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- Lawyers for Civil Justice
Lawyers for Civil Justice leads business and defense bar advocacy for improvements to civil litigation rules LCJ’s advocacy is focused on the federal procedural rulemaking process governed by the Rules Enabling Act
- About LCJ — Lawyers for Civil Justice
Lawyers for Civil Justice is an advocacy organization whose members – respected companies, leading law firms, and distinguished defense bar organizations – support reform of procedural litigation rules to further “the just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of every action and proceeding,” as stated in Rule 1 of the Federal Rules of
- Events Programs - Lawyers for Civil Justice
LCJ members meet twice a year in person to discuss new proposals and important developments in civil litigation, in May and at the end of November LCJ member committees and working groups within the committees also meet as needed to discuss issues and advance projects
- Advocacy — Lawyers for Civil Justice
Lawyers for Civil Justice has an unsurpassed record of advocacy for improved civil litigation rules Since 1987, LCJ has pursued Rule 1’s objective of securing “the just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of every action and proceeding ”
- Law Firm Members — Lawyers for Civil Justice
Use the interactive map or firm listings to obtain information on LCJ’s member law firms The firm listings below include office locations, points of contact, and website links (Please note that for some locations on the map where there is a concentration of firms, firm icons may be stacked We recommend zooming in on the location to see all the firms in that city )
- Committees — Lawyers for Civil Justice
LCJ’s advocacy is organized around six substantive committees, each working to advance LCJ proposals: Class Action, Cost Allocation, Discovery, Expert Evidence, Multidistrict Litigation; and Third-Party Litigation Funding LCJ’s Amicus Committee has limited membership so that it can act promptly and nimbly in response to brief requests LCJ’s Public Trust in the Courts Committee focuses
- Register now for lcjs fall 2025 meeting — Lawyers for Civil Justice
LCJ Fall 2025 Meeting Returns to NYC We are heading to the Big Apple for LCJ’s Fall Membership Meeting, on December 3–5, at the Westin Times Square in New York City Expect a fast-paced program which looks at the most pressing litigation issues and civil rules developments We are pleased to welcome U S District Court Judge Jesse Furman, Chair of the Advisory Committee on Evidence Rules
- LCJ AMICUS BRIEF IN ABDULLAH V. MEAD JOHNSON CO. LLC, BEFORE THE US . . .
LCJ AMICUS BRIEF IN ABDULLAH V MEAD JOHNSON CO LLC, IN THE US COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT LCJ’s amicus brief urges the U S Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit to affirm the decision of the U S District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, which held that federal diversity jurisdiction survives the joinder of non-diverse defendants against whom a plaintiff has
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