The Wilkie D. Ferguson, Jr. Bar Association is the Black Lawyers Association of Miami-Dade County. The Wilkie D. Ferguson, Jr. Bar Association is the oldest and largest association of Black attorneys in Miami-Dade County, Florida. It was founded in 1977 by a group of lawyers who realized that barriers to full inclusion into the legal community in Miami-Dade County could only be accomplished through a collective effort. The Wilkie D. Ferguson, Jr. Bar Association remains committed to the ideals of equal access, equal opportunity and equal justice in the legal system.