2025-11-15T09:18:29-06:00 2024-12-31 753218994 JONES & MCINTYRE PLLC 6506 LOISDALE ROAD SUITE 330 SPRINGFIELD VA 22150 990 2024-01-01 521464785 AMERICAN TORT REFORM ASSOCIATION AMER 2026821163 1101 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW 400 WASHINGTON DC 20036 SHERMAN JOYCE PRESIDENT 2026821163 2025-11-15 1 0 JOEY JAY JONES CPA P00229534 7038664500 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z SHERMAN JOYCE 1101 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW 400 WASHINGTON DC 20036 5542442 0 X WWW.ATRA.ORG X 1986 DC THE NATION'S FIRST ORGANIZATION EXCLUSIVELY DEDICATED TO REPAIRING OUR CIVIL JUSTICE SYSTEM. 30 29 10 25 0 0 0 0 4770424 5525356 2255 17086 0 0 4772679 5542442 170000 1675276 0 0 1473551 1655233 0 0 0 3534548 1619013 5178099 4949522 -405420 592920 2588023 3012831 1258135 1099192 1329888 1913639 X SEE SCHEDULE O 0 0 SEE SCHEDULE O TO SUPPORT ACTIVITIES OF LEGISLATIVE COALITIONS IN EACH STATE BY KEEPING THEIR MEMBERS INFORMED, MOBILIZING THEM FOR ACTION AND KEEPING MEDIA ATTENTION FOCUSED ON THE NEED FOR CIVIL JUSTICE REFORM. ATRA'S WEEKLY "LEGISLATIVE WATCH", AVAILABLE ONLINE, VIA FAX AND E-MAIL, KEEPS MEMBERS ABREAST OF TORT REFORM AT THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL. ATRA'S "REFORMER" NEWSLETTER IS A QUARTERLY UPDATE OF ATRA ACTIVITIES AND CIVIL JUSTICE ISSUES. ATRA HAS ALSO PUBLISHED A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO CIVIL JUSTICE REFORM LAWS IN ALL 50 STATES. TO SERVE AS THE NATION'S VOICE ON LAWSUIT ABUSE AND THE NEED FOR CIVIL JUSTICE REFORM. ATRA'S MEDIA RELATIONS PROGRAM ENSURES THAT THE MEDIA HEARS BOTH SIDES OF THE LEGAL REFORM DEBATE. ATRA EDITORIALS HAVE APPEARED IN SUCH NATIONAL NEWSPAPERS AS USA TODAY, AND REGIONAL DAILIES NATIONWIDE. IN ADDITION, ATRA EXPERTS HAVE APPEARED IN NBC NEWS, THE NEW YORK TIMES, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, THE WASHINGTON POST AND MANY OTHERS. ATRA ALSO PUBLISHES A LEGAL REFORM CHAMPIONS LIST TO RECOGNIZE AND PUBLICIZE THE EFFORTS OF LEGAL REFORMERS THROUGHOUT THE CIVIL JUSTICE COMMUNITY. THE "JUDICIAL HELLHOLES" PROGRAM WILL MONITOR PROBLEMATIC JURISDICTIONS, AS DOCUMENTED IN ATRA'S REPORT "BRINGING JUSTICE TO JUDICIAL HELLHOLES", AND THE JUDGES THAT PRESIDE OVER THEM. "JUDICIAL HELLHOLES" ARE CITIES, COUNTIES, OR JUDICIAL DISTRICTS THAT ATTRACT LAWSUITS FROM AROUND THE NATION OR THE REGION BECAUSE THEY ARE CORRECTLY PERCEIVED AS VERY PLAINTIFF-FRIENDLY JURISDICTIONS. 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X X 0 1 0 SHERMAN JOYCE PRESIDENT 558966 0 0 0 0 0 49472 0 30451 0 638889 0 0 0 MATTHEW FULLENBAUM DIR OF LEGISLATION 241000 0 0 0 0 0 10845 0 9969 0 261814 0 0 0 LAUREN JARRELL DIR & COUNCIL CILIL JUSTIC 227500 0 0 0 0 0 10013 0 1482 0 238995 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 4B SHERMAN JOYCE, PRESIDENT, PARTICIPATED IN A NONQUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE 457(F). THE CONTRIBUTION TO THE PLAN DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 WAS $33,947. