Chicago Bar Association (CBA)

Overview:

Profession(s): Legal
Member Type(s): Attorney, Lawyer
Scope: Regional - Chicago
Formed: 1874
Members: 20,000
Address: 321 S. Plymouth Court, Chicago, IL, 60604, USA
Phone: 312-554-2000
Fax: 312-554-2054
Website: www.chicagobar.org

Description:

The Chicago Bar Association is one of the oldest and most active metropolitan bar associations in the United States. The Association's voluntary membership consists largely of lawyers and judges from Cook County and the State of Illinois. However, we do have a growing out-of-state membership of lawyers who want to take advantage of the Association's many membership services and benefits.

Mission/Aims:

To establish and maintain the honor and dignity of the profession of the law and to promote the general welfare of the members thereof, particularly by sponsoring and supporting continuing legal education programs covering new developments in all fields of law.

To cultivate social relationships among its members.

To increase the usefulness of the legal profession in promoting the due administration of justice and the public good.

Principal Activities:

Education
Social Activities
Volunteer and Pro Bono Programs
Lawyer Referral Service

Member Benefits:

Affordable Continuing Legal Education
Committee Meetings
Legislative Program
Young Lawyers Section
Judicial Evaluation Committee
Networking

Training/Licensing/Certification:

Recognized MCLE (Minimum Continuing Legal Education) provider in Illinois.