Review the quick guide on creating or troubleshooting your login for the new FBA Online Portal.
**LAST UPDATED: July 17, 2026
Q: My profile currently has an expiration date of 9/30/2026 — am I still a member?
A: YES, your renewal invoice can be accessed by logging into the FBA Online Portal and navigating to your 2026-27 renewal invoice in the Financials menu. For assistance, please submit a support ticket at www.fedbar.org/help.
Q: When can I renew for the 2026-27 term?
A: Invoices are ready NOW!
Two cases where you do not have to renew on your own: (1) If you are under a Law Firm Membership or if your firm participates in Consolidated Billing, FBA staff will coordinate renewal with your office’s billing contact – no need to renew individually; and (2) you are enrolled in Autorenewal – FBA staff will process all autorenewals for the 2026-27 term on 9/30/2026.
Q: I am enrolled in Autorenewal; when will I be charged for 2026-27 renewal?
A: FBA staff will process autorenewal payments 9/30/2026.
Q: Can I enroll in Autorenewal now for the 2026-27 term?
A: YES! It’s easy to add a credit card or other payment method to your FBA account for payment of dues: (a) go through one-time account login setup process listed above to enable access to the FBA Online Portal, and then (b) in the What Would You Like to Do? area, click SET UP AUTO RENEWAL and go through the steps!
*Please make sure that the “SECURELY SAVE” box is checked before you click the Save Changes button.
Q: Did I renew successfully for the 2026-27 term?
A: Here’s the way to check if your membership was renewed successfully: log into your FBA Online Portal account (go through the Create Login steps above as necessary) – your Expiration Date will be prominent on your Account Home Screen – if your expiration date says 9/30/2026, then you still need to renew for the 2026-27 term. But again as above: if you are under a Law Firm Membership or if your firm participates in Consolidated Billing OR if you are enrolled in Autorenewal, then there is no need to renew on your own at this time.
Q: I keep getting renewal messages but I thought my firm/organization already renewed my membership?
A: It can take a few days to go from your organization’s internal check/payment request, to delivery, to bank processing, and then to FBA staff processing. If your organization has sent an internal message that your membership has been addressed, please disregard any renewal communications while payment is in transit.
Q: Where do I send payment by mail?
A: Checks for any type of FBA payment (membership, events, donations) should be made payable to Federal Bar Association and sent to:
Federal Bar Association
P.O. Box 79395
Baltimore, MD 21279-0395
NEW: online payment via electronic check is now available in the new Online Portal!
Q: What are the national membership dues rates?
A: View all membership categories, which include the rates outlined in our new membership dues structure. There are also links to Firm Membership information.
Q: My Practice Type/Sector has changed since the last time I renewed and my membership dues amount may have changed – how can my renewal reflect any changes in dues?
A: Now that renewal invoices are created, members can NOT edit their invoice on their own – please contact staff at renew@fedbar.org so that a new invoice can be created for you.
Q: I have other FBA membership questions.
A: Head over to the main Membership FAQ here.
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