National Bar Association
{{Short description|African American legal association}}
{{Infobox Organization
| name = National Bar Association
| image = National Bar Association logo.png
| type = Legal society
| headquarters = Washington, DC
| location = United States
| membership = 67,000 in 2023{{Citation |url=http://www.nationalbar.org/our_history |title=Our History|publisher=National Bar Association |access-date=2023-07-21}}
| website = http://www.nationalbar.org/
}}
The National Bar Association (NBA) was founded in 1925 and is the nation's oldest and largest national network of predominantly African-American attorneys and judges. It represents the interests of approximately 67,000 lawyers, judges, law professors, and law students.{{Cite web |title=NBA History |url=https://nationalbar.org/nba-history/ |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=National Bar Association |date=18 July 2023 |language=en-US}}
The NBA is organized around 26 substantive law sections, 10 divisions, 12 regions, and numerous affiliate chapters throughout the United States and around the world.{{Cite news |title=Regions, Sections, and Divisions |url=https://nationalbar.org/regions-sections-and-divisions/ |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=National Bar Association |date=19 July 2023 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Affiliate Chapters |url=https://nationalbar.org/affiliate-chapters/ |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=National Bar Association |date=19 July 2023 |language=en-US}} Centennial President Wiley Adams is the 82nd president to lead the organization. He will be followed by President-Elect Ashley L. Upkins.{{Cite web |title=Leadership |url=https://nationalbar.org/leadership/ |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=National Bar Association |date=10 July 2023 |language=en-US}}
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Structure and activities
The National Bar Association (NBA) is governed by a Board of Governors[https://nationalbar.org/affiliate-chapters/ ,] mostly elected from the membership but also including NBA's officers and representatives of groups such as the NBA's Divisions.{{Citation |url=http://www.nationalbar.org/governance|title=Governance|publisher=National Bar Association |access-date=2012-08-24}}
The National Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, represents the new members of the legal profession, and membership is open to NBA members who have been admitted to practice for less than 10 years or are under 40 years old.{{Cite web |title=National Bar Association Young Lawyers Division |website=Facebook |url=https://www.facebook.com/NBAYLD/ }} The association has several affiliate chapters located throughout the United States, including The Cook County Bar Association, The Barristers' Association of Philadelphia, the [https://www.calblacklawyers.org California Association of Black Lawyers], the Washington Bar Association, the Virgil Hawkins Florida Chapter National Bar Association, the Garden State Bar Association, [https://www.bwlnc.com the Black Women Lawyers Association of Northern California],{{Cite web |title=Black Women Lawyers Association of Northern California |url=https://www.bwlnc.com }} and the Metropolitan Black Bar Association.
The National Bar Institute (NBI) is the philanthropic arm of the NBA, founded in 1982. The association has established an annual award in honor of the late Louisiana State Representative [https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=159407 Pinkie C. Wilkerson] of Grambling—the "Pinkie C. Wilkerson Outstanding State Legislator of the Year Award".{{cite web|url=http://house.legis.state.la.us/pubinfo/Press_Releases/wilkerson_auto_accident.htm|title="State Rep. Wilkerson Killed in Auto Accident', August 1, 2000|publisher=house.legis.state.la.us|access-date=September 26, 2009|archive-date=March 6, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110306100010/http://house.legis.state.la.us/pubinfo/Press_Releases/wilkerson_auto_accident.htm|url-status=dead}} The NBA offers a job listing service as well as advertising in its magazine to assist employers seeking to conduct affirmative action outreach toward minority job applicants.{{cite web|url= http://www.nationalbar.org/jobs/|title=National Bar Association Careers|access-date=2010-09-06}}
The Women's Lawyers Division (WLD) of the National Bar Association (NBA) was established in 1972 as a dedicated group to address the unique issues and challenges faced by women in the legal profession. The division aims to support the professional development, mentorship, and networking of its members, primarily African-American women lawyers, judges, and law students.
The WLD provides various programs, including the "We Empower Mentoring Program," which pairs mentees with experienced mentors to help guide them through their legal careers.{{Cite web |title=CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WOMEN LAWYERS DIVISION'S 2022 WE EMPOWER CONVENTION STIPEND AWARDEES |url=https://members.nationalbar.org/NBAR/NBAR/News/Congratulations_to_the_Women_Lawyers_Division_s_2022_We_Empower_Convention_Stipend_Awardees.aspx}} This program also awards stipends to mentees for attending the NBA Annual Convention.
