Membership FAQs and Website Help

Membership in the FCBA is open to attorneys who are duly admitted to practice law in the Northern District of New York. It is also available to law students in the Northern District, and recent law school graduates and other attorneys in good standing who certify that they will apply within a year (or have a pending application) for admission to the Northern District.

Annual membership dues are $125 for attorneys who have been admitted to practice law for more than one year. Membership is free to attorneys who have been admitted to practice law for less than one year, as well as to law students who are attending law school in the Northern District of New York. Judges within the Northern District of New York, and their law clerks, are honorary members of the FCBA (and are not required to pay annual dues). 

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Yes, students attending law school within the Northern District of New York may join the FCBA at no cost. 

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Yes, attorneys who are admitted to practice law for less than one year may join the FCBA at no cost for their first year.

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In order to maximize the value that our members receive for their annual dues, rolling (or “anniversary”) memberships begin on the day you purchase a membership, and will remain valid for one (1) year (i.e., new and renewing members can join the FCBA at any time during the year and receive a full year of membership). You can read more about the benefits of membership here.

If you were a member of the FCBA in 2021 or 2022, we have migrated your contact information from our old website to our new platform. We ask that you please review your information, ensure it is accurate, and update any information as necessary. If your membership expired prior to 2021, you will need to create a new account and profile.

No. Unless otherwise indicated for specified CLEs, you must be a current member of the FCBA to attend our CLE programs and be eligible for CLE credit.

We do not offer our programs to non-members for educational purposes. If you would like to have access to our CLE programs and materials, we encourage you to purchase a membership here.

For individuals who were members in 2021 or 2022, for your first time logging into the new website, please reset your password here. You will be prompted to enter your email address or website username (format: Lastname_Firstname).  We recommend that you use your email address.  After doing so, you should promptly receive an email with instructions to create a secure password and login.  If you do not receive an email, please check your SPAM folder.  We also recommend that you add this e-mail address to your safe senders/contacts list: [email protected].

For individuals who were not a member in 2021 or 2022, please register here.

If you are unsure of your FCBA membership status, please login and visit the Membership Status page.

Visit our login page and enter your username (or email address) and password.

If you’ve lost your password, set a new one by visiting our lost password page and following the prompts.

Yes, we encourage you to review and, if necessary, update your “Contact Information” and “Profile” here to ensure that your information is up-to-date.

Please note that you must be logged into view your contact or profile information.

In addition to your billing information – which you can access by logging and reviewing your billing address that you entered when you purchased a membership – we invite you to complete your member profile which includes information such as your practice area(s), law school, and other biographical information.  This information will be available (with your permission) in a member directory we plan to create that will be accessible to members only.

Please note that you must be logged into view your contact or profile information.

You can update your profile by logging into the website and visiting your profile.

Please note that you must be logged into view your contact or profile information.

If your membership has expired, please visit our Membership page, and select a membership option.

Please visit our Membership page, and select a membership option to purchase a new membership.  Your account will be created when you register as a member.  Please be sure to include your member profile which includes information such as your practice area(s), law school, and other biographical information.

Please note that you must be logged into view your contact or profile information.

The simplest way to check your status is to log in to the website and check your Membership Status. 

We e-mail membership renewal notices 30 days prior to the expiration of your membership. For members who do not renew, we will also email a reminder when your membership expires, and again 14 days after expiration. 

We accept payment by credit card, PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay, or paper check.  If you pay via paper check, please make your check payable to NDNY-FCBA and mail it to: P.O. Box 7067, Syracuse, NY 13261.   

Our membership process requires that we approve your membership application before you will have access to member-only content.  This process may take up to one (1) business day (for both dues-paying and “free” members).  Please contact us at [email protected] with any questions or to check on the status of your membership application.  Note: if you have paid by paper check, you will not have online access to your membership until the check is received.  

Yes!  Simply choose the membership option entitled, “Register Multiple Members,” and you will be given the option to upload an Excel spreadsheet with the required information.  Payment can be made via credit card, PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay, or paper check (see above).

We do not currently offer automatic renewal.

For additional login or membership assistance, please contact us at [email protected].