From what I hear many attorneys don't join the bar any more. Appears its been compromised as well.
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From the link:
ABA leadership signed off on the overhaul last August amid mounting challenges. It has lost about 56,000 dues-paying members in the past 10 years and fewer than 200,000 of its approximately 424,000 members pay dues.
Less than 13 percent of the nation’s lawyers are dues-paying members.
The associations’ general budget declined by 22 percent between 2014 and 2018, and last year it projected an additional $15 million annual loss in dues revenue without making changes. The changes are expected to result in short-term financial losses that will recover in time with membership gains.
Very interesting, thanks!