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US nonprofit · EIN 952504030 · Dallas, TXiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 952504030)Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, related organisations (Schedule R), grants paid (Schedule I).Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

American Board of Trial Advocates' network

40 people6 organisationsi40 people and 6 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (40). Violet dotted lines (45) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

198 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 219 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 198 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Alison D KennamerABOTA - National Appointee2019
7 yrs
Andrea La'Verne Edney (also filed as Andrea La'Verne Edney)National President-Elect2019
7 yrs
Andrew L PayneChapter Board Member2020
6 yrs
Aaron DeshawChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Abigail R LeafChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Adriana H CardenasABOTA - National Appointee2023
3 yrs
Alan L LaneChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Amee A MikacichChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Andrew MossChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Andrew WeinstockChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Angela M CastronovoChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Angela M NelsonChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Angela McGrawChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Anne FosterChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Anthony W LivotiChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Aram Papken MegerianChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Ashleigh R MadisonChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Benjamin C BunnChapter Board Member2020
6 yrs
BK ChristopherChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Bradley M CorsigliaChapter Board Member2020
6 yrs
Brian G StellerABOTA - National Appointee2019
7 yrs
Brian P Lauten (also filed as Brian Lauten)Chapter Board Member2019
7 yrs
Bryan R Reid (also filed as Bryan Reid)ABOTA - National Appointee2019
7 yrs
Barry A PostmanChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Beth BooneChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Beth H McMastersChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Blake R David SrChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Brian A CardozaChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Brian Keith O'ConnorChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Brian Lee WildermuthChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Christopher J Beeman (also filed as Christopher Beeman, Christopher Beeman)Foundation President2019
7 yrs
Curtis W Fenley III (also filed as Curtis Fenley)ABOTA - National Appointee2019
7 yrs
Cynthia DiggsABOTA - National Appointee2019
7 yrs
Carrie E MeigsChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Charles C WebbChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Charles C Weddle IIIChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Charles L Henke (also filed as Charles Henke)ABOTA - National Appointee2020
6 yrs
Christian R PatnoChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Christina Diane CrowChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Christopher J SmithChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Christopher R PettitChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Clay M StevensChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Corinne C HodakCompany secretary2022
4 yrs
David E Cherry (also filed as David Cherry)ABOTA - National Appointee2019
7 yrs
Deborah S TroppABOTA - National Appointee2019
7 yrs
Dominique A Pollara (also filed as Dominique Pollara)ABOTA - National Appointee2019
7 yrs
Doris ChengPast President Appointee2019
7 yrs
Dale L Allen JrChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Daniel D Dolan IIChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Daniel KruidChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Daniel TorrensChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Darrell Edward Baker JrChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Darryl Scott VereenChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Dave CarothersChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
David J CoreyChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
David Lincoln WoodardChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
David M StillwellChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
David W GrossmanChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
David W ProctorChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Deborah S Tropp-ThompsonChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Debra Ann FreidChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Dixie Dan PowellChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Dwaine M MasseyChapter Board Member2022
4 yrs
Eileen O'NeillABOTA - National Appointee2019
7 yrs
Elizabeth Holland HowanitzChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Elizabeth M McMillanChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Eric BergChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Erik P BergelandChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Evan BassettChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Frank M PitreChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Geoffrey SessionsChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Gordon S Rather JrAppointee2023
3 yrs
Gray Thomas CulbreathChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Greg W TurmanChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Greta BrakerChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Hilary C Banker (also filed as Hilary Banker)ABOTA - National Appointee2019
7 yrs
Hon Wendell Mortimer JR (also filed as Hon Wendell Mortimer Jr)ABOTA - National Appointee2020
6 yrs
Hans G PoppeABOTA - National Appointee2022
4 yrs
Hella V ScheuermanChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Hon Daun A Weliever- SimpsonChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Hon David W AbbottChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Hon Jerome B AbramsABOTA - National Appointee2022
4 yrs
Hon Nelly N KhouzamABOTA - National Appointee2022
4 yrs
Hon Ross M GoodmanChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
J Charles IngramChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
J Kevin MorrisonChapter Board Member2019
7 yrs
JD SmithChapter Board Member2022
4 yrs
Joshua A Whitman (also filed as Joshua Whitman)ABOTA - National Appointee2019
7 yrs
James HollandChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
James K PowersChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
James N FloydChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
