The Benefits of Membership
The Top Ten Benefits of Your Membership in The Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys
With your OACTA membership you can:
- Satisfy your educational needs with defense oriented CLE featuring national speakers at excellent prices
- Track emerging trends in Ohio case law with timely articles and relevant unreported decisions in our OACTA Review and OACTA Update publications
- Leverage the best networking opportunities available to the defense lawyer and insurance professional in Ohio
- Seek or provide amicus support for cases before the Ohio Supreme Court
- Take advantage of the many resources available on our web site
- Join any of nineteen committees for your professional growth
- Receive frequent legislative updates of interest to the defense practitioner
- Find an expert or seek other help through our active List Serves
- Participate in our trial advocacy training program
- Enjoy the social and recreational aspects of our various meetings
Membership Classifications:
Those persons qualified for membership are:
Active: (1) Members of the Bar of Ohio actively engaged in the practice of civil law who represent the interests of defendants in tort litigation or other parties in civil disputes who are paid for their services other than principally out of the recovery they obtain. (2) Full-time supervisory or managerial employees of insurance companies, corporations, governmental bodies, or house counsel who individually devote a substantial portion of their time to coverage disputes, civil litigation or litigation administration.
Inactive: Any member who permanently retires from work or who moves out of Ohio and who had been a member in good standing for at least five years.
Associate: (1) Full-time law professors. (2) Full-time judges, magistrates and their legal staff. (3) Paralegals, legal assistants, or other employees who perform legal services under the direction and supervision of an attorney and are sponsored by a member of the organization who is their employee, supervisor, or co-employee. Paralegal membership is not open to anyone who has been admitted to practice law before the bar of the State of Ohio. (4) Anyone the Board of Trustees determines by a vote of two-thirds of those present, who meets the purpose of the organization as stated in Article II.
New Attorney: An attorney with less than five years in practice.
Student: Law students
Application Procedure
- Application for membership shall be submitted to the Secretary and shall then be referred to the standing committee on membership for acceptance or rejection. The standing committee on membership shall report to the Board of Trustees any person not accepted for membership and will state the reasons. The Board of Trustees will make the final decision. Rights: Only active members may vote or hold office.
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