Established: 1898
Total Number of Members: 5,800
Membership is: Compulsory

Bar Profile:
Established in 1898, the Rhode Island Bar Association is a unified bar association of approximately 5,800 members. The association is committed to defending the constitutions and laws of the United States and Rhode Island; maintaining democratic government; advancing the science of jurisprudence; promoting the administration of justice; applying its knowledge and experience in the law to the promotion of the public good; and cooperating with other legal groups devoted to similar goals.

The association is governed by a House of Delegates, elected each year during the business portion of the annual meeting. The House represents the population of lawyers in Rhode Island and controls the administration of affairs of the association. The annual meeting, always held in June, is one of the most popular educational and social programs of the association. Vendors may purchase tabletop exhibit space.

Activity and member participation is high in the bar's 37 committees. The committees work to enhance the practice of law, offer discounts and extra benefits to members, and strengthen relationships within the bar and with the community. Other member programs include a confidential assistance program, a free monthly journal, a mentoring program and a young lawyers division.

Continuing legal education is mandatory in Rhode Island and the Rhode Island Bar Association provides more than 70 credited courses throughout the year. Public service activities include three lawyer referral services (full, low-cost and elderly) as well as a pro bono publico program. Other services include an IOLTA program, a scholarship program, fee arbitration, law-related education and a fund for client reimbursement.

ANNUAL MEETINGS
Rhode Island Bar Annual Meeting
June
Providence, R.I. 02903

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President
Thomas W. Lyons III
Law Office of Philip M. Weinstein
One Providence Washington Plaza
Providence, RI 02903-7104
Phone: (401) 521-3500
Email: pweinst@aol.com

Contacts

Continuing Legal Education Director
Nancy Healey
Phone: (401) 421-5740
Email: nhealey@ribar.com

Director of Communications
Frederick D. Massie
Phone: (401) 421-5740
Email: fmassie@ribar.com

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