CPBA Competitors

The ABA is the largest voluntary association of lawyers and legal professionals in the world.

The New York City Bar Association (www.nycbar.org) is a voluntary organization with 24,000 members. Since its founding in 1870, the City Bar has been dedicated to maintaining the high ethical standards of the legal profession, promoting reform of the law and providing service to the profession and the public. The City Bar's 150 Committees issue hundreds of reports and present hundreds of events annually. The Legal Referral Service matches vetted lawyers with clients. The City Bar Center for CLE provides continuing legal education for lawyers. The City Bar Justice Center provides pro bono legal services to the disadvantaged. Protecting the public’s welfare remains one of the Association’s highest priorities.

The Boston Bar Association (BBA), the oldest bar association in the United States, has been the hub of Greater Boston's legal community since the 1700's. The BBA’s mission is to advance the highest standards of excellence for the legal profession, facilitate access to justice, promote diversity, equity & inclusion, and serve the community at large. Headquartered at 16 Beacon Street in the historic Chester Harding House, the BBA has more than 15,500 members drawn from private practice, corporations, government agencies, legal aid organizations, the courts, and law schools. Interested in joining? Check out our website, www.bostonbar.org.