Useful Links

American Bar Association
The Mission of the American Bar Association is to be the national representative of the legal profession, serving the public and the profession by promoting justice, professional excellence and respect for the law.

American Civil Liberties Union
We work also to extend rights to segments of our population that have traditionally been denied their rights, including Native Americans and other people of color; lesbians, gay men, bisexuals and transgender people; women; mental-health patients; prisoners; people with disabilities; and the poor. If the rights of society’s most vulnerable members are denied, everybody’s rights are imperiled.

National Legal Aid & Defender Association
NLADA is the nation’s leading advocate for front-line attorneys and other equal justice professionals – those who make a difference in the lives of low-income clients and their families and communities. Representing legal aid and defender programs, as well as individual advocates, NLADA is proud to be the oldest and largest national, nonprofit membership association devoting 100 percent of its resources to serving the broad equal justice community.

American Society of International Law
ASIL pursues its educational mission as a non-partisan forum for debate and discussion; as an educational institution fostering innovative thinking on issues of law, international relations, and public policy; and as a scholarly association vetting and featuring leading views.

American Association for Justice
The Mission of the American Association for Justice is to promote a fair and effective justice system � and to support the work of attorneys in their efforts to ensure that any person who is injured by the misconduct or negligence of others can obtain justice in America�s courtrooms, even when taking on the most powerful interests.