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« A Valentine to the Corinthians | Main | Pyrrhic Prophylactics » February 15, 2007The ABA reveals its sad state of affairsAt the recent American Bar Association (ABA) Midyear Meetings in Miami, unflattering statistics slipped out of the Young Lawyers Division report which seem to confirm what many had suspected. According to the report, the percentage of licensed lawyers who are members of the ABA has declined from 50% to 37% in the last fifteen years. In the last thirty years, the percentage of lawyers who are ABA members has declined twenty percentage points. As I've noted before, the reason for the ABA's high percentage of non-licensed members is that it permits (and, arguably, mandates) the automatic membership of law students. Therefore, the percentage of actual lawyers who are members of the ABA has been falling like a rock for some time now. And even those licensed members of the ABA are largely just first year attorneys offered free membership. The ABA's "Young Lawyers Division" apparently decided to investigate reasons for the decline. The 2006 ABA-conducted "Pulse of the Profession" report revealed that "many lawyers are leery of the ABA's involvement in advocacy and policy." Lawyers prefer that the ABA play "an educational role rather than an advocacy role." Furthermore, in this same "Pulse of the Profession" report, many lawyers contend that "the ABA is not that available or relevant to them, or is not truly representative of all lawyers." The Young Lawyers Division even listed some of the "notable and controversial" positions adopted by the ABA. These positions include: providing federal funding for abortions, supporting the adoption of the Equal Rights Amendment, supporting a pro-choice position on abortion, and supporting the creation of a right to quality health care. Unfortunately, they failed to also acknowledge the ABA's broken and racist accreditation process. Related ITA entries: "Enslaved on the ABA membership roles" by J. Claybourn Posted by Joshua Claybourn at February 15, 2007 10:21 AM CommentsThe ABA might want to take a cue from the American Chemical Society, which provides useful research services, hosts conferences and workshops, provides education and job resources, and promotes the benefits of chemistry to the general public--all without involving itself in controversial political matters. Posted by: Eric Seymour at February 15, 2007 12:05 PM | permalink I believe there is another lawyer organization to which serious Christian lawyers subscribe. Being shed of the ABA would seem to be required for ethical lawyers. Posted by: Anonymous at February 15, 2007 12:57 PM | permalink Post a comment |
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