Arapahoe County Bar Association

What Arapahoe County Bar Association does

The Arapahoe County Bar Association (ACBA) is a Colorado-incorporated non-profit bar association founded in 1958 that serves nearly 1,000 legal professionals in the Denver Metro area and the 18th Judicial District (Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert, and Lincoln Counties). The association is the designated local affiliate of the Colorado Bar Association and sends five representatives to the CBA Board of Governors, and it maintains formal governance representation on the Metropolitan Lawyer Referral Service and Metropolitan Volunteer Lawyers. ACBA's core offerings include a Wild Apricot-powered membership platform (member directory, event registration, discussion boards), Continuing Legal Education programs (15 per year, eight of which are free), a Find A Lawyer directory covering 60+ practice areas, monthly Pro Se legal clinics in family law and probate, a Regional High School Mock Trial Tournament, Lawyer Well-Being resources, and an annual calendar of social and professional events (Bar-B-Que, Holiday Party, Golf Tournament, Summer Picnic).

The organization operates on a subscription-driven membership model with tiered annual dues ranging from $60 (legal support staff) to $175 (senior attorneys), supplemented by event registration fees (members $5 vs. non-members $10), paid CLE programs, and an affiliate referral arrangement with LawPay that provides ACBA three months of fee-free service for members who sign up. Freemium tiers for new admittees and law students function as a top-of-funnel conversion path into paid membership. A wholly-owned 501(c)(3) subsidiary, the Arapahoe County Bar Foundation, runs community programs including the Laptops from Lawyers initiative (over 200 laptops distributed to date) and the LAWSUITS professional clothing program for mock trial students. ACBA is governed by a 14-member Board (four officers plus nine directors) with the first paid Executive Director, Kim Imamura, appointed in 2015.

Name

Arapahoe County Bar Association

Legal name

Arapahoe County Bar Association

Website

https://arapahoecountybar.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1958

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Arapahoe County Bar Association is a non-profit local bar association serving nearly 1,000 legal professionals in the Denver Metro area, providing CLE programs, a Find A Lawyer directory, pro se clinics, networking events, and community programs including a regional mock trial tournament.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Centennial

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership fees from attorneys, legal support staff, law students, and retired legal professionals at various tier levels. This is the primary revenue stream for the non-profit bar association.
2. Event Registration Fees: Revenue from member social events, summer picnic, and other gatherings. Members receive discounted pricing compared to non-members.
3. LawPay Partnership: The association receives a benefit when members sign up for LawPay payment processing services for their law firms, providing 3 months free membership benefit to attract new sign-ups.
4. CLE Programs: Continuing Legal Education programs, some free and some paid, providing education credits for attorneys.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Arapahoe County Bar Association is a non-profit membership organization for legal professionals serving nearly 1,000 members in the Denver Metro area. Its core offering combines tiered annual membership (Senior Attorney, Government Employee, Junior, Retired, Legal Support Staff, New Admittee, and Law Student tiers) with continuing legal education programs (15 CLEs per year, 8 free), networking and social events, a public Find A Lawyer directory, Pro Se legal clinics, the Arapahoe County Regional High School Mock Trial Tournament, lawyer well-being resources, and the Arapahoe County Bar Foundation's Laptops from Lawyers and LAWSUITS charitable programs.

Product overview

The Arapahoe County Bar Association (ACBA) is a non-profit membership organization serving nearly 1,000 legal professionals in the Denver Metro area. The organization operates a Wild Apricot-powered website providing member services including a Find A Lawyer directory, CLE distance education programs, Pro Se legal clinics, and Lawyer Well-Being resources. Core offerings include the Arapahoe County Regional High School Mock Trial Tournament, events and networking programs, and the Arapahoe County Bar Foundation's Laptops from Lawyers and LAWSUITS charitable programs. The organization also provides public resources including free legal assistance clinics, court information, and helpful links for the 18th Judicial District.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Laptops from Lawyers: Annual program that provides laptop computers to graduating, college-bound high school students who are unable to afford them.

