American Tort Reform Association

About This Association

The American Tort Reform Association is the nation’s first organization exclusively dedicated to reforming the civil justice system. We are a nationwide network of state-based legal reform coalition organizations backed by 142,000 grassroots supporters with an unparalleled track record of legislative success. ATRA was founded in 1986 by the American Council of Engineering Companies and was joined shortly thereafter by the American Medical Association. Since that time, ATRA has worked to bring greater fairness, predictability and efficiency to America’s civil justice system. Those efforts have resulted in the enactment of state and federal laws that make the system fairer for everyone. Further, ATRA is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization with affiliated coalitions in more than 40 states. It is the nation’s first organization dedicated exclusively to tort reform and liability reform through public education and the enactment of legislation. ATRA’s membership is diverse and includes nonprofits, small and large companies, as well as state and national trade, business and professional associations.

Publications

Legislative Watch, weekly; The Reformer, quarterly. Newsletter

Conventions

Annual

Specialties:

1. Financial

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