Miami, FL - December 5, 2007 - Mark Leibowitz
has been elected to the American Board of Trial Advocates. The
American Board of Trial Advocates was founded in 1957 to preserve the
civil jury trial.
Attorneys who are elected
to the American Board of Trial Advocates are those "who display skill,
civility and integrity, to help younger attorneys achieve a higher level
of trial advocacy and to educate the public about the vital importance of
the Seventh Amendment."
The mission of the
organization is:
(1) To elevate
the standards of integrity, honor and courtesy in the legal profession;
(2) To aid in further education and training of trial lawyers; to work for
the preservation of our jury system; to improve methods of procedure of
our present trial court system; to serve as an informational center; to
discuss and study matters of interest to trial lawyers; to advance the
skill of its members as trial attorneys; to honor the members of the
Association who have the requisite qualifications; to provide a forum for
the expression of interests common to trial lawyers and to act as an
agency through which trial lawyers in general, and members of the
Association in particular, shall have a voice with which to speak
concerning matters of common and general interest;
(3) To establish relations and cooperate with other legal organizations
and associations for the purposes of promoting the efficient
administration of justice and constant improvement of the law;
(4) To cultivate a spirit of loyalty, fellowship, and professionalism
among our members; to advance the interests of the members of the
Association professionally and to enable trial lawyers as a group to have
an active association of standing in the community and nation through
which they may learn and be heard.
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