MBA Member Benefits

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  AffiniPay (formerly known as Affiniscape Merchant Solutions)
  

  Trust your transactions to the only payment solution recommended by over 60 bar associations. Correctly safeguard and separate client funds into trust and operating accounts. Funds are never commingled. The ability to accept credit cards attracts clients, improves cash flow and reduces collections. Plus, members save up to 25 percent off their credit card processing fees. If you are considering accepting credit cards or want to confirm that you are processing credit card transactions correctly, call (866) 376-0950 or click here.

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  Avis
  

  Avis is the world's second largest car rental business, serving customers for both business and leisure. Avis' regions include United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Latin/America Caribbean.

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  Bank of America ® Business Credit Card
  

  Want to earn one point for every dollar that you spend on purchases?

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  Budget Rental
  Use your MBA membership to get discounts on rental rates. Budget is one of the world's top three vehicle rental companies, meeting drivers needs through the synergies of car and truck rental, airport and neighborhood locations, and business and leisure travel. It has a global presence of over 3,200 locations in over 120 countries and territories.
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  Casemaker
  

  This vast, but easily searchable database contains state and federal case law, statutes, regulations and other materials used daily in the practice of law. MBA members have unlimited use of this unique resource available at their desktops around the clock.

   

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  Catuogno Court Reporting & StenTel Transcription
  

  Catuogno Court Reporting offers spacious conference rooms in Boston, Worcester, Springfield, Lawrence and Providence for depositions or client meetings. To take advantage of your MBA membership discount, visit www.sten-tel.com or call (888) 228-8646.

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  Ethics
  Free ethical advice is an invaluable benefit of MBA membership. The MBA Committee on Professional Ethics will help you resolve specific ethical concerns that arise in your practice. To take advantage of this service, please email your request, including a brief summary of the facts raising the ethical issue, your interpretation of the issue, and whether the request is urgent in nature to MBA Sections and Ethics Administrator Jean Stevens, or visit the MBA Web site.
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  FAB
  

  The MBA’s Fee Arbitration Board (FAB) program provides voluntary binding arbitration to resolve fee disputes between attorneys and their clients and between attorneys. Fee arbitration is an ideal alternative to the Small Claims, District, or Superior Courts. The arbitrators are volunteer attorneys who are members of the MBA or trained arbitration professionals. For more information on this program, visit the MBA Web site or e-mail MBA Senior Programs Manager Marc A. D’Antonio.

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  FedEx®
  

  Looking for reliable and cost-effective shipping? MBA members are now eligible to receive valuable discounts of up to 26 percent on select FedEx® shipping services. There are no costs and no minimum shipping requirements to take advantage of this great member benefit.

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  Geek Housecalls
  

  For computer assistance right in your home, consider our member benefit Geek Housecalls, for issues ranging from computer clean-up and speed-up, setting up a wireless network, data recovery, smart phone support and one-on-one computer tutoring.

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  Geek Office Solutions
  

  Computer crashed? Blackberry troubles? Don't know where to turn? Consider our member benefit, Geek Office Solutions, for issues ranging from data recovery, server upgrades, Internet connectivity, office moves and more.

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  Group Personal Excess Liability Insurance
  

  Learn how to save money on your personal umbrella.

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  Hertz Rental Car
  

  Hertz specializes in local car rental, leasing of heavy equipment, the sale of one year vehicles for their rental fleet claim management services for liability exposure, moving assistance, and advisement on corporate telecommunications and management information services.

• Legislative Advocacy
  

  Would you like to work on crafting positions on legislation, court rules and other policy issues? Join fellow MBA members to develop policy positions that improve the administration of justice in the commonwealth.

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  Lawyer Referral Service
  

  The MBA's Lawyer Referral Service is one of the largest referral services of its kind, making more than 25,000 referrals each year to its 1,000 attorney members throughout the state. That makes joining the LRS a sound choice for MBA members. Your membership with LRS not only helps the public, it also offers you the opportunity to expand your client base.

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  MBA Business Center
  

  Away from your office and looking to check your e-mail? Print a document? Check out the MBA's new business center.

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  MBA Classifieds
  

  Looking to share your office space? Need to hire a law clerk? Interested in selling your home? Post a FREE online ad today.

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  MBA Forums
  

  The MBA Forums offer a range of tools for MBA members to more easily communicate with one another, including the ability to post messages for all members to access, create individual profiles, send private messages to other users, subscribe to unique threads and post URL links. Start a conversation today – have your MBA member number available and visit http://www.massbar.org/forums.

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  MBA Insurance Agency
  The MBA Insurance Agency offers dedicated service to members of the association, providing access to exclusive insurance programs designed and negotiated annually by the MBA's insurance committee. They build coverage for professional liability, health, life, auto and more that is specifically tailored for lawyers who practice in Massachusetts. Office locations in Springfield and Boston offer members unparalleled service.
• MBA Mentor Program and Mentoring Circles
  

  Whether you are a seasoned attorney seeking advice on an unfamiliar area of the law or a recent law school graduate with questions about your career path, the MBA Mentor Program is a phone call away.

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  MBA "My Resources" page
  

  Log-in to the MBA Web site and check out the new way to customize and find relevant practice tools and information.

• Room Rentals
  

  MBA members may rent conference rooms at our headquarters in Boston's Downtown Crossing or at the MBA's satellite Western Mass. office in Springfield, located directly across from the Hampden County Courthouse.

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  Sections
  Join one or more of the MBA’s 16 sections, specialty groups that focus on a unique area of law, and gain many valuable advantages of membership including the opportunity to build a network of contacts with key lawyers and experts in the field, receive reduced rates for section-sponsored, continuing legal education seminars, and seek appointment to leadership roles in the MBA.
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  Staples
  The MBA is proud to partner with Staples Business Advantage® for your office and technology needs. Sign up today to take advantage of the following exclusive deals for MBA members: discounts on most products, including environmentally preferred; free next day delivery on orders over $30; member appreciation shopping days and more. Click here to get started.