MCLEAN COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION
2024 MEMBERSHIP
Dear Member,
It is a pleasure to write to our members, even about a distasteful topic. Namely, the raising of dues for our members. What some readers might not know is that MCBA has not raised membership dues since 2005.
This is not the fault of any previous administration, which has always sought to keep costs as low as possible for our members. To the contrary, it has only been through the leadership of past administrations that we even still have a bar association.
To put matters into perspective, in the past ten years:
Since MCBA is a member-driven, service-oriented organization, ceasing operations is not an option. Consequently, we will be raising dues as follows.
Years Licensed: Annual Dues: Early Bird Discount ends January 15:
0 < 1 year $0 $0
1 - 5 years $75 $65
6 - 10 years $125 $115
11- 50 years $150 $140
> 50 years $0 $0
We intend to offer a waiver of our bar dues for those members meeting a financial hardship, which is available upon request. Although the dues increases may not be met with applause, we are confident that the MCBA’s services and events to come will be.
Sincerely, The MCBA Board of Governors
It is a pleasure to write to our members, even about a distasteful topic. Namely, the raising of dues for our members. What some readers might not know is that MCBA has not raised membership dues since 2005.
This is not the fault of any previous administration, which has always sought to keep costs as low as possible for our members. To the contrary, it has only been through the leadership of past administrations that we even still have a bar association.
To put matters into perspective, in the past ten years:
- Revenue has grown by only 6%;
- Expenses have grown by 22.5%; and
- Membership dues are down overall 40%.
Since MCBA is a member-driven, service-oriented organization, ceasing operations is not an option. Consequently, we will be raising dues as follows.
Years Licensed: Annual Dues: Early Bird Discount ends January 15:
0 < 1 year $0 $0
1 - 5 years $75 $65
6 - 10 years $125 $115
11- 50 years $150 $140
> 50 years $0 $0
We intend to offer a waiver of our bar dues for those members meeting a financial hardship, which is available upon request. Although the dues increases may not be met with applause, we are confident that the MCBA’s services and events to come will be.
Sincerely, The MCBA Board of Governors
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