Page 516 - 2024 Orientation Manual

Living with Keller:

What State Bars Can and Cannot Do

By
E. Phelps Gay

I. LSBA Objects and Purposes; Mission Statement

The Objects and Purposes of the LSBA as set forth in Article III, Section 1

of the Articles of Incorporation are: to regulate the practice of law, advance the

science of jurisprudence, promote the administration of justice, uphold the honor of

the Courts and of the profession of law, encourage cordial intercourse among its

members, and, generally, to promote the welfare of the profession in the State.

The most recent Long-Range Planning Committee of the LSBA, chaired by

Pat Ottinger, met in Lafayette on March 21 - 22, 1998. Lawyers and judges across

the state gathered to exchange ideas and voice their opinions on issues facing the

legal profession and the role the Bar Association can play in addressing those

issues. Out of that process came a Mission Statement, seven goals, and

"considerations" relating to those goals. These were approved by the LSBA Board

of Governors in June, 1998.

The LSBA Mission Statement provides:

The mission of the Louisiana State Bar Association is to assist
and serve its members in the practice of law, assure access to
and aid in the administration of justice, assist the Supreme
Court in the regulation of the practice of law, uphold the honor
of the courts and the profession, promote the professional
competence of attorneys, increase public understanding of and
respect for the law, and encourage collegiality among its
members.

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