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Who We Are
ECLA is a statewide organization of executives from the State Bar, county, local, specialty, and minority bar associations. Since 1983, we’ve fostered community, professional development, and knowledge sharing to help bar leaders thrive.
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Our Purpose
The Executives of California Lawyers' Associations Purpose:
- To develop a cordial relationship, spirit of unity and common understanding among executives of the State Bar, county bars, local bars, specialty bars and minority bar associations throughout the State of California;
- To provide a forum for the mutual interchange of ideas which will facilitate the administration of organized bar activities;
- To provide information which will assist in the introduction of modern methods of office management and business administration in the operation of bar association offices;
- To secure a closer coordination of activities of bar associations;
- To conduct surveys among members of the Association on various aspects of bar association operations and activities; and
- To stimulate the work and activities of bar associations in general.
View the ECLA Bylaws here.
Our HistoryECLA’s roots go back to 1979 when three visionary executives—Linda Sternhill Davis, Sue Keating, and Vivian Stephenson—began meeting informally to improve communication and collaboration across California’s bar associations. In 1983, their efforts became formalized with the creation of ECLA, now a nonprofit professional society serving bar leaders statewide. | Past Presidents
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