TBI Litigation Group Membership

Interested in becoming a member of the AAJ’s TBI Litigation Group? Read on to learn more about the benefits of membership or to submit your application.

Why Become a TBILG Member?

The science says that a significant percentage of personal injury victims suffer traumatic brain injuries. Yet despite how far the research has come in the last few decades, successfully arguing these cases is harder than ever. TBIs remain hard to prove, are often diagnosed late, myths still abound, and juries don’t always take the science at face value unless you can put all the complex puzzle pieces together for them in a way that resonates.

Our goal is to ensure you get the support you need to tackle these challenging cases successfully, be a better advocate for TBI victims in your community, and get more (and better) TBI cases—and all for annual dues of just $150.

What’s Included?

As a TBI Litigation Group member, you’ll have access to:

Personal Expertise

By joining the TBI Litigation Group listserv and member community, you’ll be able to ask questions, share insights and learnings, and consult with many of the nation’s top TBI trial attorneys on your toughest TBI cases.

Resource Library

Get the latest medical expert information, scientific literature on brain injuries, and expert damage information that can help you build a better case, be a better advocate for your clients, and be more persuasive in front of an insurance company or jury.

Educational Opportunities

The TBI Litigation Group regularly hosts top speakers at in-person and online events throughout the year (both at regular AAJ conferences and independently). We also publish a semi-annual newsletter.

How to Join

Membership in the TBI Litigation Group is open to Regular, Sustaining, Leaders Forum, President’s Club, and Life members of the American Association for Justice.

Applications are subject to review. Before joining the group, all prospective members must sign an affidavit. Members pay annual dues of $150.

Membership Application

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Step 1 of 2 - Membership Application

First Name*

Last Name*

Name of Firm*

Email*

Address*

Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP / Postal Code Country

Office Phone Number*

Fax Number

AAJ ID #*

This must be included in your application. If you do not know your number, call AAJ at 202.965.3500 or 800.424.2725, ext. 8611.

State Bar #*

Year Admitted to Practice*

Practice Area*

Type of AAJ Membership*

Regular

Sustaining

President’s Club

Life

Leaders Forum

Completing this application and joining TBILG automatically lists your contact information in the searchable membership directory on the TBILG website, which is only accessible to TBILG members. If your AAJ membership or TBILG membership lapses, access to the TBILG website will be revoked.

Full Name*

I hereby affirm:

I am a Regular, Life or Sustaining member of the American Association for Justice (formerly ATLA) in goodstanding. My AAJ Membership number is:*

I am a member in good standing of the bar(s) of:*

3. In my capacity as an attorney, I, and all members of my firm, only represent plaintiffs in traumatic brain injury cases, as well as only plaintiffs in other types of injury or wrongful death cases. I do not and will not work, in any capacity, with and/or for and/or be retained as an expert witness on behalf of a tortfeasor or their insurer, corporation, insurance company and/or defense attorney, their agents, employees or independent contractors and/or other form of entity in the defense of any matter involving a claim of traumatic brain injury, injury or wrongful death; unless such representation is engaged in as a part of, in relation to or ancillary to representing a person’s interests as a plaintiff. Applications for exemption shall be made available to any applicant not able to meet the strict requirements of this membership affidavit. Applications for exemption shall be submitted to current officers and shall be granted if the officers unanimously determine the applicant and his firm do not violate the spirit of this affidavit and interests of members of the Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group and such other conditions as the current officers may impose.

4. As an attorney, or in any other capacity, I agree that any material received from the litigation group will not be given or used to assist any attorney, individual or insurance carrier in the defense of any case.

5. I desire to work in concert with other members attorneys representing plaintiffs in similar traumatic brain injury cases in a cooperative effort to assist in achieving our common interest to prepare and fairly resolve individual cases properly.

6. I will not disclose any portion of, or any copies of, any information obtained from this Group to any insurer, corporation, insurance company and/or defense attorney or affiliated entity, their agents, employees, independent contractors, or to any person, firm or entity where the materials may be seen, copied, accessed, or otherwise reached by any insurer, corporation, insurance company and/or defense attorney or affiliated entities.

7. I will not make recordings of any of the Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group meeting or proceedings or any portion thereof without the written permission of the Group’s Chair.

8. I will fully and candidly share all relevant traumatic brain injury litigation information, documents and other materials with other members of the Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group.

9. I will resist the defense’s request for secrecy orders which prohibit information sharing and restrict access to information needed by traumatic brain injuries victims; however, I will at all times abide by such secrecy orders where they have been court-ordered.

10. I will not disclose information of a strategic nature to non-members if such disclosure would compromise the interests of members and their clients who are victims of traumatic brain injury.

11. I will not share, show, reveal, or disclose any information, documents, indices, or materials directly obtained from the Litigation Group, its members, or the AAJ Exchange, nor will I sell or distribute the information unless ordered to do so by a court of competent jurisdiction.

12. I will notify a Chair of the Group of any outside request which is made to obtain the index or any materials obtained from or through the Group, and I will resist any such attempts.

13. I understand that there will be a dues obligation to the Litigation Group, initially $150 but subject to reasonably necessary increases from time to time. The membership period runs from August 1st to July 31st of each year.

14. I understand that my initial and continued membership in this Litigation Group is contingent upon the payment of dues, membership in AAJ, membership in good standing of the Bar, and my ongoing commitment to the principles and representations made above on which I fully appreciate that my colleagues are strictly relying.

15. I understand that I am not entitled as a matter of right to be a member of this Litigation Group, nor do I have anyobligation to join, and that I will be entitled to remain in the Group at this meeting or at any subsequent meetingonly to the extent that I fully comply with the above written representations and subject to the prevailing rules,regulations, and guidelines for AAJ litigation groups in general and the Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group inparticular.

16. By joining this Litigation Group and providing my contact information, including email address, I consent and permission for AAJ to add me to the corresponding AAJ Litigation Group list server to receive emails from AAJ members and AAJ on the list server.

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