2024-09-12T14:35:52-05:00 2023-12-31 232108173 RKL LLP 1330 BROADCASTING ROAD WYOMISSING PA 196106008 990 2023-01-01 812975445 PENNSYLVANIA COALITION FOR CIVIL JUSTICE REFORM PENN 7175587827 PO BOX 653 HARRISBURG PA 17108 CURT SCHRODER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 7175587827 2024-09-09 1 0 RUTHANN J WOLL CPA P00647342 6103761595 2024-09-09 2023 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z MARTIN RAINOWSKI 417 WALNUT ST HARRISBURG PA 17101 448728 0 X WWW.PAFORCIVILJUSTICEREFORM.ORG X 2016 PA ADVOCATE FOR A CIVIL JUSTICE SYSTEM THAT TREATS ALL PARTIES FAIRLY AND DISCOURAGES LAWSUIT ABUSE. 16 16 1 16 0 0 37575 0 572586 448119 88 609 0 0 610249 448728 1000 0 0 0 227855 228953 0 0 0 283136 253450 511991 482403 98258 -33675 592409 558146 2909 2321 589500 555825 ADVOCATE FOR A CIVIL JUSTICE SYSTEM THAT IS FAIR AND DISCOURAGES LAWSUIT ABUSE. 0 0 MEMBERS OF PCCJR WILL ANALYZE EVERY PIECE OF LEGISLATION INTRODUCED IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA TO DETERMINE ITS IMPACT ON CIVIL LIABILITY AND THE JUSTICE SYSTEM. IN ADDITION, PCCJR WILL ATTEND MEETINGS WITH LEGISLATORS, COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND HEARINGS, PROVIDING TESTIMONY AND WRITTEN REPORTS WHERE REQUESTED OR WHERE DEEMED DESIRABLE BY THE ORGANIZATION. BY SIGNIFICANT INVOLVEMENT WITH THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS, PCCJR WILL EDUCATE LEGISLATORS, THE GOVERNOR AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON CIVIL LITIGATION MATTERS AND WILL PURSUE MORE SENSIBLE CONSUMER PROTECTION LAWS AND CLASS ACTION REFORM WHILE ADVOCATING FOR BETTER ACCESS TO ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION. PCCJR WILL ROUTINELY REVIEW CASES ON THE APPELLATE COURT DOCKETS, DECISIONS IN WHICH MAY HAVE BROAD REACHING CIVIL JUSTICE IMPLICATIONS THAT FAR EXCEED THE IMPACT ON THE PARTIES INVOLVED IN THE ACTION. FROM TIME TO TIME, PCCJR WILL PROVIDE OR COORDINATE AMICUS BRIEFS IN SUCH MATTERS SO AS TO FULLY ADVISE THE COURT ON ISSUES THAT ARE BROADER THAN THOSE BEING ADDRESSED BY THE PARTIES. PCCJR INTENDS TO HOST REGULAR MEMBERSHIP LUNCHEONS WITH PROMINENT PENNSYLVANIA OFFICIALS, MEMBERS OF CIVIL JUSTICE ORGANIZATIONS IN OTHER STATES, AND NATIONALLY KNOWN POLICY EXPERTS. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO INTENDS TO DEVELOP A REGULAR NEWSLETTER AND WEBSITE FEATURING THE LATEST CIVIL JUSTICE NEWS, UPDATES ON THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICY AND LEGISLATICE EFFORTS, LINKS TO AMICUS BRIEFS AND OTHER WHITE PAPERS, AND OTHER ANALYSIS OF HOT TOPICS. 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 X 16 16 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 X THE ORGANIZATION 7175587827 PO BOX 653 HARRISBURG PA 17108 MARTIN RANIOWSKI CHAIRMAN 1.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BLAINE STANLEY VICE CHAIRMAN 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 ZACH SHAMBERG TREASURER 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 LUKE BERNSTEIN DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 PETER CALCARA DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW MILLER DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 LISA BELLINO APELIAN DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JONATHAN GREER DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 LAURA STEVENS KENT DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT VOINCHET DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DOUGLAS B LAMPE DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 RACHELLE MORTIMER DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 KRISTINA BALDWIN DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MEAGHAN SPROUT DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID TAYLOR DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN SHOEMAKER DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CURT SCHRODER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 