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Join the Maricopa County Bar Association
Welcome to the MCBA's membership page. MCBA is where the legal community connects, and we invite you to join us.
Through MCBA, you can enhance your professional life in the law through our CLE, career services, networking opportunities, and community service activities. As part of their dues, members receive:
- Exclusive member pricing on continuing legal education programs (CLE),
- The monthly Maricopa Lawyer newspaper, which includes association, community legal, and court news
- The weekly MCBA E-News, an e-mail bulletin of news and events
- Access to the members-only portal of the MCBA Website
- Save time and money with MCBA's corporate partners
- Opportunities to network, socialize, and engage incommunity service activities with other local attorneys and legal professionals
Who is Eligible to Join?
Membership in the MCBA is open to all attorneys licensed by, and in good standing with, the State Bar of Arizona or another jurisdiction. Non-attorneys or unlicensed individuals may be eligible in certain other categories.
Please find complete information on eligibility and membership categories here.
The regular membership year runs January-December (September-August for Law Students). Dues are prorated by quarter for most new members.
Annual MCBA Membership Dues - 2010
Dues listed here do not include the $15 voluntary donation to the Maricopa County
Bar Foundation. Annual renewal notices include the $15 as an opt-out of total dues
billed.
Attorney - Private Practice less than 3 years.....................98 Attorney - Private Practice more than 3 years...................172
Attorney - Public Lawyer less than 3 years (includes automatic
membership in the Public Lawyers Division) .....................................93
Attorney - Public Lawyer more than 3 years (includes automatic membership in the Public Lawyers Division) .....................................136
Judge/Commissioner.....................................................136 Law Professor...............................................................136 Honorary - Licensed......................................................93
Honorary .......................................................................0
Associate ......................................................................144 Retired...........................................................................70 Legal Related.................................................................107
Court Personnel/Office Administrator...........................80 Paralegal/Legal Assistant (includes automatic membership in the
ParalegalDivision) ...................................................................110
Paralegal Student...........................................................20
Law Student in AZ..........................................................10
Law Student - Out-of-State ..........................................50
Sections and Divisions
Membership also provides access to a selection of substantive law sections and employment- and age-related divisions, either at no extra cost or for a modest fee. These groups provide even more opportunities for interaction with like-minded attorneys.
DIVISIONS:
--Corporate Counsel ($25/year)
--Paralegal (automatic membership included in dues)
--Public Lawyers (automatic membership included in dues)
--Young Lawyers - Under the age of 36 or licensed to practice for less that five years (automatic membership included in dues)
SECTIONS ($25 each):
--Construction Law
--Criminal Law
--Employment Law
--Environmental & Natural Resources Law
--Estate Planning, Probate and Trust
--Family Law (includes juvenile law)
--Litigation
--Personal Injury/Negligence
--Real Estate
--Sole Practitioners
--Technology & Intellectual Property
Sister Bar Associations
The MCBA also collects dues for seven local, ethnic and specialty bar associations in the valley.
--Arizona Asian American Bar Association
--Arizona Black Bar
--Black Women Lawyer's Association of Arizona
--Los Abogados Hispanic Bar Association
--East Valley Bar Association
--Scottsdale Bar Association
--West Valley Bar Association
You may join using the MCBA Membership Application in print or online.
How to Join (Visa and MasterCard accepted)
For general membership information, contact Cynthia at:
(602) 257-4200 (ext. 114) or cquinonez@maricopabar.org
1. Online: Go here to fill out an electronic Membership Application. (Paralegal students: Please call (602) 257-4200 to join by phone or download the pdf Membership Application and mail it in.)
2. Download Membership Application in pdf form and fax it in with credit card information, or mail it in with credit card info or a check.
3. Call the MCBA Membership Dept. with credit card at the ready.
PHONE: (602) 257-4200 - ask for Cynthia (ext. 114)
FAX: (602) 682-8601 to Cynthia
MAIL: Maricopa County Bar Association
Membership Dept.
2001 N. 3rd Street, Suite 204
Phoenix, AZ 85004
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