American Board of Trial Advocates -

DALLAS, TX EIN: 95-4216564 Website

To foster improvement in the ethical and technical standards of practice in the field of advocacy for individuals in the civil justice system. The organization works to preserve the jury system and improve the skills of trial lawyers.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$4.4M

-3.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$210K

+110.8% YoY

Grant Count

6

+50.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$35K

+40.6% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$1M$3M$4M$6M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$4,390,030$4,551,549$4,638,145
Revenue$5,204,350$4,603,099$4,387,362
Expenses$5,365,869$4,689,695$4,539,642
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$9,631$6,009$3,754
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$65K$131K$196K$262K5 grants20200 grants202110 grants20224 grants20236 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 6 recipients in 2024

Foundation of the Americ…$161KCivics Learning Project$13KCivic Learning Council$10KUniversity of Wisconsin …$10KEast Texas Chapter of AB…$9KMarquette University Law…$8K

Grant Size Distribution

25 grants across all recorded years

21<$50K2$50–100K2$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Ms Andrea La'Verne EdneyNational President1
Mr Steven W QuattlebaumImmediate Past President1
Ms Jennifer Haltom DoanNational President-Elect1
Mr William D ShapiroNational Vice President1
Mr Craig M PetersTreasurer1
Ms Jill WebbSecretary1
Mr Frederick W JamesFoundation President1
Hon Jerome B AbramsABOTA National Appointee1
Ms Mary E AlexanderABOTA National Appointee1
Mr Pedro Raul Alvarez JrABOTA National Appointee1
Ms Hilary C BankerABOTA National Appointee1
Mr Christopher J BeemanABOTA National Appointee1
Mr Eugene Brown JrABOTA National Appointee1
Ms Karen C BurgessABOTA National Appointee1
Mr Joseph Alan CallierABOTA National Appointee1
Ms Adriana H CardenasABOTA National Appointee1
Mr Brian A CardozaABOTA National Appointee1
Mr David E CherryABOTA National Appointee1
Mr Robert A ColeABOTA National Appointee1
Mr John K CourtneyABOTA National Appointee1
Ms Cynthia DiggsABOTA National Appointee1
Mr Winford L Dunn JrABOTA National Appointee1
Mr Thomas S Edwards JrABOTA National Appointee1
Mrs Philippa Victoria EllisABOTA National Appointee1
Mr Curtis W Fenley IIIABOTA National Appointee1
Ms Kathleen A GallagherABOTA National Appointee1
Mr David G HalpernABOTA National Appointee1
Mr Charles L HenkeABOTA National Appointee1
Mr Wayne HoganABOTA National Appointee1
Mr R Bruce HurleyABOTA National Appointee1
Ms Alison D KennamerABOTA National Appointee1
Mr Shaun C KentABOTA National Appointee1
Ms Patricia J KerriganABOTA National Appointee1
Hon Nelly N KhouzamABOTA National Appointee1
Mr John H KimABOTA National Appointee1
Mr Daniel V KohlsABOTA National Appointee1
Mr Yoshiaki C KubotaABOTA National Appointee1
Ms Lynn M LeonardABOTA National Appointee1
Mr Stephen G LowryABOTA National Appointee1
Mrs Tracy W McCormackABOTA National Appointee1
Mrs Jessica Banahan McNeelABOTA National Appointee1
Mr Robert A MorgensternABOTA National Appointee1
Mr J Kevin MorrisonABOTA National Appointee1
Hon Wendell Mortimer JrABOTA National Appointee1
Ms Eileen O'NeillABOTA National Appointee1
Ms Dominique A PollaraABOTA National Appointee1
Mr Hans G PoppeABOTA National Appointee1
Mr Bryan R ReidABOTA National Appointee1
Mr Peter W RileyABOTA National Appointee1
Mr Wayne A Ritchie IIABOTA National Appointee1
Ms Renee E RothaugeABOTA National Appointee1
Ms Alice Chen SmithABOTA National Appointee1
Mr Steven A SpringerABOTA National Appointee1
Mr James E TammABOTA National Appointee1
Mr S Lester Tate IIIABOTA National Appointee1
Ms N Denise TaylorABOTA National Appointee1
Mr William M TolesABOTA National Appointee1
Ms Pamela S TrautABOTA National Appointee1
Mr Jamie D TravisABOTA National Appointee1
Ms Deborah S Tropp-ThompsonABOTA National Appointee1
Ms Kimberly ValentineABOTA National Appointee1
Mr Joshua A WhitmanABOTA National Appointee1
Mr Lish WhitsonABOTA National Appointee1
