Association of Business Trial Lawyers

The Association of Business Trial Lawyers (ABTL) was founded in 1972 in Los Angeles, California, to support trial attorneys that practice commercial and business law.

The organization has grown to more than 4,800 members including business litigators across five local chapters in the State of California. Many law firms that have substantial business litigation practices in California have attorneys who are members in the ABTL.

The mission of the ABTL is to promote competence, ethics, professionalism and civility within the commercial and business law community. The ABTA includes both defense attorneys and plaintiff attorneys. It has strong judicial participation in both seminars and social events.

The ABTL also serves its members by proving quality continuing legal education seminars and training programs that promote the exchange of information between the bar and bench. The five local chapters include Northern California in San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, Orange County and the San Joaquin Valley.

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Local Chapters of the ABTL in California

The ABTL is organized around five local chapters in the following locations: 

• the Northern California / San Francisco Chapter of ABTL with more than 2,000 members;
• the Los Angeles Chapter of the ABTL with more than 1,200 members;
• the San Diego Chapter of the ABTL with more than 765 members;
• the Orange County Chapter of the ABTL with more than 725 members; and
• the San Joaquin Valley Chapter of the ABTL with more than 200 members.

Benefits of Joining ABTL

The benefits of becoming a member of the Association of Business Trial Lawyers (ABTL) include:

• access to quality legal education programs on business litigation and trial advocacy;
• invitations to Annual Seminars and various social events throughout the year; and
• networking opportunities with many of the top business trial law attorneys in California.

Business Law Trial Attorneys in California

For commercial and business law litigators in the State of California, joining the Association of Business Trial Lawyers (ABTL) provides many benefits including discounts on quality CLE seminars and networking opportunities.

The five local chapters include Northern California (for business law attorneys in San Francisco), Los Angeles, San Diego, Orange County and the San Joaquin Valley.

Commercial and business law trial attorneys often help clients with patent law, intellectual property, contract disputes, mergers and acquisitions, antitrust matters and franchising and distribution law.