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The Mission of the American Bar Association is to be the national representative of the legal profession, serving the public and the profession by promoting justice, professional excellence and respect for the law. See all ABA Sections

Bar Associations in the United States - States

Alabama State Bar
The Alabama State Bar has jurisdiction over the conduct of all attorneys and is charged with stimulating interest in improving the administration of justice. Its Board of Commissioners provides for the examinination of applicants who seek to practice law. The Alabama State Bar is the licensing and regulatory agency for attorneys in the State of Alabama, subject to Rules of the Alabama Supreme Court.

Alaska Bar Association
The Alaska Bar Association is a Mandatory Bar.

Arizona - State Bar of Arizona
The State Bar of Arizona serves the public and enhances the legal profession by promoting the competency, ethics and professionalism of its members and enhancing the administration of justice.

Arkansas Bar Association

Colorado Bar Association
The CBA is defined as a non-lawyer who, or an organization that, provides ancillary goods or services to attorneys or the legal profession. Patrons include but are not limited to Mediators, Certified Public Accountants, Private Investigators, Court Reporters, Educators, Consultants, Vendors, Companies, and Corporate Associations.

Connecticut Bar Association
The CBA Law Center is a premier education and conference facility. Hold your conference, meeting, or education program where Connecticut's top attorneys meet.

Delaware State Bar Association

District of Columbia - Bar Association of The District of Columbia
Founded in 1956 as a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization, the Foundation of The BAR Association of the District of Columbia supports research and educational programs relating to the administration of justice and makes grants to fund programs that provide legal services affecting children in the District of Columbia.

Florida Bar Association

Hawaii State Bar Association

Idaho State Bar
The Idaho State Bar (ISB) is a self-governing state agency of Idaho. Portions of the Idaho Code pertaining to the practice of law in Idaho date back to 1881, however, the present “integrated” Bar was established by the Legislature in 1923 and 1925. As an integrated Bar, all attorneys practicing law in Idaho must be licensed by the Idaho State Bar.

Illinois State Bar Association

Iowa State Bar Association
The Iowa State Bar Association is a vibrant, progressive organization that provides Iowa attorneys with the benefits of professional association with their colleagues. Its benefits include continuing legal education, practice aids, interaction with the judiciary and legislature, participation in reform of the law, and news regarding developments impacting the profession.

Kansas Bar Association (KBA)
The Kansas Bar Association (KBA) was founded in 1882 as a voluntary association for dedicated legal professionals and has more than 6,500 members, including lawyers, judges, law students, and paralegals.

Kentucky Bar Association
The Kentucky Bar Association is an independent agency of the Supreme Court of Kentucky. Its authority to regulate the legal profession in Kentucky, delegated by the Kentucky Supreme Court through rules, is derived from the Kentucky Constitution.

Louisiana State Bar Association
The mission of the Louisiana State Bar Association is to assist and serve its members in the practice of law, assure access to and aid in the administration of justice, assist the Supreme Court in the regulation of practice of law, uphold the honor of the courts and the profession, promote the professional competence of attorneys, increase public understanding of and respect for the law, and encourage collegiality among its members.

Maine State Bar Association

Maryland State Bar Association

Massachusetts Bar Association
the Massachusetts Bar Association is a non-profit organization that serves the legal profession and the public by promoting the administration of justice, legal education, professional excellence and respect for the law. The MBA represents a diverse group of attorneys, judges and legal professionals across the commonwealth.

Minnesota state Bar Association

Mississippi Bar Association
The Mississippi Bar shall serve the public good by promoting excellence in the profession and in our system of justice.

Missouri Bar
The Missouri Bar was created in 1944 by order of the Supreme Court of Missouri. Its mission is to improve the legal profession, the administration of justice, and law. Through educational programs, publications, and more, The Missouri Bar serves as a valuable resource for members—and for the citizens of Missouri.

