| 1983 | Procedural Guidelines for the Professional Conduct Committee adopted. |
| 1983 | Expert Witness Guidelines adopted. |
| 1983* | Library of expert witness testimony established. |
| 1987 | Position Statement on Testimony in Professional Liability Cases adopted. |
| 1991 | AANS brings unprofessional conduct charges against George Jacobs, MD. |
| 1991 | Jacobs v. AANS complaint filed; complaint dismissed. |
| 1992 | New Jersey appellate and supreme courts uphold propriety of AANS professional conduct program in Jacobs litigation. |
| 1995 | Procedural Guidelines revised. |
| 1995 | Professional Conduct Committee recommends suspension of Donald C. Austin, MD, from AANS. |
| 1996 | Bylaw amendment adopted preventing resignations of members with unprofessional conduct charges pending. |
| Apr. 1997 | Dr. Austin’s suspension affirmed on appeal to AANS general membership. |
| Dec. 1998 | Austin v. AANS complaint filed. |
| Oct. 2000 | U.S. District Court in Chicago grants AANS Summary Judgement in the Austin case. |
| Apr. 2001 | Lustgarten v. AANS complaint filed. |
| Jun. 2001 | 7th U.S. Court of Appeals upholds the District Court’s decision in the Austin case. |
| Jul. 2001 | Lustgarten case voluntarily dismissed. |
| Nov. 2001 | AANS Board of Directors approves a resolution to publish in the Bulletin the names of sanctioned members for complaints heard after Jan. 1, 2002. |
| Jan. 2002 | U.S. Supreme Court refuses to hear Austin appeal. |
| * approximate date |