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Bar regulator directory
U.S. attorney verification β every state and territory
56 jurisdictions: 50 states, the District of Columbia, and 5 U.S. territories. Each entry deep-links to the agency that licenses and disciplines attorneys there β TruthMark does not aggregate, scrape, or rehost any of this data. Why we do it this way β
States
50 entries Β· 5 with fuller integration
Alabama
Open regulator βAlabama State Bar
Alaska
Open regulator βAlaska Bar Association (regulator under the Alaska Supreme Court)
Arizona
Open regulator βState Bar of Arizona
Arkansas
Open regulator βArkansas Judiciary β Office of Professional Programs
Regulator is the Arkansas Supreme Court, not the voluntary Arkansas Bar Association.
CaliforniaFull integration available
Open regulator βState Bar of California
Colorado
Open regulator βColorado Supreme Court Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel (OARC)
Regulator is the Colorado Supreme Court's OARC, not the voluntary Colorado Bar Association.
Connecticut
Open regulator βConnecticut Judicial Branch β Statewide Grievance Committee
Regulator is the Judicial Branch, not the voluntary Connecticut Bar Association.
Delaware
Open regulator βSupreme Court of Delaware β Office of Disciplinary Counsel
Delaware does not publish a granular public attorney lookup tool. Verification typically requires contacting the Supreme Court Clerk by phone.
FloridaFull integration available
Open regulator βThe Florida Bar
Georgia
Open regulator βState Bar of Georgia
Hawaii
Open regulator βHawaii State Bar Association
Idaho
Open regulator βIdaho State Bar
Illinois
Open regulator βAttorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission (ARDC) of the Supreme Court of Illinois
ARDC is the regulator. Illinois State Bar Association is voluntary and separate.
Indiana
Open regulator βIndiana Office of Judicial and Attorney Regulation (Roll of Attorneys)
Iowa Supreme Court β Office of Professional Regulation
Kansas
Open regulator βKansas Office of Judicial Administration β Attorney Registration
Kentucky
Open regulator βKentucky Bar Association
Louisiana
Open regulator βLouisiana State Bar Association
For administrative-suspension status, the Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board also publishes a separate search at ladb.org.
Maine
Open regulator βMaine Board of Overseers of the Bar (Supreme Judicial Court)
Maryland
Open regulator βClient Protection Fund of the Bar of Maryland (Supreme Court of Maryland)
Massachusetts
Open regulator βMassachusetts Board of Bar Overseers
Michigan
Open regulator βState Bar of Michigan
Discipline records live with the separate Attorney Discipline Board (adbmich.org).
Minnesota
Open regulator βMinnesota Lawyer Registration Office (Supreme Court)
Mississippi
Open regulator βSupreme Court of Mississippi β Mississippi Bar Roll
Missouri
Open regulator βThe Missouri Bar (under Supreme Court of Missouri)
Discipline is handled by the separate Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel (mochiefcounsel.org).
Montana
Open regulator βState Bar of Montana
Nebraska
Open regulator βNebraska Supreme Court β Attorney Services Division
Nevada
Open regulator βState Bar of Nevada
New Hampshire
Open regulator βNew Hampshire Bar Association
NHBA does not publish a public attorney-status verifier; this is the closest public-facing find-a-lawyer resource. Discipline is handled by the separate NH Attorney Discipline Office (nhattyreg.org).
New Jersey
Open regulator βNew Jersey Judiciary β Attorney Registration / Office of Attorney Ethics
If the deep-link expires, navigate from njcourts.gov/attorneys. Discipline records also at drblookupportal.judiciary.state.nj.us.
New Mexico
Open regulator βState Bar of New Mexico
Discipline records also at the separate NM Disciplinary Board (nmdisboard.org).
New YorkFull integration available
Open regulator βNew York State Unified Court System β Attorney Registration (Office of Court Administration)
NYSBA is a voluntary trade association; the regulator is the courts (OCA).
North Carolina
Open regulator βNorth Carolina State Bar (regulator)
Note distinct from the voluntary NC Bar Association at ncbar.org. Verification lives at portal.ncbar.gov.
North Dakota
Open regulator βNorth Dakota Supreme Court β State Board of Law Examiners
Supreme Court of Ohio β Office of Attorney Services
Oklahoma
Open regulator βOklahoma Bar Association
Oregon
Open regulator βOregon State Bar
Pennsylvania
Open regulator βDisciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Rhode IslandFull integration available
Open regulator βRhode Island Supreme Court β Attorney Registration
South Carolina
Open regulator βSouth Carolina Judicial Branch / South Carolina Bar
South Dakota
Open regulator βState Bar of South Dakota
SD does not publish an open license-verification database. This is the State Bar's official public referral directory.
Tennessee
Open regulator βTennessee Board of Professional Responsibility (Supreme Court)
TexasFull integration available
Open regulator βState Bar of Texas
Utah State Bar
Vermont
Open regulator βVermont Judiciary β Office of Attorney Licensing
Vermont publishes attorneys-in-good-standing as periodic PDF lists rather than a live search.
Virginia
Open regulator βVirginia State Bar
VSB's public NGS tool surfaces attorneys with discipline; for active-good-standing confirmation, contact VSB Membership directly.
Washington
Open regulator βWashington State Bar Association
West Virginia
Open regulator βWest Virginia State Bar
Wisconsin
Open regulator βState Bar of Wisconsin
For status / discipline, the authoritative source is the Wisconsin Court System Office of Lawyer Regulation at wicourts.gov.
Wyoming
Open regulator βWyoming State Bar
District of Columbia
1 entry
District of Columbia
Open regulator βDistrict of Columbia Bar (regulated by the DC Court of Appeals)
U.S. Territories
5 entries
American Samoa
Open regulator βHigh Court of American Samoa β Standing Committee on Bar Admissions
No public lookup tool. Verify by contacting the High Court of American Samoa Clerk's office.
Supreme Court of Guam / Guam Bar Association
No public lookup tool. The GBA member directory requires login; verify by contacting the Supreme Court of Guam Clerk.
Northern Mariana Islands
Open regulator βCNMI Supreme Court β Bar Admissions / CNMI Bar Association
No public lookup tool. Verify via the CNMI Supreme Court Clerk.
Puerto Rico
Open regulator βTribunal Supremo de Puerto Rico β Registro Γnico de Abogados y Abogadas (RUA)
Site is in Spanish. Colegio de Abogados is a separate voluntary association.
U.S. Virgin Islands
Open regulator βSupreme Court of the Virgin Islands β Office of Bar Admissions / VI Bar Association
Member search may require basic registration on the bar site.
Data via state attorney regulators (state bars and court-administered licensing bodies). Where a state's regulator differs from its voluntary bar association, the directory points at the regulator.
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