Metropolitan Black Bar Association

The Metropolitan Black Bar Association (MBBA) is the largest unified association of Black and minority legal professionals serving New York, NY and the surrounding metropolitan area. With over 1,000 members spanning all five boroughs, the MBBA provides comprehensive professional development opportunities, networking platforms, and advocacy resources for attorneys, judges, law students, and legal professionals at every career stage. Members benefit from access to continuing legal education classes, lectures, workshops, and seminars designed to advance their professional goals and expertise. The organization facilitates meaningful connections through its extensive online directory, allowing members to search by firm, practice area, law school, and firm size. The MBBA actively supports its members through committee, section, and division leadership opportunities, enabling attorneys to organize substantive legal programs and professional development initiatives. Beyond individual member support, the MBBA maintains a strong commitment to community advocacy, coordinating free legal clinics, analyzing proposed legislation, presenting testimony at public hearings, and screening judicial candidates. As an affiliate of the National Bar Association, the MBBA connects Black legal professionals across all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The organization operates as a 501(c)(6) not-for-profit corporation, with its charitable arm, Friends of the MBBA, functioning as a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to community legal services and professional advancement initiatives.