The Mississippi Bar

The Mississippi Bar
Type	Legal Society
Headquarters	Jackson, MS
Location	United States
Membership	10,000 in 2012 (3,000 out of state)^[1]
Website	http://www.msbar.org/

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

History

The Mississippi Bar traces its lineage to a voluntary membership organization formed in 1821; however, this association lapsed after four years. It was revived in 1886 but lapsed six years later.^[2] In 1905 it was revived again; its first President was G.D. Shands. During the Great Depression, membership dwindled amid public scepticism about lawyer ethics. In response, the leading Mississippi lawyers successfully urged the passage of the state's Unified Bar Act in 1932, leading to the present-day mandatory Bar.

Structure

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

The Bar’s Consumer Assistance Program is designed to assist clients with every day consumer type problems with their attorneys.

The Bar does not regulate the Bar exame; that function is fulfilled by the Mississippi Board of Bar Admissions.^[3]

The Bar enforces the rule that Mississippi lawyers must complete 12 credits each year.^[4]

References

↑ Mississippi Bar Overview, Martindale Hubbell, retrieved 2012-08-30
↑ "MS Bar History". The Mississippi Bar. Retrieved 2012-09-08.
↑ Mississippi Board of Bar Admissions, Mississippi Administrative Office of Courts, retrieved 2012-08-30
↑ "MCLE Credit Requirements by State". Practising Law Institute. Retrieved 2012-09-08.

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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