Bar Association Affiliates

South Asian Bar Association of North America

The South Asian Bar Association of North America (SABA-NA) serves as the national organization for regional South Asian Bar Association chapters and South Asian legal professionals throughout North America. SABA-NA seeks to strengthen the rapidly growing South Asian legal community with a recognized and trusted forum for professional growth and advancement, and SABA-NA promotes the civil rights and access to justice for the South Asian community.

National Asian Pacific American Bar Association

The National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) is the national association of Asian Pacific American attorneys, judges, law professors, and law students. NAPABA represents the interests of almost 50,000 attorneys and more than 80 national, state, and local Asian Pacific American bar associations. Its members include solo practitioners, large firm lawyers, corporate counsel, legal service and non-profit attorneys, and lawyers serving at all levels of government. NAPABA engages in legislative and policy advocacy, promotes Asian Pacific American political leadership and political appointments, and builds coalitions within the legal profession and the community at large. NAPABA also serves as a resource for government agencies, members of Congress, and public service organizations about Asian Pacific Americans in the legal profession, civil rights, and diversity in the courts.

Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Los Angeles County

The Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Los Angeles County (APABA) comprises attorneys, judges and law students throughout Los Angeles County. It is a voice for issues of concern to the Asian Pacific American community. APABA provides legal education and assistance to underserved communities and sponsors programs in professional development, community education and law student mentorship.

Multicultural Bar Alliance of Southern California

The Multicultural Bar Alliance of Southern California (MCBA) is a coalition of over 17 diverse women and minority bar associations in the Los Angeles area. The MCBA’s constituent bars have an aggregated total membership of over 3,000, most of whom are California attorneys who live and practice in and around the greater metropolitan Los Angeles area. The MCBA was formed two decades ago in response to race related issues in the Los Angeles area. The MCBA has been involved in numerous efforts to ensure diversity in the legal profession and the full participation of minority attorneys at every level of the profession.