Texas Trial Lawyers Association (TTLA)

The benefits of becoming a member of this association of trial lawyers in Texas include:

• a more united voice before the Texas legislature;
• local and statewide networking opportunities with many of top civil trial lawyers in Texas;
• practice-relevant information delivered electronically; and
• quality CLE courses for trial lawyers.

The TTLA encourages its members to become active in the organization by taking on leadership roles in various committees of the TTLA which include:

• Membership Committee – Works to recruit new members and retain current members;
• Diversity Committee - Works to increase the number of women and ethnic minorities within the organization;
• Women’s Initiative Committee - Works to encourage the involvement of members who are women;
• CLE Committee - Plans seminars including strategy, speakers and programming;
• Communications Committee - Works with the organization to promote communications with members; or
• Amicus Committee – Screens request for amicus curae briefs on important issues of common concern.

General Attorney Members are limited to all members of the State Bar of Texas and all duly licensed out-of-state lawyers not licensed by the State of Texas who represent plaintiffs’ in civil cases. Attorneys are not eligible for membership if the attorney or the attorney's law firm regularly and consistently represents:

• insurance companies;
• corporations;
• utility companies; and/or
• defendants in actions filed by individuals who have been injured or damaged.

Additionally, an employee of an executive branch agency of state or federal government is not eligible for membership in the association.