Lawyers for Civil Justice

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Financial Vulnerability Assessment (Tuckman-Chang)

4 risk indicators measuring financial stability and operational resilience

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

1987

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

Daniel Steen

Phone

2024290045

Tax Period

2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31

Lawyers for Civil Justice, founded in 1987, is a community nonprofit that reported $1.8M in total revenue in fiscal year 2023. Expenses of $2.0M exceeded revenue, resulting in a 11% operating deficit.

Mission

The purposes for which the corporation is organized are to provide a means for defense trial lawyers and others to be heard, state a position and motivate reform of the United States civil justice system. See Schedule O

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Membership Services: LCJ provides for services related to policy advocacy for senior corporate and defense counsel. These services include monitoring and responding to initiatives in support of...

Membership Services: LCJ provides for services related to policy advocacy for senior corporate and defense counsel. These services include monitoring and responding to initiatives in support of providing improvements to the civil justice system.

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Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2023)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $545,000

Program Service Revenue $1,154,427

Investment Income $84,484

Other Revenue $0

TOTAL REVENUE $1,783,911

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0

Salaries & Benefits $613,018

Fundraising Expenses $0

Other Expenses $1,361,802

TOTAL EXPENSES $1,974,820

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2023	2022	Change
Revenue	$1,783,911	$1,684,614	+0.1%
Expenses	$1,974,820	$1,761,760	+0.1%
Net Income	$-190,909	$-77,146	+1.5%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Financial Health Indicators

Comprehensive financial analysis: Altman Z-Score, liquidity, solvency, sustainability, efficiency, and growth metrics

Financial Distress Indicator

Liquidity & Cash Position

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Altman Z-Score • Liquidity Ratios • Solvency Analysis • Growth Indicators • Efficiency Metrics

Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

Governance Policies

✓ Conflict of Interest Policy

✓ Whistleblower Policy

✓ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$307,400

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
John Kuppens	President	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Molly H Craig	President-Elect	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
James Scott Kreamer	Vice President	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Robert L Levy	Treasurer	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Chris Guth	Secretary	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Alex Ponce de Leon	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Allison Drachman	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Aviva Wein	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Chad Pekron	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Douglas Burrell	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Elizabeth Gibson	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Howard Merten	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Jeanne Walker	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
John Guttmann	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Jonathan M Palmer	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Jonathan Redgrave	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Leah Lorber	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Lee Mickus	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Mark Beebe	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Mark Behrens	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Mary Novacheck	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Michael Freeman	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Michele Smith	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Mike Klein	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Peter Martin	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Robert L Christie	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Tina Gonzalez Barton	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Daniel Steen	Executive Director	40.00	Officer	$265,000	$42,400	$307,400
Alicia M Dray	Marketing and Membership Development	40.00	Highest	$117,475	$9,062	$126,537
Kristie Jones	Operations Manager	40.00	Highest	$102,000	$8,160	$110,160

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2024	No data	No data	No data	No data
2023	$1,783,911	$1,974,820	$1,612,865	$-190,909
2022	$1,684,614	$1,761,760	$1,575,357	$-77,146
2021	$1,525,539	$1,564,671	$1,833,007	$-39,132
2020	$1,200,479	$1,299,808	$1,708,788	$-99,329
2019	$1,620,682	$1,385,534	$1,788,570	$235,148
2018	$1,429,221	$1,270,195	$1,495,653	$159,026