Boulder County Bar Association

What Boulder County Bar Association does

The Boulder County Bar Association (BCBA) is a 501(c)(6) nonprofit professional bar association founded in 1907, serving approximately 1,600 legal professionals across Boulder County, Colorado. It operates as a member-supported local professional society, providing continuing legal education (CLE) programming in live, webinar, and on-demand formats; an attorney and mediator directory (Find a Mediator); pro bono service coordination through the Bridge to Justice committee; legal clinics delivered in partnership with community organizations including SPAN and the Immigrant Legal Center of Boulder County; networking events; and an awards program. The association organizes its members across twelve practice sections and runs a CAMP mentor program that pairs newer attorneys with experienced practitioners.

BCBA runs on the Wild Apricot association-management platform, which hosts member records, event registration, the online directory, the job board, and the newsletter, with supporting tooling in Microsoft 365, Adobe, Google Workspace, and Zoom. Headcount is reported at 1-10 employees, and the office is located at Office Evolution in Boulder, indicating a lean operational footprint. The business model is membership-fee-based with diversified ancillary revenue streams: annual dues are tiered by membership category ($35-$200), event sponsorships run $300-$1,000, directory listings are $125, job board postings $40-$60, and newsletter advertising $40-$350. CLE programs are priced at $35 per credit for members and $45 for non-members. The recent addition of a Greater Colorado Membership tier permits attorneys outside Boulder County to join, and a DEI collaboration with Colorado Diversity and Specialty Bar Associations extends the association's cross-organizational reach.

Name

Boulder County Bar Association

Legal name

Boulder County Bar Association

Website

https://boulder-bar.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1907

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Boulder County Bar Association is a 501(c)(6) nonprofit professional bar association founded in 1907, serving 1,600+ legal professionals in Boulder County, Colorado through CLE programming, attorney directories, pro bono legal clinics, and practice-section networking on the Wild Apricot platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Bar Association Services

NAICS

Professional Organizations (81392)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Legal Aid & Client Advocacy Services (BPAGAEAM)

Keywords

• Legal membership services
• Continuing legal education
• Professional bar association
• Lawyer referral directory
• Legal networking events

Headquarters

HQ city

Boulder City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership fees ranging from free for law students to $200 for senior attorneys, with tiered pricing based on experience level and employment sector.
2. CLE and Event Sponsorships: Revenue from event sponsorships including BCBA Annual Meeting ($300-750), Judges' Dinner ($1,000), Section Lunches ($300-750), and CLE events ($300-750).
3. Directory Listings: Find a Lawyer and Find a Mediator directory listings generate revenue at $125 per mediator listing, with custom rates for lawyer listings.
4. Newsletter Advertising: Newsletter advertising revenue including classified ads ($40), lawyer announcements ($75 for 1/4 page), and display ads ranging from $90-350 per month depending on size and frequency.
5. Job Board Listings: 30-day job listing pricing at $40 for BCBA members and $60 for non-members.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Boulder County Bar Association is a nonprofit professional membership organization that serves licensed attorneys and legal professionals in Boulder County, Colorado. It delivers member services including lawyer and mediator referral directories, continuing legal education (CLE) programs, networking events such as Bagels with the Bar, an annual Awards Banquet, a Virtual Legal Clinic, a member job board, and member-only sections. The association also runs community programs such as the High School Mock Trial competition.

Product overview

The Boulder County Bar Association (BCBA) is a professional membership organization serving the Colorado legal community since 1907 with approximately 1,600 members. Rather than a unified software product, BCBA operates as a service organization offering a portfolio of member services including membership tiers for attorneys, paralegals, and law students; CLE programs across 12 practice area sections; Find a Lawyer and Find a Mediator directories; a Virtual Legal Clinic providing free brief legal advice; monthly newsletters; a job board; and various networking events. The organization is powered by Wild Apricot membership management software.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Find a Lawyer Directory

