Kansas Bar Association

Kansas Bar Association

Founded	1882
Type	Bar Association
Location	Topeka, Kansas
Area served	Law
Members	Approx. 7,200
Key people	Natalie Haag, President
Employees	17
Slogan	Your Partner in the Profession
Website	www.ksbar.org

The Kansas Bar Association (KBA) is a voluntary, non-profit bar association for the state of Kansas with the headquarters located at 12th and Harrison St. in Topeka. The KBA has approximately 7,000 members and was founded in 1882.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Membership

Any person in good standing with their state bar may become a member of the association. Only members may vote and hold office in the association.

Membership dues vary depending on how long an attorney has practiced, with special consideration given to particular areas of law, including legal services attorneys.

Any member of the KBA who has been admitted to the bar for 50 years, and is a current member in good standing shall automatically become a life member of the KBA and be exempt from paying annual dues.

The Kansas Bar Association has an elected board of governors, with president being the highest level of the hierarchy. Each president has a term, excluding a few exceptions, of one year.

Publications

The Kansas Bar Association is dedicated to providing its members with current information about the law.^[4] through publications, both print and electronic, and through social networking websites.

Print Only	Electronic Only
The Journal of the Kansas Bar Association Handbooks via the KBA Bookstore^[5]	KBA Weekly KBA Advocate Law Wise^[6]

Continuing Legal Education

Continuing legal education (CLE) courses are required in Kansas to remain in good standing with the Kansas Supreme Court, which is required to practice law in Kansas. The KBA offers many CLEs to both members and non-members throughout the year. The Annual Meeting rotates each year to one of three locations (Overland Park, KS, Topeka, KS, or Wichita, KS). Although the locations have changed, the event has been ongoing for over a century.

Sections

The Kansas Bar Association provides opportunities for attorneys to join sections of law they practice for a fee.^[7] The offered sections are listed below:

Administrative Law
Agricultural Law
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Appellate Practice
Bankruptcy & Insolvency Law
Construction Law
Corporate Counsel
Corporation Law, Banking Law, & Business Law

Intellectual Property Law
Law Practice Management
Litigation
Oil, Gas & Mineral Law
Real Estate, Probate & Trust Law
Solo & Small Firm
Tax Law
Young Lawyers

Politics

The Kansas Bar Association created a political action committee (PAC) in 2009.^[8]

References

↑ http://www.kshs.org/p/kansas-bar-association-records-1883-1989-bulk-1952-1989/13770
↑ Fronton, Jr., John F. (1982). "The KBA Story (Excerpted from "Requisite Learning and Good Moral Character: A History of the Kansas Bench and Bar")". The Journal of the Kansas Bar Association (Kansas Bar Association) 51 (Spring): 38.
↑ John F. Fontron, Jr.; Paul E. Wilson, Robert H. Kaul, George Templar, Arthur J. Stanley Jr., Philip H. Lewis, Martha J. Hodgesmith, Elmer C. Jackson Jr., William A. Kelly (1982). "The KBA story". In Robert W. Richmond. Requisite Learning and Good Moral Character: A History of the Kansas Bench and Bar (Book). Topeka, Kan: Kansas Bar Association. p. 154. Retrieved 26 July 2011. Cite uses deprecated parameter |coauthors= (help)
↑ http://www.ksbar.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=1
↑ http://www.ksbar.org/bookstore
↑ http://www.ksbar.org/lawwise
↑ http://www.ksbar.org/prospective/sections.shtml
↑ "KSBAR PAC application and filing" (PDF). Retrieved 25 July 2011.

External links

ksbar.org - The Kansas Bar Association website.
State and Local Bar Associations - A graphic and listing of state and local bar associations in the USA, divided by unified and voluntary associations.

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

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