The Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, comprised of more than 5,000 members, is home to the largest legal community in Ohio and one of the largest local bar associations in the country. Our members include practitioners in solo, small, medium, and large law firms, as well as general counsel for corporate, nonprofit, and government entities.
Our membership also includes a number of decision-makers in nonprofit organizations and law schools and numerous other types of business leaders.
Circulation: 5,000+ attorney and affiliate members of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association. With a readership of more than 10,000, it makes the nationally recognized, award-winning Bar Journal the most competitively priced business publication in Northeast Ohio.
Frequency of Issues: Published bi-monthly
Closing Dates: First day of the month preceding the publication date (e.g. the January/February issue closes on the 1st of December).
Editorial: Original articles, news of individual members, Bar Association activities, and legal developments.
Display Advertising: All contents of advertisements are subject to the publisher’s approval. The publisher reserves the right to reject or cancel any advertisement, insertion order or contract at any time. The publisher has no liability for failure to execute accepted orders because of Acts of God, fires, strikes, accidents or other occurrences beyond the publisher’s control.
Classified Advertising: Classified ads up to 25 words are FREE to CMBA members. This space is available to non-members at a rate of $2 per word per month. Download the Classified advertising contract.
If you need the most effective way to connect with our more than 20,000 members and subscribers to our digital publications, email ads are a powerful outreach tool. A digital website ad will reach 13,000 unique visitors per month, and that number is growing daily because of the new content-centric model of clemetrobar.org.
Our emails are published daily to targeted member groups and to the public. We also publish fresh content to clemetrobar.org several times per day, making it a destination for thousands of return visitors. We’ll help to place your message directly in front of those demographically desirable eyeballs.
“There’s nothing better to create brand awareness in the legal community than a regular, recurring ad in the Bar Journal.” – Bruce Hennes, Hennes Communications
Previously known as the CMBA Legal Directory, the Legal Resource Guide is the go-to, one-of-a-kind printed index of featured northeast Ohio law firms, mediators, expert witnesses, attorney support service providers, local courts, and government information, delivered as a member benefit to our 5,000+ CMBA members.
We’ve enhanced our online law firm listings at clemetrobar.org, featuring a searchable database that matches potential clients with your expertise. With your online listing, your firm gains more exposure to those searching for lawyers in Cleveland and in your firm’s areas of practice. Not only will CMBA members be able to learn more about your law firm, but the general public as well. Your online listing will provide backlinks to your current website and allow you to have a second marketing channel online. Advertise your firm with a basic listing or upgrade with header image, video, and more.
The Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association (CMBA) works to secure advertising from businesses of interest to our members and to obtain discounts on a variety of products and services for CMBA members. Members should independently evaluate each product or service to determine its suitability for their individual needs. In some instances, the CMBA may receive royalties or other compensation on products and services purchased by members; however, unless explicitly stated, the CMBA makes no representations, warranties, endorsements, or recommendations regarding any of the listed products or services.
