monmouth bar association

What monmouth bar association does

The Monmouth Bar Association (MBA) is a private, not-for-profit professional bar association founded in 1908 and chartered specifically for Monmouth County, New Jersey. It serves approximately 1,300 members - fully admitted New Jersey Bar attorneys who reside or maintain an office in Monmouth County (general membership) or have significant professional association with it (associate membership) - as well as the local judiciary, the general public seeking legal help, and law students from Monmouth County. Member services include CLE seminars (in-person and virtual "Zoominars"), networking and social events (Annual Golf Outing, Beach BBQ, Day at the Races), 40+ practice-area committees, the Monmouth Memoranda newsletter on courts and legislation, and a member-only Monmouth Vicinage Directory of Judges.

The association operates its office directly within the Monmouth County Court House at 71 Monument Park, Freehold, NJ, under Executive Director Tracey A. Settipane. Its technology stack is conventional and association-typical: a WordPress-based website using The Events Calendar plugin to power an iCal/Google Calendar/Outlook 365/Outlook Live subscribable event calendar, LawPay for payment processing of dues and event fees, and email-based distribution of the Monmouth Memoranda. Public-facing intake is handled by an online Lawyer Referral Program form (no referral fee) and a third-party-hosted Reduced Fee Program application on NJ Legal Edge that charges a $30 non-waivable application fee; the affiliated Legal Aid Society provides pro bono civil representation to indigent Monmouth County residents.

Revenue is generated from seven streams: (1) annual membership dues (amount undisclosed publicly), (2) CLE and educational event fees, (3) social event ticket sales (e.g., Beach BBQ at $85-$140), (4) golf outing sponsorships and participation fees ($300-$500 sponsorship tiers, $350 per golfer), (5) the $30 Reduced Fee Program application fee, (6) corporate sponsorships displayed on the homepage (CG Team, First Bank, Jordan Real Estate Group/Quality Title, Smolin), and (7) voluntary donations to the affiliated Monmouth Bar Foundation (incorporated 1964), which funds law-school scholarships and supports the Legal Aid Society through twenty active Named Scholarships at a $10,000 minimum contribution.

Name

monmouth bar association

Legal name

The Monmouth Bar Association

Website

https://monmouthbarassociation.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1908

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Monmouth Bar Association is a non-profit professional bar association founded in 1908 in Monmouth County, New Jersey, serving approximately 1,300 NJ-admitted attorneys, the local judiciary, and Monmouth County residents through membership services, CLE programming, social events, public lawyer referrals, and an affiliated charitable foundation awarding law school scholarships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Freehold

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership dues: Annual membership dues paid by attorneys admitted to the New Jersey Bar who live or maintain an office in Monmouth County (general membership) or have significant association with the county (associate membership). Payments processed via LawPay. Applicants are also encouraged to donate $25.00 to the Monmouth Bar Foundation.
2. CLE seminar and educational event fees: Fees collected for CLE seminars and training programs, e.g., Arbitrator Refresher Training ($30 members / $45 non-members). Pre-registration required.
3. Social event ticket sales and sponsorships: Ticketed social and networking events such as the Joint County Bar Association Beach BBQ Meet and Greet (members $100, full-time/retired judges & public lawyer members $85, attorney non-members $140, children 5-12 $20, under 5 free). Includes dinner, 3-hour open bar, live music, and fireworks. Sponsorships available.
4. Golf Outing sponsorship and participation fees: Annual Golf Outing at Battleground Country Club with tiered sponsorship packages (Cart Sponsor, Cigar Sponsor, Putting Green Sponsor at $500 each; Tee Sponsor at $300) and participation fees ($350 Golf & Party, limited spots).
5. Reduced Fee Program application fees: $30 non-waivable application fee for each Reduced Fee Program applicant.
6. Corporate sponsorships: Sponsorship revenue from corporate partners displayed on the association's website (Our Sponsors section), including financial services, real estate, accounting, and insurance firms.
7. Foundation donations: Voluntary contributions to the Monmouth Bar Foundation (a separate not-for-profit corporation incorporated in 1964) used to award scholarships to law students and support the Legal Aid Society. Named scholarships established at minimum $10,000 contribution.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Monmouth Bar Association is a nonprofit professional membership organization for attorneys admitted to practice in Monmouth County, New Jersey. It sells annual membership and delivers member services including continuing legal education (CLE) seminars, networking events, committee participation, the Monmouth Memoranda newsletter, and committee-led advocacy on legislation and court rules. It also operates public-facing Lawyer Referral and Reduced Fee Programs that connect county residents with member attorneys.

