American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL)
American College of Trial Lawyers · United States / Canada (national office, address not disclosed on fetched pages)
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Grade A See the Award rubric →ACTL discloses an unusually concrete, verifiable selectivity ceiling (never more than 1% of a state or province's lawyer population), a confidential peer-investigation process, a public Fellows directory, and 75+ years of continuous operation, driving high scores across Judging & Merit and Selectivity & Winners. The only deductions are the standard structural ones: undisclosed dues amount (dashed) and the calibration rule scoring membership-gated recognition (4.3) at 0 even though ACTL's process itself is well-documented and rigorous.
Founded 1950 · American College of Trial Lawyers · HQ United States / Canada (national office, address not disclosed on fetched pages) · Legal · Entry undisclosed
ACTL, founded in 1950 by Emil Gumpert, is an invitation-only fellowship of experienced trial lawyers in the U.S. and Canada whose bylaws cap membership at no more than 1% of the total lawyer population of any state or province; it currently has over 5,500 Fellows selected through a confidential identification-and-investigation process.
Profile data
| Organizer | American College of Trial Lawyers |
| Location | United States / Canada (national office, address not disclosed on fetched pages) |
| Entry fee | Undisclosed |
| Cost to receive award | Undisclosed |
| Winner rate | 1% of the total lawyer population of any state or province,' an explicitly disclosed, very low ceiling rate |
| Selection authority | Mixed |
| Data confidence | ● Fully documented |
| Official site | https://www.actl.com/(nofollow) |
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