Statements are mailed at the beginning of the enrollment year on August 1.  Payments are made to The Mississippi Bar.

• Download a Dues Form in Adobe PDF

2007-2008 Membership Fee Structure:

Membership fees are divided into the following categories:

Active                           $295.00 (Admitted before 8/1/2004)

Active 3rd Year              $150.00 (Admitted between 8/1/2004 and 7/31/2005)

Active 2nd Year             $150.00 (Admitted between 8/1/2005 and 7/31/2006)

Active 1st Year              $ 90.00  (Admitted between 8/1/2006 and 7/31/2007)

Inactive                        $ 50.00

Exemption Status: (MS Code 73-3-125, 1972)

• Active Exempt:  members over the age of seventy-five (75)
• Judges:  Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, circuit, chancery and county, US Magistrates, judges of the bankruptcy courts and federal courts and federal administrative judges
• Inactive Disability:  Lawyers retired from the practice of law due to age, serious illness or permanent disability.

To request a change of status, download one of the following forms and send to Membership Records, The Mississippi Bar, P.O. Box 2168, Jackson, MS 39225-2168. 

• Change of Status--Active to Inactive
• Change of Status--Inactive to Active

Penalty for Non-payment of Membership Fees/Reinstatement

Under Mississippi Law (73-3-127 MCA (1972)), members failing to pay enrollment fees 90 days after notices have been mailed are suspended from membership in The Mississippi Bar.

To be reinstated following suspension, Mississippi law requires payment of delinquent fees and a penalty (for each year remaining suspended) in an amount equal to one-half (1/2) of the delinquent fee.

For more information, contact Kathy Bass at 601-355-4619 or by email at kbass@msbar.org.