Inner Circle of Advocates

Inner Circle of Advocates
Formation1972
FounderRichard Grand
Typelegal organization
Location
MembershipBy invitation
Key people
Tyler S. Thompson, President[1]

The Inner Circle of Advocates is an organization of civil plaintiff trial lawyers in the United States.

History

The group was conceived and founded by Richard Grand in 1972. Membership was originally limited to 50 lawyers at any one time, later increased to 100[2][3] each of whom are lifetime members.[4] The Inner Circle of Advocates inaugural meeting convened in San Francisco on June 26, 1972, with 11 lawyers in attendance. Situated at a circular table, the group exchanged ideas, marking its first roundtable.[5]

To qualify for an invitation, initially, members must have won a physical injury or death case with a million-dollar verdict.[2][6] later amended to having tried a minimum of 50 personal injury cases and won at least three million-dollar verdicts within the previous five years, one of which is in excess of $10 million.[7]

The group solely admitted male members until 1990, when Judy Livingston became the first female member.[4] The first woman president was Randi McGinns, in 2016;[8] Livingston was elected president in 2022.[9] In 2024, the organization's female membership was 13 percent.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Search Our Attorneys | President" Inner Circle of Advocates. Retrieved December 26, 2024,
  2. ^ a b David Margolick (August 29, 1982). "'Inner Circle' Of Lawyers Protects Secrets of Trade". Retrieved August 4, 2014.
  3. ^ Thomas Strong (1 November 2012). Strong Advocate: The Life of a Trial Lawyer. University of Missouri Press. p. 210. ISBN 978-0-8262-7296-6.
  4. ^ a b Kavilanz, Parija. "She's the queen of million-dollar verdicts". CNN. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  5. ^ "THE HISTORY OF THE INNER CIRCLE OF ADVOCATES" The Inner Circle of Advocates. Retrieved December 29, 2024.
  6. ^ Howard Abadinsky (1 May 2014). Law, Courts, and Justice in America: Seventh Edition. Waveland Press. p. 83. ISBN 978-1-4786-2256-7.
  7. ^ Abadinsky, Howard Law, Courts, and Justice in America: Seventh Edition Waveland Press, 2014, page 83. Retrieved December 29, 2024.
  8. ^ "The Inner Circle Of Advocates 2016 Compensation" ProPublica, Retrieved December 26, 2024.
  9. ^ Cohen, Steve "What I Wish I Knew Then: Judith Livingston" New York Law Journal, Law.com, May 16, 2022. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
  10. ^ "Search Our Attorneys" Inner Circle of Advocates. Retrieved December 26, 2024,