Membership
MEMBERSHIP – Invitation Only
A Professional, Educational, and Business Organization of Trial Attorneys.
Membership into The National Trial Lawyers is limited to the Top 100 Trial Lawyers from each state.
Selection for The National Trial Lawyers is extended to civil plaintiff and criminal defense attorneys by special invitation. Candidates are considered for membership in The National Trial Lawyers based on superior qualifications, leadership, reputation, influence, stature, and profile in the Trial Lawyer community.

"The jury system has come to stand for all we mean by English justice, because so long as a case has to be scrutinized by twelve honest men [and women], defendant and plaintiff alike have a safeguard from arbitrary perversion of the law."
– Winston Churchill

Affirmative Statement of Support:
“The National Trial Lawyers is not affiliated in any way with the American Association for Justice (AAJ) but does endorse, encourage, and support membership of all trial lawyers in that organization.”
Michelle Swanner
Executive Director
The National Trial Lawyers



