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State Bar Associations

What is a Bar Association?

A bar association is a professional body of lawyers. Some bar associations are responsible for the regulation of the legal profession in their jurisdiction.  Other bar associations are professional organizations dedicated to serving their members; in many cases, they are both.
 

In many jurisdictions, the "bar association" is comprised of lawyers who are qualified as barristers or advocates (collectively known as "the bar", or "members of the bar"), while the "law society" comprises solicitors. These bodies are sometimes mutually exclusive.  In other jurisdictions, the "bar" may refer to the entire community of persons engaged in the practice of law.

State Bar Associations

Following are addresses, phone numbers and website links for state bar associations:

American Bar Association	National Headquarters 750 North Lake Shore Drive Chicago, IL 60611 Tel: 312-988-5000 Fax: 312-988-6219 E-Mail: info@abanet.org
Alabama State Bar Association	415 Dexter Avenue Montgomery, AL 36104 Mailing Address: PO Box 671 Montgomery, AL 36101 Telephone: (205) 269-1515
Alaska Bar Association	510 L Street No. 602 Anchorage, AK 99501 Mailing Address: PO Box 100279 Anchorage, AK 99510
State Bar of Arizona	111 West Monroe Phoenix, AZ 85003-1742 Telephone: (602) 252-4804
Arkansas Bar Association	400 West Markham Little Rock, AR 72201 Telephone: (501) 375-4605
State Bar of California	555 Franklin Street San Francisco, CA 94102 Telephone: (415) 561-8200
Colorado Bar Association	No. 950, 1900 Grant Street Denver, CO 80203 Telephone: (303) 860-1115
Connecticut Bar Association	101 Corporate Place Rocky Hill, CT 06067-1894 Telephone: (203) 721-0025
Delaware State Bar Association	1225 King Street, 10th floor Wilmington, DE 19801 Telephone: (302) 658-5279 Lawyer Referral Service: (302) 658-5278
District of Columbia Bar	1250 H Street, NW, 6th Floor Washington, DC 20005 Telephone: (202) 737-4700
Bar Assn. of the District of Columbia	1819 H Street, NW, 12th floor Washington, DC 20006-3690 Telephone: (202) 223-6600
The Florida Bar
The Florida Bar Center	650 Apalachee Parkway Tallahassee, FL 32399-2300 Telephone: (904) 561-5600
State Bar of Georgia	800 The Hurt Building 50 Hurt Plaza Atlanta, GA 30303 Telephone: (404) 527-8700
Hawaii State Bar Association	1136 Union Mall Penthouse 1 Honolulu, HI 96813 Telephone: (808) 537-1868
Idaho State Bar	P.O. Box 895 Boise, ID 83701 Telephone:(208) 334-4500
Illinois State Bar Association	424 South Second Street Springfield, IL 62701 Telephone: (217) 525-1760
Indiana State Bar Association	230 East Ohio Street Indianapolis, IN 46204 Telephone: (317) 639-5465
Iowa State Bar Association	521 East Locust Des Moines, IA 50309 Telephone: (515) 243-3179
Kansas Bar Association	1200 Harrison Street Topeka, KS 66601 Telephone: (913) 234-5696
Kentucky Bar Association	514 West Main Street Frankfort, KY 40601-1883 Telephone: (502) 564-3795
Louisiana State Bar Association	601 St. Charles Avenue New Orleans, LA 70130 Telephone: (504) 566-1600
Maine State Bar Association	124 State Street P.O. Box 788 Augusta, ME 04330 Telephone: (207) 622-7523
Maryland State Bar Association	520 West Fayette Street Baltimore, MD 21201 Telephone: (410) 685-7878
Massachusetts Bar Association	20 West Street Boston, MA 02111 Telephone: (617) 542-3602 Lawyer Referral Service: (617) 542-9103
State Bar of Michigan	306 Townsend Street Lansing, MI 48933-2083 Telephone: (517) 372-9030
Minnesota State Bar Association	514 Nicollet Mall Minneapolis, MN 55402 Telephone: (612) 333-1183