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 1, ORGANIZATION'S MISSION: THE AMERICAN TORT REFORM ASSOCIATION (ATRA) IS THE NATION'S FIRST ORGANIZATION EXCLUSIVELY DEDICATED TO REPAIRING OUR CIVIL JUSTICE SYSTEM. ATRA FIGHTS IN CONGRESS, IN STATE LEGISLATURES, AND IN THE COURTS TO CREATE A FAIRER CIVIL JUSTICE SYSTEM FOR ALL. WE IDENTIFY AND CHAMPION ELECTED OFFICIALS AND JUDGES WHO WANT TO FIX THE SYSTEM. OUR MISSION IS TO SEE REAL JUSTICE IN OUR COURTS. IN THE MEDIA, WE SERVIE AS THE NATIONAL VOICE OF THE CIVIL JUSTICE REFORM MOVEMENT. TODAY, AMEICA'S $429 BILLION TORT SYSTEM IS THE MOST EXPENSIVE IN THE INDUSTRIALIZED WORLD. AGGRESSIVE PERSONAL INJURY LAWYERS TARGET CERTAIN PROFESSIONS, INDUSTRIES AND INDIVIDUAL COMPANIES AS PROFIT CENTERS. THEY SYSTEMATICALLY RECRUIT CLIENTS WHO MAY NEVER HAVE SUFFERED A REAL ILLNES OR INJURY AND USE SCARE TACTICS, COMBINED WITH THE PROMISE OF AWARDS, TO BRING THESE PEOPLE INTO MASSIVE CLASS-ACTION LAWSUITS. THEY EFFECTIVELY TAP THE MEDIA TO RALLY SENTIMENT FOR MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR PUNITIVE DAMAGE AWARDS. THIS LEADS MANY COMPANIES TO SETTLE QUESTIONABLE LAWSUITS JUST TO STAY OUT OF COURT. THESE LAWSUITS ARE BAD FOR BUSINESS; THEY ARE ALSO BAD FOR SOCIETY. THEY COMPROMISE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE, PUNISH CONSUMERS BY RAISING THE COST OF GOODS AND SERVICES, CHILL INNOVATION, AND UNDERMINE THE NOTION OF PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY. THE PERSONAL INJURY LAWYERS WHO BNEFIT FROM THE STATUS QUO USE THEIR FEES TO PERPETUATE THE CYCLE OF LAWSUIT ABUSE. THEY HAVE INVESTED MILLIONS OF DOLLARS INTO THE POLITICAL PROCEESS AND IN MORE LITITGATION THAT ACTS AS A DRAG ON OUR ECONOMY. SOME HAVE COMPARED THE POLITICAL AND JUDICIAL INFLUENCE OF THE PERSONAL INJURY BAR TO A FOURTH BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT. ATRA WORKS TO COUNTER THAT INFLUENCE BY CHALLENGING THIS STATUS QUO AND CONTINUALLY LEADING THE FIGHT FOR COMMONSENSE REFORMS IN THE STATES, CONGRESS AND THE COURT OF PUBLIC OPINION. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENT: TO ENHANCE THE FAIRNESS, EFFICIENCY, AND PREDICTABILITY OF THE TORT SYSTEM THROUGH PUBLIC EDUCATION AND LEGISLATIVE ENACTMENTS. ATRA ACCOMPLISHES ITS LEGISLATIVE AFENDA BY WORKING WITH STATE TORT REFORM COALITIONS. IT IS A CLEARING-HOUSE FOR INFORMATION FROM APPROXIMATELY 40 STATE TORT REFORM COALITIONS. EACH FALL, ATRA HOSTS A PLANNING CONFERENCE AT WHICH COALITION LEADERS MEET TO DISCUSS PAST SUCCESSES AND FUTURE STRATEGIES. ATRA ALSO PREPARES EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS WHICH CARRY ITS MESAGE DIRECTLY TO THE PUBIC. ATRA HAS DEVELOPED A COMMUNICATIONS "TOOL KIT" FOR USE BY LOCAL GRASSROOTS COALITIONS INTERESTED IN FIGHTING LAWSUIT ABUSE. EACH JUNE AND DECEMBER, ATRA PUBLISHES "THE TORT REFORM RECORD" TO RECORD THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE LATEST LEGISLATIVE YEAR. IT INCLUDES A TWO-PAGE, STATE-BY-STATE SUMMARY OF THE ATRA-SUPPORTED REFORMS ENACTED BY THE STATES SINCE 1986. