International Academy of Trial Lawyers
The International Academy of Trial Lawyers exists to protect and promote the rule of law. Through its fellowship of distinguished trial lawyers from around the world, the academy advances legal excellence, judicial independence, and the pursuit of equal justice for all. Its mission is carried out through educational programs (meetings), international collaborations, and partnerships that strengthen legal systems and defend human rights worldwide.
International Academy of Trial Lawyers at a glance
In short: International Academy of Trial Lawyers gave $500K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $500K), mostly in Minnesota. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $500,000
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- Average grant
- $500,000
- Median grant
- $500,000
- Total assets
- $1,091,371
- -24.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Minnesota (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who International Academy of Trial Lawyers funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was International Academy of Trial Lawyers Foundation ($500K).
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 2 (50%).
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $14K (2021) to $500K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $500K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| International Academy of Trial Lawyers Foundation Roseville, MN | Grant Assistance | $500,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,091,371 | $1,761,621 | $2,045,482 | $500,000 | 1 | $26,562 |
| 2024 | $1,441,415 | $2,769,504 | $2,378,069 | — | — | $29,579 |
| 2023 | $1,383,208 | $1,734,389 | $1,905,883 | — | — | $3,565 |
| 2022 | $1,303,764 | $2,098,757 | $2,200,866 | — | — | $4,007 |
| 2021 | $1,276,761 | $1,068,854 | $983,091 | $13,800 | 1 | $150,527 |
| 2020 | $1,317,046 | $830,093 | $907,055 | — | — | $47,734 |
About International Academy of Trial Lawyers
Based on IRS filings
International Academy of Trial Lawyers is a public charity, based in Roseville, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $500K. Net investment income was $27K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
International Academy of Trial Lawyers is led by Joe H. Tucker Jr., President since 2025 (on filings since 2020); none of the 54 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Joe H. Tucker Jr.
President
Vice President → President-Elect, 2024
President-Elect → President, 2025
On filings since 2020
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Janel Kuebker
Executive Director
New on the 2025 filing
35 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Craig Mannarino
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dominique Pollara
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Doris Cheng
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
F. Gregory Barnhart
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Fred Cunningham
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gordon Capern
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Harley Tropin
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Gilligan
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Micheaels
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jonathan Lisus
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Melody Piazza
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Monique Jilesen
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Russell Hardin Jr.
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ted Schmidt
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Terence O'Connor
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Thomas Edwards Jr.
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Walter Comerford Jr.
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Adam Malone
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alexander De Zordo
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Arthur Vertlieb
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jan Little
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jason Konvicka
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Randi McGinn
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ricky Raven
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sean Domnick
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stanley Garnett
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Todd Smith
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Kaveny
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
George Haley
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joseph Markson
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Mulholland
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Daniel Iracki
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gordon Netzorg
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jan Conlin
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kathy Patrick
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Daniel L. Clayton
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ernest F. Teitell
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Rice
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Patrick J. Stueve
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Patrick W. Mizell
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paul H. Le Vay
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rahul Ravipudi
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rich Newsome
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sean M. Cleary
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Theresa M. Bevilacqua
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brian Gover
Dean
Secretary-Treasurer → Secretary & Treasurer, 2023
Secretary & Treasurer → Dean, 2025
On filings since 2020
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Craig Peters
Vice President
Secretary of International Relations → Dean, 2024
Dean → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2022
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gregory Wells
Secretary & Treasurer
Director → Secretary & Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2022
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
James Roy
President-Elect
Dean → Vice President, 2024
Vice President → President-Elect, 2025
On filings since 2022
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Antoinette Collignon
Secretary of International Relations
Director → Secretary of International Relations & Director, 2024
Secretary of International Relations & Director → Secretary of International Relations, 2025
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
James Wyatt
Dean
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kalpana Srinivasan
Dean
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (50)
- Former: Bernard Amyot (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Daniel Shulman (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Debra Pole (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Francis Dibble Jr. (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: James Kreindler (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: James Rogers (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Janel Fick (2020–2024) — Executive Director
- Former: Joseph Cotchett (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Karen Burgess (2020–2024) — President
- Former: Lynn Johnson (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Michael Griffinger (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: R. Parker White (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Michael Collins (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Michael Demetrio (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Michelle Awad (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Michelle Parfitt (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Charla Aldous (2024) — Director
- Former: Kathleen Flynn Peterson (2020–2023) — President
- Former: Eddie Walker (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Jane Michaels (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Lisa Blue (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Marda Sydnor (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Augusta Dowd (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Elaine Bredehoft (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Heinrich Hempel (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: James Bartimus (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Jeffrey Raynes (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Nancy Cohen (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Paul Sreenan Sc (2020–2022) — President
- Former: Robert Finnerty (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Roman Silberfeld (2020–2022) — Past President
- Former: William Smith (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: A. Clifford Edwards (2020–2021) — Past President
- Former: Christine Spagnoli (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Cynthia Chihak (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: David Barniville (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Harvey Kurzweil (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Howard Coker (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Howard Scher (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: John Scarola (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Julius Glickman (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Kaveh Shahi (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Labella McCallum (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Lawrence Farese (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Michael Atkinson (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Michael Demarco (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Richard Sinkfield (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Robert Jones (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Stuart Grossman (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Walter Lack (2020–2021) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about International Academy of Trial Lawyers
How much does International Academy of Trial Lawyers give each year?
International Academy of Trial Lawyers gave $500K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.
How large is International Academy of Trial Lawyers?
International Academy of Trial Lawyers reported $1.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.8M.
Where does International Academy of Trial Lawyers operate?
International Academy of Trial Lawyers has awarded grants in Minnesota, Texas.
What is International Academy of Trial Lawyers's EIN?
International Academy of Trial Lawyers's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-1833293. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
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