Why Join the BRBA?
Membership in the Baton Rouge Bar Association provides access to resources, relationships and opportunities that support your career, engage the legal community and help you make a difference in Baton Rouge and beyond.
Newly admitted attorneys receive complimentary membership for their first year. Law-student membership is complimentary as well.
Your Membership Includes:
- Connect: networking events, Bench Bar Conference, YLS activities and opportunities to build relationships with attorneys and judges.
- Learn: discounted CLE programs and member-focused professional development.
- Get Involved: committees and substantive law sections that connect members by practice area and interest.
- Stay Informed: The Baton Rouge Lawyer, weekly updates, legal community news and member resources.
- Serve: pro bono, youth education and other community service opportunities through the Foundation.
- Build Your Profile: speaking, writing, leadership and volunteer opportunities throughout BRBA.
"The Baton Rouge Bar Association is the best place for a lawyer to develop relationships, learn the lay of the land and become an active member of their community."
- Luke Williamson, 2024 President
"The BRBA has always been a community, a family, nurturing and supportive. As lawyers, we need that...to have a Bar that supports us and helps cultivate us and develop as a community of lawyers is a wonderful thing."
- Preston Castille
"The Bar is such a great way to learn from those that are wiser and have been around the block and also pick up new things from the younger generation."
- Loren Shanklin Fleshman, 2026 President
"The BRBA has helped my career by giving me opportunities to affiliate with judges outside of the courtroom, which makes it less daunting when you have something in front of them."
- Joe Cefalu, Recruiting Partner at Breazeale Sachse
"There are so many ways to get involved, meet people, and learn the law in interesting ways."
- Tara Madison, Chief Deputy Administrator at the Middle District of Louisiana
Membership Categories
The BRBA offers a variety of membership options to fit your stage in your career and professional goals.
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Becoming a member is easy. Simply complete your online application or contact or office for more information about membership options and benefits.
