The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis

Mission Statement

This Association is established to maintain the honor and dignity of the profession of the law; to cultivate social intercourse among its members; to promote legal science and the administration of justice; to promote and maintain the efficiency and integrity of the Judicial Departments of the Government; to provide and establish organized facilities for the furnishing of legal services to all citizens at a cost within their means; to conduct educational programs for its members and others concerning matters relating to the law; to develop and implement continuing professional and legal education for lawyers, judges, and the public; to promote the study of law and research therein, and to promote suitable standards of legal education to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States and maintain representative government; and to apply its knowledge and experience in the field of law to the promotion of the public good.