Colorado Bar Association Membership Application
 

Please complete the following form. Fields with an asterisk ( * ) are required.
Do not send a check now. You will receive an invoice from our Membership Services Department. Please allow three (3) business days for processing. If you are a law student, please use the student application.

NOTE: Please be aware that this application is for membership in the Colorado Bar Association and is NOT the application to become a licensed attorney in Colorado. For information on becoming licensed to practice in Colorado, please go to www.coloradosupremecourt.com/BLE/ble_home.htm, the web page of the State Board of Law Examiners.

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business address in response to inquiries.

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About You
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Other states in which you are admitted to practice: 1.) State:
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Association Membership
Membership in the Colorado Bar Association is not conditioned on health status of any individual, including an employee of an employer or a dependent of an employee. Furthermore, health insurance coverage offered through the Colorado Bar Association is available to all members regardless of any health status-related factor. Health insurance coverage is only available to member of the Colorado Bar Association.

Dues Adjustment
The CBA and all local bars except the 7th, 13th and 16th Judicial Districts, Four Corners, Fremont/Custer, Heart of the Rockies, Pitkin, San Luis Valley, and Southwestern Colorado prorate their dues as follows:  

***Memberships lapsed for non-payment are not eligible for proration.***

  • If joining after October 1, 2011, reduce CBA and local bar dues by 25%
    If joining after January 1, 2012, reduce CBA, local bar, and section dues by 50%
  • If joining April 1, 2012 thru June 30, 2012, reduce CBA and local bar dues by 75%

Colorado Bar Association Membership
Please select the appropriate category. Membership categories are determined by your original date of admission to practice law, not necessarily the date you were licensed in Colorado.

Category
Dues
Senior (licensed 8+ years in any jurisdiction)$185.00
Intermediate (4-7 years)$165.00
Junior (1-3 years)$100.00
Inactive (an attorney who is on inactive status with the Colorado Supreme Court)$ 75.00
Retired
$75.00

Local Bar Associations
All CBA members who are on active status with the Colorado Supreme Court and who live in Colorado must belong to an affiliated local bar association. Please check the appropriate box(es) below:
Local Bar Association Dues
1st Judicial District:
  Senior (4+ years) $ 105.00
  Junior (1-3 years) $ 55.00
7th Judicial District* $ 55.00
9th Judicial District $ 60.00
13th Judicial District* $ 25.00
16th Judicial District* $ 25.00
Adams/Broomfield $ 110.00
  Retired/Inactive $ 35.00
Arapahoe:
  Senior (4+ years) $ 130.00
  Junior (1-3 years) $ 80.00
  Government Employee $ 115.00
  Retired over 70 or Inactive $ 50.00
Aurora:
  Active $ 50.00
  Inactive $ 25.00
Boulder:
  Senior (4+ years)** $150.00
  Junior (1-3 years) $ 90.00
Continental Divide $ 80.00
Delta** $125.00
Denver:
  Senior (8+ years) $140.00
  Intermediate (4-7 years) $125.00
  Junior (1-3 years) $ 85.00
  Gov't Emp Sr (8+ years) $110.00
  Gov't Emp Int (4-7 years) $80.00
  Gov't Emp Jr (1-3 years) $50.00
 
Local Bar Association Dues
Douglas/Elbert $ 70.00
El Paso:
  Senior (4+ years) $170.00
  Junior (1-3 years) $145.00
  Inactive $ 50.00
Four Corners* $150.00
Fremont/Custer* $ 30.00
Heart of the Rockies* $ 25.00
Larimer $100.00
Mesa $70.00
Northwest Colorado $ 60.00
Pitkin* $ 60.00
Pueblo $40.00
San Luis Valley* $ 50.00
Southeast Colorado $ 25.00
Southern Colorado $ 20.00
Southwestern Colorado*:
  Senior (4+ years) $ 70.00
  Junior (1-3 years) $ 50.00
Weld:
  Senior (4+ years) $125.00
  Junior (1 - 3 years) $50.00

* Unless indicated by an asterisk, prorate local bars dues as for CBA
** Includes mandatory assessments to support local law libraries and/or legal services programs.
CBA Section Membership
If you wish to join a CBA Section, please check the appropriate
box(es) below. Click on the name of the section to see its description.
Please note that the Section dues are prorated 50% after January 1, 2012.


Law Practice Sections

Dues


Law Practice Sections

Dues
Agricultural & Rural Law $15.00 Intellectual Property $30.00
Dispute Resolution $25.00
International Law $20.00
Business Law $25.00 Judicial Liaison $15.00
Communications &
Technology Law		 $15.00 Juvenile Law $20.00
Construction Law $10.00 Labor & Employment Law $15.00
Criminal Law $25.00
Litigation $20.00
Disability Law $15.00
Natural Resources & Energy Law $20.00
Elder Law $25.00
Real Estate Law $25.00
Entertainment
    & Sports		$15.00
Solo/Small Firm Practice $15.00
Environmental Law$15.00
Taxation $25.00
Family Law$30.00
Trust & Estate $25.00
Government Counsel$15.00
Water Law $20.00
Health Law $15.00 Workers' Compensation $30.00
Immigration Law $15.00    
CBA Committee Membership
If you wish to join a CBA Committee, please check the appropriate
box(es) below. Click on the name of the section to see its description.
 
Amicus Brief Legal Fee Arbitration Committee
Attorney Regulation Legislative Policy Committee
Awards Committee Membership Services Committee
Availability of Legal Services Mock Trial Committee
Civil Rights Nominating Committee
Colorado Bar Leadership Training (COBALT) Paralegal Committee
Committee for Balanced Legal Careers Planning and Budget Committee
Criminal Sentancing Project Professionalism Coordinating Council
Diversity in the Legal Profession Public Legal Education
Ethics Committee Transitions Committee
Interprofessional Committee  
Joint Management Committee  
Lawyers Professional Liability  
How would you like to receive your committee and section information?
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You can also download and print the membership application here and mail it to:

    Colorado Bar Association
    Membership Services Department
    1900 Grant St., 9th Floor
    Denver, CO 80203

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