Buried in the back of a recent issue of one ABA Journal was the American Bar Association’s treasurer’s report. ABA members should review that report because the association is preparing the ground for a dues increase.
First, the ABA should be commended for its openness with its members in presenting the association’s finances. The financial report shows that while the association has a healthy reserve at the moment, the members of dues-paying members continue to decline, non-dues revenue is relatively flat, revenues are down and the ABA is funding a current deficit out of reserves.
