Pennsylvania Coalition For Civil Justice Reform

What Pennsylvania Coalition For Civil Justice Reform does

Pennsylvania Coalition for Civil Justice Reform (PCCJR) is a statewide, bipartisan nonprofit advocacy coalition founded in 2017 and headquartered in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The organization represents a cross-stakeholder membership spanning businesses, healthcare providers, public service organizations, and taxpayers, and is dedicated to restoring fairness to Pennsylvania courts through civil justice reform. Its core issues include nuclear verdicts, medical malpractice venue shopping, lawsuit abuse, third-party litigation funding, junk science in court cases, and legislation that expands plaintiff litigation rights. The coalition conducts legislative advocacy, grassroots organizing, public education campaigns, judicial voter guides, and Continuing Legal Education programs; it does not develop or sell technology products, and its operating model is funded by member dues and donations rather than commercial revenue.

Operationally, PCCJR is led by Executive Director Curt Schroder with a staff of 1–10 employees. Its distribution model centers on direct advocacy before the Pennsylvania General Assembly, a content website with member portal, email legislative alerts, social media (Facebook, X/Twitter, YouTube), op-eds in regional publications (Delaware County Daily Times, Broad and Liberty, Williamsport Sun-Gazette), and a recurring Lifetime Support Award program recognizing legislators with strong civil justice voting records. Strategic alliances with the American Tort Reform Foundation, U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform, Insurance Information Institute, and Munich Reinsurance America extend its research and credibility footprint. There are no disclosed funding rounds, no parent organization, and no financial reporting on revenue or membership dues, consistent with a small nonprofit trade-advocacy entity whose value is measured in legislative outcomes (e.g., stopping HB 1697 and HB 1913 in 2026, contributing to the 2011 Fair Share Act) rather than financial scale.

Name

Pennsylvania Coalition For Civil Justice Reform

Legal name

PA Coalition for Civil Justice Reform

Website

https://paforciviljusticereform.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Statewide bipartisan nonprofit advocacy coalition in Pennsylvania that represents businesses, healthcare providers, public service organizations, and taxpayers to advance civil justice reform through legislative advocacy, grassroots organizing, public education, and judicial voter guides, funded by member dues and donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Harrisburg

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: The coalition operates primarily through membership fees from organizations representing businesses, healthcare, public service, and taxpayer interests.
2. Donations: The organization accepts donations from supporters to fund advocacy efforts and public education campaigns.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

PCCJR is a nonprofit advocacy coalition that recruits and unites Pennsylvania businesses, healthcare providers, public service organizations, and taxpayers to lobby the state legislature and courts for civil justice reforms. It sells organizational memberships, distributes legislative alerts, publishes voter guides for judicial elections, files amicus briefs, runs CLE programs for attorneys, and conducts public education campaigns targeting nuclear verdicts, lawsuit abuse, medical malpractice venue shopping, and third-party litigation funding.

Product overview

The Pennsylvania Coalition for Civil Justice Reform (PCCJR) is a statewide, bipartisan advocacy organization dedicated to civil justice reform in Pennsylvania. PCCJR is not a technology product company; rather, it operates as a policy advocacy coalition offering member services including legislative awareness, grassroots advocacy, public education on civil justice issues, and legislative alerts. The organization connects member businesses, healthcare providers, public service entities, and taxpayers to advocate for legal reform in the state legislature.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Coalition Membership Program
• Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Programs
• Amicus Brief Services
• Judicial Election Voter Guides

Quantifiable outcome

• Stopped Pennsylvania False Claims Act legislation (HB 1697) from passing in 2026
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• American Tort Reform Foundation (ATRA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational partner organization that produces the annual Judicial Hellholes report. ATRA and PCCJR collaborate on research, public education, and advocacy efforts to reform Pennsylvania's civil justice system.
• U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal ReformcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational organization focused on legal reform. Collaborates with PCCJR on studies regarding tort costs and their impact on Pennsylvania businesses and consumers.
• PA Manufacturers AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRepresenting Pennsylvania manufacturing employers. Works with PCCJR on advocacy for lawsuit abuse reform that would lower costs for manufacturers and taxpayers.
• Pennsylvania Medical SocietycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMedical society representing Pennsylvania physicians. Partner in advocacy efforts to address medical malpractice venue shopping and nuclear verdicts impacting healthcare costs.
• Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and IndustrycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStatewide business organization partnering with PCCJR on healthcare summit panels and advocacy for civil justice reform.
• Pennsylvania Orthopaedic SocietyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganized press conference at Pennsylvania Capitol calling for medical liability reform. PCCJR Executive Director featured speaker.
• Insurance Information InstituteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on consumer guide detailing hidden costs of America's legal system.
• Munich Reinsurance America, Inc.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-created consumer guide on legal system abuse costs impacting families and small businesses.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Others

• Insurance Information Institute: National insurance industry research and education organization that has partnered with PCCJR on consumer-facing materials about legal system abuse costs. Comparable stakeholder (insurer exposed to tort costs) but broader mandate across insurance topics.
• American Property Casualty Insurance Association: National insurance trade association advocating on behalf of property/casualty insurers, with tort reform and litigation cost containment as core priorities. Indirect peer—shares advocacy interests with PCCJR but represents insurers rather than a multi-stakeholder coalition.
• Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry: PCCJR's core state-level partner and a broader business federation representing Pennsylvania employers. Adjacent rather than directly competing; both lobby in Harrisburg but the PA Chamber's portfolio extends well beyond civil justice reform.
• National Association of Manufacturers: National manufacturing trade association that aligns with PCCJR on lawsuit abuse reform and tort costs impacting manufacturers. Indirect peer—provides member companies (e.g., 3M) that also engage with PCCJR, but does not focus solely on civil justice reform.

Direct peers

• Florida Justice Reform Institute: Statewide Florida civil justice reform coalition with a comparable mission to PCCJR: advocating for tort reform, opposing lawsuit abuse, and supporting legislation to limit liability expansion in the state legislature.
• American Tort Reform Association: National umbrella tort reform organization that PCCJR partners with and that produces the annual Judicial Hellholes report cited by PCCJR. Directly comparable mission: advocating for civil justice reform and opposing lawsuit abuse at the federal and state level.
• Illinois Civil Justice League: Statewide Illinois organization advocating for civil justice reform, including lawsuit abuse and tort reform. Operates with a similar structure to PCCJR—coalition of business and professional stakeholders focused on state-level legislative advocacy.
• Texas Civil Justice League: Texas-based coalition advocating for civil justice reform, tort reform, and lawsuit abuse legislation. Directly comparable to PCCJR in single-state focus, member-based model, and legislative advocacy around similar issues.
• Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse: National grassroots coalition running state-level campaigns against lawsuit abuse with chapters in multiple states. Directly comparable to PCCJR in mission, member-based advocacy model, and focus on grassroots organizing around tort reform.

Broad incumbents

• U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform: National policy arm of the U.S. Chamber focused on tort and legal reform, and an active partner of PCCJR. Comparable mission but operates at the federal/national scale rather than single-state, and is embedded within a much larger business federation.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/paciviljustice
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCTeI3TXKf2WL34j_SWOBZNg
• Facebookfacebook.com/paciviljustice
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pennsylvania-coalition-for-civil-justice-reform

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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