WILKES-BARRE, PA -The National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA) is pleased to announce that Jamie Joseph Anzalone, Esquire of the law firm, Anzalone Law Offices, LLC has successfully achieved Board Certification as a civil trial advocate. The NBTA was formed out of a strong conviction that both the law profession and its clients would benefit from an organization designed specifically to create an objective set of standards illustrating an attorney’s experience and expertise in the practice of trial law.
Jamie Joseph Anzalone, joins a growing number of trial attorneys that have illustrated their commitment to bettering the legal profession by successfully completing a rigorous application process and providing the consumer of legal services with an objective measure by which to choose qualified and experienced legal counsel.
The elaborate screening of credentials that all NBTA board certified attorneys must successfully complete includes: demonstration of substantial trial experience, submission of judicial and peer references to attest to their competency, attendance of continuing legal education courses, submission of legal writing documents, proof of good standing and passing of an examination.
Board Certification is the highest, most stringent, and most reliable honor an attorney can achieve. Board certifications are the only distinctions awarded by non-profit organizations. The NBTA as well as all board certifying organizations are committed to safeguarding the public’s ability to choose a good attorney.
Jamie Joseph Anzalone earned his undergraduate degree in Government and Law from Lafayette. He is a graduate of Penn State Dickinson School of Law. Mr. Anzalone is licensed to practice in Pennsylvania and focuses his practice on representing injured victims. Throughout his career he has been recognized as a Million Dollar Advocate, a Multi-Million Dollar Advocate, a Rising Star, a Super Lawyer, and a New Lawyer’s Division Star of AAJ. He sits on the Board of Governors for AAJ and PAJ. He currently chairs the Luzerne County Bench Bar, which hosts over 300 lawyers and judges each year. He has been published in the PAJ Journal and the Trucking Litigation Group’s Journal through AAJ.
Approximately three percent of American lawyers are board certified, and Mr. Anzalone is a member of a very select group who has taken the time to prove competence in their specialty area and earn board certification.
