“alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.”...116 custom programs 2227 attendees 51...
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2 0 1 8 A N N U A L R E P O R T
“Alone we can do so little;
together we can do so much.”
—Helen Keller
Dear Friends,
Our community, working together, never ceases to amaze me. We had another great year here at NITA.
If the 51 public service programs teaching trial skills to over 1,800 lawyers isn’t enough, read this report
to see just how big our impact was. And when I say “our” impact, I mean all the incredible e�orts by
everyone: our faculty and authors, our sta�, our Board, our clients, and our partnering organizations.
We expanded our reach worldwide and came together to further NITA’s mission of making better
advocates for a better world. The trickledown e�ect of our programs is amazing to consider: when
lawyers get the training they need, individual clients are helped and entire communities are served.
Thank you for helping us help them.
Our focus has been and continues to be the impact we can build together. Every bit of support that sends
lawyers to a NITA program creates one more positive impact in a community . . . maybe even yours.
I have such deep appreciation and admiration for all of you who help make NITA what it is every single day.
Together we can do anything.
Wendy McCormack, Executive Director
NITA and The NITA Foundation
OFFICERS
L. Joseph LovelandChairJAMS
Ben B. RubinowitzChair ElectGair, Gair, Conason, Steigman, Mackauf, Bloom & Rubinowitz
Pamela A. BresnahanTreasurerVorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
Geraldine SumterSecretary Ferguson, Chambers & Sumter, P.A.
Angela C. VigilImmediate Past ChairBaker & McKenzie LLP
TRUSTEES
John T. BakerAttorney at Law
Barbara E. BergmanUniversity of Arizona Law School
Hon. Susan Nolting BurkeHennepin County Government Center
Hon. Lee Smalley EdmonCalifornia Court of Appeal
Michael H. GinsbergJones Day
William J. HuntClark, Hunt, Ahern & Embry
Joshua A. JohnstonAnkura Consulting Group
Michael A. KellyWalkup, Melodia, Kelly, Wecht & Schoenberger
Tracy W. McCormackUniversity of Texas at AustinSchool of Law
Leo M. RomeroUniversity of New Mexico School of Law (Retired)
Harry H. SchneiderPerkins Coie LLP
Susan Ross Steingass University of Wisconsin Law School (Retired)
Edwin John UKirkland & Ellis LLP
Robin G. WeaverSquire Sanders
Hon. Ann C. Williams Jones Day
Linwood Clinton Wright, Jr.United States Attorney’s O�ce
2018 BOARD OF TRUSTEES
WORKING TOGETHER
To Make Better Advocates for
a Better World
2018 NITA SCHOLARSHIP
RECIPIENT “This course was worth
its weight in gold. The
faculty were excellent,
and the presentations
were appropriately
timed and captivating.
The overall result is that
I am a much better
lawyer than I was a
week ago, and for that
I am very grateful.”
— Dayna Jones
Public Defender,
Mescalero
Apache Tribal
Court
Mescalero, NM
WE COULDN’T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT YOU
BUT…. WE CAN DO MORE
IN 2018, NITA RECEIVED
$179,578IN DONATIONS FROM 241 MEMBERS OF THE NITA COMMUNITY
22,366 VOLUNTEER HOURS WERE LOGGED
884 FACULTY DONATED THEIR TIME
P R O V I D E D
PUBLIC PROGRAM SCHOLARSHIPS
118118
87 SCHOLARSHIP DENIALS
Source: ABA National Lawyer Population Survey Year 2018: American Bar Association, Chicago, IL (https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/market_research/National_Lawyer_Population_Demographics_2008-2018.pdf)
“This course was
amazing! I learned so
much. I have never been
to trial yet, so this
course was invaluable
to me! The instructors
were all amazing, and
so informative. They
created a safe space
for us to try new things,
maybe fail at times,
but learn a new/correct
way to do a skill. I really
enjoyed sitting one on
one with the instructors
and reviewing the
video footage. Getting
personalized tips was
so helpful...”
— Taylor Robinson,
Acadiana Legal
Services Corp,
Lafayette, LA
163 NEW FACULTY MEMBERS
EXPERT FACULTY
DIVERSE
100+ HOUR VOLUNTEERS
GENDER AND ETHNICITY
200+ HOURS
150+ HOURS
125+ HOURS
100+ HOURS
Whitney UntiedtStephanie Ledesma
Robert McGaheyAnnie DeetsNicholas WilliamsAnita RoyalThomas Swett
Mark CadwellMichael DaleF. Stephen CollinsRichard WersteinAngela PorterMichael Washington
Nicholas SitterlyJames GaileyShareema AbelAllison RockerJohanna SchonfieldHenry SuJaymes Sanford
Female 35.26%Male 64.74%
Female 36%Male 64%
NITA
ABA
NITAAfrican
AmericanAsian Caucasian Hispanic Native
AmericanOther
78.35%
.47%.24%3.53%2.35%
15.06%
ABA1%1%5%3%
85%
5%
African American
Asian Caucasian Hispanic Native American
Other
82 PUBLIC PROGRAMS 1849 ATTENDEES116 CUSTOM PROGRAMS 2227 ATTENDEES51 PUBLIC SERVICE PROGRAMS 1883 ATTENDEES
13 LIVE WEBCASTS9676 WEBCAST REGISTRATIONS 4778 LIVE VIEWS211 WEBCAST VIEWERS BECAME PROGRAM ATTENDEES
3 NEW TITLES12 UPDATED TITLES 189 TOTAL TITLES148 EBOOK TITLES$200,530 PUBS REVENUE FROM AMAZON
2018 BEST SELLERS
$224,557 $149,422
“The life of the law has not been logic;
it has been EXPERIENCE.”
—Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., Supreme Court Justice
UNITED STATES
IRELANDFRANCE
JAPAN
BURMA
KENYANIGERIA
TANZANIA
TRINIDAD
GUYANA
WORLDWIDE PROGRAMS
TOP 5 WEBCASTS FROM 20181. Cross Examination – Stop Overthinking It
2. Hear What We Say: Hearsay Is Not So Hard
3. Ten Ways to Develop Your Courtroom Skills
4. Once Upon a Time in Deposition: Taking Better Depositions to Tell Better Stories
5. Lies, Damn Lies, and the Forgetful Witness: Confronting the Witness with Their Unfortunate Truths
PUBLICATIONS
The Foundation directs 100% of the donations received towards the direct costs of its mission-focused activities rather than to defray general and administrative costs.A copy of the complete National institute for Trial Advocacy Consolidated Audit Report for 2018 is available by calling 303.953.6843 or by email at [email protected]. You may also request a copy of our IRS Form 990. This financial summary is derived from NITA’s Consolidated Audit Report as of December 31, 2018.
NITA and the NITA FOUNDATION
1685 38th Street, Suite 200Boulder, Colorado80301-2735
2018 CONSOLIDATED REVENUE $12,921,696 2018 CONSOLIDATED EXPENSES $12,528,219