MSBA dues are calculated based on a member's first admission to any jurisdiction. The period covered by annual dues follows the Association's fiscal year, October 1 through September 30.

Dues for the current fiscal year are as follows:

Standard: Years 1 & 2 @ $100/year;
Years 3 & 4 @ $150/year;
$255/year thereafter
Attorneys in good standing,* admitted to the practice of law, who either reside or practice in the State of Maine.

Non-Practicing: $150/year
Attorneys in good standing* who reside in the State of Maine but are not engaged in the practice of law.

Non-Resident: $150/year
Attorneys in good standing,* admitted to the practice of law, who neither reside nor practice in the State of Maine. Non-resident members are not eligible to participate in the MSBA group health or dental insurance programs.

Retired: $150/year
Attorneys in good standing,* admitted to the practice of law, who reside in the State of Maine and who practice no more than 40 hours per month.

Judicial: $150/year
Members of the Maine and Federal Judiciary.

Law Student: Free
Students in good standing,* enrolled in an accredited school of law. Persons are eligible for student membership until admission to any bar or up to one year following graduation from law school, whichever comes first. Student members not residing in the state of Maine are not eligible to participate in the MSBA group health and dental insurance programs. This is a non-voting membership category.

Legal Support Staff: $100/year
Paralegals, legal secretaries and legal assistants who are employed by an MSBA member in good standing. This is a non-voting membership category.

Corporate Affiliate: Differing dues levels
Corporations, companies or individuals, in good standing within their industries, who provide goods and/or services that appeal to the interests or needs of attorneys. Those goods and/or services shall not be in competition with the goods and/or services provided by the MSBA. The MSBA reserves the right to decline corporate affiliate membership requests. Corporate Affiliate members are not eligible to participate in the MSBA group health and dental insurance programs, or other individual member benefits.

Special Categories:

Life: Free
Members of the MSBA in good standing* who reside or practice in the State of Maine, and who have practiced law for 50 years, may be granted status as a Life Member upon affirmative vote of a majority of the Board of Governors at a regular or special Board meeting.

Honorary: Free
Distinguished persons who may be elected to honorary membership upon affirmative vote of a majority of the Board of Governors at a regular or special Board meeting. Honorary members are not eligible to participate in the MSBA group health and dental insurance programs. This is a non-voting membership category.

*From the Maine Board of Overseers of the Bar: "Good standing" indicates that the attorney registered with the Board of Overseers of the Bar and is not currently suspended or disbarred.

Sustaining and Supporting Members

Supporting and Sustaining Membership categories permit MSBA members to make additional financial contributions to the Maine State Bar Association. As established by the MSBA's Board of Governors, an individual Sustaining Membership is $75.00 in addition to a member's regular dues, and an individual Supporting Membership is $50.00 in addition to a member's regular dues.

Sustaining Members: $75.00
Supporting Members: $50.00