Nebraska State Bar Association

New Hampshire Bar Association (NHBA)
The New Hampshire Bar Association (NHBA) is a non-profit, court-mandated organization. As a unified bar, all attorneys licensed to practice in the state, and NH judges must belong to the NHBA and pay annual dues. As of July 2006, 4,398 members were within one of the "active" membership status categories (i.e. currently authorized to practice in state). Of these, 3,251 maintained a principal office in-state, with another 1,147 of these "active" category members out-of-state. An additional 1,487 members are on "inactive" status (i.e. not currently authorized to practice in NH) - 467 in-state; 1,020 out-of-state. The total of all membership categories is 5,885.

New Jersey State Bar Association

New York State Bar Association (NYSBA)
The New York State Bar Association is the official statewide organization of the legal profession. It is composed principally of practicing attorneys, judges, law teachers, and many non-practicing lawyers who are business executives, government officials, court administrators and so forth. It represents practitioners in specialized areas of law, as well as affiliated, law-related organizations and groups with special interests or needs.

North Carolina State Bar
The North Carolina State Bar is the state agency responsible for regulating the practice of law in North Carolina.

Ohio State Bar Association

Oklahoma Bar Association

Oregon State Bar

Pennsylvania Bar Association

Rhode Island Bar Association
Rhode Island Bar Association online. Our Web site is intended as a resource for members of the Association as well as the general public. Our President's Message can be accessed by clicking here. If you are a lawyer, you will find the latest in services and programs that the bar has to offer, whether it's a CLE program, membership discount program or an opportunity to join a Rhode Island Bar Committee. There are links above directing you to the Bar Association bylaws, dues information, court and other legal resources. Directions to the Rhode Island Law Center are available here.

South Carolina Bar Association
The South Carolina Bar began in 1884 as the South Carolina Bar Association, a voluntary organization of approximately 200 lawyers. The South Carolina State Bar was created in 1968. The two organizations were merged in 1975. Currently the Bar has a membership of more than 11,500.

State Bar Association of North Dakota
State Bar Association of North Dakota is the official statewide organization of lawyers and the oldest unified state bar association in the nation. The mission of the State Bar Association is to promote justice and to serve the lawyers and the people of North Dakota

State Bar of California
The State Bar is a public corporation within the judicial branch of government, serving as an arm of the California Supreme Court. All State Bar members are officers of the court.

State Bar of Georgia
The State Bar of Georgia exists to foster among the members of the Bar of this state the principles of duty and service to the public; to improve the administration of justice; and to advance the science of law. All persons authorized to practice law in this state are required to be members.

State Bar of Michigan

State Bar of Montana
"The mission of the Board of Trustees of the State Bar of Montana is to lead the legal profession and serve the public interest."

State Bar of Nevada

State Bar of New Mexico
The State Bar is a professional membership organization of attorneys licensed to practice law in the State of New Mexico. Established in 1886, the State Bar currently (08/2005) has over 7,616 members. The State Bar of New Mexico (State Bar) was incorporated under the laws of the State of New Mexico in 1978. Prior to that, the State Bar operated as an agency of the Supreme Court of the State of New Mexico, established by State Statute on March 17, 1925.

State Bar of Texas

State Bar of Wisconsin

Tennessee Bar Association (TBA)

State Bar of South Dakota

Utah State Bar Association

Vermont Bar Association

Virginia State Bar
the Virginia State Bar has been responsible for the regulation of the legal profession, protection of the public from lawyer misconduct and support for the rule of law. Through its staff and hundreds of lawyer and lay volunteers, the state bar works to serve lawyers and the public. We provide lawyers with support to better practice their profession, encourage service to our institutions of justice and improve access to that system for all Virginians.
Washington State Bar Association

West Virginia State Bar
The State Bar is a part of the Judicial Branch of West Virginia State Government, since it is an administrative agency of the Supreme Court of Appeals. However, the Bar does not receive any taxpayer funds, relying upon dues from its members and other private sources of income.

Wyoming State Bar