The Mississippi Bar	643 No. State Street Jackson, Mississippi 39202 Telephone: (601) 948-4471
The Missouri Bar	P.O. Box 119, 326 Monroe Jefferson City, Missouri 65102 Telephone: (314) 635-4128
State Bar of Montana	46 North Main P.O. Box 577 Helena, MT 59624 Telephone: (406) 442-7660
Nebraska State Bar Association	635 South 14th Street, 2nd floor Lincoln, NE 68508 (402) 475-7091
	State Bar of Nevada 201 Las Vegas Blvd. Las Vegas, NV 89101 Telephone: (702) 382-2200
New Hampshire Bar Association	112 Pleasant Street Concord, NH 03301 Telephone:(603) 224-6942 s
New Jersey State Bar Association	One Constitution Square New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1500 Telephone: (908) 249-5000
State Bar of New Mexico	121 Tijeras Street N.E. Albuquerque, NM 87102 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 25883 Albuquerque, NM 87125 Telephone: (505) 843-6132
New York State Bar Association	One Elk Street Albany, NY 12207 Telephone: (518) 463-3200
North Carolina State Bar	208 Fayetteville Street Mall Raleigh, NC 27601 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 25908 Raleigh, NC 27611 Telephone: (919) 828-4620
North Carolina Bar Association	1312 Annapolis Drive Raleigh, NC 27608 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 12806 Raleigh, NC 27605 Telephone: (919) 828-0561
State Bar Association of North Dakota	515 1/2 East Broadway, suite 101 Bismarck, ND 58501 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 2136 Bismarck, ND 58502 Telephone: (701) 255-1404
Ohio State Bar Association	1700 Lake Shore Drive Columbus, OH 43204 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 16562 Columbus, OH 43216-6562 Telephone: (614) 487-2050
Oklahoma Bar Association	1901 North Lincoln Oklahoma City, OK 73105 Telephone: (405) 524-2365
Oregon State Bar	5200 S.W. Meadows Road P.O. Box 1689 Lake Oswego, OR 97035-0889 Telephone: (503) 620-0222
Pennsylvania Bar Association	100 South Street P.O. Box 186 Harrisburg, PA 17108 Telephone: (717) 238-6715 Pennsylvania Bar Institute
Puerto Rico Bar Association	PO Box 1900 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00903 Telephone:(809) 721-3358
Rhode Island Bar Association	115 Cedar Street Providence, RI 02903 Telephone: (401) 421-5740
South Carolina Bar	950 Taylor Street PO Box 608 Columbia, SC 29202 Telephone: (803) 799-6653
State Bar of South Dakota	222 East Capitol Pierre, SD 57501 Telephone: (605) 224-7554
Tennessee Bar Association	3622 West End Avenue Nashville, TN 37205 Telephone: (615) 383-7421
State Bar of Texas	1414 Colorado P.O. Box 12487 Austin, TX 78711 Telephone: (512) 463-1463
Utah State Bar	645 South 200 East, Suite 310 Salt Lake City, UT 84111 Telephone: (801) 531-9077
Vermont Bar Association	P.O. Box 100 Montpelier, VT 05601 Telephone: (802) 223-2020
Virginia State Bar	707 East Main Street, suite 1500 Richmond, VA 23219-0501 Telephone: (804) 775-0500
Virginia Bar Association	701 East Franklin Street, Suite 1120 Richmond, VA 23219 Telephone: (804) 644-0041
Virgin Islands Bar Association	P.O. Box 4108 Christiansted, Virgin Islands 00822 Telephone: (809) 778-7497
Washington State Bar Association	500 Westin Street 2001 Sixth Avenue Seattle, WA 98121-2599 Telephone: (206) 727-8200
	West Virginia State Bar 2006 Kanawha Blvd. East Charleston, WV 25311 Telephone: (304) 558-2456   State Bar of Wisconsin 402 West Wilson Street Madison, WI 53703 Telephone: (608) 257-3838   Wyoming State Bar 500 Randall Avenue Cheyenne, WY 82001 P.O. Box 109 Cheyenne, WY 82003 Telephone: (307) 632-9061