Bar Associations for All 50 States

Dena Standley | July 17, 2023

Edited by Hannah Locklear

Are you curious about bar associations and what benefits it has for you as a young lawyer? Becoming a bar association member can have a lifelong and positive impact on your career and personal life. For instance, bar associations help you:

• Expand your networks
• Achieve your professional legal goals
• Be a positive change agent in your legal profession or community
• Receive mentorship from experienced attorneys

Regardless of your position on bar associations, you may have already found out that lawyers must join their state’s bar association. But just because you have to join one doesn't mean you will not enjoy the benefits that come with being an active member.

Today, this article will discuss the role of bar associations and the types available to join. As a bonus, we will list the states’ bar association websites in all 50 states.

What is the Bar Association, and what role does it play?

A bar association or legal association encompasses a group of lawyers that have come together to deal with challenges affecting the legal profession. The group's primary agenda is enhancing lawyers' interest and ensuring they thrive in their profession. For example, the association may fight for legal reforms, regulate professional standards and sponsor research.

In addition, bar associations administer exams for admission to practice law and supervise some apprenticeship programs. Further, most state bar associations have disciplinary powers over the members, but the courts carry the final decision to take away a lawyer's license to practice.

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Common types of Bar Associations

As mentioned earlier, bar associations have tremendous benefits you can enjoy throughout your career or lifetime. In some situations, you reap the most benefits depending on the bar association you join. The following are the four commonest bar associations that lawyers join:

• American Bar Association (ABA): The ABA is a voluntary professional association for attorneys across the country. Joining the ABA is not mandatory, unlike some states that require practicing attorneys to join the state bar association.


• State bar association: This association represents the lawyers practicing in a particular state. Every state’s association has unique functions and responsibilities, but they ultimately ensure the legal profession gets the support and respect it deserves.


• Local bar association: This group comprises lawyers in the same city or region. The membership is often voluntary, and lawyers who join receive faster results in issues compared to the state bar association. Members also build meaningful and credible relationships in their community.


• Specialty bar associations: This association offers benefits specific to the practice area and interest the members specialize in. Specialty bar associations can help you gain a deeper understanding and more exposure to your field of interest.


• Bar associations for specific groups: Examples include the National Association for Women Lawyers, the Catholic Lawyers' Society, and the Wolverine Bar Association. These associations are for lawyers who want to relate with those they share certain beliefs, ethnicity, gender, or religion.

Exemplary bar associations have members who sacrifice their time, resources, and effort to ensure the organization remains active and beneficial. For instance, these associations often organize fundraisers, award banquets, lecture series, and bar conferences. Others send monthly or bimonthly newsletters.

List of all 50 states' Bar Associations

The following table presents an exhaustive list of all the State Bar Associations and their websites. These associations are under the American Bar Association, one of the biggest professional associations in the nation and a credible attorney accreditation issuing institution.

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State	Bar Association Website
Alabama	www.alabar.org
Alaska	www.alaskabar.org
Arizona	www.azbar.org
Arkansas	www.arkbar.com
California	www.calbar.org
Colorado	www.cobar.org
Connecticut	www.ctbar.org
Delaware	www.dsba.org
Florida	www.floridabar.org
Georgia	www.gabar.org
Hawaii	www.hsba.org
Idaho	http://isb.idaho.gov
Illinois	www.isba.org
Indiana	www.inbar.org
Iowa	www.iowabar.org
Kansas	www.ksbar.org
Kentucky	www.kybar.org
Louisiana	www.lsba.org
Maine	www.mainebar.org
Maryland	www.msba.org
Massachusetts	www.massbar.org
Michigan	www.michbar.org
Minnesota	www.mnbar.org
Mississippi	www.msbar.org
Missouri	www.mobar.org
Montana	www.montanabar.org
Nebraska	www.nebar.com
Nevada	www.nvbar.org
New Hampshire	www.nhbar.org
New Jersey	www.njsba.com
New Mexico	www.nmbar.org
New York	www.nysba.org
North Carolina	www.ncbar.org
North Dakota	www.sband.org
Ohio	www.ohiobar.org
Oklahoma	www.okbar.org
Oregon	www.osbar.org
Pennsylvania	www.pabar.org
Rhode Island	www.ribar.com
South Carolina	www.scbar.org
South Dakota	www.sdbar.org
Tennessee Bar	www.tba.org
Texas	www.texasbar.com
Utah	www.utahbar.org
Vermont	www.vtbar.org
Virginia	www.vsb.org
Virgin Islands	www.vibar.org
Washington	www.wsba.org
West Virginia	www.wvbar.org
Wisconsin	www.wisbar.org
Wyoming	www.wyomingbar.org

Choose the Bar Association that suits your needs

Joining a bar association offers you more benefits than going through your legal career on your own. Undoubtedly, it can be challenging to choose which association meets all your needs —outside the mandatory state bar association. Many attorneys begin with the local bar association and eventually add a specific group or a practice area association. Ultimately, attorneys choose the bar association they believe will give them the best advantages in their career and personal life.

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