Membership
Qualifications for Membership:
MEMBERS
Any person (i) licensed and admitted to practice law and in good standing in any jurisdiction, (ii) who has earned a degree in law from a school of law, or (iii) is enrolled in or attending a school of law, may become a member of the Association upon approval of the Board of Governors. Any other person otherwise interested in participating in the Association may, upon the approval of the Board of Governors, become an auxiliary member of the Association without the right to vote or to hold office.
AUXILIARY MEMBERS (Republic of Armenia)
Any person who, other than the payment of dues, is qualified to be a member of this Association and who is a resident of the Republic of Armenia, may become an Auxiliary Member (Republic of Armenia) upon payment of the amount of dues established by the Board of Governors for an Auxiliary Member (Republic of Armenia). An Auxiliary Member (Republic of Armenia) may participate in the Association, but without the right to vote or hold office.
HONORARY MEMBERS
Any person may become an honorary member of the Association if he or she is elected by a majority of the members voting at a duly convened membership meeting or by a majority of the Board of Governors. Honorary members shall not be required to pay dues nor shall they have voting privileges.
LAW STUDENTS
Any person pursuing the study of law at an accredited law school may become a law student member upon payment of a reduced amount of dues as established by the Board of Governors. Law student members do not have the right to vote or hold office.
New York, NY: On January 27, 2012, close to 300 Armenian-Americans of the NY/NJ community gathered at St. Leon Armenian Church in Fairlawn, NJ to participate in the first serious conversation about the deplorable state of corruption and human rights in Armenia. The organizer’s stated purpose was to raise awareness, share information, consid ...
Glendale, Calif. - The City Council of Glendale, California has unanimously confirmed the nomination of law school dean and professor Garo Ghazarian to the City's Civil Service Commission. In making the nomination, Glendale City Council Member and two-time former mayor of Glendale, Rafi Manoukian, referred his Council colleagues to ...
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;Arial" ,"sans-serif";color:black;"="">Las Vegas, Nevada-The recently renovated, elegant Tropicana Hotel and Casino will be the venue, as the Armenian Bar Association (ArmenBar) will present an outstanding group of legal experts on January 14, 2012. Garo Mardir ...
Dear Fellow Armenian Bar Member, On Tuesday, October 25, 2011 the European Court of Human Rights granted an application by Turkish national and chairman of Armenian Genocide Studies at Clark University Professor Taner Akçam in the case of Taner Akçam vs. Republic of Turkey. On June 21, 2007, Professor Taner Akçam submit ...
JUDGMENT STRASBOURG 25 October 2011 This judgment will become final in the circumstances set out in Article 44 § 2 of the Convention. It may be subject to editorial revision. ...
Glendale, CA. - The Armenian Bar Association (ArmenBar), in conjunction with the Armenian National Committee of Glendale (ANCG), conducted their fourth pro bono legal clinic on immigration-related matters. The venue was the Glendale Youth Center, on August 17, 2011. More than eighty community members were able to consult with volunteer attorneys ...
