Bar Member? Be Your Own Advocate

Forgive me, but I’m going to jump on my soapbox today. I’m a licensed attorney in Arizona and we have a mandatory bar, so all of us have to pay to play. In 2014, I paid $460 for my bar dues, and Arizona was ranked 10th in the nation for having the highest bar dues. Despite this, the State Bar of Arizona Board of Governors voted to increase annual bar dues to $520 — even though they had information that said this would result in a $3.7 million cash surplus by 2019. What does a bar association need with $3.7 million? ... READ THE REST

Originally published December 17, 2014 0 1