Member Spotlight

The September NCBF Member Spotlight shines on the Kentucky Bar Foundation. Its Mission: The Kentucky Bar Foundation, Inc. (KBF) is a nonprofit organization serving as the charitable arm of Kentucky’s legal community. Its mission is to further the public’s understanding of the judicial system and the legal profession through programs and philanthropic partnerships that help…

The August NCBF Member Spotlight shines on The Massachusetts Bar Foundation. Their Mission The Massachusetts Bar Foundation represents the commitment of the lawyers and judges of Massachusetts to improve the administration of justice, to promote an understanding of the law, and to ensure equal access to the legal system for all residents of the Commonwealth,…

The July NCBF Member Spotlight shines on the Arkansas Bar Foundation. Their Mission The Foundation’s mission is to: Improve justice for all Arkansans by promoting education, literary, scientific and charitable purposes. About the Organization The Arkansas Bar Foundation was established in 1958 to support efforts at improving the administration of justice. The ABF is a…

The June NCBF Member Spotlight shines on the Tulsa County Bar Foundation (TCBF) of Oklahoma. Through its educational and charitable efforts, the Foundation is continuing to expand its role of keeping the legal system accessible. The Foundation informs citizens concerning their rights by providing seminars and education on the role of the judicial system and…

The April NCBF Member Spotlight shines on the Project Youth Orange County Bar Foundation. The focus of this Foundation is on keeping at-risk youth in school, healthy and drug-free through education, counseling, mentoring, and family strengthening. Project Youth OCBF Project Youth’s goal is to reach at-risk youth early and provide long-term solutions to the obstacles…

  The March NCBF Member Spotlight shines on the Texas Bar Foundation. The foundation was founded in 1965 by 255 attorneys that started as the Charter Members of the Texas Bar Foundation. Since inception, the trustees of the Texas Bar Foundation have awarded more than $23 million in grants to charitable organizations across Texas. The…

The February NCBF Member Spotlight shines on the Rhode Island Bar Foundation. Founded in 1953, the Rhode Island Bar Foundation is a non-profit, charitable Foundation whose mission is to foster and maintain the honor and integrity of the profession of law and to study, improve and facilitate the administration of justice in Rhode Island, as…

The January NCBF Member Spotlight shines on the New Jersey State Bar Foundation. Founded in 1958, NJSBF has been dedicated to carrying out the charitable and educational endeavors of the organized bar, specifically the New Jersey State Bar Association. In 1988, the Foundation made a concentrated effort to expand its public education efforts. Today, the…

The December NCBF Spotlight shines on the Washington State Bar Association. Formed in 1888, The Washington Bar Association was formed, changing its name to its current name in 1890. The association originally consisted of 35 lawyers, and membership cost was $5 per year. At that time, the organization was purely voluntary and did not include…

The November NCBF Spotlight shines on the Michigan State Bar Foundation (MSBF). The MSBF is an organization that was established in 1947 by lawyers and judges to help the legal profession meet its responsibilities to the public. For the first 40 years, the Foundation supported many worthwhile projects including judicial conferences, state law revision committees,…