About the Anchorage Bar Association

The Anchorage Bar Association has a long and proud history of involvement in public service to the Anchorage community. The Anchorage Bar sponsors Alaska Bar accredited Continuing Legal Education seminars on substantive legal issues, funds the Young Lawyers Section, offers substance abuse program loans for its members, provides advocacy on legal issues affecting members, and awards grants to law-related organizations and activities in Anchorage and throughout Alaska. We sponsor the annual All Alaska High School Mock Trial Competition, The Race Judicata 5K Fun Run fund raiser for the Anchorage Youth Court, provide an annual grant to Bean’s Café, and annually award the Benjamin O. Walters Distinguished Service Award.

Anchorage Bar Association members range from recent graduates and law clerks to practitioners with decades of experience. Working for private firms, corporations or public agencies, Anchorage Bar Association members practice in diverse areas in both civil and criminal law, whether transactional or litigation.

In order to greater serve its members through providing social and educational programming and other valuable services, the Anchorage Bar Association has developed a corporate partnership program. Under this program, local businesses and national companies with a strong Alaskan presence are invited to sponsor events or provide special discounts to members.

The Anchorage Bar Association is a voluntary association of Anchorage-area lawyers and other professionals serving the legal community by fostering public respect for and trust in the members of the legal profession, encouraging collegiality and lifelong learning among its members, and promoting equal access to justice for all persons. The Anchorage Bar Association is a recognized tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code.