Sacramento County Bar Association & Foundation

What Sacramento County Bar Association & Foundation does

The Sacramento County Bar Association (SCBA) is a 501(c)(6) nonprofit professional membership organization serving lawyers and legal professionals in Sacramento County, California. Founded in 1918 and formally incorporated in 1949, SCBA's stated mission is to promote justice and enhance diversity within the Sacramento legal community. Its core offering is annual membership in a community-anchored association, complemented by sections, committees, divisions, and a network of 20+ affiliate bar associations representing ethnic, religious, specialty, and practice-type segments (e.g., Asian/Pacific Bar Association, Federal Bar Association, Women Lawyers of Sacramento, Capitol City Trial Lawyers Association, SacLegal, Sacramento Valley Paralegal Association). Internal divisions include the Barristers' Club of Sacramento (young/new lawyers) and the Solo Small Practice Division.

SCBA's product surface includes SCBA Membership, Fee Arbitration services for attorney-client fee disputes, a Find Legal Assistance referral portal, a hosted Job Postings board (sacbar.careerwebsite.com), publications, and an annual Trial Advocacy Conference (with the 2026 edition currently promoted). The Sacramento County Bar Foundation operates as a related charitable arm focused on access-to-justice initiatives and legal community philanthropy. Distribution runs through the sacbar.org website, a YourMembership-based member portal (sacbar.site-ym.com), and in-person services available by appointment at the Sacramento office.

The business model is subscription/recurring, based on annual membership dues from Sacramento County lawyers, supplemented by event and CLE revenue. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. There is no proprietary technology stack, no AI/ML capabilities, no mobile app, and no disclosed headcount or financial data; revenue is not publicly disclosed as a 501(c)(6) nonprofit.

Name

Sacramento County Bar Association & Foundation

Legal name

Sacramento County Bar Association

Website

https://sacbar.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1918

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Sacramento County Bar Association is a 501(c)(6) nonprofit professional membership organization founded in 1918 that serves lawyers and legal professionals in Sacramento County, California, through membership services, sections, divisions, 20+ affiliate bar associations, fee arbitration, and CLE events.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Sacramento

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: The organization operates as a 501(c)(6) professional association and likely generates primary revenue through annual membership dues from lawyers in Sacramento County, though specific pricing is not publicly disclosed.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The Sacramento County Bar Association operates as a 501(c)(6) nonprofit professional membership association serving lawyers and legal professionals in Sacramento County. Its core offerings include annual membership, fee arbitration services for attorney-client fee disputes, a legal assistance referral resource for the public, a legal employment job board, member publications, continuing legal education and networking events (including the annual Trial Advocacy Conference), and access to internal divisions (Barristers' Club for new/young lawyers, Solo Small Practice Division) plus affiliate specialty bar associations.

Product overview

The Sacramento County Bar Association is a professional membership organization serving the Sacramento legal community. The organization offers membership services, fee arbitration for attorney-client disputes, legal assistance referral resources, a job posting board, and publications. The association is structured with multiple divisions including the Barristers' Club of Sacramento Division for young lawyers and the Solo Small Practice Division for independent practitioners. The organization also hosts the Trial Advocacy Conference annually, with the 2026 edition currently promoted on the homepage.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SCBA Membership Annual professional membership program for lawyers practicing in Sacramento County, providing access to networking events, sections, committees, divisions, affiliate bar associations, publications, and the Trial Advocacy Conference. Sign-up is available at sacbar.org/become.
• Fee Arbitration Dispute resolution service for fee disagreements between attorneys and clients, administered by SCBA and accessible via [email protected] and in-person by appointment.
• Find Legal Assistance
• Job Postings
• Publications
• Trial Advocacy Conference Annual trial advocacy training conference hosted by SCBA for legal professionals, with the 2026 edition currently promoted on the homepage.
• Barristers' Club of Sacramento Division
• Solo Small Practice Division

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered affiliated and core.