James W Gustafson JrChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Jason S BellChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Jason SnellChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Jason W KonvickaChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Javier EspinozaChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Jean-Cristian PatrascioiuChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Jeffrey M TillotsonChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Jeffrey Michael KuntzChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Jennifer Haltom Doan (also filed as Jennifer H Doan)National Vice President2019
7 yrs
Jennifer TrueloveChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Jerome A HiersemanChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Jessica Banahan McNeelABOTA - National Appointee2023
3 yrs
Jill P TelferChapter Board Member2022
4 yrs
Jill WebbABOTA - National Appointee2022
4 yrs
Joan Orsini FordChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Joel E FeistnerChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
John A HobsonChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
John C HowellChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
John EversChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
John N DemasChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Joseph Alan Callier (also filed as Joseph Callier)ABOTA - National Appointee2020
6 yrs
Joseph P McMonigleChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Joseph P Tunstall IIIChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Juan C DelgadoChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Judith A SusskindChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Karen C BurgessAppointee2020
6 yrs
Kathleen A Gallagher (also filed as Kathleen Gallagher)ABOTA - National Appointee2019
7 yrs
Karen R RobertsChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Kathy Jo CookChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Kevin T PetersChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Kimberly SayreChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Kirk G WarnerChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Kirk MathisChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Letty LitchfieldChapter Board Member2019
7 yrs
Lewis R SiffordImmediate Past President2019
7 yrs
Lish WhitsonABOTA - National Appointee2019
7 yrs
Lynn M Leonard (also filed as Lynn Leonard)ABOTA - National Appointee2019
7 yrs
Laura Bellegie SharpChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Leila H WatsonChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Leslie DippelChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Mary E Alexander (also filed as Mary Alexander)ABOTA - National Appointee2019
7 yrs
Mitzi S MayfieldChapter Board Member2020
6 yrs
Marco MercaldoChapter Board Member2022
4 yrs
Mark D LammersChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Michael RothChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Michael T WiseChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Mikkie R SchiltzChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Mindy McLaughlinChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
N Denise Taylor (also filed as N Taylor)ABOTA - National Appointee2019
7 yrs
Nancy W PhillipsChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Nathan H BjerkeChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Pedro Raul Alvarez JR (also filed as Pedro Alvarez, Pedro Raul Alvarez Jr)ABOTA - National Appointee2019
7 yrs
Peter W RileyABOTA - National Appointee2019
7 yrs
Pamela S Liosi-TrautABOTA - National Appointee2023
3 yrs
Patricia D CrauwelsChapter Board Member2022
4 yrs
Patricia J KerriganABOTA - National Appointee2022
4 yrs
Paul D WilliamsChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Peter J WanekChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Peter M HughesChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Philippa Victoria EllisABOTA - National Appointee2023
3 yrs
Phillippe Mario Raymond Reid JrChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Powell M Leitch IIIChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Quentin D BrogdonPast President Appointee2022
4 yrs
R Bruce HurleyABOTA - National Appointee2023
3 yrs
Robert A Cole (also filed as Robert Cole)ABOTA - National Appointee2019
7 yrs
Robert A MorgensternChapter Board Member2019
7 yrs
Russell X PollockChapter Board Member2019
7 yrs
Ryan S SquiresChapter Board Member2020
6 yrs
Ralph L Marchbank JrChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Renee E RothaugeChapter Board Member2022
4 yrs
Robert J BuchananChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Robert L RushChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Robert Ryan DeligansChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Russell Clay BrownChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
S Lester Tate IIITreasurer2019
7 yrs
Steven A Springer (also filed as Steven Springer)ABOTA - National Appointee2019
7 yrs
Steven W QuattlebaumNational President2019
7 yrs
Sammy M CacciatoreChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Shaun C KentABOTA - National Appointee2023
3 yrs
Sheila P HiestandChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Sherie Potts BeckmanChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Simon B PurnellChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Stephen G LowryABOTA - National Appointee2022
4 yrs
Steven J RothmanChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
T Scott JonesChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
TIM Newsom (also filed as Tim Newsom)Chapter Board Member2019
7 yrs
Tad ThomasChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Tamatha AlvarezChapter Board Member2022
4 yrs
Teresa Fariss McClainChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Thomas Brian VertetisChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Thomas J OvertonChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Thomas P FeherChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Thomas S HarmonChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Timothy L MartinChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Tracy W McCormackABOTA - National Appointee2022
4 yrs
Troy A PoetzChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Vincent ChadickChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Vincent J PancariChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Wayne A Ritchie II (also filed as Wayne Ritchie)ABOTA - National Appointee2019
7 yrs
Wayne HoganABOTA - National Appointee2019
7 yrs
William M Toles (also filed as William Toles)ABOTA - National Appointee2019
7 yrs
Winford L Dunn JR (also filed as Winford Dunn, Winford L Dunn Jr)ABOTA - National Appointee2019
7 yrs
William Andrew BowenChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
William D ShapiroABOTA - National Appointee2022
4 yrs
William M WhiteChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
William R GarzaChapter Board Member2023
3 yrs
Yoshiaki C KubotaChapter Board Member2022
4 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 198 →

