Posted on 07/27/2009 2:02:47 PM PDT by Behind Liberal Lines
When the ABA gathers for its annual meeting in Chicago on July 30, the organization's board of governors will weigh a key question: How does the association get membership climbing again? The board will receive a presentation from its marketing consultant Leo Burnett Co. Inc., which was hired in March to aid in spreading the ABA's message to more lawyers. The association has never pursued a marketing effort of this magnitude, said current ABA President H. Thomas Wells Jr.
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The recession, expansion of law firms, rise in industry competition and controversy regarding the judicial review process have conspired to reduce membership in recent years...
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I'll give them credit for at least paying lip service to that point. For years the ABA has been little more than another liberal special interest group on a variety of subjects, including judicial nominees and the war on terror.
I would be surprised to find any republican lawyer who'd want to be a member with their politicized record.
the dues got too high to justify membership in a largely liberal organization.
Sounds like a conspiracy theory.
Worse yet is the National Lawyers Guild.
Most of ABBA’s members have gone into seclusion.
I quit the ABA 20 years ago. I didn’t want my dues going to their abortion stand.
If the ABA wants its old membership back, it should become a true professional organization, working toward improving the quality of lawyering in this country, better continuing education, etc.
“I would be surprised to find any republican lawyer who’d want to be a member with their politicized record.”
I’m an attorney, and conservative Republican. More importantly I am one of the last of a vanishing breed; the solo practice. I am not a member of the ABA nor do I ever intend to be. The ABA is merely the tool of the big left-wing firms. Not only do they not care about the one man office, they would really rather do away with us. All money I would send them would be used against my interests.
I have the same feelings about the Indiana State Bar, and am not a member of that either, even though a very good friend and colleague was recently president.
This sounds a lot like one of the problems of the newspapers, they alienated half of their possible customers with their unbridled liberal politics and then wonder why they don't have more customers.
Your dollars are better spent supporting the Federalist Society. Anita Hill and Hillary Clinton did serious damage to the ABA. It is now little more than a leftist advocacy group. Very sad. This could have been the organization that cherished the rule of law and our constitution...
Justa buncha lefties.
Howsabout a circular firing squad consisting of the entire membership?
The ABA existed from 1967 to 1976 -- for nine full seasons. During that time, the ABA fought a bitter war with the established National Basketball Association (the NBA) for players, fans, and media attention. In June 1976, the two rival pro leagues finally made peace. Four of the strongest ABA teams (the New York Nets, Denver Nuggets, Indiana Pacers, and San Antonio Spurs) joined the NBA and survived. The other remaining ABA teams (such as the Kentucky Colonels, the Spirits of St. Louis, and the Virginia Squires) vanished, along with the ABA itself.
However, the ABA is still vividly remembered by its loyal fans. The ABA was the "outlaw" league with the psychedelic red, white and blue basketball, outlandish promotions, and huge afros. It was the "lively" league that adopted the three-point shot -- the exciting "home run" of basketball -- as its own. It was the "frontier" league that brought (or returned) modern professional basketball to hoops-crazy cities like Indianapolis, Dallas, Salt Lake City, Charlotte/Greensboro, Louisville, Norfolk, and Denver.
It featured dazzling above-the-rim players like Julius ("Dr. J") Erving, Connie Hawkins, George ("Ice") Gervin, David Thompson, George McGinnis, Artis Gilmore, Moses Malone, Roger Brown and Dan (the "Horse") Issel. Each of these electric stars first played professional basketball in the ABA -- with young legs and few limitations. The "frontier spirit" of the ABA also led to a group of memorable characters. The ABA had a coach named "Slick" and players named "Fatty" and "Goo." And, who could ever forget Marvin "Bad News" Barnes, "Mr. Excitement" Wendell Ladner, Warren Jabali, and Babe "Magnolia Mouth" McCarthy? But all of these brilliant ABA artists went on stage in front of notoriously small crowds. Most ABA teams had serious attendance problems and almost no national or local television coverage.
I quit the ABA about 15 years ago. I first started to drop sections, then I just quit.
I quit the ABA about 15 years ago. I first started to drop sections, then I just quit.
most lawyers are NOT members of the ABA.
Unfortunatly instead of asking why a far left lunatic organization is not attracting professional members, they are trying to figure out how to shout far left liberal ideals in a effort to attract new members.
If the ABA dumpts the left wing lunatics, dumps the pro homosexual based marriage stand, dumps their anti american institutional mind set then PERHAPS they have a chance.
Until then, they will fade and fade.
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