| has gloss | eng: A state bar association is a bar association that represents or seeks to represent all of the attorneys in a specific U.S. state. Membership in such an association may be voluntary or mandatory for practitioners in that state. State bar associations may be tasked with the administration of the state bar examination, and typically provide services for members such as maintaining a directory of attorneys in the state, facilitating social events for attorneys, and publishing a bar journal. They may also require the completion of Continuing Legal Education credits, and may provide classes which fulfill these credits. |