Mr Jeffrey A AdelmanNational Board Representative1
Mr Robert E Aldrich JrNational Board Representative1
Mr Joseph L Amos JrNational Board Representative1
Mr Mark E AndersonNational Board Representative1
Mr Breen ArntzNational Board Representative1
Mr Darryl E BakerNational Board Representative1
Hon Caroline E BakerNational Board Representative1
Mr Jack B BaldwinNational Board Representative1
Ms Stephanie A BallNational Board Representative1
Mr John A BanahanNational Board Representative1
Mr C Dennis Barrow JrNational Board Representative1
Mr John J BartonNational Board Representative1
Mr Thomas R BehmNational Board Representative1
Mr Charles A Bentley JrNational Board Representative1
Mr Scott S BethuneNational Board Representative1
Ms Adele BlackmoreNational Board Representative1
Mr Andrew Russell BlankNational Board Representative1
Ms Christine O BoydNational Board Representative1
Ms Angela Beranek BrandtNational Board Representative1
Ms Rebecca Leigh BrockNational Board Representative1
Ms Alice BrownNational Board Representative1
Mr Michael Scott BucciNational Board Representative1
Mr Benjamin C BunnNational Board Representative1
Mr Sean M BurkeNational Board Representative1
Mr Luis CardenasNational Board Representative1
Mr William L CarrNational Board Representative1
Ms Doris ChengNational Board Representative1
Mr William R ClaytonNational Board Representative1
Mr Richard B CollinsNational Board Representative1
Hon Christina ComstockNational Board Representative1
Mr Mark B ConnelyNational Board Representative1
Mr Dean M CordianoNational Board Representative1
Mr Bradley M CorsigliaNational Board Representative1
Mr R Scott CostantinoNational Board Representative1
Mr William T Counos IINational Board Representative1
Mr Bobby L DallasNational Board Representative1
Mr Robert J Dambrino IIINational Board Representative1
Mr Clarence DavisNational Board Representative1
Mr Jeffrey S DavisNational Board Representative1
Mr Alistair B DawsonNational Board Representative1
Mr Douglas M DeGraveNational Board Representative1
Mr Charles A DelucaNational Board Representative1
Mr Gilbert A DickinsonNational Board Representative1
Mr Brian C DretkeNational Board Representative1
Ms Terese Adele DrewNational Board Representative1
Mr Christopher A DugganNational Board Representative1
Mr Ricardo EcheverriaNational Board Representative1
Hon Andrew EdisonNational Board Representative1
Ms Laura EnriquezNational Board Representative1
Ms Christine EsserNational Board Representative1
Ms Bibianne U FellNational Board Representative1
Ms Sandra Laurel FordNational Board Representative1
Hon Bryan F FosterNational Board Representative1
Ms Elizabeth M FraleyNational Board Representative1
Mrs Stacy T GarciaNational Board Representative1
Mr Joseph A GerlingNational Board Representative1
Mr Robert F GoingsNational Board Representative1
Mr Jeffrey L GoodmanNational Board Representative1
Mr Robert Todd GoolsbyNational Board Representative1
Mr Gregory L GowanNational Board Representative1
Ms Wilma J GrayNational Board Representative1
Mr Stephen C GrebingNational Board Representative1
Mr Matthew D GreenNational Board Representative1
Mr Patrick J HagertyNational Board Representative1
Mr James M HartmanNational Board Representative1
Mr Aubrey B Harwell JrNational Board Representative1
Ms Ann HennisNational Board Representative1
Ms Corinne C HodakNational Board Representative1
Mr John H HowardNational Board Representative1
Mr David C HutchinsonNational Board Representative1
Mr Don JacksonNational Board Representative1
Ms Michelle C JenniNational Board Representative1
Mr Eric G KahnNational Board Representative1
Mr Joseph J Kalbac JrNational Board Representative1
Ms Kathleen Marie KassmannNational Board Representative1
Mr Roy R Kelly IVNational Board Representative1
Mr Clinton L KellyNational Board Representative1
Mr Paul Timothy KellyNational Board Representative1
Mr Donald Hamilton KiddNational Board Representative1
Mr Christopher E KnightNational Board Representative1
Ms Elizabeth L KolarNational Board Representative1
Mr Steven C LairdNational Board Representative1
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Mr Brent M LangdonNational Board Representative1
