In order to assist the NARCA Board of Directors in making a decision about preparing and filing an amicus brief on your behalf, please submit the following information. The NARCA Amicus Review Committee will carefully review your submission and make a recommendation to the Board of Directors on filing an amicus brief.

1. Name of Requesting Attorney
    Firm
    Address
    Phone
    Fax
    Email

2. Court where briefs will be filed, including case number and style of case.

3. Lower court whose decision is being appealed, including judge(s), case number and style of case.

4. Parties to the appeal and their counsel

5. Parties at the trial court and their counsel

6. Deadlines for filing appellant’s brief, appellee’s brief, reply briefs and amicus briefs.

7. Summarize the relevant facts and describe with particularity the issue(s) which you believe impact NARCA members or the legal collection industry, including your position on these issues. Tell us why this case is sufficiently important to warrant NARCA’s participation.

8. List any other organizations or entities which have been requested to or which have agreed to prepare an amicus brief in this matter and their contact information so we can discuss a joint amicus effort with them.

9. Provide the names and contact information of 3 attorneys in your jurisdiction who are potential authors of an amicus brief.

10. Please include with your request the following documents:
      - Lower court decision, and any pleadings or motions on which it is based
      - Appellant’s brief (if available)
      - Appellee’s brief (if available)
      - Any other memoranda or information that may assist the Committee in reviewing this request.

11. Will the requester be willing to make a financial contribution to preparation of the NARCA Amicus brief?

12. Sign and date your request, and send it to:

   Amicus Review Committee
   NARCA
   1620 I Street NW, Suite 615
   Washington, DC 20006

   or email to narca@narca.org.