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE ASSOCIATION HAS DUES PAYING MEMBERS. ATRA'S MEMBERSHIP IS DIVERSE AND INCLUDES NONPROFITS, SMALL AND LARGE COMPANIES, AS WELL AS, STATE AND NATIONAL TRADE, BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS. THERE ARE THREE CLASSES OF MEMBERS: CLASS A, CLASS B, AND ASSOCIATE. CLASS A MEMBERS ARE ANY ORGANIZATION WHICH IS NOT AN INSURER, LAW FIRM OR ASSOCIATION OF INSURERS OR LAWYERS. CLASS B MEMBERS CONSIST OF ALL OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND ASSOCIATE MEMBERS ARE ANY INDIVIDUAL. ASSOCIATE MEMBERS MAY BE CONSIDERED HONORARY MEMBERS IF THE INDIVIDUAL HAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE ASSOCIATION'S MISSION THROUGH THEIR DECISION MAKING, LEADERSHIP OR SCHOLARSHIP. CLASS A MEMBERS HAVE VOTING RIGHTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE ELECTED BY A MAJORITY OF CLASS A MEMBERS VOTING IN PERSON OR BY PROXY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A DRAFT OF THE 990 IS PROVIDED TO MANAGEMENT FOR REVIEW. A COMPLETE COPY IS CIRCULATED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES ARE GIVEN A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND ARE REQUIRED TO RETURN IT TO THE ASSOCIATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE PRESIDENT OF THE ASSOCIATION'S COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WHO USES COMPENSATION SURVEYS AND ASAE DATA. ALL OTHER KEY EMPLOYEE'S COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY THE PRESIDENT WHO REVIEWS COMPENSATION SURVEYS AND ASAE DATA TO MAKE THE DECISION ON APPROPRIATE COMPENSATION LEVELS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ASSOCIATION WOULD CONSIDER MAKING GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC IF REQUESTED TO DO SO. HOWEVER, THESE DOCUMENTS ARE TYPICALLY NOT MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, CONSISTING OF THE CHAIR, THE CHAIR ELECT, THE IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR, THE PRESIDENT, THE GENERAL COUNSEL, THE SECRETARY AND THE TREASURER SHALL, BETWEEN MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, HAVE AND MAY EXERCISE, SO FAR AS MAY BE PERMITTED BY LAW, FULL AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE ASSOCIATION EXCEPT THAT THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MAY NOT CHANGE, SUPPLEMENT OR REPEAL THE ASSOCIATION'S ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OR THE BYLAWS, MAY NOT FILL VACANCIES ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, MAY NOT ELECT OFFICERS, MAY NOT SUSPEND OR CANCEL MEMBERSHIP IN THE ASSOCIATION. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL KEEP A RECORD OF ITS ACTS AND SHALL PROMPTLY REPORT SUCH ACTS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G ATRA PROGRAM CONSULTANTS / CONTRACT SERVICES 98,105. GRASSROOTS PROGRAM CONSULTANTS / CONTRACT SERVICES 223,671. ADMINISTRATIVE CONSULTANTS / CONTRACT SERVICES 217,179. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT, INCLUDING SELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PREVIOUS YEARS. AMERICAN TORT REFORM FOUNDATION 1101 CONNECTICUT AVE NW SUITE 400 WASHINGTON DC 200364351 311577324 EDUCATION SURROUNDING A BALANCED CIVIL JUSTICE SYSTEM DC 501(C)(3) LINE 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0