Mr Robert S LanninNational Board Representative1
Mr Mark E LarsonNational Board Representative1
Mr Moses LebovitsNational Board Representative1
Mr Thomas P LeffNational Board Representative1
Ms Jennifer C LesterNational Board Representative1
Mr Mark J LeWinterNational Board Representative1
Ms Letty LitchfieldNational Board Representative1
Mr Joe L LovellNational Board Representative1
Mr Reid Wm MartinNational Board Representative1
Mr Dwaine M MasseyNational Board Representative1
Hon Melissa S MayNational Board Representative1
Ms Mitzi S MayfieldNational Board Representative1
Mr Shawn J McCannNational Board Representative1
Mr Kevin J McCarthyNational Board Representative1
Hon Rosemary T McGuireNational Board Representative1
Ms Carrie E MeigsNational Board Representative1
Mr Marco MercaldoNational Board Representative1
Ms Sally MetcalfeNational Board Representative1
Ms Carmen S MitchellNational Board Representative1
Mr Robert L MitchellNational Board Representative1
Mr John MorrisonNational Board Representative1
Mr Charles D Neal JrNational Board Representative1
Mr Eliott V NixonNational Board Representative1
Mr Daniel J O'BrienNational Board Representative1
Mr Kenneth M OliverNational Board Representative1
Mr Simeon J OsbornNational Board Representative1
Hon John M PachecoNational Board Representative1
Mr Robert B PackerNational Board Representative1
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Mr Pete T PattersonNational Board Representative1
Mr Matthew R PearsonNational Board Representative1
Mr Michael F PerleyNational Board Representative1
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Mr Jeffrey PortnoyNational Board Representative1
Ms Ellen A PresbyNational Board Representative1
Mrs Christa Haggai RameyNational Board Representative1
Hon Elizabeth RayNational Board Representative1
Mr Manuel A RebosoNational Board Representative1
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Mr Gerald F RichmanNational Board Representative1
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Mr James R RosenNational Board Representative1
Ms Susan C RosenNational Board Representative1
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Mr Christopher J SchulteNational Board Representative1
Mr Daniel JT ScianoNational Board Representative1
Mr Daniel J Scully JrNational Board Representative1
Mr Wallace Whitney SealsNational Board Representative1
Mr Joseph W Shea IIINational Board Representative1
Mr Kirby D Shealy IIINational Board Representative1
Hon Daniel H SleetNational Board Representative1
Mr William B SmithNational Board Representative1
Mr Weston F SmithNational Board Representative1
Ms Laura W SpeedNational Board Representative1
Mr Ryan S SquiresNational Board Representative1
Mr Brian G StellerNational Board Representative1
Hon W Thomas SullinsNational Board Representative1
Mr John E SweeneyNational Board Representative1
Ms Jill P TelferNational Board Representative1
Mr Gary P ThimsenNational Board Representative1
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Mr Timothy S TomasikNational Board Representative1
Mr Alan David ToporekNational Board Representative1
Mr David D TowlerNational Board Representative1
Mr Eric V TrautNational Board Representative1
Ms Kristin A VanOrmanNational Board Representative1
Mr James A VarnerNational Board Representative1
Ms Alecia Walters-HindsNational Board Representative1
Mr David L WelchNational Board Representative1
Hon Coreen WilsonNational Board Representative1
Ms Teresa WinelandNational Board Representative1
Ms Maria L WinterNational Board Representative1
Mr Marquette WolfNational Board Representative1
Mr Salvatore J ZambriNational Board Representative1
Mr John A Zohlman IIINational Board Representative1
Mr Mark J ArndtChapter Board Member1
Mr Mark A AveraChapter Board Member1
Mr Steven Balson-CohenChapter Board Member1
Mr Patrick C BarryChapter Board Member1
Mr James E Beasley JrChapter Board Member1
Mr Alfred F BelcuoreChapter Board Member1
Mrs Tina M BellChapter Board Member1
Mr Jason S BellChapter Board Member1
Mr Lars BergChapter Board Member1
Ms Julianne BlanchChapter Board Member1
