State Bar of Montana

State Bar of Montana
Type	Legal Society
Headquarters	Helena, MT
Location	United States
Membership	4,100+ in 2012 (1,300 out of state) ^[1]
Website	http://www.montanabar.org/

The State Bar of Montana is the integrated (mandatory) bar association of the U.S. state of Montana.

History

In 1974, the State Bar of Montana was created by order of the Montana Supreme Court .^[2] Its first President was Marshall H. Murray.

The predecessor to the State Bar of Montana was a voluntary organization, the Montana Bar Association, founded in 1885.

Structure

SBM is governed by a Board of Trustees, consisting of 16 members plus four Board officers, all of whom are elected by the membership. The Board hires an Executive Director to supervise the organization's staff.

The Bar enforces the rule that Montana lawyers must complete 15 credits each year.^[3]

Major MSB activities include

A Lawyers Fund for Client Protection, which makes restitution in cases where an attorney has improperly appropriated client funds.
A Lawyer Referral Service, which allows members of the public to get help to find a lawyer for help with their particular legal problem.
A Fee Arbitration Program to settle fee disputes between an attorney and a client short of litigation.
Assistance with the provision of financial support for legal services to the poor through the Montana Justice Foundation
Over a dozen practice-oriented sections addressing specialty interests
Montana Lawyer, a monthly magazine.

References

↑ Montana Bar Overview, Martindale Hubbell, retrieved 2012-09-11
↑ "History & Purpose of the Bar". State Bar of Montana. Retrieved 2012-09-11.
↑ "MCLE Credit Requirements by State". Practising Law Institute. Retrieved 2012-09-11.

State bar associations

Unified State Bars	Alabama State Bar Alaska Bar Association State Bar of Arizona State Bar of California District of Columbia Bar The Florida Bar State Bar of Georgia Hawaii State Bar Association Idaho State Bar Kentucky Bar Association Louisiana State Bar Association State Bar of Michigan The Mississippi Bar The Missouri Bar State Bar of Montana Nebraska State Bar Association State Bar of Nevada New Hampshire Bar Association State Bar of New Mexico North Carolina State Bar State Bar Association of North Dakota Oklahoma Bar Association Oregon State Bar Rhode Island Bar Association South Carolina Bar State Bar of South Dakota State Bar of Texas Utah State Bar Virginia State Bar Washington State Bar Association State Bar of Wisconsin Wyoming State Bar

Voluntary State Bars	Arkansas Bar Association Colorado Bar Association Connecticut Bar Association Delaware State Bar Association Illinois State Bar Association Indiana State Bar Association Iowa State Bar Association Kansas Bar Association Maine State Bar Association Maryland State Bar Association Massachusetts Bar Association Minnesota State Bar Association New Jersey State Bar Association New York State Bar Association North Carolina Bar Association Ohio State Bar Association Pennsylvania Bar Association Tennessee Bar Association Vermont Bar Association Virginia Bar Association

U.S. Commonwealth Bar Associations	American Samoa Bar Association Guam Bar Association Northern Mariana Islands Bar Association Bar Association of Puerto Rico Virgin Islands Bar Association

National Minority Bar Associations	National Native American Bar Association Hispanic National Bar Association National Asian Pacific American Bar Association National Bar Association Puerto Rican Bar Association

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