Virus Fallout Ups Pressure on American Bar Association Reboot

The American Bar Association was attempting to shake off years of declining membership and financial struggle with fresh programs and a renewed emphasis on social justice while trying to make itself relevant among tech-savvy professionals.

Then Covid-19 hit.

Now the pandemic is threatening to undercut progress made by the lawyers association just as it had seen a modest resurgence.

A top new worry is whether law firms seeking to cut costs during the outbreak will reduce or eliminate paying membership dues for their attorneys. The ABA fears that could damage revenues after a decade in which total membership dues fell ...