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American Assn for Justice

In 1946, a group of plaintiffs' attorneys involved in workers' compensation litigation founded the National Association of Claimants' Compensation Attorneys . As their work broadened beyond workers' compensation, 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. In 1972, these groups merged as the Association of Trial Lawyers of America . In 1977, ATLA's headquarters moved from Boston to Washington, D.C. Today, the American Association for Justice is a broad-based, international coalition of attorneys, law professors, paralegals, and law students. Wikipedia*

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American Assn for Justice has hosted 6 events in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first program was a 1990 Forum. The year with the highest average number of views per video was 1992 with an average of 432 views per video. Most appearances with George Trubow (2), Devra L. Davis (2), Steven McGonigle (2). Most common tags: Judicial Process, Gender Issues.

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    Civil Rights Issues

    Fred Gray spoke about his law career and his involvement in the civil rights movement, particularly civil rights in Alabama. …

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    Women in Politics

    The Association of Trial Lawyers hosted a discussion on the involvement of women in politics. House Minority Leader Nancy Pel…

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    Sex Bias in the Boardroom

    The forum discussed the challenges and opportunities faced by women attorneys. The topics of the seminar ranged from the hist…

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    Keeping Secrets: Justice on Trial

    An issue discussed among lawyers, judges and journalists is whether or not court records should be sealed and, if they are se…

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