International Society of Barristers

The International Society of Barristers is an honor society for the best trial lawyers.^[1]

Overview

It was created in 1965.^[1] Famed trial lawyer Craig Spangenberg was one of the founding members, and its first president.^[2] Its members are mostly from the United States, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Australia, Canada, England, Scotland, and Mexico.^[1] New members for the society are elected by the Board of Governors after a nomination from an existing Fellow of the society.^[1]

In 2002, the International Society of Barristers Foundation was created.^[3] It aims at helping poor people who may have been wrongfully convicted.^[3]

The society publishes a journal, the International Society of Barristers Quarterly.^[4][5]

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