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Originally formed in
Seattle in 1968 as the Loren Miller Bar Club, and officially renamed
as the Loren Miller Bar Association in 1997, LMBA is at its core a
civil rights organization, focused on addressing the issues of race,
and social and economic disparities that affect the African-American
community. LMBA was named after Loren Miller, the famed civil rights
attorney who successfully argued Shelley v. Kramer, 334 U.S.
1 (1948).
LMBA is a statewide organization and local affiliate of the National
Bar Association (“NBA”), which is the oldest minority bar and the
largest organization of African-American attorneys in the United
States. Formed in 1925, the NBA was created when the American Bar
Association ("ABA") was racially segregated and did not allow
African-Americans to join. Although the ABA changed its policy
several decades later, the NBA and its affiliates continue to
address the legal issues and social, economic disparities that are
unique to the African-American community.
The NBA’s purpose is the advancement of the social and economic
well-being of its largely African-American membership; improving
relations between the legal profession and the community at large;
promoting understanding, goodwill and cooperation among lawyers and
the interests of the legal profession; aiding in reforms for the
economic and social welfare of all people in a manner consistent
with the principles of a free democratic society; and improving the
educational, social and economic status of the African-American
community to eliminate discrimination.
The Loren Miller Bar Association's history reflects the birth,
growth, maturation and success of the African-American legal
community, and its commitment
to access to justice, within the State of Washington.
Above Information and Pictures taken from
Loren Miller's Website. |
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