History
The National Bar Association was established in 1925 as the "Negro Bar Association" after Gertrude Rush, George H. Woodson, S. Joe Brown, James B. Morris, and Charles P. Howard Sr., were denied membership in the American Bar Association. The young Charles Hamilton Houston, future dean of Howard University Law School, also helped with the founding.[http://www.naacp.org/oldest-and-boldest/naacp-history-charles-hamilton-houston/ NAACP History: "Charles Hamilton Houston"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180109183526/http://www.naacp.org/oldest-and-boldest/naacp-history-charles-hamilton-houston/ |date=2018-01-09 }}, NAACP; accessed 14 May 2017
Its first president was George H. Woodson of Des Moines, Iowa. Arnette Hubbard became the NBA's first female president in 1981.{{cite web |url=http://www.aaregistry.org/historic_events/view/first-woman-president-national-bar-association-installed |title=First woman president of National Bar Association installed | African American Registry |publisher=Aaregistry.org |date=1981-07-31 |access-date=2015-05-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150802063042/http://www.aaregistry.org/historic_events/view/first-woman-president-national-bar-association-installed |archive-date=2015-08-02 |url-status=dead }}{{cite book|author=Fred D. Gray|title=Bus Ride to Justice: Changing the System by the System : the Life and Works of Fred D. Gray, Preacher, Attorney, Politician|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SWkZcMMTt_MC&pg=PA308|year=2002|publisher=NewSouth Books|isbn=978-1-58838-113-2|pages=308–}}
In 1940, the NBA attempted to establish "free legal clinics in all cities with a colored population of 5,000 or more." Its members supported litigation that achieved a US Supreme Court ruling that defendants had to be provided with legal counsel.
In 2010, the NBA partnered with the U.S. Census Bureau to work toward a complete and accurate count of the nation's population through various outreach activities.{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalbar.org/2010%20Census%20Take%2010%20Challenge.pdf|title=The National Bar Association (NBA) is Partnering with the U.S. Census Bureau to Support the 2010 Census|access-date=2010-09-06}}
Affiliates
= Alabama =
- Birmingham: Brazil Bar Association
- Montgomery: Alabama Lawyers Association{{cite web|url=http://www.ala-lawyers.org|title=Alabama Lawyers Association |website=www.ala-lawyers.org}}
= Arkansas =
= California =
- Los Angeles: Black Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles{{cite web|url=http://www.blackwomenlawyersla.org |title=Black Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles |publisher=Blackwomenlawyersla.org |access-date=2018-08-01}}
- Los Angeles: John M. Langston Bar Association
- Mill Valley: CA Association of Black Lawyers{{cite web|url=http://www.calblacklawyers.org |title=California Association of Black Lawyers |publisher=Calblacklawyers.org |access-date=2018-08-01}}
- Oakland: Charles Houston Bar Associationcharleshoustonbar.org
- Sacramento: Wiley M. Manuel Bar Associationwileymanuelbarassociation.com
- San Diego: Earl B. Gilliam Bar Association
- Santa Clara: Black Women Lawyers Association of Northern CAbwlnc.com
= District of Columbia =
- Washington: Morocco
- Washington: Washington Bar Association{{cite web|url=http://www.washingtonbar.org|title=Washington Bar Association, Non-Profit Organization|website=www.washingtonbar.org}}
- Washington: GWACgwacbar.org
= Delaware =
- Wilmington: Delaware Barristers Associationdelawarebarristers.wordpress.com
= Florida =
= Georgia =
- Atlanta: Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys{{cite web|url=http://www.gabwa.org|title=The Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys|website=www.gabwa.org}}
- Atlanta: Gate City Bar Association{{cite web|url=http://www.gatecitybar.org|title=The Gate City Bar Association – Atlanta, Georgia |website=www.gatecitybar.org}}
- Carrollton
= Illinois =
- Chicago: Cook County Bar Associationcookcountybar.org
= Indiana =
- Indianapolis: Marion County Bar Association{{cite web|url=http://www.marioncountybar.org|title=MCBA Home|website=www.marioncountybar.org}}
= Kentucky =
- Lexington: John Rowe Chapter
- Louisville: Charles W. Anderson Jr. Bar Association{{cite web|url=https://cwabalou.org |title=Home|website=CWABA}}
= Louisiana =
