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Check your attorney.
Verify any U.S. lawyer's license status, disciplinary record, and federal court history — straight from official state bar data. No login, no fee.
Type any name — we search all 45 states
What do you need to find out?
Is my lawyer licensed?
Confirm they're actually admitted, see their bar number and admission year.
How to check a license→Has my lawyer been disciplined?
Find public suspensions, disbarments, and reprimands on the official record.
Check discipline→Is my lawyer legit?
Seven fast checks to confirm a lawyer is real before you pay a retainer.
Run the 7 checks→What is “good standing”?
What the status actually means — and what it doesn't tell you.
Read the explainer→What each license status means
- Active / Good standing
- Licensed and currently authorized to practice law in that state.
- Inactive
- Registered with the bar but not currently authorized to practice (often voluntary).
- Suspended
- License temporarily withheld — for discipline or an administrative lapse (e.g. dues, CLE).
- Disbarred / Revoked
- License terminated for misconduct; the attorney may not practice law.
Verify a lawyer in under a minute
- 1Pick the state where the attorney is licensed.
- 2Search by name or bar number.
- 3Read the license status, admission date, and any disciplinary record of record.
- 4Open the official source link to confirm the result yourself.
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Frequently asked questions
- How do I check if a lawyer is licensed for free?
- Choose the state where the lawyer practices, search their name or bar number, and read the license status published by that state's bar. Check My Attorney republishes those official records so you can verify a license in under a minute, with no login or fee.
- Are attorney disciplinary records public?
- Yes. State bars and courts publish attorney discipline — suspensions, disbarments, and public reprimands — as public records. We surface that record of record next to each attorney and link to the official source.
- What does it mean for an attorney to be in good standing?
- Good standing generally means the attorney is licensed, active, and authorized to practice — current on bar requirements with no active suspension. The exact label and requirements are set by each state bar.
- What if my state isn't searchable yet?
- We add states as each official roster passes verification against the bar's own totals or the ABA benchmark. Browse the states page to see which are live, or use that state's official bar lookup directly.
This site republishes official public records and is not legal advice, a lawyer referral service, or a consumer reporting agency. Information here may not be used to make decisions about employment, tenancy, or credit (FCRA). Records are shown as published by their official sources and may contain errors or be out of date; consult the linked official source to verify. To correct or dispute a record, contact the licensing authority of record.