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Austin Bar Board Members Outline Membership Strategy

The Austin Bar Association’s most recent monthly board meeting took place on Oct. 26, 2021. The top priority: Membership!

Leslie Dippel, Membership Committee chair, laid out plans for attracting new members, engaging current ones, and reclaiming others who have been inactive.

Dippel says the Austin Bar plans to do the following:

• Attract government attorneys (annual dues lowered to $95).

• Work with managing partners to gain firms’ membership in the 100 Club.

• Conduct an active Membership Appreciation Week (Jan. 10 -14, 2022).

• Focus on reclaiming members. At the meeting, Dippel reported that the Austin Bar had over 3,400 members for the 2021 membership year. Dues for current members are due on Jan. 1 of the new year, with membership being dropped if dues are not paid by Jan. 31, 2022.

Dippel concluded by encouraging members to reach out to their colleagues and other nonmembers to discuss the benefits of membership with the Austin Bar. AL

Visit the new Austin Bar Association website at austinbar.org to learn about all the free CLE and member events in which you can participate!