NATIONAL BOARD OF TRIAL ADVOCACY IN FKA NATIONAL BOARD OF LEGAL SPECIAL
EIN 04-2996246 · International, Foreign Affairs & National Security (I80D)
What they do
THE ORGANIZATION is DEVOTED to IMPROVING THE QUALITY of TRIAL ADVOCACY and AIDING CONSUMERS IN THEIR SELECTION of EXPERIENCED LEGAL REPRESENTATION. THE ORGANIZATION OFFERS BOARD CERTIFICATION IN CIVIL TRIAL LAW, CIVIL PRACTICE ADVOCACY. COMPLEX LITIGATION, CRIMINAL TRIAL LAW, FAMILY TRIAL LAW, PATENT LITIGATION, SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY LAW, and TRUCK ACCIDENT LAW.
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They name their leaders33 people are listed in the latest report.
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JOHN HEDSTROMPAST EXEC DI
JULIE TOMASETTIASSISTANT DI
PROFESSOR SARA JACOBSONDIRECTOR
KATHIE PERRYPRESIDENT EL
KATHRYN SNAPKADIRECTOR
KEITH CLIFFORDPAST PRESIDE
MIKE T KELLEYDIRECTOR
PHYLLIS J CULPDIRECTOR
PROFESSOR JAMES WRENPRESIDENT
KAREN ROBERTSDIRECTOR
PROFESSOR STEPHEN WIZNERDIRECTOR
PROFESSOR TRACY MCCORMACKIMMD PAST PR
RENA LEIZERMANDIRECTOR
ROBERTSON H WENDTVICE PRESIDE
SHARON COLLIERDIRECTOR
WENDY WEISSDIRECTOR
WILLIAM JUNGBAUERDIRECTOR
WILLIAM SHERWOODDIRECTOR
KARI ANN FONTEDIRECTOR
ADEWALE ODETUNDEDIRECTOR
JUSTIN S KAHNDIRECTOR
JUDGE MELISSA S MAYDIRECTOR
JOSEPH A FRIEDDIRECTOR
JOSEPH CAMERLENGODIRECTOR
JOHN BLUMBERGDIRECTOR
JANET FRANKELDIRECTOR
JAMES M RICHARDSONIMMEDIATE PA
JAMES M COLAWDIRECTOR
JACK MCGEHEEDIRECTOR
GARY W MCNEILDIRECTOR
ELIZABETH M FRALEYDIRECTOR
ELIZABETH LINDSAYPRESIDENT
CHARI KELLYDIRECTOR
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1988
- Location
- 850 FRANKLIN ST STE 8, WRENTHAM, MA 02093-2406
- County
- Norfolk
- In care of
- % MELISSA STERNBACH
- Primary officer
- JULIE TOMASETTI, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
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Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- GOLDBERG & ASSOCIATES CPAS
- NTEE classification
- International, Foreign Affairs & National Security (I80D)