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What is the ABOTA Foundation and its mission?

  • The Foundation is the education affiliate of ABOTA and is a 501(c)(3) organization registered in Texas.
  • The mission of the Foundation is to support ABOTA’s goals and to educate the American public about the history and value of the right to trial by jury.

What are the ABOTA Foundation’s key educational programs?

  • The Masters in Trial program and the new ABOTA Trial College held on the campus of Princeton University provide professional education for trial attorneys.
  • The James Otis Lecture Series on the U.S. Constitution educates high school students in California, Florida, Massachusetts, South Carolina and Washington on Constitution Day, September 17.
  • Justice by the People provides free lesson plans to teachers to educate young people about their rights and responsibilities as citizens.
  • The ABOTA Foundation was a founding sponsor of the Teacher’s Law School, now in its second year. Social studies and government teachers from across the state of Texas receive a two-day crash course in the law so they can forward the lessons on to their students, as well as use the information as situations arise.
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The ABOTA Foundation is grateful for those who support our foundation and its work. All Fellows receive acknowledgment in ABOTA’s publications and are given regular reports on the Foundation’s activities. The Foundation is a corporation qualified under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Gifts to the Foundation are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by applicable law.
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Download the Foundation Pledge Card. You can easily complete the electronic pledge card and return it by e-mail to:

Foundation@abota.org

By mail or fax:
You can print the Pledge Card and mail or fax your completed card to:

ABOTA Foundation
2001 Bryan St., Suite 3000
Dallas, TX  75201

FAX: (214) 871-6025

Questions:
(800) 779 JURY (5879)
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Ft. Lauderdale MIT

The Fort Lauderdale chapter of ABOTA witll host A Trial Demonstration in a Premises Liability and Wrongful Death Case from Opening Statements to Jury Deliberation held May 10, 2013.  This program will be approved for 8.0 general credit hours and 1.0 hour ethics.

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May 24- June 9, 2013
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July 24-28, 2013
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