Hannah Konitshek
Nov 02, 2017

Licensing Authorities

Guide to bar association licensing authorities in the United States and abroad.

United States

State	Link	Online Database?	Online Disciplinary Record?
Alabama	Alabama State Bar	Y	N
Alaska	Alaska Bar Association	Y	N
American Samoa Bar Association	American Samoa Bar Association	Y	N
Arizona	State Bar of Arizona	Y	Y
Arkansas	Arkansas Bar Association	Y	N
California	State Bar of California	Y	Y
Colorado	Colorado Supreme Court	Y	N
Connecticut	Connecticut Judicial Branch	Y	Y
Delaware	-	-	-
DC	DC Bar	Y	Y
Florida	The Florida Bar	Y	Y
Georgia	State Bar of Georgia	Y	Y
Guam	Guam Bar Association	Y	N
Hawaii	Hawaii State Bar Association	Y	Y
Idaho	Idaho State Bar	Y	N
Illinois	Illinois State Bar	Y	Y
Indiana	Indiana State Bar Association	Y	N
Iowa	Iowa Judicial Branch	Y	Y
Kansas	Kansas Bar Association	Y	N
Kentucky	Kentucky Bar Association	Y	N
Louisiana	Louisiana State Bar Association	Y	N
Maine	Board of Overseers of the Bar	Y	N
Maryland	Maryland Courts	Y	Y
Massachusetts	Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers	Y	Y
Michigan	State Bar of Michigan	Y	Y
Minnesota	Minnesota Judicial Branch	Y	N
Mississippi	The Mississippi Bar	Y	N
Missouri	The Missouri Bar	Y	N
Montana	-	-	-
Nebraska	Nebraska State Bar Association	Y	N
Nevada	State Bar of Nevada	Y	N
New Hampshire	Attorney Discipline System	Y	Y
New Jersey	New Jersey Court System	Y	N
New Mexico	State Bar of New Mexico	Y	N
New York	NY State Unified Court System	Y	N
North Carolina	North Carolina State Bar	Y	Y
North Dakota	North Dakota Supreme Court	Y	N
Ohio	Supreme Court of Ohio	Y	Y
Oklahoma	Oklahoma State Bar Association	Y	N
Oregon	Oregon State Bar	Y	Y
Pennsylvania	Supreme Court of Pennsylvania	Y	Y
Rhode Island	Rhode Island Bar Association	Y	N
South Carolina	South Carolina Bar	Y	Y
South Dakota	-	-	-
Tennessee	Tennessee Bar Association	Y	N
Texas	Texas State Bar	Y	Y
Utah	Utah State Bar	Y	N
Vermont	-	-	-
Virginia	Virginia State Bar	Y	N
Virgin Islands	Virgin Islands Bar Association	Y	N
Washington	Washington State Bar Association	Y	Y
West Virginia	West Virginia State Bar	Y	N
Wisconsin	State Bar of Wisconsin	Y	N
Wyoming	Wyoming State Bar	Y	Y

Canada

State	Link	Online Database?	Online Disciplinary Record?
Ontario	Bar	Y	N

Europe

Country	Link	Online Database?	Online Disciplinary Record?
Belgium	Bar	Y	N
Czech Republic	Bar	Y	N
Denmark	Bar	Y	N
Germany	Bar	Y	N
Estonia	Bar	Y	N
Greece	Bar	Y	N
Spain	Bar	Y	N
France	Bar	Y	N
Italy	Bar	Y	N
Cyprus	Bar	Y	N
Lithuania	Bar	Y	N
Luxembourg	Bar	Y	N
Hungary	Bar	Y	N
Netherlands	Bar	Y	N
Austria	Bar	Y	N
Poland	Bar	Y	N
Slovenia	Bar	Y	N
Finland	Bar	Y	N
Scotland	Bar	Y	N
Norway	Bar	Y	N