• Conference of California Bar AssociationsaffiliatedOthersAffiliate bar association represented by Sean McCoy on the SCBA board, representing Sacramento lawyers in the statewide Conference of California Bar Associations.
• Asian/Pacific Bar AssociationaffiliatedOthersAffiliate organization represented by Emmanuel Salazar on the SCBA board, serving Asian/Pacific American lawyers in the Sacramento region.
• Capitol City Trial Lawyers AssociationaffiliatedOthersAffiliate organization represented by Shahid Manzoor on the SCBA board, representing trial lawyers in the Sacramento area.
• Cruz Reynoso Bar AssociationaffiliatedOthersAffiliate organization represented by Jizell Lopez on the SCBA board, serving Latino/a lawyers and named after Justice Cruz Reynoso.
• Federal Bar AssociationaffiliatedOthersAffiliate organization represented by Zach Malinski on the SCBA board, serving federal attorneys and judges in the Eastern District of California.
• Women Lawyers of SacramentoaffiliatedOthersAffiliate organization represented by Vanessa Raven on the SCBA board, supporting and advancing women in the legal profession.
• South Asian Bar AssociationaffiliatedOthersAffiliate organization represented by Aparna Agnihotri on the SCBA board, serving South Asian lawyers in the Sacramento region.
• Sacramento County Bar FoundationcoreOthersThe Foundation is the charitable arm of SCBA, represented by Richard D. Silvestri on the SCBA board. SCBA website links to scbf for bar foundation activities and fundraising.
• J. Reuben Clark Law SocietyaffiliatedOthersAffiliate organization represented by Paul Hoybjerg on the SCBA board, serving lawyers who adhere to the principles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
• Leonard M. Friedman Bar AssociationaffiliatedOthersAffiliate organization represented by Eliezer Cohen on the SCBA board, serving Jewish lawyers in the Sacramento region.
• St. Thomas More Society AssociationaffiliatedOthersAffiliate organization represented by Angela Lai on the SCBA board, serving Catholic lawyers and legal professionals.
• Wiley Manuel Bar AssociationaffiliatedOthersAffiliate organization represented by Sierra Williams on the SCBA board, named after Justice Wiley Manuel and serving African American lawyers.
• SacLegal Bar AssociationaffiliatedOthersAffiliate organization represented by David Bell on the SCBA board, serving LGBTQ+ lawyers in the Sacramento region.
• Sacramento Valley Paralegal AssociationaffiliatedOthersAffiliate organization represented by Lisa Rose on the SCBA board, serving paralegal professionals in the Sacramento Valley area.
• Sacramento Legal Professionals AssociationaffiliatedOthersAffiliate organization represented by Dawn Willis on the SCBA board, serving legal support professionals.
• Barristers' Club of Sacramento DivisionaffiliatedOthersDivision of SCBA represented by Carly Moran on the SCBA board, serving young and new lawyers in their first years of practice.
• Solo Small Practice DivisionaffiliatedOthersDivision of SCBA represented by Rob Hofmann on the SCBA board, serving lawyers in solo and small firm practice.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• American Bar Association (ABA): The ABA is the largest national voluntary professional association for lawyers in the U.S. It serves a similar professional membership function for attorneys but at a national scale, encompassing many of SCBA's activities.
• State Bar of California: The State Bar of California is the statewide mandatory bar association for all California attorneys. Like SCBA, it serves California lawyers, but at a state-wide level with mandatory membership, making it a higher-level encompassing peer.

Direct peers

• New York City Bar Association: The NYC Bar is one of the oldest and most established voluntary bar associations in the U.S. It serves a comparable function to SCBA — supporting local lawyers through sections, CLE, and advocacy — in a different major metropolitan market.
• National Bar Association (NBA): The NBA is a national professional association for African American lawyers, attorneys, judges, and law students. Comparable to SCBA's affiliate Wiley Manuel Bar Association in mission, focused on professional advocacy and community.
• Chicago Bar Association: The Chicago Bar Association is a large voluntary metropolitan bar with comparable services to SCBA, including membership, CLE, and lawyer referral services. Functions as a regional peer in a different major U.S. market.
• Los Angeles County Bar Association (LACBA): LACBA is a county-level voluntary bar association serving Los Angeles County lawyers. It is one of the largest and most comparable voluntary bar associations to SCBA, offering similar membership, CLE, and section-based services.
• Orange County Bar Association (OCBA): OCBA is a county-level bar association in Southern California offering similar membership services, sections, and events to SCBA members. Highly comparable volunteer-bar structure in California.
• Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF): BASF is a voluntary bar association serving San Francisco lawyers with similar functions to SCBA — membership, sections, CLE, and legal community programs. It is a closely comparable voluntary county bar association in California.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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