Mission & Goals

Mission Statement
To promote and refine the advocacy system as a just, efficient, and accessible means of resolving civil conflict.
To foster public confidence in the civil judicial system; to improve civil trial practice by promoting fairness, efficiency and accessibility in the justice system; to serve as an educational resource for lawyers who practice civil trial law in Minnesota, to promote collegiality among members of the civil trial bar and the bench.

Goals

• Create programs that promote and advance Minnesota civil litigation on behalf of parties, the bench and the bar;
• Create programs that improve the quality of justice;
• Create programs that promote efficiency in the civil justice system;
• Create programs that make the civil justice system more accessible, such as pro bono projects;
• Provide Section members with information related to changes in civil practice, court decisions and legislative initiatives;
• Foster public confidence in the judicial system; and
• Promote good working relationships among the bench and civil trial lawyers.
  

- Last Updated 5/16/05 -