Prospective members who are interested in joining the CPA can print the application form (click here), complete the form and mail it with the necessary dues and documentation to P.O. Box 1515, Cincinnati, Ohio 45201. Questions may be directed to or by calling (513) 244-1266 and leaving a message.

The CPA's fiscal year begins June 1st and ends May 31st.  Dues is prorated after January 1st for NEW MEMBERS ONLY.  Due to the nearness of the end of the fiscal year, applications for new or renewal membership for Active, Associate and Student members will not be processed after April 1st, but will be held for the next fiscal year. 

Prospective Sustaining Members, please click here for an application.

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The following categories of membership are offered by the CPA:

ACTIVE MEMBER - A person who is employed as a paralegal or who is performing duties of a paralegal nature, either full-time or part-time, and who works or resides in the Greater Cincinnati Area. If an Active Member becomes unemployed or takes a leave of absence at any time during the period for which he/she has paid dues as an Active Member, such member shall remain an Active Member for a period of one year after the beginning of the period of unemployment or leave of absence, or until the expiration of his/her current membership, whichever is longer. In the event the one-year period in which Active Membership is extended exceeds the fiscal year for which annual dues have been paid, an Active Member must renew his/her membership and pay all appropriate dues to remain an Active Member. All Active Members shall have all rights and privileges of this Association, including the right to vote and hold elected or appointed office. Annual Dues - $60.00 for CPA's fiscal year June 1 - May 31.

ASSOCIATE MEMBER - A person who has successfully completed a curriculum of training as a paralegal or who is certificated or degreed by a university, college, junior college or other school as having successfully completed the full course of studies prescribed for training as a paralegal and who is not currently employed as a paralegal or a person who meets the requirements for Active Membership except that the person does not work or reside in the Greater Cincinnati Area and who would otherwise qualify for Active Membership except for this requirement. An Associate Member may also be a person who has been previously employed as a paralegal and who is not currently working, regardless of whether such person has completed a curriculum of training as described above. This definition shall not apply to Active Members who become unemployed or take a leave of absence during the year for which they have paid their annual dues as provided in the definition of Active Member, above. Associate Members shall have all the privileges of this Association, except that they shall not have the right to vote or hold elected or appointed office. Annual Dues - $60.00 for CPA's fiscal year June 1 - May 31.

STUDENT MEMBER - A person who is either a full-time or part-time student in good standing in any university, college, junior college or other school pursuing a course of studies as a paralegal. Student Members shall have all the privileges of this Association, except that they shall not have the right to vote or hold elected or appointed office. Annual Dues - $35.00 for CPA's fiscal year June 1 - May 31.

SUSTAINING MEMBER - Any person, partner, organization or other entity interested in supporting this Association. Sustaining Members shall have all the privileges of this Association, except that they shall not have the right to vote or hold an elected or appointed office. Annual Dues - $150.00 for calendar year January 1 - December 31.