CAPITAL AREA TRIAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION
EIN 74-2575118 · Professional Societies & Associations - Crime & Legal-Related (I03)
What they do
to PROMOTE THE PUBLICS RIGHT of UNRESTRICTED ACCESS to THE COURTS and JURY SYSTEM, to FACILITATE THE EXCHANGE of KNOWLEDGE and RESOURCES AMONG TRIAL LAWYERS, to EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THE VITAL ROLE of TRIAL LAWYERS IN SOCIETY, to INFORM THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THREATS to THE JUSTICE SYSTEM, to RESPOND to PUBLIC ATTACKS THAT THREATEN THE JUSTICE SYSTEM, and to ENCOURAGE COOPERATION AMONG LAWYERS ENGAGED IN THE FURTHERANCE of SUCH OBJECTIVES.
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Board and leadership roster (13)
BILL ROSSICKDIRECTOR
CHRISTINA GARCIA CHAPPELLSECRETARY/TREASURER
COURTNEY GRAHAMDIRECTOR
HAYDEN BRIGGLEPRESIDENT
JONATHAN CLARKDIRECTOR
JOSHUA FOGELMANINCOMING PRESIDENT
JUSTIN DEMERATHDIRECTOR
LAURA RAMOSDIRECTOR
MICHAEL GUAJARDODIRECTOR
MICHAEL SINGLEYDIRECTOR
MICHELLE CHENGPAST PRESIDENT
SALLY METCALFEDIRECTOR
TODD KELLYDIRECTOR
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2013
- Location
- 1220 COLORADO ST STE 500, AUSTIN, TX 78701-1814
- County
- Travis
- In care of
- % MR DAN CHRISTENSEN
- Primary officer
- JOSHUA FOGELMAN, PRESIDENT
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- July 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- ATCHLEY & ASSOCIATES LLP
- NTEE classification
- Professional Societies & Associations - Crime & Legal-Related (I03)
- IRS tax category
- Professional Societies & Associations
- Grant-giving organization
- Yes