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Your membership is effective upon approval of your application and receipt of annual membership dues.  If you have never been a member before, we need to provide the name of a current FBCCDAA member that can verify you are a practicing criminal defense lawyer when you complete the Online Application as described below.

Note: To join FBCCDAA you must be a member in good standing of the State Bar of Texas engaged in the defense of criminal cases (except law students or affiliate applicants). New applicants MUST be endorsed by a current FBCCDAA member. Members of the judiciary (except honorary members) and those regularly employed in a prosecutorial office are not eligible.

Annual Dues begin on February 1 of each year and are as follows:

$50 for those in practice less than 5 years.
$75 for those in practice 5 years or more.

Please click on the "Online Application".

If you have problems, send an email to fortbenddefensebar@gmail.com.