Memberships

The Civil Justice Foundation has 2 categories of annual membership:
Honor Roll of Champions Members and Grassroots Members.

Memorial Matching Grants are one additional way in which to contribute to the Civil Justice Foundation.

Honor Roll of Champions Members

Honor Roll of Champions Members give annually at one of these levels:

• $1,000 - Champion
  Join at this level by contributing here.
• $2,500 - Advocate
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• $5,000 - Counselor
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• $10,000 - Barrister
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All Honor Roll of Champions Members receive the following annual benefits:

• Bi-annual Newsletter
• A Champion badge sticker for AAJ (formerly ATLA) conventions
• A listing on the Honor Roll of Champions, which is displayed in poster form at the AAJ (formerly ATLA) conventions, and published twice yearly in Branching Out, the publication of the Civil Justice Foundation.
• A free table for 10 at the Civil Justice Foundation Breakfast of Champions at the AAJ (formerly ATLA) annual convention, or up to 10 free individual Breakfast tickets.

Advocate, Counselor and Barrister level members also receive priority placement Breakfast of Champions tables.

Grassroots Members

Grassroots members contribute $25 to $999 annually and receive:

• Bi-annual Newsletter
• 2 free tickets to the Civil Justice Foundation Breakfast of Champions at the AAJ (formerly ATLA) annual convention.*
• Grassroots Members
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Breakfast tables and tickets are optional. Members are notified of their eligibility to receive this benefit in May of each year, and must reserve tickets and tables by June 15th each year. Members must deduct the market value of each Breakfast ticket prior to a tax deduction.

Memorial Matching Grants

The Civil Justice Foundation Memorial Matching Grant program is designed to help Foundation contributors maximize a memorial contribution to the Foundation.

The program works as follows:

• Anyone (AAJ (formerly ATLA) members, state TLA's, families of injury victims, etc;) can make a contribution to the Civil Justice Foundation, under the "Memorial Matching Grant Program."
• The contributor may designate a name or names for the funds to memoralize.
• The Civil Justice Foundation Board of Trustees, at their next grantmaking meeting, will match the contributed funds, up to a maximum of $10,000. A one-time grant will then be made to one or more deserving grassroots consumer advocacy organizations under the chosen name.
• The Memorial Grant will be publicized through a Foundation press release, and a Memorial Grant Plaque will be presented to the contributor.
• The Civil Justice Foundation Trustees reserve the exclusive right to choose grant recipients under this program.

In 2000, the Foundation awarded one Memorial Grant:

Kids in Danger was awarded the Mark E. Motley Memorial Grant, with a contribution from H H & K Realty of New Orleans, LA.

In 1999, the Foundation awarded two Memorial Grants:

The Childhood Lead Action Project, Providence, RI was awarded the Gilbert Moreno Memorial Grant, through a contribution from Mrs. Mary Moreno of San Antonio, Texas.

The Montana Injured Workers Resource Council, Helena, MT was awarded the James M. Overbey Memorial Grant using funds contributed by attorney Charles Caperton of Dallas, Texas.

Making Contributions

To make a contribution or find out more about Memorial Matching Grants, please call the Foundation office at 800/424-2725, ext. 381; or request donor materials by e-mailing civiljusticefoundation@yahoo.com

Thank you for your support!