PHILADELPHIABAR ASSOCIATIONphiladelphiabar.org Executive DirectorPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania ORGANIZATION The Philadelphia Bar Association, founded in 1802, is the oldest association of lawyers in the United States. Its founders and early leaders included several of the nation’s founders. It was originally formed by a small group of Philadelphia lawyers who gathered together to share law books and professional resources. Founded as the Law Library Company of the City of Philadelphia, it was later incorporated as the Law Association of Philadelphia and then the Association. Over the years, its members have included some of the nation’s most prominent lawyers, judges, publi