Dues Waiver Program

Dues Waiver Program

The Dues Waiver Program is intended to help Members by providing assistance to attorneys whose financial circumstances are such that full payment of membership dues would pose a financial hardship. Situations which would merit a dues waiver include:

Unemployment or income constraints
Time out from practice for family or health reasons
Reduced income based upon extraordinary practice or business losses

Dues Waiver criteria:

Applicants must have been a member of NYSBA for 3 consecutive years prior to requesting a dues waiver.
Applicants whose adjusted gross annual income exceeds $75,000 USD will be considered ineligible for the dues waiver program
If the applicant is unemployed or underemployed, and their adjusted gross annual income is less than $75,000 USD, they may receive a reduction in annual dues

If approved, an individual may receive a dues reduction of 25%-100% depending on their circumstances.

Fill out the form below to submit a dues waiver request:

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Member ID

This number can be found under your profile. Leave blank if you do not have it.

Name(Required)

First Last

Phone(Required)

Email(Required)

Address(Required)

Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country

Have you been a NYSBA Member for 3 consecutive years?(Required)

Yes

I've been admitted for less than 3 years

My adjusted Gross Annual Income is:(Required)

$75,000+

$50,000 - $74,999

Less than $50,000

I am currently:(Required)

Employed

Unemployed

Underemployed

If unemployed or underemployed, please confirm for how long (in number of months):(Required)

How many times have you received a dues waiver from NYSBA previously?(Required)

Please select the FIRST NYSBA Section you'd like to join complimentary as part of your membership:(Required)

Please select the SECOND NYSBA Section you'd like to join complimentary as part of your membership:(Required)

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