Tort Trial & Insurance Practice

    Welcome to the ABA Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section (TIPS)—the source of knowledge and leadership on trial practice and critical issues of justice that involve tort and insurance law. There are numerous benefits of TIPS membership. We invite you to explore these resources and join the TIPS family today.

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    An Analysis of Fidelity Claims for the Modern World

    The ABA TIPS Fidelity & Surety Law Committee will convene for our 2018 Fall Meeting at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Philadelphia, PA, on November 7-8, 2018!     The 2018 FSLC Fall Meeting, titled “An An…

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    California Court of Appeal Clarifies Rules For Equitable and Prescriptive Easements

    California Court of Appeal recently issued a ruling in Hansen v. Sandridge Partners, L.P., (2018) 22 Cal.App.5th 1020 [232 Cal.Rptr.3d 247, 250], reh’g denied (May 1, 2018) (Hansen), addressing the “innocence” element of an equitable easement analysis, the “contributory negligence” of the person opposing an equitable easement, and whether a prescriptive easement can be granted for a permanent structure. Find out more on the Title Insurance Litigation Committee Fall 2018 Issue

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    Title Insurance Litigation Committee
    Fall 2018

    Fidelity and Surety Law Committee
    Fall 2018

    Employment and Labor Law Committee
    Summer 2018

    Appellate Advocacy Committee
    Summer 2018

    Joint Automobile Litigation and Staff Counsel Committee
    Summer 2018

    TIPS Committees & Task Forces

    At the heart of TIPS are more than 30 committees that focus on substantive and procedural matters in specific areas of practice and provide you with opportunities to interact with, write for and learn from your peers.

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    Welcome to TIPS Connect

    The new community platform is user-friendly, interactive and will engage committee members directly. The new platform also features an electronic directory, a social media feed and many new useful functions.

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    The Brief is the section's quarterly magazine for lawyers practicing tort and insurance law, full of practical articles that appeal to all members.

    TIPS Publications

    Whether you are brushing up on an old topic or tackling a new area of practice, we have the information you need. The TIPS library is your source for the practical, how-to advice you need to take your next step. Our bookshelves are stocked with a wealth of information to guide you through your practice and your career. As an added bonus, your membership in the section entitles you to a discount on every TIPS publication.

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    Committee Spotlight

    The International Committee addresses the practical international aspects of tort, trial and insurance practice. This means that we care about the international issues that our members encounter in their practices and in promoting international networking opportunities. We focus on delivering content and creating partnerships that bring our members these benefits.

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    Chair's Welcome

    Chair's Welcome

    Welcome to TIPS!

    Welcome to the Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section, otherwise known as TIPS. We are squarely located at the intersection of the broad array of tort matters, insurance law, and trial practice in the ABA. With over 17,000 lawyers, judges, law students and non-lawyers, TIPS is the largest national organization of its kind in America and includes all of the constituent groups. For more than 85 years, TIPS and its members have been contributing to the vitality of the American civil justice and jury trial system.

    More than a membership

    TIPS is the ABA’s home for emerging issues and technologies in tort, trial and insurance law. A TIPS membership offers you tools that will enable you to network with others to develop your business, increase your exposure to issues of interest to the insurance industry, and enhance your legal skills.

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    Member Benefits

    TIPS Diversty Committee

    The TIPS Standing Committee on Diversity in the Profession promotes the involvement of attorneys of diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds, women attorneys, attorneys with disabilities and LGBT attorneys into the membership and leadership of the Section.

    A Day In The Life Of An Attorney

    The TIPS Committees on Diversity and Inclusion, Law in Public Service and Staff Counsel co-sponsor the middle school outreach initiative, A Day in the Life of an Attorney, targeting underrepresented communities during the TIPS Fall Leadership and Section Conference meetings. The program aims at introducing kids to careers in the legal profession early in their education. 

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    About TIPS

    The Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section was formed in 1933 with 1,650 members. It was known as the Section of Insurance Law for 24 years until 1957 when the House of Delegates approved a name change to the Section of Insurance, Negligence and Compensation Law. From 1979 through 2002, it was known as the Tort and Insurance Practice Section (sometimes referred to as TIPS). In August 2003, TIPS’ name changed to the Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section — the Section has, however, retained its original acronym of TIPS.

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