The Brief

More than 200 national awards for editorial excellence and design!

The Brief is the American Bar Associations magazine for lawyers practicing tort and insurance law. It is published quarterly for the members of the ABA’s Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Sections (TIPS). 

The Brief serves the members of the ABA Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section, the legal profession, and others allied to this field. 

Recipients are individuals who receive The Brief as a benefit of their membership status within the ABA Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section. Qualified recipients are lawyers (U.S. and foreign); legal assistants, legal administrators, law office managers, government business managers, and other Associate members of the American Bar Association; law students, law libraries, and other titled and non-titles personnel allied to the legal profession.

Distribution: 10,000+
Frequency: 4x per year

Publication Schedule

Winter Issue 25
Space Closing: 12/26/2024
Art Due: 1/6/2025

Summer Issue 25
Space Closing: 6/30/2025
Art Due: 7/7/2025

Fall Issue 25
Space Closing: 9/29/2025
Art Due: 10/6/2025


Spring Issue 25
Space Closing: 3/31/2025
Art Due: 4/7/2025

The Brief Display Advertising Rates & Specs

Premium Positions:

Back Cover - $3,500 
Inside Front Cover - $3,000 
Inside Back Cover - $2,750 

TRIM SIZE: 8.375” X 10.875”
SAFE AREA: 7.625” X 10.125”

For questions regarding file submission, contact

Emily Shawen
emily.shawen@wearemci.com
410-584-1948

Submitting files: Please go to abatips.sendmyad.com to submit files.

Please supply only a print-ready PDF file. We cannot accept any native application file formats (no MS Word, InDesign, Publisher, etc) or any other file format. PDF must be a hi-res, print-ready file. All raster images should be 300 dpi. All fonts must be embedded.

Do NOT include printer’s marks (crop marks, registration marks, etc) in the file submission.
Do NOT include a bleed with fractional ads unless specified.

Color ads must use CMYK color only. RGB color or spot colors (such as Pantone colors) are NOT acceptable. Black & white ads should use black only (not 4-color); images should be grayscale.

We use an on-screen soft-proofing process. You are not required to send a printed proof.