Palm Beach County Justice Association

What Palm Beach County Justice Association does

The Palm Beach County Justice Association (PBCJA) is a Florida nonprofit professional membership association founded in 1988, headquartered in West Palm Beach and serving approximately 500–550 plaintiff trial attorneys and paralegals across Palm Beach County. Its stated mission is to protect victims of negligence and injustice and to advocate for fair court access through education, collaboration, and advocacy. PBCJA is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors (President Jennifer Dinetz; President-Elect Timothy Felice) and is operationally led by Executive Director Shelley Baker.

PBCJA's core products are membership services rather than licensed software: a members-only Trial Talk listserv (powered by Gaggle Mail) for sharing court orders, case strategy, and referrals; an accredited CLE Video Library; a podcast covering Florida appellate review and judge interviews; an Events Calendar hosting 15+ events per year (CLE seminars, Jurist of the Year Dinner, Election Dinner, Golf Tournament, High Roller Casino Night, Women's Caucus events); and a job postings board. The technology stack is conventional — WordPress for the public site, GrowthZone for member and event management, and Google Forms for job-board intake — with no proprietary AI or platform layer.

The business model combines two recurring revenue streams: annual membership dues from attorneys and paralegals (pricing not publicly disclosed, quote-based) and a tiered Annual Business Advocate Program with five sponsor levels from $2,500 (Silver) to $15,000 (Champion of Justice), plus a separate Attorney Advocate Program. Named sponsors span legal technology, structured settlements, banking, mediation, imaging, and rehabilitation services. Go-to-market is community-led — primarily referral-driven within the plaintiff trial bar, supplemented by events, CLE programming, and sponsor visibility.

Name

Palm Beach County Justice Association

Legal name

Palm Beach County Justice Association

Website

https://pbcja.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

The Palm Beach County Justice Association is a nonprofit professional membership association founded in 1988 that serves 500–550 plaintiff trial attorneys and paralegals in Palm Beach County, Florida, through CLE education, a Trial Talk listserv, events, and tiered corporate sponsorship programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

West Palm Beach

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership fees for attorneys and paralegals providing access to CLE videos, Trial Talk listserv, networking events, signature events, and member directory advertising.
2. Sponsorship Programs: The Annual Business Advocate Program and Attorney Advocate Program generate revenue through tiered sponsorship packages (Silver $2,500, Gold $5,000, Platinum $7,500, Signature Grand $10,000, Champion of Justice $15,000) offering sponsors exposure to trial lawyers through event tickets, website recognition, Trial Talk features, and social media posts.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

PBCJA is a nonprofit professional membership association of more than 500 plaintiff trial attorneys and paralegals in Palm Beach County, Florida. It sells annual membership to attorneys and paralegals and tiered corporate sponsorship packages (Silver through Champion of Justice) to businesses serving the legal community, while delivering accredited CLE seminars, a Trial Talk peer listserv, signature events, advocacy programs, and related member resources.

