MEMBERSHIP QUALIFICATIONS
AWLA welcomes as members men and women who pay applicable dues and meet one of the following qualifications: (1) has been licensed to practice law in any jurisdiction and is not currently under suspension or disbarment; (2) is a Justice of the Peace currently in good standing and sitting in any Arizona Justice Court; (3) is a Judge currently in good standing and sitting in any Tribal Court in Arizona; (4) is a Dean or faculty member of any law school located in Arizona; or (5) is a student at, or a graduate of, an ABA accredited law school.
Members and Non-Members are invited to attend most of our events. Check out our Event Calendar to see what is happening in your local chapter.
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MEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES
$100 Sustaining Member (receives special recognition at events)
$75 Regular Member earning $50,000 per year or more
$50 Private Attorney earning less than $50,000 per year
$50 Public Attorney
$25 First Year Lawyer Admitted in Arizona less than 12 months
$10 Law Student – One year
$20 Law Student – Two Years
$25 Law Student – Three Years
You can also apply for or renew membership by email. To download our membership form and send in a check, click here: Membership Form
The form can be mailed to : AWLA, PO Box 676, Gilbert, AZ. 85299
AWLA permits
individuals who are not authorized to practice law in Arizona to join as
members, such as law students, inactive or retired lawyers, and lawyers
admitted to practice only in other states. If you are a prospective
client, and someone tells you they are an "AWLA member," that does not
necessarily mean they can provide you with legal representation in
Arizona. If you want to find out if someone is authorized to represent
you in Arizona, you should contact the State Bar of Arizona at http://www.azbar.org/WorkingWithLawyers/Topics/HowtoFindandHireaLawyer
If you are an AWLA member who is not authorized to practice law in
Arizona, it is your responsibility to make sure that you do not
communicate your AWLA membership in a way that would lead others to
believe that you are in fact authorized to practice law in Arizona,
because doing so could constitute the unauthorized practice of law under
Rule 31(a)(2)(B) of the Rules of the Arizona Supreme Court. The State
Bar has resources to help you understand what kinds of communications
would constitute the unauthorized practice of law, and we recommend that
you consult them with any questions. Their website is www.azbar.org/ethics/unauthorizedpracticeoflaw and their phone number is (602) 340-7292.