The Missouri Bar

The Missouri Bar
Type	Legal Society
Headquarters	Jefferson City, MO
Location	United States
Membership	28,000+ in 2012 ^[1]
Website	http://www.mobar.org/

The Missouri Bar is the integrated (mandatory) bar association of the U.S. state of Missouri.

History

The Missouri Bar traces its lineage to a voluntary membership organization called the Missouri Bar Association.^[2] This organization included over 1600 members in the 1930s, but excluded Missouri's black lawyers . In 1945 the organization changed its name to The Missouri Bar, became a mandatory bar, and racially integrated.

Structure

Bar policy is set by a Board consisting of the organization's officers plus Board members elected by district.

The Bar enforces the rule that Missouri lawyers must complete 15 credits each year.^[3]

References

↑ Missouri Bar Overview, Martindale Hubbell, retrieved 2012-08-30
↑ Joseph Fred Benson. "Missouri's Evolving Jurisprudence: A Brief History of the Supreme Court of Missouri, 1821 to 2008". The Missouri Bar. Retrieved 2012-09-10.
↑ "MCLE Credit Requirements by State". Practising Law Institute. Retrieved 2012-09-10.

State bar associations

Unified State Bars	Alabama State Bar Alaska Bar Association State Bar of Arizona State Bar of California District of Columbia Bar The Florida Bar State Bar of Georgia Hawaii State Bar Association Idaho State Bar Kentucky Bar Association Louisiana State Bar Association State Bar of Michigan The Mississippi Bar The Missouri Bar State Bar of Montana Nebraska State Bar Association State Bar of Nevada New Hampshire Bar Association State Bar of New Mexico North Carolina State Bar State Bar Association of North Dakota Oklahoma Bar Association Oregon State Bar Rhode Island Bar Association South Carolina Bar State Bar of South Dakota State Bar of Texas Utah State Bar Virginia State Bar Washington State Bar Association State Bar of Wisconsin Wyoming State Bar

Voluntary State Bars	Arkansas Bar Association Colorado Bar Association Connecticut Bar Association Delaware State Bar Association Illinois State Bar Association Indiana State Bar Association Iowa State Bar Association Kansas Bar Association Maine State Bar Association Maryland State Bar Association Massachusetts Bar Association Minnesota State Bar Association New Jersey State Bar Association New York State Bar Association North Carolina Bar Association Ohio State Bar Association Pennsylvania Bar Association Tennessee Bar Association Vermont Bar Association Virginia Bar Association

U.S. Commonwealth Bar Associations	American Samoa Bar Association Guam Bar Association Northern Mariana Islands Bar Association Bar Association of Puerto Rico Virgin Islands Bar Association

National Minority Bar Associations	National Native American Bar Association Hispanic National Bar Association National Asian Pacific American Bar Association National Bar Association Puerto Rican Bar Association