Product overview

The Monmouth Bar Association operates as a single integrated professional-association platform for attorneys in Monmouth County, New Jersey (founded 1908, ~1,300 members). Its offering is not a software product but a member-services portfolio combining: (1) Membership as the central subscription tier, which unlocks access to (2) Events & CLE programming (Wellness Wednesday, Arbitrator Refresher Training Zoominar, Annual Golf Outing, Beach BBQ, Day at the Races CLE), (3) the Lawyer Referral Program, (4) the Reduced Fee Program (RFP), and (5) the affiliated Legal Aid Society of Monmouth County, all underwritten by (6) the Monmouth Bar Foundation scholarship program. The association's operational layer includes the Officers, Trustees & Committees governance structure, the Monmouth Vicinage Directory of Judges reference resource, and an iCal/Google/Outlook calendar subscription feed (powered by The Events Calendar plugin), with member dues and event payments processed via LawPay and Reduced Fee Program applications hosted on NJ Legal Edge.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Monmouth Bar Foundation: Affiliated charitable foundation that awards scholarships to law students from Monmouth County and supports legal aid and other educational/charitable purposes; incorporated 1964.
• Monmouth Bar Association Reduced Fee Program (RFP)
• Monmouth Bar Association Lawyer Referral Program
• Legal Aid Society of Monmouth County, Inc.

Products and services

• Annual Bar Membership Tiered annual membership sold to New Jersey Bar-admitted attorneys with a principal office in Monmouth County, attorneys whose principal office is outside the county, government and military attorneys, public sector members, inactive/retired judges, members of related professional groups, and YLD under-36 members; includes access to the Monmouth Memoranda newsletter, CLE seminars, networking events, committee participation, and the member directory.
• Lawyer Referral Service Public-facing referral program administered by the MBA that matches Monmouth County residents with vetted member attorneys, accepting requests by phone and via the monmouthbar.org online application, and charging attorneys a panel application fee to participate.
• Reduced Fee Program Program that connects moderate-income Monmouth County residents with MBA member attorneys who provide legal services at reduced hourly rates, accessed via an online application on monmouthbar.org and supported by an attorney panel application fee.
• Continuing Legal Education Seminars and Events CLE-accredited programming and social/networking events sold at member and non-member rates, including Wellness Wednesday Zoominars, Arbitrator Refresher training, the Annual Golf Outing, the Beach BBQ, and Day at the Races.
• Legal Aid Society of Monmouth County Affiliated pro bono program staffed via the MBA's courthouse office that provides free legal counsel to low-income Monmouth County residents, led by an Executive Director and supported by member-attorney volunteers.
• Monmouth Bar Foundation Charitable arm of the association that raises funds from members, donors, and event sponsors (Golf Outing, Beach BBQ) to award scholarships to law students from or studying in New Jersey and to support community legal causes.

Quantifiable outcome

• Grew from 300 to 1,300 members over twenty years (more than 4x growth)
• +3 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Integration5 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