1.00 X 206684 0 9009 206684 0 9009 1 0 1 0 0 MEMBERSHIP DUES 900099 342571 342571 OTHER PROGRAM 900099 105000 105000 CLE COURSE SEMINAR 900099 548 548 448119 609 609 448728 448119 0 609 215693 13260 99169 11612 15779 5360 84692 333 8596 6500 11974 2022 2224 DATA/TELEPHONE 3357 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 1335 POSTAGE 286 MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES 189 22 482403 98313 590541 457965 1868 0 1868 1868 592409 558146 2909 2321 2909 2321 X 589500 555825 589500 555825 592409 558146 -33675 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 342571 81389 81389 85643 -4254 1868 1868 1868 X X X 0 0 0 CURT SCHRODER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 180186 0 26498 0 0 0 9009 0 0 0 215693 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 BYLAWS WERE AMENDED TO ALLOW ADDITIONAL BOARD MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE ORGANIZATION HAS MEMBERS. MEMBERSHIP LEVELS ARE THE FOLLOWING: BOARD MEMBER BOARD MEMBERS ESTABLISH THE ORGANIZATION'S AGENDA AND POLICIES, SET PRIORITIES FOR ENGAGEMENT, AND REPRESENT THEIR OWN ORGANIZATION'S GOALS AND OBJECTIVES WITH A VOTE AT THE TABLE. THERE ARE QUARTERLY IN-PERSON BOARD MEETINGS AND PERIODIC CONFERENCE CALLS THAT BOARD MEMBERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND. STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBER THE STEERING COMMITTEE MEETS SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR AND IS USED AS A FORUM TO DISCUSS ISSUES AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON POLICY TO THE PCCJR BOARD OF DIRECTORS. STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN MEETINGS AND CALLS WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS, JUDICIAL CANDIDATES, AND OTHER APPROPRIATE FORUMS TO FACILITATE INVOLVEMENT WITH PCCJR POLICY DETERMINATION AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BOARD. STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS ALSO RECEIVE ACCESS TO REPORTS FROM ATRA, ILR, PCCJR, AND OTHERS IN THE CIVIL JUSTICE REFORM FIELD. CORPORATE MEMBER COMPANIES THAT WANT TO SUPPORT LAWSUIT REFORM AND HAVE ACCESS TO THE ORGANIZATION AND ITS UNIQUE POLICY WORK, BUT DO NOT WISH TO BE ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN THE ORGANIZATION'S OPERATIONS, MAY BE CONSIDERED FOR CORPORATE MEMBERSHIP. SMALL BUSINESS MEMBER BUSINESSES OF 150 EMPLOYEES OR LESS INTERESTED IN LAWSUIT REFORM OR HAVING ACCESS TO THE ORGANIZATION AND ITS UNIQUE POLICY WORK MAY BE CONSIDERED FOR A SMALL BUSINESS MEMBERSHIP. SMALL BUSINESS MEMBERS ARE A VITAL PART OF THE GRASS-ROOTS ADVOCACY WORK OF PCCJR. NON-PROFIT MEMBER TRADE ASSOCIATIONS AND OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS ARE ENCOURAGED TO BECOME MEMBERS. TRADE ASSOCIATIONS AND NON-PROFIT MEMBERS HAVE ACCESS TO THE ORGANIZATION, FURTHER THE GRASSROOTS EFFORTS OF PCCJR, AND HELP BROADEN OUR FOOTPRINT ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA. INDIVIDUAL MEMBER PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FOR MEMBERSHIP. ALL MEMBERSHIPS, REGARDLESS OF LEVEL, ARE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A BOARD MEMBERS HAVE THE POWER TO VOTE TO APPROVE NEW BOARD MEMBERS AND TO VOTE TO APPROVE LOWER LEVELS OF MEMBERSHIP TO THE ORGANIZATION AS WELL. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS A COPY OF THE 990 BEFORE IT IS FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION HAVE TO SIGN A STATEMENT ANNUALLY DECLARING THAT THEY HAVE NO CONFLICTS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF COMPENSATION COMMITEE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE FINANCIALS AND OTHER GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. PENNSYLVANIANS FOR CIVIL JUSTICE FAIRNESS PO BOX 653 HARRISUBRG PA 17108 872657193 ADVOCATE FOR CIVIL JUSTICE PA 527 PENNSYLVANIA COALITION FOR CIVIL JUSTICE REFORM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0