The Basics of AHLA Membership
Join AHLA and become part of the largest non-profit educational professional association devoted to health law. More than 10,000 attorneys practicing at law firms, working in government, in-house counsel, solo practitioners, students, academicians, and health professionals have made a commitment to advance their professional development by becoming an AHLA member.
Membership in AHLA is individual rather than organizational and fully portable should you change employment. Members are billed annually for Association membership dues and Practice Group fees to coincide with the months that they join AHLA. Dues are not deductible as a charitable contribution, but may be deductible as an ordinary business expense. See your tax advisor. International, paralegal, and student members receive their benefits electronically, e.g., access the monthly magazine online.
New members now receive one free Practice Group enrollment when joining, as well as one free year of access to the Health Law Archive!
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AHLA Member Types and Rates
Attorneys
Dues for attorney members (including in-house counsel) are based on a sliding scale, dependent upon the date admitted to the first bar:
Less than 4 years ago: $185
Between 4 - 8 years ago: $305
More than 8 years ago: $350
Non-Attorneys/Other Health Professionals
Individuals who do not have a law degree may join as a health professional. Healthcare executives, compliance and privacy officers, accountants, consultants, and other non-lawyers are welcome and encouraged to join AHLA. Dues are based on the same sliding scale as attorney members (above), determined by time since college graduation.
Academicians - $100
Academicians are full-time faculty at a law or graduate school. Individuals qualifying for this rate automatically receive access to all Practice Group content and qualify for reduced rates for program and webinar registrations.
Government Attorneys - $100
Attorneys working in a public sector or government work settings may qualify for this special rate, also receiving access to all Practice Group content, and reduced rates for program and webinar registrations.
Paralegals - $80
This rate is for those who have a title of and work full-time as a paralegal. Paralegal members receive all benefits electronically.
Public Interest Professionals - $160
Attorneys and non-attorneys working in a non-profit legal service agency, public interest law firm, non-profit legal advocacy organization, or public health organization or agency may qualify for this reduced rate of membership.
Retired - $80
To qualify for this special membership rate, an individual must be at least 60 years of age, have been a member of AHLA (or predecessor organizations NHLA and AAHA) for at least 20 years, and be retired from the practice of law.
Solo Practitioners - $160
Individuals eligible for this special rate must be in private practice as a solo practitioner. Solo practitioner members also qualify for reduced rates for program and webinar registrations.
Students (Law and Graduate School) - $25
Student membership is available to those enrolled in a law school or graduate course of study. Student members automatically receive access to the Health Law Archive and all Practice Group content.
For information about membership options for government agencies or for student health law organizations, please contact AHLA at (202) 833-1100, prompt #2 or email msc@healthlawyers.org. Note: All international members receive their benefits electronically.
Additional Membership Add-Ons
Practice Groups - $50 each
Practice Groups (PGs) provide opportunities for members with similar interests in a particular legal area (or members with a particular interest in an industry segment) to stay current on legal developments and industry practices. AHLA has sixteen Groups from which to choose and there is a nominal fee when you enroll in the Practice Group ($50 each). Starting in June 2011, new members now receive one complimentary Practice Group enrollment with membership for their first year.
Want more Practice Group content? When a member enrolls in at least four Practice Groups, he/she may pay an additional $75 and receive electronic access to all of the PG content, as well as qualify for discounts to PG-sponsored luncheons and webinars (“PG15” option). Since new members already receive one free PG, they need only enroll in three additional PGs and pay the $75 fee to gain access.
Health Law Archive
Using Google search technology, subscribers to the Health Law Archive are able to quickly and easily search a vast database of health law knowledge, searching more than 40,000 documents from AHLA. As the Association produces additional content, it too is added to the Archive and made available to member subscribers. New members automatically receive a complimentary one-year subscription to the Archive ($99 value).
Public Interest
Your voluntary, tax-deductible donation will help support the development, production, and dissemination of consumer-oriented resources that are provided to members and the public at no cost. Written acknowledgement of the donation is issued to the card holder/check issuer in January each year.
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Questions? Contact our Member Satisfaction Center at msc@healthlawyers.org or call (202) 833-1100, prompt #2.