- Baton Rouge: Louis A. Martinet – Baton Rouge{{cite web|url=http://www.louismartinetbr.com|title=Louis A Martinet Legal Society, Inc.|first=UFO|last=Themes|website=www.louismartinetbr.com}}
= Massachusetts =
- Boston: Mass. Black Lawyers Association{{cite web|url=http://www.massblacklawyers.org|title=Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association -|website=Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association}}
= Maryland =
- Baltimore: Alliance of Black Women Attorneysabwamaryland.org
- Baltimore: Monumental City Bar Association
- Greenbelt: J. Franklyn Bourne Bar Association{{cite web|url=http://bournebar.org/|title=J. Franklyn Bourne Bar Association – Home|website=J. Franklyn Bourne Bar Association – Home}}
= Michigan =
- Detroit: Wolverine Bar Association{{cite web|url=http://www.wolverinebar.org|title=Wolverine Bar Association – Over 80 Years of Leadership in the Legal Community|website=www.wolverinebar.org}}
- Lansing: Davis-Dunning Affiliate Chapter
- Troy: D. Augustus Straker Bar Associationstrakerlaw.org
= Minnesota =
- Minneapolis: Minnesota Association of Black Lawyers{{cite web|url=http://www.mabl.org|title=MABL – Home|website=www.mabl.org}}
= Missouri =
- Kansas City: Jackson County Bar Association{{cite web|url=http://www.jacksoncountybar.com|title=The Jackson County Bar Association|website=www.jacksoncountybar.com}}
- St. Louis: Mound City Bar Association{{cite web|url=http://www.moundcitybar.com|title=Mound City Bar Association / Home / 2018 Scholarship Dinner|website=www.moundcitybar.com}} ()
= Mississippi =
- Jackson: Magnolia Bar Associationthemagnoliabar.org
= New Jersey =
- Trenton: Garden State Bar Associationgardenstatebar.org
= New Mexico =
- Albuquerque: New Mexico Black Lawyers Association{{cite web|url=http://www.newmexicoblacklawyersassociation.org|title=New Mexico Black Lawyers Association|website=www.newmexicoblacklawyersassociation.org}}
= Nevada =
- Las Vegas: Las Vegas Chapterlasvegasnba.org
= New York =
- New York: Metropolitan Black Bar Association{{cite web|url=http://www.mbbanyc.org |title=Metropolitan Black Bar Association | "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere" – Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr |publisher=Mbbanyc.org |date=2018-01-08 |access-date=2018-08-01}}
- New York: Association of Black Women Attorneys
- Rochester: Rochester Black Bar Associationrbbalaw.org
- Wheatley Heights: Amistad Long Island Black Bar{{cite web|url=http://www.amistadblackbar.org|title=Amistad Long Island Black Bar Association|website=www.amistadblackbar.org}}
= Ohio =
- Cincinnati: Black Lawyers Association of Cincinnati{{cite web|url=http://www.cincyblac.org|title=BLAC – Black Lawyers Association of Cincinnati|website=www.cincyblac.org}}
- Cleveland: Norman S. Minor Bar Association{{cite web|url=http://www.nsmba.org|title=Norman S. Minor Bar Association – Home Page|website=www.nsmba.org}}
- Columbus: John Mercer Langston Bar Association{{cite web|url=http://www.jmlba.co|title=JMLBA|website=www.jmlba.co}}
= Pennsylvania =
- Philadelphia: Barristers Association of Philadelphiaphillybarristers.com
= Tennessee =
- Memphis: Ben F. Jones Chapter
- Nashville: Napier-Looby Chapter {{cite web|url=http://www.napierlooby.com/|title=Napier Looby Bar Association|website=www.napierlooby.com}}
- Tennessee Alliance of Black Lawyers
= Texas =
- Austin: Austin Black Lawyers Association
- Dallas: J.L. Turner Legal Association{{cite web|url=http://www.jltla.org|title=J.L. Turner Legal Association – Dallas, Texas|website=J.L. Turner}}
- Dallas: AA Lawyers of TX State Bar{{cite web|url=http://www.africanamericanlawyerssection.com/|title=African American Lawyers Section|website=African American Lawyers Section}}
- Fort Worth: L. Clifford Davis Legal Association
- Houston: Houston Lawyers Association{{cite web|url=http://www.hba.org|title=Houston Bar Association|website=Houston Bar Association}}
= Virginia =
- Richmond: Old Dominion Bar Association{{cite web|url=http://www.olddominionbarassociation.com|title=Home|website=www.olddominionbarassociation.com}}
= Washington =
- Seattle: Loren Miller Bar Associationlmba.net
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.nationalbar.org/ Official page]
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Category:American bar associations
Category:African-American professional organizations