Mr Sammy M CacciatoreChapter Board Member1
Mr Eron Zachary CannonChapter Board Member1
Mr J Douglas ComptonChapter Board Member1
Mr Benjamin H Davidson IIChapter Board Member1
Ms Vivian DemasChapter Board Member1
Mr John N DemasChapter Board Member1
Ms Leslie DippelChapter Board Member1
Ms Ann C EmmerichChapter Board Member1
Mr James N FloydChapter Board Member1
Mr Baldemar Garcia JrChapter Board Member1
Mr William F GoodrichChapter Board Member1
Mr Jesse GubernatChapter Board Member1
Mr Christopher M HanlonChapter Board Member1
Mr S Ranchor Harris IIIChapter Board Member1
Mr Daniel HarwinChapter Board Member1
Mr Matthew B HayhurstChapter Board Member1
Ms Sheila P HiestandChapter Board Member1
Mr John A HobsonChapter Board Member1
Mr John C HowellChapter Board Member1
Ms Karen J HughesChapter Board Member1
Mr Thomas J Hurney JrChapter Board Member1
Mr Philip M HymansonChapter Board Member1
Mr Kevin A IsernChapter Board Member1
Mr Michael Robert JanesChapter Board Member1
Mr Thomas C JonesChapter Board Member1
Mr Thomas L KempChapter Board Member1
Ms A Laurie KollerChapter Board Member1
Mr Mark D LammersChapter Board Member1
Mr James R LanceChapter Board Member1
Mr Powell M Leitch IIIChapter Board Member1
Ms Angela E LordChapter Board Member1
Mr H Sam Mabry IIIChapter Board Member1
Mr Ronald D MajorChapter Board Member1
Mr John Scott MannChapter Board Member1
Mr John A MassalonChapter Board Member1
Mr Charles A MayrChapter Board Member1
Ms Teresa Fariss McClainChapter Board Member1
Ms Angela McGrawChapter Board Member1
Mr Scott L MendlesteinChapter Board Member1
Mr James Bryan MoseleyChapter Board Member1
Mr Joel D NelsonChapter Board Member1
Mr Mel C Orchard IIIChapter Board Member1
Mr Christopher W PhillipsChapter Board Member1
Mr David C PratherChapter Board Member1
Mr Thomas M PratoChapter Board Member1
Mr Simon B PurnellChapter Board Member1
Mr Greg G RizioChapter Board Member1
Mr Patrick RockChapter Board Member1
Mr W Stephen RodgersChapter Board Member1
Mr Carlos RodriguezChapter Board Member1
Mr Frank Sabo JrChapter Board Member1
Mr Andrew J SchwabaChapter Board Member1
Mr Geoffrey SessionsChapter Board Member1
Mr Charles A Stewart IIIChapter Board Member1
Mr Chad A SwansonChapter Board Member1
Mr Jeffrey M TillotsonChapter Board Member1
Mr Robert J WagonerChapter Board Member1
Mr John A Bailey JrChapter Board Member1
Ms Jill M WebbChapter Board Member1
Mr Andrew WeinstockChapter Board Member1
Mr Michael T WiseChapter Board Member1
Mr David Lincoln WoodardChapter Board Member1
Mr James E WrenChapter Board Member1
Mr Robert C BakerPast President1
Mr Luther J Battiste IIIPast President1
Mr Charles H BaumbergerPast President1
Mr Donald B BlackPast President1
Mr Henry J BogustPast President1
Mr David H BurrowPast President1
Mr William C CallahamPast President1
Mr Michael T CallahanPast President1
Mr Joel W Collins JrPast President1
Mr Daniel J CullitonPast President1
Mr James A GeorgePast President1
Mr John L HolcombPast President1
Mr H Gilbert JonesPast President1
Mr Don C KeenanPast President1
Mr F Dulin KellyPast President1
Hon Michael A LacagninaPast President1
Mr Craig LewisPast President1
Mr Michael P MaguirePast President1
Ms Cynthia McGuinnPast President1
Ms Donna M MelbyPast President1
Mr Edward J NevinPast President1
Mr Richard J O'KeeffePast President1
Mr John V PhelpsPast President1
Mr Gordon S Rather JrPast President1
Mr Mark P Robinson JrPast President1
Mr Ronald H RoudaPast President1
Mr Donald R ShultzPast President1
Mr Lewis R SiffordPast President1
Mr Patrick C SimekPast President1
Mr Robert N StonePast President1
Ms Grace WeatherlyPast President1
Mr Harry T WidmannPast President1
Mr Reece WilliamsPast President1
Brian TysonExecutive Director1
Nichole TabaskaFinance Director1
Sarah Wahlert KershAssociate Executive Director1
Molly McDonaldFoundation Associate Executive Director

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

9states
+1 more states

Cities

ArlingtonDallasKansas CityLawrenceLittle RockLubbockMadisonMilwaukeePierrePortlandSan AntonioSeattle

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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