Membership

Benefits & Discounts

Enjoy special member discounts on a variety of services to help attorneys thrive. Be sure to scroll down to get more information and find out how to start enjoying your member benefits!
When you join the Alameda County Bar Association, you will have the opportunity to: 
  • SOCIALIZE with attorneys and judges at annual receptions and smaller section socials.
  • KEEP CURRENT AND CONNECTED with our blog, a biweekly e-newsletter, and other email blasts.
  • STAY SHARP with quality MCLEs in a variety of practice areas, free for our members.
  • GAIN EXPERIENCE while serving the community by volunteering with Legal Access Alameda (formerly VLSC).
  • GROW YOUR PRACTICE through the Lawyer Referral Service (LRS) and the Criminal Court Appointed Attorney Program (CAAP).
  • ENJOY EXCLUSIVE MEMBER DISCOUNTS on professional resources, including insurance, financial planning, and other services to help busy legal professionals succeed!
Fastcase Legal Research- FREE with membership 

What is Fastcase? One of the largest, online, legal research libraries, which includes cases, statutes, regulations, court rules and constitutions and also provides access to a newspaper archive, legal forms, and a one-stop PACER search of federal filings
Available: Now
Users: More than 900,000 subscribers, including 34 state bar associations and many of the nation’s largest law firms
Cost: FREE (a $995 savings)
App: The most popular mobile app among lawyers, according to the ABA’s annual Tech Survey
Support: Available toll free, weekdays from 5 a.m. to 6 p.m. PT.

Log-in to your ACBA Member account to take advantage.

Special Member Discounts  

ACBA Members: Email valerie@acbanet.org with the discounts you’re interested in for exclusive codes!

Not a Member? Join now to start taking advantage of these fantastic benefits! For more information, please contact membershipassistant@acbanet.org or call (510) 302-2201.

We’re always adding member discounts – keep an eye out for the latest news in the ACBA Bi-Weekly e-Newsletter!

Spectrum Credit Union is the official credit union partner of the Alameda County Bar Association (ACBA)! All U.S. members of ACBA are eligible to join Spectrum. Spectrum offers a wide range of financial services to more than 100,000 members around the world.

  • FREE Checking and Savings Accounts
  • Higher-Yield Money Market and Share Certificate (CD) Accounts
  • Low-Rate Home, Auto, and Personal Loans
  • FREE Online Banking and Mobile Banking, including Mobile Deposit of paper checks via your smartphone
  • Access to 85,000+ Surcharge-Free Network ATMs and 7,200+ CO-OP Shared Branches
  • MySavings Youth Account, paying 6.77% (7.00% APY) on the first $1,000

Association Member Benefits Advisors (AMBA): Professional Liability – Protect Yourself and Your Career - AMBA (formerly Mercer) and the ACBA are working together to provide members with direct access to this outstanding Lawyers Professional Liability Program, sponsored by the State Bar of California. 

  • Easy Short-Form Application
  • Competitive Rates
  • Free On-Line MCLE
  • Optional Cyber Liability Coverage

It’s fast and easy to get a quote. Just complete and return the Application and Small Firm Risk Assessment form and return to AMBA via email or fax. Or by accessing www.mybarbenefits.com you can easily apply online and skip filling out the application form.  Remember to indicate that you have been referred by the Alameda County Bar Association.

MUTUAL OF OMAHA – Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company and its affiliates offer insurance product benefits for ACBA members. Your membership may qualify you for lower premiums and/or enhanced benefits, not offered to the general public, on these insurance products:

  • Long-term Care Insurance
  • Disability Insurance
  • Critical Illness Insurance
  • Annuities
  • Life Insurance

Did you know that the ACBA offers free streaming of past CLE programs? Watch at your convenience! 

For the foreseeable future, the Alameda County Bar Association will hold all programs and meetings virtually. Not only are we livestreaming 20-30 CLEs and social events each month (free as always for ACBA members), our back programming is also available for self-study credit.

If you already know their ProLearn account details, log in first. ProLearn works best with Chrome. Contact membershipassistant@acbanet.org if you have questions or if you want to know the status of a particular webinar. Usually programs are available 1 week after the date.