Named customers4 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Berg Hill Greenleaf Ruscitti, LLPminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEvent sponsor for the BCBA Annual Meeting 2026. Seeking additional sponsors for this event.
• JAMS DenverminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEvent sponsor for the Judges' Dinner, which draws about 100 attendees including the 20th JD judiciary.
• Lyons GaddisminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor for the Longmont Paralegal Sections Membership Lunch event.
• Dietze and Davis P.C.minorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor for the Louisville Happy Hour event.
• Colorado Diversity and Specialty Bar AssociationscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBCBA collaborates with Colorado Diversity and Specialty Bar Associations in furtherance of diversity, equity, and inclusion mission.
• CAMP (Mentor/Mentee Program)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBCBA works in conjunction with CAMP to assist new and young lawyers in Boulder County with education in specific areas of law.
• University of Colorado School of LawcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMarci Fulton serves as Ex-Officio Director representing the University of Colorado School of Law on the BCBA Board.
• 20th Judicial DistrictcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJudge J. Chris Larson serves as Ex-Officio Director. BCBA maintains strong bench/bar relations and hosts annual Judge's Dinner.
• Colorado Legal ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBCBA maintains access to justice commitment including supporting legal services for underrepresented communities and working with Colorado Legal Services on pro bono awards.
• Safehouse Progressive Alliance (SPAN)minorOthersParticipating community organization at In-Person Legal Clinic and Community Resource Fair. SPAN offers client-directed, trauma-informed support for domestic violence, trafficking, stalking, or sexual violence victims.
• Boulder County District Attorney's OfficeminorOthersParticipating organization at Legal Clinic providing education and engagement with the community about public safety issues.
• El Comite de LongmontminorOthersParticipating organization at Legal Clinic providing legal resources, navigation, and case management services.
• El Centro AMISTADminorOthersParticipating organization at Legal Clinic creating opportunities promoting equity in health, education, and quality of life for the Latinx community.
• Immigrant Legal Center of Boulder CountyminorOthersParticipating organization at Legal Clinic, a non-profit, attorney-led organization serving the immigrant population of Boulder County since 2005.
• ACL (The Arc of Boulder & Broomfield)minorOthersParticipating organization at Legal Clinic advocating with people with Intellectual Developmental Disabilities through individual, group, systems & community advocacy.
• Longmont Power & CommunicationsminorOthersParticipating organization at Legal Clinic sharing information on utility assistance, rebate programs, and free energy efficiency offerings for income-qualified households.
• City of LongmontminorOthersParticipating organization at Legal Clinic administering the Longmont CAReS program providing financial rebates and discounted city programs to low-income community members.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Denver Bar Association: The metropolitan Denver county-level bar association with a comparable structure: membership tiers, sections, CLE programs, directory, and events. Operates the same playbook as BCBA in a larger adjacent jurisdiction, making it the most direct structural comparable.
• Colorado Bar Association: The statewide professional membership organization for Colorado attorneys. Operates as the direct parent-tier peer to BCBA, sharing mission (CLE, member services, sections), overlapping membership, and governing-board representation; BCBA's Boulder County representatives sit on CBA's Board of Governors.
• El Paso County Bar Association: Another Colorado county-level bar association (Colorado Springs area) with a similar structure — membership dues, sections, CLE programming, and local events. Highly comparable in operating model and scale to BCBA.
• Larimer County Bar Association: Northern Colorado county bar association serving Fort Collins and surrounding areas. Operates the same local-association model — dues, CLE, sections, directory — and competes for sponsor mind-share with BCBA in the broader Colorado legal market.
• First Judicial District Bar Association: The Jefferson County / First Judicial District voluntary bar association in Colorado, serving a comparable suburban-county attorney population with membership dues, CLE, and networking events. Closely analogous in scale and structure to BCBA.

Broad incumbents

• American Bar Association: The national voluntary bar association offering CLE, sections, ethics opinions, and member benefits. Operates across the same professional-association category as BCBA but at national scale, with a much broader portfolio rather than a local-county focus.
• National Bar Association: The nation's oldest and largest national network of predominantly African-American attorneys and law professionals. Operates in the same professional-membership category as BCBA but at a national scale with a different constituency focus.

Emerging players

• Colorado Women's Bar Association: A statewide Colorado specialty bar with membership dues, CLE programming, and networking events. Comparable in mission and member-benefit design to BCBA but focused on a specific constituency rather than a geographic county.
• Hispanic Bar Association of Colorado: A Colorado specialty/diversity bar association with which BCBA partners on DEI initiatives. While smaller and affinity-focused rather than geographic, it overlaps on CLE programming, networking events, and member benefits for a subset of the legal community.

Others

• Colorado Legal Services: A core strategic partner of BCBA that provides free civil legal services to low-income Coloradans. While not a peer association, it shares BCBA's access-to-justice mission, co-administers the John Marshall Pro Bono Award, and serves as a natural ecosystem counterpart.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Boulder-County-Bar-Association-205028539514503
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bouldercountyba

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles33 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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