Lawyers for Civil Justice (LCJ) is a national coalition of defense trial lawyer organizations and corporations
which seeks to restore and maintain balance in the civil justice system for the benefit of the public.
The purpose of LCJ is to accomplish civil justice reform through:
• Coalitions among defense trial lawyer associations and corporate interest;
• Participation in the legislative process in a way that persuasively presents the defense perspective; and
• Anticipating, tracking and addressing proposals which affect the civil justice system.
Created by defense trial lawyers and corporate counsel, Lawyers for Civil Justice (LCJ) is a national coalition supporting excellence, fairness and improvements within the civil justice system. It supports activities at both the state and national level designed to achieve reforms, which will ensure balance in the civil justice system. Greater predictability in damage awards, streamlining the discovery process, and improving the management of litigation and scarce judicial resources are all long range goals of LCJ.
LCJ plays a unique role in the civil justice reform movement by coalescing the resources of the defense trial lawyers with the support of a significant segment of the business community. With members throughout the United States, LCJ is supported by three national defense trial lawyer associations and works closely with over 60 state defense trial lawyer associations. The three national associations are DRI, Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel, and the International Association of Defense Counsel. Since defense trial lawyers of these associations are directly involved in the defense of clients in the courtroom, they provide the solid basis from which to address fundamental weaknesses of the civil justice system.
LCJ provides defense trial lawyers with a more united voice to educate the public on the need for civil justice reform. A more complete description of LCJ can be obtained in the Member Brochure.
