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Benefits of Membership
The Montgomery County Bar Association has held over 300 active members for years. The County Bar has recently experienced a growth spurt. Today, we have over 380 members — who see that membership gets access to unmatched benefits.
Here are some things your MCBA dues gave you and the local community in 2025:
- Courthouse security access badge through the Sheriff’s Office
- 10 hours of free webinar CLE
- Online CLE bank for recorded CLE webinars
- Law Day bench-and-bar conference with 6.25 hours of CLE, including judicial panels that virtually emptied the Montgomery County courthouse
- Pro bono event called The People’s Law School
- Three scholarships awarded for a total of $6,000
- Margaret’s Mission provided gifts to over 100 kids in CPS foster care
- Courthouse Appreciation BBQ that fed several hundred Montgomery County employees working in and around the courthouse
- Family Law Section hosted four in-person CLE’s from sitting judges
- Probate Law Section hosted its first CLE in the courtroom for Probate Court One
- Happy hours roughly every other month
- Justice & Jackpots casino night
Membership Term and Dues
MCBA membership runs with the calendar year. It is valid from January 1 to December 31. A membership application completed in December will be understood to cover the upcoming membership year. If a membership application is completed before December 1, it will cover membership for the current membership year. That member must re-apply for the following membership year.
General MCBA membership dues are $90, except for Montgomery County employees whose dues are $65.
Family Law Section
The MCBA’s Family Law Section hosts its own CLE’s. You must specifically join the section to attend. To join the Section, you must elect to join and pay an additional $25.
Probate Law Section
The MCBA’s Probate Law Section hosts its own CLE’s. You must specifically join the section to attend. To join the Section, you must elect to join and pay an additional $25.
Joining or Renewing Your Membership Online
You may join or renew your membership online.
Membership By Mail
We encourage everyone to use our website to join or renew because you can directly edit your MCBA directory profile. If, however, you prefer to apply via mail, please complete the Application for Membership Form and mail your payment to PO BOX 3561, Conroe, TX 77305.
For questions about membership, please contact mocobarprez@gmail.com.
Application Processing Timeline
It may take us a bit to process your application and send you any requested letter of good standing. Please allow 7 days from receipt for us to process an online application. Mailed applications may take up to 14 days from receipt to process. During December, January and February, please allow 21 days from receipt.
Courthouse Badge
The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office issues courthouse access badges, while the MCBA provides a letter of good standing required by the MCSO to get your badge. Once we have processed your application (see processing timelines above), we will e-mail you a letter of good standing and instructions on the MCSO’s process to secure your badge.