![]() The ABA did not have any African-American members and its discrimination led to the formation in 1937 of the National Lawyers Guild. In 1918, the first women were admitted to the ABA – Judge Mary Belle Grossman of Cleveland and Mary Florence Lathrop of Denver. ![]() The purpose of the original organization, as set forth in its first constitution, was "the advancement of the science of jurisprudence, the promotion of the administration of justice and a uniformity of legislation throughout the country." There was no national code of ethics there was no national organization to serve as a forum for discussion of the increasingly intricate issues involved in legal practice. Lawyers were generally sole practitioners who trained under a system of apprenticeship. The legal profession as we know it today barely existed at that time. The ABA was founded on August 21, 1878, in Saratoga Springs, New York, by 75 lawyers from 20 states and the District of Columbia. stamp commemorating the ABA's 75th anniversary in 1953 The organization's national headquarters are in Chicago, Illinois, and it also maintains a significant branch office in Washington, D.C. As of fiscal year 2017, the ABA had 194,000 dues-paying members, constituting approximately 14.4% of American attorneys. Founded in 1878, the ABA's stated activities are the setting of academic standards for law schools, and the formulation of model ethical codes related to the legal profession. ![]() The American Bar Association ( ABA) is a voluntary bar association of lawyers and law students it is not specific to any jurisdiction in the United States. ![]()
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