Officers and senior leadership

12 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Brian TysonExecutive Directorsince 2018
Bryan TysonExecutive Director2019
Cynthia McGuinnPresident2018
Karan WrightFinancial Director2020
Karen C BurgessTreasurer2018
Lewis R SiffordPresident2022
Luther J Battlste IIIVice President2018
Michael P MaguirePresident Elect2018
Molly McDonaldFoundation Assoc Executive Directorsince 2019
Sarah Wahlert-KershAssociate Executive Directorsince 2018
Steve W QuattlebaumCompany secretary2018
Sarah Wahlert KershAssociate Executive Director2023

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Brian TysonExecutive Director30$207k$52k$54k
Sarah Wahlert KershAssociate Executive Direct33.75$164k$18k$36k
Ms Andrea La'Verne EdneyNational President20$60k
Nichole TabaskaFinance Director22.5$42k$28k$9k
Mr Steven W QuattlebaumImmediate Past President10$0
Ms Jennifer Haltom DoanNational President-Elect10$0
Mr William D ShapiroNational Vice President10$0
Mr Craig M PetersTreasurer10$0
Ms Jill WebbSecretary10$0
Mr Frederick W JamesFoundation President1$0$24k
Hon Jerome B AbramsABOTA National Appointee1$0
Ms Mary E AlexanderABOTA National Appointee1$0
Mr Pedro Raul Alvarez JrABOTA National Appointee1$0
Ms Hilary C BankerABOTA National Appointee1$0
Mr Christopher J BeemanABOTA National Appointee1$0
Mr Eugene Brown JrABOTA National Appointee1$0
Ms Karen C BurgessABOTA National Appointee1$0
Mr Joseph Alan CallierABOTA National Appointee1$0
Ms Adriana H CardenasABOTA National Appointee1$0
Mr Brian A CardozaABOTA National Appointee1$0
Mr David E CherryABOTA National Appointee1$0
Mr Robert A ColeABOTA National Appointee1$0
Mr John K CourtneyABOTA National Appointee1$0
Ms Cynthia DiggsABOTA National Appointee1$0
Mr Winford L Dunn JrABOTA National Appointee1$0
Mr Thomas S Edwards JrABOTA National Appointee1$0
Mrs Philippa Victoria EllisABOTA National Appointee1$0
Mr Curtis W Fenley IIIABOTA National Appointee1$0
Ms Kathleen A GallagherABOTA National Appointee1$0
Mr David G HalpernABOTA National Appointee1$0
Mr Charles L HenkeABOTA National Appointee / Region President1$0
Mr Wayne HoganABOTA National Appointee1$0
Mr R Bruce HurleyABOTA National Appointee1$0
Ms Alison D KennamerABOTA National Appointee1$0
Mr Shaun C KentABOTA National Appointee1$0
Ms Patricia J KerriganABOTA National Appointee1$0
Hon Nelly N KhouzamABOTA National Appointee1$0
Mr John H KimABOTA National Appointee1$0
Mr Daniel V KohlsABOTA National Appointee1$0
Mr Yoshiaki C KubotaABOTA National Appointee1$0

About

Legal name
American Board of Trial Advocates
EIN
952504030
Address
2001 Bryan St Ste 3000, Dallas, TX, 75201-3078
State
Texas
Mission
The American Board of Trial Advocates fosters improvement in the ethical and technical standards of practice in the field of advocacy for individuals in the civil justice system. The organization works to preserve the jury system and improve the skills of trial lawyers. (as filed on the Form 990)
IRS classification
501(c)06 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Size band
7 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1958
Principal officer
Jennifer Haltom Doan (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 January 1969
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
4, latest 2023

Most connected

Related organisations (Schedule R)

Longest observed on the filings

≥7years on the filingsAlison D Kennamer
≥7years on the filingsAndrea La'Verne Edney
≥7years on the filingsBrian G Steller
≥7years on the filingsBrian P Lauten

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$7.8m
Total liabilities
$3.7m
Net assets or fund balances
$4.1m
Contributions and grants received
$75k
Program service revenue
$3.1m
Grants and similar paid out
$470k
Employees
8
Volunteers
262

Grants paid

7 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.
RecipientPurposeAmount
Foundation of the American Board of Trial AdvocatesGeneral support$414k
Foundation of the American Board of Trial AdvocatesCivics Summit$15k
Loyola Law SchoolJournalist Law School$15k
American Bar Association - TIPS Trial AcademyProgram support$11k
The National Judicial CollegeProgram support$5k
Council of Chief Judges of the State Court of AppealsConference support$5k
Duke UniversityDefending the Judiciary sponsorship$5k