Bar regulator directory
U.S. attorney verification — 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 — TruthMark does not aggregate, scrape, or rehost any of this data. Why we do it this way →
States
50 entries · 5 with fuller integration
Alabama
Open regulator ↗Alabama State Bar
Alaska
Open regulator ↗Alaska Bar Association (regulator under the Alaska Supreme Court)
Arizona
Open regulator ↗State Bar of Arizona
Arkansas
Open regulator ↗Arkansas Judiciary — Office of Professional Programs
Regulator is the Arkansas Supreme Court, not the voluntary Arkansas Bar Association.
CaliforniaFull integration available
Open regulator ↗State Bar of California
Colorado
Open regulator ↗Colorado 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 ↗Connecticut Judicial Branch — Statewide Grievance Committee
Regulator is the Judicial Branch, not the voluntary Connecticut Bar Association.
Delaware
Open regulator ↗Supreme Court of Delaware — 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 ↗The Florida Bar
Georgia
Open regulator ↗State Bar of Georgia
Hawaii
Open regulator ↗Hawaii State Bar Association
Idaho
Open regulator ↗Idaho State Bar
Illinois
Open regulator ↗Attorney 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 ↗Indiana Office of Judicial and Attorney Regulation (Roll of Attorneys)
Iowa
Open regulator ↗Iowa Supreme Court — Office of Professional Regulation
Kansas
Open regulator ↗Kansas Office of Judicial Administration — Attorney Registration
Kentucky
Open regulator ↗Kentucky Bar Association
Louisiana
Open regulator ↗Louisiana State Bar Association
For administrative-suspension status, the Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board also publishes a separate search at ladb.org.
Maine
Open regulator ↗Maine Board of Overseers of the Bar (Supreme Judicial Court)
Maryland
Open regulator ↗Client Protection Fund of the Bar of Maryland (Supreme Court of Maryland)
Massachusetts
Open regulator ↗Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers
Michigan
Open regulator ↗State Bar of Michigan
Discipline records live with the separate Attorney Discipline Board (adbmich.org).
Minnesota
Open regulator ↗Minnesota Lawyer Registration Office (Supreme Court)
Mississippi
Open regulator ↗Supreme Court of Mississippi — Mississippi Bar Roll
Missouri
Open regulator ↗The Missouri Bar (under Supreme Court of Missouri)
Discipline is handled by the separate Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel (mochiefcounsel.org).
Montana
Open regulator ↗State Bar of Montana
Nebraska
Open regulator ↗Nebraska Supreme Court — Attorney Services Division
Nevada
Open regulator ↗State Bar of Nevada
New Hampshire
Open regulator ↗New 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 ↗New Jersey Judiciary — 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 ↗State Bar of New Mexico
Discipline records also at the separate NM Disciplinary Board (nmdisboard.org).
New YorkFull integration available
Open regulator ↗New York State Unified Court System — Attorney Registration (Office of Court Administration)
NYSBA is a voluntary trade association; the regulator is the courts (OCA).
North Carolina
Open regulator ↗North 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 ↗North Dakota Supreme Court — State Board of Law Examiners
Ohio
Open regulator ↗Supreme Court of Ohio — Office of Attorney Services
Oklahoma
Open regulator ↗Oklahoma Bar Association
Oregon
Open regulator ↗Oregon State Bar
Pennsylvania
Open regulator ↗Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Rhode IslandFull integration available
Open regulator ↗Rhode Island Supreme Court — Attorney Registration
South Carolina
Open regulator ↗South Carolina Judicial Branch / South Carolina Bar
South Dakota
Open regulator ↗State 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 ↗Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility (Supreme Court)
TexasFull integration available
Open regulator ↗State Bar of Texas
Utah
Open regulator ↗Utah State Bar
Vermont
Open regulator ↗Vermont Judiciary — Office of Attorney Licensing
Vermont publishes attorneys-in-good-standing as periodic PDF lists rather than a live search.
Virginia
Open regulator ↗Virginia State Bar
VSB's public NGS tool surfaces attorneys with discipline; for active-good-standing confirmation, contact VSB Membership directly.
Washington
Open regulator ↗Washington State Bar Association
West Virginia
Open regulator ↗West Virginia State Bar
Wisconsin
Open regulator ↗State Bar of Wisconsin
For status / discipline, the authoritative source is the Wisconsin Court System Office of Lawyer Regulation at wicourts.gov.
Wyoming
Open regulator ↗Wyoming State Bar
District of Columbia
1 entry
District of Columbia
Open regulator ↗District of Columbia Bar (regulated by the DC Court of Appeals)
U.S. Territories
5 entries
American Samoa
Open regulator ↗High Court of American Samoa — Standing Committee on Bar Admissions
No public lookup tool. Verify by contacting the High Court of American Samoa Clerk's office.
Guam
Open regulator ↗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 ↗CNMI Supreme Court — Bar Admissions / CNMI Bar Association
No public lookup tool. Verify via the CNMI Supreme Court Clerk.
Puerto Rico
Open regulator ↗Tribunal Supremo de Puerto Rico — Registro Único de Abogados y Abogadas (RUA)
Site is in Spanish. Colegio de Abogados is a separate voluntary association.
U.S. Virgin Islands
Open regulator ↗Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands — 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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