First meeting for the Catholic Bar Association

Published: June 13, 2016

Event Details

Date: October 27, 2016 - October 30, 2016
Location: Kansas City, Mo.
Contact: Joshua McCaig 913-575-1776

By Joshua McCaig

The Catholic Bar Association was officially established on July 6, 2015, on the 480th anniversary of the martyrdom of St. Thomas More and is led by a national coalition of representatives from various independent Catholic lawyer's organizations. The inaugural meeting of the Catholic Bar Association will be held in Kansas City from Oct. 27-30, 2016.

"The Catholic Bar Association is a response to an urgent need within the Church,” said Joshua McCaig, president of the CBA. “A need to unite Catholic legal professionals into one organization, both nationally and internationally, and build a community where, united by the common bond of faith, the members may grow professionally and personally in the ideal set forth by St. Thomas More, that we are the King’s good servant, but God’s first."

For this inaugural General Assembly, the CBA is inviting Catholic attorneys, judges and politicians, as well as students, to participate in this exciting and historic gathering. They encourage representatives from currently established Catholic lawyers groups to participate in this event that will shape the future of this organization.

Invited to the event are prominent Catholic officials such as Gov. Sam Brownback and church leaders such as Archbishops Samuel Aquila and Joseph Naumann, and Kansas City's own Bishop James Johnston. In addition, there will be a rich variety of public speakers on a diversity of important topics for the Catholic legal community.

The vision of the Catholic Bar Association is to build a legal community where members are united in the common practice of the law and love of the Catholic faith. For already established Catholic lawyers organizations, the CBA will form affiliate relationships so that the organization can maintain its autonomy. The CBA will also provide the means to create new chapters, both nationally and internationally To learn more about the CBA, visit http://www.cbaconference.com.