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Affiliated Bar Services

The Department of Bar Services was developed with the primary goal of cultivating relationships with the local and specialty bars around the state. The Massachusetts Bar Association's Department of Bar Services supports the efforts of each of the affiliated bars, while strengthening relations among all of the groups.

Affiliated associations play a vital and irreplaceable role for the specific populations and communities they serve. There are currently 29 such associations with representatives on the MBA House of Delegates.

Get Linked*
Does your bar association have a Web site? If so, please forward the URL to Patricia Olier, bar services liaison at (617) 338-0596 and we'll post your address in the bar associations listing on the MBA Web site.

Support Services*
Bar services can provide short- or long-term support in a variety of areas. If your organization needs help with a particular project or problem that is not listed below, contact our bar services liaison.

  • Meeting support;
  • Meeting space;
  • Member communications; and
  • Media relations.

Affiliated Bar Spotlight
The Department of Bar Services wants to spotlight the good works, community events and professional gatherings of the MBA's affiliated bars. Please submit photos, member profiles, event highlights or story ideas for publication in the Bar Services sections of the Web site and Lawyers Journal. For more information, contact Patricia Olier, bar services liaison at (617) 338-0596.

Forms and Applications
Community Service Award Application
Bar Affiliation Application

Affiliated Bars
The following associations (unless otherwise indicated by **) have member representatives in the MBA House of Delegates. If you need contact information for any of these groups, contact Patricia Olier, bar services liaison.

1. American Immigration Lawyers Association**
2. Asian American Lawyers Association of Massachusetts
3. Bar Association of Norfolk County
4. Barnstable County Bar Association
5. Berkshire County Bar Association
6. Boston Bar Association
7. Bristol County Bar Association
8. City Solicitors and Town Counsel Association
9. Dukes County Bar Association
10. Essex County Bar Association
11. Federal Bar Association - Massachusetts Chapter
12. Franklin County Bar Association
13. Hampden County Bar Association
14. Hampshire County Bar Association
15. Justinian Law Society**
16. Juvenile Bar Association
17. Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys
18. Massachusetts Association of Hispanic Attorneys
19. Massachusetts Association of Women Lawyers
20. Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association
21. Massachusetts Black Women Attorneys**
22. Massachusetts Criminal Defense Bar Association
23. Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Association
24. Massachusetts Judges Conference**
25. Massachusetts LGBTQ Bar Association
26. Middlesex County Bar Association
27. Nantucket County Bar Association
28. National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys - Massachusetts Chapter
29. Plymouth County Bar Association
30. South Asian Bar Association of Greater Boston
31. The Real Estate Bar Association for Massachusetts
32. Women's Bar Association
33. Worcester County Bar Association

Affiliated Bar Calendar of Events
If you would like your event announced to legal professionals statewide, submit information to the MBA's Mass. Law Calendar.

*These services can be provided for a fee. For rate information, contact Pat Olier, bar services liaison.

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