAN | 2 | $0 |
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