Who We Are

Nine individuals established the Magic City Bar Association (“MCBA”) in November of 1984 in the birthplace of the Civil Rights Movement – Birmingham, Alabama

Under the presidency of Attorney Clyde Jones, a decision was made to collect $100 from each member of the Magic City Bar Association to provide scholarships to law students attending Cumberland, Alabama School of Law and Miles School of Law.

In further recognizing a need to support African-American students in pursuit of a legal education, the organization established the Magic City Bar Foundation.

To date, we have awarded thousands of dollars in scholarship assistance to minority students attending the Birmingham School of Law, Cumberland School of Law at Samford University, Jones School of Law, Miles Law School and The University of Alabama School of Law.

Today, we stand as an organization and as black attorneys on the shoulders of our founders. Without their courage, without their determination, without the stern fortitude of those that have gone before us, we would not be here today.