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

• CG Team (CG Team LLC)flagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerCG Team is a featured sponsor of the Monmouth Bar Association, with a logo and link (cgteam.com) displayed prominently on the homepage's 'Our Sponsors' section. Sponsor image dated March 2025. Also the firm credits itself with creating the website (footer 'Created by CPG Interactive' suggests an adjacent agency relationship).
• First Bank (myfirstbank.com)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerFirst Bank is featured as a sponsor of the Monmouth Bar Association, with a logo and link displayed on the homepage's 'Our Sponsors' section. Sponsor image dated November 2024.
• Jordan Real Estate Group / Quality Title (thejordangroup.net)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerJordan Real Estate Group and Quality Title (JREG) is a featured sponsor of the Monmouth Bar Association, with a logo and link displayed on the homepage's 'Our Sponsors' section. Sponsor image dated April 2024.
• Smolin (smolin.com)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerSmolin is a featured sponsor of the Monmouth Bar Association, with a logo and link displayed on the homepage's 'Our Sponsors' section. Sponsor image dated March 2024.
• Monmouth Bar FoundationflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Monmouth Bar Foundation is an affiliated not-for-profit corporation incorporated on June 16, 1964 (Title 15, Revised Statutes of New Jersey) on the recommendation of the late Hon. M. Raymond McGowan, then President of the Bar Association. It awards scholarships to law students from Monmouth County, supports the Legal Aid Society, and currently maintains twenty (20) Named Scholarships (minimum $10,000 contribution each). Current President: Thomas J. Smith, III.
• Legal Aid Society of Monmouth County, Inc.flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliated entity that provides pro bono civil representation to indigent Monmouth County residents. Operates from 2407 Route 66, Ocean Township, NJ 07712, and PO Box 2006, Asbury Park, NJ 07712. Phone (732) 556-8268. Executive Director: Margaret A. Freeman, Esq. Cases considered: civil cases with trial in Monmouth County where case value exceeds $1,000 and client is defendant; bankruptcy, landlord/tenant (conflict cases from Ocean Monmouth Legal Services); divorce, child custody, child support, child visitation. Excludes criminal, police matters, and plaintiff suits.
• New Jersey Lawyers Assistance Program (NJLAP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFeatured presenter at the Wellness Wednesday virtual CLE on June 10, 2026 (Nicole Perskie, JD, CEAP, Interim Director of NJLAP). Provides resources and support services for lawyers' mental health and wellness, and provides 1.0 MCLE credit to attendees.
• Monmouth County Bar Foundation (MCBF)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-sponsor of the 2026 Annual 'Day at the Races' event on July 17, 2026, at Monmouth Park Racetrack, Oceanport, NJ. Handles online RSVP via mcbf.org/events/register.aspx?id=1706349.
• New Jersey State Bar Association (NJSBA)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerF. Bradford Batcha serves as the Trustee representing the Monmouth Bar Association to the New Jersey State Bar Association. The two organizations maintain an ongoing liaison relationship for state-level bar coordination.
• LawPay (secure.lawpay.com)coreTechnology or IntegrationLawPay is the payment processing vendor integrated into the Monmouth Bar Association website for membership dues payment (https://secure.lawpay.com/pages/monmouthbarassociation/membership), event payments (https://secure.lawpay.com/pages/monmouthbarassociation/pay-dues), and operating/event sponsorship payments (https://secure.lawpay.com/pages/monmouthbarassociation/operating).
• CPG Interactive (cpginteractive.com)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCPG Interactive is the website design and development agency credited in the footer ('Created by CPG Interactive') of monmouthbarassociation.com. Provides web development services for the association.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Passaic County Bar Association: Northern New Jersey county bar association offering membership and CLE programming. Comparable as a like-for-like county bar with similar scale and services.
• Bergen County Bar Association: Large New Jersey county bar association offering membership, CLE, social events, and Lawyer Referral Service. Comparable in structure and programming, though it serves a larger northern New Jersey membership base.
• Camden County Bar Association: South-Jersey county bar association with similar structure and service mix. Comparable as a like-for-like county bar operating in the same New Jersey legal market.
• Middlesex County Bar Association: New Jersey county bar association serving Middlesex County attorneys with a similar portfolio of membership, CLE, and referral services. Operates the same model (dues + events + Lawyer Referral Service) at comparable scale.
• Ocean County Bar Association: Adjacent New Jersey county bar association serving attorneys in Ocean County. Most directly comparable peer given shared membership model, CLE programming, and event-driven engagement for attorneys in a contiguous New Jersey county.
• Essex County Bar Association: Newark-based county bar association with membership, CLE, and referral programs serving Essex County attorneys. Directly comparable in operating model and value proposition to Monmouth Bar Association.
• Mercer County Bar Association: Central New Jersey county bar association serving Mercer County attorneys with membership, CLE, and Lawyer Referral Service. Comparable operating model and member-services portfolio.
• Hudson County Bar Association: North-Jersey county bar association serving Hudson County attorneys. Comparable in scope and service mix (membership, CLE, social events, referrals).

Broad incumbents

• American Bar Association: National professional association for attorneys. Comparable as a broader umbrella body serving overlapping member needs (CLE, networking, publications), though it operates at national scale rather than the county level.
• New Jersey State Bar Association: Statewide professional bar association for New Jersey attorneys. Directly comparable as the umbrella bar body of which the Monmouth Bar Association is an affiliated county chapter, and the Association already maintains a trustee liaison relationship with it.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Subsidiaries2 records

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