Product overview

The Palm Beach County Justice Association operates a unified membership services platform centered on its website (pbcja.org) that connects over 500 plaintiff trial attorneys and paralegals in Palm Beach County, Florida. The core offerings include Trial Talk (a Gaggle Mail-powered members-only listserv for case discussions and document sharing), a CLE Video Library (accredited continuing legal education content), a Podcast (Florida appellate reviews and judge interviews), an Events Calendar (signature events and networking opportunities), and membership programs (Attorney/Paralegal, Annual Business Advocate, and Attorney Advocate tiers). The organization was established in 1988 and is the most dynamic countywide trial lawyer organization in Florida.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Attorney/Paralegal Membership Annual membership program providing attorneys and paralegals access to the PBCJA member community, Trial Talk listserv, CLE video library, networking events, signature events, social media briefings, and member directory advertising; founded 1988.
• Annual Business Advocate Program Tiered annual sponsorship program for businesses serving the legal community, with five tiers: Silver ($2,500), Gold ($5,000), Platinum ($7,500), Signature Grand ($10,000), and Champion of Justice ($15,000); provides exposure to PBCJA's trial lawyer member base.
• Attorney Advocate Program (Specialty Attorney Program) Annual sponsorship program for attorneys at $2,500/year (Silver Attorney Advocate tier) that maximizes their visibility within a specific legal niche for referral business, including one social media post and tickets to PBCJA signature events.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AmplifycoreGTM or Marketing PartnerAmplify is a Champion of Justice sponsor providing digital marketing, SEO for law firms, Google LSA/PPC, website design, social media, and video services to the legal community. They also sponsor PBCJA webinars and events including a Diamond sponsorship for Judge Maxine Cheesman event.
• Legal Graphic WorkscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerLegacy Signature Grand sponsor providing virtual litigation support, trial graphics, trial technology, legal video, and court reporting services to PBCJA members.
• Scarola Settlement Consulting (Jay Scarola)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerLegacy Champion of Justice sponsor offering structured settlement services, special needs trusts, Medicare Set-Asides, lien resolution, pre-settlement and post-settlement funding for plaintiff attorneys and their clients.
• NFPminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSignature Grand sponsor providing structured settlement services and insurance brokerage/consulting to law firms.
• Upchurch Watson White & MaxminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPlatinum sponsor (Legacy) providing mediation, arbitration, special master/magistrate services, family mediation, and mediated case management from offices in Florida and Alabama including West Palm Beach.
• Tesla MRIminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor providing advanced diagnostic imaging services including MRI, X-ray, DTI brain imaging, and NeuroQuant brain analysis for personal injury cases.
• RejuvenexminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor providing auto accident rehabilitation through Florida-based network of clinics offering medical, radiological, chiropractic, and neurological care.
• Physician Life Care PlanningminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor providing life care planning and damages valuation services by Board Certified Physician Life Care Planners for cases involving brain injury, amputations, birth injuries, spinal cord injury, and other catastrophic injuries.
• LaBovick Law GroupminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLaw firm whose Director of Personal Injury, Kristian A. Bie, was elected to PBCJA Board of Directors, representing the firm's commitment to leadership and service within the legal community.
• Treasure Coast Justice Association (TCJA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPBCJA holds joint events with TCJA including Summer Joint Happy Hour and events at Hobe Sound Farmers Market, demonstrating regional collaboration between justice associations.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Pennsylvania Association for Justice: State-level plaintiff trial lawyer association providing CLE, advocacy, and member benefits in Pennsylvania. Mirrors PBCJA's plaintiff-bar mission and member-funded association structure at state scale.
• Illinois Trial Lawyers Association: Statewide plaintiff-bar association serving Illinois trial attorneys with education and advocacy. Functionally analogous model and constituency to PBCJA at a broader geographic level.
• Consumer Attorneys of California: California statewide plaintiff trial lawyer association offering advocacy and education. Comparable membership-association business model and trial-lawyer constituency at much larger geographic scope.
• American Association for Justice: National plaintiff trial lawyer association offering CLE, advocacy, and member resources. The national umbrella over PBCJA's mission, with overlapping content and constituency but at federal rather than county scope.
• Texas Trial Lawyers Association: State-level plaintiff trial lawyer association providing CLE, legislative advocacy, and trial lawyer networking in Texas. Same membership-association business model as PBCJA but operating at statewide scale.
• New York State Trial Lawyers Association: State-level plaintiff trial lawyer association offering CLE, advocacy, and member benefits for New York attorneys. Structurally analogous to Florida Justice Association; comparable model at a different state scale.

Direct peers

• Treasure Coast Justice Association: Adjacent Florida county-level trial lawyer association explicitly partnered with PBCJA on joint events (Hobe Sound Farmers Market, Summer Joint Happy Hour). Closest functional peer in structure and mission.
• Florida Justice Association: Statewide Florida trial lawyer association serving plaintiff-side attorneys with CLE, advocacy, and networking. PBCJA's direct statewide counterpart, addressing the same plaintiff-bar mission at a broader geographic scope.

Regional players

• Hillsborough County Bar Association: County bar association serving Tampa-area attorneys with CLE and member services. Comparable county-level structure to PBCJA, though not exclusively plaintiff-side, providing a benchmark for local-bar operating models.
• Broward County Bar Association: County bar serving the South Florida legal community adjacent to Palm Beach County. Provides comparable member services (CLE, networking) for a neighboring plaintiff-bar pool, making it the closest geographic substitute.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/PBCJA
• Instagraminstagram.com/pbcja
• Xx.com/pbcja

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles25 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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