The Milwaukee Bar Association is a professional organization of lawyers who create and support the society surrounding the occupation. The bar association

Bar association

A bar association is a professional body of lawyers. Some bar associations are responsible for the regulation of the legal profession in their jurisdiction; others are professional organizations dedicated to serving their members; in many cases, they are both...

 is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Milwaukee is the largest city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, the 28th most populous city in the United States and 39th most populous region in the United States. It is the county seat of Milwaukee County and is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan. According to 2010 census data, the...

. It provides grants to many local programs through the Milwaukee Bar Association Foundation. The organization one of the few antebellum Bar Associations, and the fifth oldest bar association, in the United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

.

History

The Milwaukee Bar Association was founded in 1858 with 30 charter members. Today the Milwaukee Bar Association has over 2,600 members, accounting for roughly half of the practicing attorneys

Lawyer

A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...

 in Milwaukee County.

Administration

James D. Temmer is the current Executive Director of the Milwaukee Bar Association.