American Bar Association membership dropped 12 percentage points from 1990 to 1997, reflecting a similar drop in other professional associations in the past couple of decades. New Jersey Law Journal publisher Robert Steinbaum argues that declining civic participation leads to less social capital, which affects individuals' productivity. Don't think you have the time for bar associations? Steinbaum says surveys show that Americans have had a relatively constant amount of free time over the decades.
August 31, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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The New Jersey Law Journal reported on Feb. 20 and again on June 19 that bar association membership in New Jersey has declined during the past decade in absolute numbers and as a percentage of practicing lawyers.
County bar membership last year totaled 17,696, representing 29 percent of active lawyers; in 1995, it was 17,957, or 39 percent. Similarly, New Jersey State Bar Association membership last year was 15,887, or 27 percent, compared with 18,236, or 44 percent in 1992.
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