The Cincinnati Bar Association serves Greater Cincinnati’s legal professionals at all stages of their careers, and represents close to 4,000 lawyers, judges, and law students, working together to promote the integrity of, access to, and need for a fair and equitable legal process, while boosting the public's confidence in the judicial system and removing barriers to justice. In addition, the CBA helps the greater Cincinnati community by providing services including education for attorneys, training and certification for notaries public, and through partnership with one of the most active nonprofit bar foundations in the state. In addition, the CBA connects the public to lawyers through the Lawyer Referral Service, receiving close to 15,000 calls every year. For businesses, the CBA provides an affordable, local arbitration service, featuring highly skilled and experienced local attorneys with arbitration expertise.
To promote professional excellence, foster justice, serve our members and educate the public.
To be an invaluable resource to our legal community by: • encouraging a culture of collegiality and professionalism; • providing opportunities for leadership and community service; • maintaining a diverse and inclusive membership; and • empowering the success of our members.
The CBA is committed to the integrity of the legal profession, and champions the legal community through education, diversity and inclusion, service and professional networking, throughout the greater Cincinnati legal community.