Membership Benefits

Network and make new business contacts, keep your CLE requirements up to date with high-quality, easy to access educational programs and find out about pending legislation that could affect your daily work before it goes into effect by joining the CLLA.

Who Are We?

Established in 1895, the CLLA is the leading professional organization of collections, creditors' rights and bankruptcy professionals.

Comprised of attorneys engaged in the fields of commercial law, creditor's rights, bankruptcy and insolvency - and credit professionals, including collection agencies and law list publishers - the CLLA provides a full range of legal, education and professional services.

Why Should You Join?

All CLLA members...

• Receive a roster of current CLLA members with their contact information, which members use to make referrals that can land you new clients - and help you grow your business
• Are listed in our "Find a Professional" searchable database - which is the most-visited section of our Web site, clla.org - helping you market yourself and your firm 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
• Have the chance to earn required CLE credits by attending engaging, topical educational sessions at meetings across the U.S. throughout the year or through the CLLA's new online education portal - offering a convenient, customized way to learn
• Receive a print copy of our bimonthly magazine, "Commercial Law World," offering industry news, best business practice tips and in-depth articles on the latest groundbreaking cases and legislation - along with access to the digital version of the magazine
• Are able to easily get informed about the latest commercial law, bankruptcy and insolvency news via our members-only CLLA Connections e-newsletter, published twice a month, and through exclusive access to the CQ StateTrack legislative tracking service, from the publishers of Congressional Quarterly
• Help gain a voice in Washington through the CLLA's constant, targeted lobbying efforts to defend commercial law, bankruptcy and credit professionals' interests
• Have the opportunity to be certified by the American Board of Certification, which CLLA jointly administers, in business and consumer bankruptcy and creditors' rights law
• Receive discounts on targeted marketing opportunities through industry-related print and online advertising, exhibition spaces and sponsorship

Kick-start the next phase of your career by becoming a member of the CLLA -- one of the oldest, most-respected and effective collections, creditors' rights and bankruptcy organizations. 

Click here to join the CLLA today!