Products and services

• ACBA Membership Platform Wild Apricot-powered association website providing tiered annual membership, member login, member directory access, event registration, discussion boards, and Lawyer Well-Being contacts for nearly 1,000 legal professionals in the Denver Metro area.
• Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Programs Continuing Legal Education programming offering distance education, home study programs, on-demand recorded webinars, and live ACBA webinars; 15 CLEs per year with 8 offered free. Members earn credits to maintain licensure.
• Events & Networking Programs Social and networking events including Bar-B-Que, Holiday Party, Membership Socials, annual Golf Tournament, Spring CLE, Judges' meeting, Law Day Luncheon, Annual Meeting, and the Member Social & Summer Picnic. Members receive discounted pricing ($5/person vs. $10/person for non-members; newly sworn-in attorneys attend free).
• Arapahoe County Regional High School Mock Trial Tournament Annual competitive high school mock trial tournament beginning with regional competitions each February, producing top-finishing teams to advance to the State Competition. Relies on attorney volunteers as judges, scorers, and monitors.
• Find A Lawyer Directory Public-facing online directory of ACBA members in good standing, searchable by area of practice, covering more than 60 legal practice areas including family law, criminal law, real estate, and others.
• Pro Se Legal Clinics Free in-person and virtual clinics providing legal information for family law matters (4th Wednesday monthly) and probate/estate planning matters (2nd Wednesday monthly), staffed by volunteer attorneys at the Arapahoe County Justice Center.
• Lawyer Well-Being Resources Resources supporting member mental health and wellness, including Colorado Lawyer Assistance Program (COLAP) referrals, ABA toolkit for lawyer well-being, and support for substance abuse and professional loneliness.
• Arapahoe County Bar Foundation Programs (Laptops from Lawyers & LAWSUITS) 501(c)(3) charitable programs including Laptops from Lawyers (annual program providing laptops to graduating college-bound high school students, with over 200 laptops distributed since inception) and the LAWSUITS program collecting professional clothing for mock trial students, with the Foundation covering alteration costs.

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• LawPaycoreGTM or Marketing PartnerLawPay provides payment processing and financial management services for law firms. As an ACBA member benefit, members receive 3 months with no monthly fee when signing up for LawPay. This is marketed as the '8am LawPay - ACBA Member Benefit' on the website.
• Wild ApricotcoreTechnology or IntegrationWild Apricot provides the membership software that powers the ACBA website, including member login, event registration, and member directory functionality.
• Colorado Bar AssociationflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerACBA is an affiliate of the Colorado Bar Association, founded in 1958. ACBA sends five representatives to the CBA's Board of Governors. Members are encouraged to add ACBA as their local bar when renewing CBA dues.
• 18th Judicial DistrictflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerClose working relationship with judges and administration of the 18th Judicial District for promoting accessibility of the justice system. ACBA was instrumental in the construction of the Arapahoe County Justice Center which opened in 1989.
• Metropolitan Lawyer Referral ServicecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerACBA has representatives on the governing board of the Metropolitan Lawyer Referral Service, a joint bar association initiative.
• Metropolitan Volunteer LawyerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFormerly the Thursday Night Bar Association, ACBA has representatives on the governing board of Metropolitan Volunteer Lawyers.
• Miller and SteiertminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLaw firm located at 1901 W. Littleton Blvd. serving as a drop-off location for professional clothing donations for Mock Trial students through the LAWSUITS program.
• Colorado Legal ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerColorado Legal Services provides free legal assistance for tenants being evicted, with services in Littleton serving Arapahoe County residents.
• Colorado Bar Association Military & Veterans' Affairs SectioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCBA section provides the Free Veterans Legal Clinic service that ACBA promotes on its Helpful Links page for veterans seeking legal assistance.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Colorado Bar Association: State-level bar association that ACBA is formally affiliated with and sends five representatives to its Board of Governors. Operates the same member-directory, CLE, and event model at state scale and is the direct upstream parent in ACBA's membership funnel.
• Denver Bar Association: County-level bar association serving the adjacent City and County of Denver, with the same membership dues, CLE, networking, and pro bono programming model. Targets many of the same attorneys in the Denver Metro area.

Regional players

• Larimer County Bar Association: Northern Colorado county bar association with a similar local-bar model. Comparable in scale and program structure but operating in a separate judicial district and regional market.
• Jefferson County Bar Association: Colorado county bar association serving Jefferson County, another 18th Judicial District-adjacent jurisdiction. Competes for member dues from attorneys whose practices span the western Denver metro.
• El Paso County Bar Association: County-level bar association serving Colorado Springs and El Paso County, also an affiliate of the Colorado Bar Association. Directly comparable in structure, scale, and CLE/event programming but operates in a different regional market.
• Adams/Broomfield/Arapahoe County Bar Association: Tri-county bar association operating in the same north-Denver-metro geography. Provides overlapping local-bar competition for attorneys practicing in Arapahoe County's western jurisdictions.
• Douglas County Bar Association: County-level bar association in the 18th Judicial District alongside Arapahoe. Same affiliate relationship with the Colorado Bar Association and directly comparable programming, competing for the same district's attorneys.
• Boulder County Bar Association: Colorado county-level bar association serving Boulder County with a similar membership, CLE, and community-program model. Comparable in member-count range and programming breadth, but in a different sub-market within the state.

Broad incumbents

• National Bar Association: National professional association with a broader advocacy and member-services portfolio than ACBA, serving a national constituency of attorneys with the same general membership/CLE/community-service model.
• American Bar Association: National umbrella professional association serving all U.S. attorneys. Operates a much broader portfolio — including the lawyer well-being, CLE, and section programming that ACBA also offers — but at national scale and as a non-specialist.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ArapahoeCountyBar
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/arapahoe-county-bar-association

Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

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