The Academy of Certified Trial Lawyers of Minnesota
Developing and Fostering the Highest Standards of Excellence and Professionalism in the Administration of Justice and the Art of Advocacy.
Established in 1982, its members are attorneys who have been certified by the National Board of Trial Advocates (www.nbtanet.org) or by the Minnesota State Bar Association (www.mnbar.org) as specialists in civil or criminal trial law.
ACTLM's stated purpose:
Educating lawyers, judges and student concerning all phases of civil and criminal trial practice, particularly as it effects the rights, liabilities, and duties of the public;
Furnishing to other lawyers and judges legal and practical information on all phases of civil and criminal litigation relating to trial preparation and trial;
Arranging for seminars and other educational meetings for lawyers and judges;
Sponsoring informal opportunities in the form of meetings to be attended by lawyers, judges and law students as a vehicle for discussing common practical legal problems, attaining growth and expertise in the process, and sharing the problems occasioned by the experience; and
Monitoring and analyzing current procedural and substantive
law proposals and issues and, where appropriate, asserting public
position or statements on such issues.