Membership Application: Become a DRI Member Today!
Individual Membership
Price: $320
For lawyers in private practice who devote a substantial portion of their professional time to the representation of businesses, insurance companies and/or their insureds, associations, or governmental entities in civil litigation.
Includes:
- Membership to DRI
- Subscription to For the Defense, The Voice, and In-House Defense Quarterly. Discounts on our Defense Library Series titles.
- Access to all DRI Substantive Law Committees
- Access to DRI’s member exclusive Solutions Marketplace
Individual Application (PDF)
Young Lawyer Membership
Price: $185+
For lawyers who have been admitted to the Bar for five years or less.
Includes:
- Membership to DRI
- Subscription to For the Defense, The Voice, and In-House Defense Quarterly. Discounts on our Defense Library Series titles.
- Access to all DRI Substantive Law Committees
- Access to DRI’s member exclusive Solutions Marketplace
- A free registration for one DRI seminar. Excludes the Deposition Institute
Learn more about becoming a Young Lawyer
Young Lawyer Application (PDF)
Corporate Membership
Price: $500 for four employees; each additional member is $150
For corporations with at least four employees who will participate as members of DRI. Corporate Membership does not apply to law firms.
Includes:
- Four Memberships to DRI (Each additional member is $150)
- Four Subscriptions to For the Defense, The Voice, and In-House Defense Quarterly. Discounts on our Defense Library Series titles.
- Access to all DRI Substantive Law Committees
- Access to DRI’s member exclusive Solutions Marketplace
Corporate Membership Brochure (PDF)
Corporate Application (PDF)
Corporate Membership (Amendment)
Price: $150 each
For a corporation with DRI Corporate Membership. This form can be used to amend a corporation’s existing corporate membership.
Includes:
- Membership to DRI
- Subscriptions to For the Defense, The Voice, and In-House Defense Quarterly. Discounts on our Defense Library Series titles.
- Access to all DRI Substantive Law Committees
- Access to DRI’s member exclusive Solutions Marketplace
Corporate Amendment Application (PDF)
DRI/SLDO Membership Offers
Price: Free!*
For lawyers who are a member of a participating State and Local Defense Organizations (SLDO). From time to time, DRI partners with SLDOs on Membership offers. Check back here for future opportunities.
Includes
- Memberships to DRI
- 4 Subscriptions to For the Defense, The Voice, and In-House Defense Quarterly. Discounts on our Defense Library Series titles.
- Access to all DRI Substantive Law Committees
- Access to DRI’s member exclusive Solutions Marketplace
*Only for members of participating SLDOs. Check here to see if your SLDO is participating.
Law Student Membership
Price: $20+
For full-time law students.
Includes:
- Complimentary registration to all DRI seminars and Annual Meeting
- Committee membership for the Young Lawyers Committee
- Subscription to For the Defense, The Voice, and In-House Defense Quarterly
Law Student Application (PDF)
Senior Membership
Price: $50
For DRI members who are 65 years or older and not actively engaged in the practice of law.
Includes:
- Membership to DRI
- Subscription to For the Defense, The Voice, and In-House Defense Quarterly. Discounts on our Defense Library Series titles.
- Access to all DRI Substantive Law Committees
- Access to DRI’s member exclusive Solutions Marketplace
Senior Application (PDF)
Seminar Attendee Membership
Price: $185+
For first time DRI members who have attended a DRI seminar within the last 60 days.
Includes:
- Membership to DRI
- Subscription to For the Defense, The Voice, and In-House Defense Quarterly. Discounts on our Defense Library Series titles.
- Access to all DRI Substantive Law Committees
- Access to DRI’s member exclusive Solutions Marketplace
Seminar Attendee Application (PDF)
Affiliate Membership
Price: $125
For CLE managers and marketing professionals who work for defense-oriented law firms of all sizes. Please note the affiliate program is only available to those professionals of firms/companies with DRI members in good standing.
Includes:
- Membership to DRI
- Subscription to For the Defense, The Voice, and In-House Defense Quarterly. Discounts on our Defense Library Series titles.
- Access to all DRI Substantive Law Committees
- Access to DRI’s member exclusive Solutions Marketplace
Affiliate Application (PDF)
International Membership
Price: $320
For international lawyers in private practice who devote a substantial portion of their professional time to the representation of businesses, insurance companies and/or their insureds, associations, or governmental entities in civil litigation.
Includes:
- Membership to DRI
- Subscription to For the Defense, The Voice, and In-House Defense Quarterly. Discounts on our Defense Library Series titles.
- Access to all DRI Substantive Law Committees
- Access to DRI’s member exclusive Solutions Marketplace
International Application (PDF)
Government Membership
Price: $160
For lawyers employed by a governmental entity, and who devotes a substantial portion of their professional time to the representation of governmental entities in civil litigation.
Includes:
- Membership to DRI
- Subscription to For the Defense, The Voice, and In-House Defense Quarterly. Discounts on our Defense Library Series titles.
- Access to all DRI Substantive Law Committees
- Access to DRI’s member exclusive Solutions Marketplace
Government Application (PDF)
Corporate Counsel Membership
Price: $320+
For licensed attorneys who are employed exclusively by a corporate or other private sector organization for the purpose of providing legal representation and counsel only to that corporation, its affiliates, and subsidiaries.
Includes:
- Membership to DRI
- Subscription to For the Defense, The Voice, and In-House Defense Quarterly. Discounts on our Defense Library Series titles.
- Access to all DRI Substantive Law Committees
- Access to DRI’s member exclusive Solutions Marketplace
- Free attendance to any DRI seminar or webinar* if the in-house counsel joins DRI’s Corporate Counsel Committee (at no charge)
*Excludes DRI's Annual Meeting
Corporate Counsel Application (PDF)