 Join
the DCBA and start reaping the benefits!
Chartered on February 1, 1879, the Association
is now the largest county bar association in the state with over two thousand
members. To continue to be an effective Association, all lawyers practicing
in DuPage County should be members. It is through the Association's continuing
growth that we can truly be of service to its members and the community.
In April of 1988, the Association reached
the milestone of opening its new home, the DuPage Bar Center. Located
on the west side of Wheaton, the Bar Center is close to the DuPage County
complex center and the new Judicial Office Facility. In addition to the
Arbitration Center on the second floor, the Bar Center also provides the
Association with space for committee meetings, seminars and deposition
rooms. A law library and conference rooms are open for use by the membership.
The American Bar Association has featured the Bar Center in the Bar Leader
as one of the few local bar associations to own and operate its own building.
During the past few years, the Association
has repeatedly been commended by the American Bar Association for its
programs and operations. This speaks well for our Association, but we
can do much more with your active participation. Recently, the Association
was honored and presented with awards by the ABA and ISBA for their Legal
Aid Program.
In addition to the day-to-day activities
of the organization in our county and the interaction among its members,
the courts, the clerk's office and other governmental institutions, our
Association maintains and provides the following:
A lawyer referral service which has been
operating since 1974. As a member of the Association, you may consider
joining the lawyer referral and mediation service, which provides the
attorney with a potential for increase in his or her client base in their
area of concentration. Lawyer Referral Service membership also includes
internet exposure through our Find A Lawyer directory.
A Speaker's Bureau providing community organizations
with lawyers to speak about legal matters.
Seminars on matters of interest to the members
of the Bar to assist lawyers in their continuing education. As a new member,
you will receive a discounted fee on all seminars.
You will receive the DCBA BRIEF,
a highly successful journal which is published ten times per year. Especially
effective because it is a local publication edited, produced and written
by members of our Association. In a continuing effort to improve said
publication, we are in the process of expanding this journal to include
greater attention to substantive areas of practice.
Meeting rooms are available on a reservation
basis to its members.
Copy service and FAX service.
Secretarial placement service for members
who are seeking secretarial assistance.
A Lawyer's Assistance Program (LAP), providing
services to members who have alcohol or drug related problems.
A social relationship among members of the
bench and the bar.
Various social functions during the year
including dances, luncheons, sports outings, general membership meetings,
etc.
As a member of the Association, your membership
will be a rewarding experience. If you have any questions with respect
to our Association, please contact our office at (630)653-7779 or by e-mail
bar@dcba.org.View the Membership
Rates and then view the attorney Membership
Application in PDF format and simply print a copy. Then send the completed
form to:
DuPage County Bar Association
126 S. County Farm Road
Wheaton, IL 60187-4597
We offer attorneys wishing to join the DCBA
the use of our online application and secure payment process. To start
your application please click here: Online
Member Application
We also offer an Associate Membership. This
applies to any non-lawyer employed as a legal assistant, law office
administrator, paralegal, court administrator, law librarian or court
reporter, who has been sponsored and recommended for associate membership
by an active member of the DuPage County Bar Association.
All associate members in good standing shall
be entitled to all rights and privileges of membership, except that students,
faculty, honorary, privileged and associate members (1) are not permitted
to vote at meetings, (2) shall not vote in election of officers, and (3)
shall not be entitled to hold office in the association.
Associate membership benefits include:
- Discounted registration fee for all regular
Continuing Legal Education (CLE) seminars.
- Discounted registration fee for all Legal
Secretary, Assistant and Paralegal seminars with certificate of CLE
credit.
- Membership in DCBA committees, which meet
monthly.
- Placement service job search.
- Subscription to For Your Eyes Only bi-monthly
newsletter.
- Updates on judicial assignments.
- Access to the "members-only"
section of the DCBA web site.
- Opportunities for networking at various
social functions during the year including dances, luncheons, sports
outings and general membership meetings.
Membership dues are prorated according to
the month you join. If you have any questions with respect to our Association,
please contact our office at 653-7779. View the Associate
Membership Rates and then view the Associate
Membership application (pdf file). View, print and send completed
form to:
DuPage County Bar Association
126 S. County Farm Road
Wheaton, IL 60187-4597
These are only a few of the privileges of
being a member of this Association. Please consider joining and sending
in the downloadable application at your earliest convenience. By vote
of the DuPage County Bar Association's Board of Directors, we offer free
membership, for the first year after admission to practice law, to
all new attorneys who live and/or work in DuPage County.
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