The Jacksonville Chapter of American Board of Trial Advocates received the 2024 National Chapter of the Year Award for the fourth time. The award was presented July 12 at the ABOTA Summer Conference to recognize the accomplishments of the chapter and its members for their work on ABOTA programming.
It is the second national award in the past four years and the fourth time the local group has been recognized as best in the nation, joining 1997, 2004 and 2020.
“As a chapter, we are quite proud of it,” said Jamie Holland, ABOTA Jacksonville Chapter president.
The organization has more than 7,500 members in 95 chapters in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Unlike other voluntary Bar associations, membership is by invitation only and equally balanced among attorneys who represent plaintiffs and defense counsel.
Holland said the dedication to the organization’s mission to preserve the civil jury trial and elevate the standards of integrity, civility and professionalism in the legal profession brings attention to the Jacksonville chapter
Local initiatives include the Teachers Law School, the Civility Matters program for attorneys, the 7th Amendment Symposium and participation in the National Civics Summit.
“We do as much as chapters three times our size in Los Angeles and San Francisco,” Holland said.
The Jacksonville chapter, established in 1993, has 93 members with 16 new members expected to join in December, he said.