Considering hiring an attorney, but not sure they are an attorney. Easy enough, get their full name and the state they practice law in and look them up!
This post show readers how to check State Bar Licenses and confirm whether someone is authorized to practice. Each state has their own Attorney Bar, so Florida has one, just like Texas, or Mississippi.
If your attorney you wish to hire tells you where they are admitted, you can check their state bar and search for their name!
See the Chart:
| Jurisdiction | Bar Organization | Website |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Alabama State Bar | https://www.alabar.org |
| Alaska | Alaska Bar Association | https://www.alaskabar.org |
| Arizona | State Bar of Arizona | https://www.azbar.org |
| Arkansas | Arkansas Bar Association | https://www.arkbar.com |
| California | State Bar of California | https://www.calbar.ca.gov |
| Colorado | Colorado Bar Association | https://www.cobar.org |
| Connecticut | Connecticut Bar Association | https://www.ctbar.org |
| Delaware | Delaware State Bar Association | https://www.dsba.org |
| Florida | The Florida Bar | https://www.floridabar.org |
| Georgia | State Bar of Georgia | https://www.gabar.org |
| Hawaii | Hawaii State Bar Association | https://www.hsba.org |
| Idaho | Idaho State Bar | https://www.idahostatebar.org |
| Illinois | Illinois State Bar Association | https://www.isba.org |
| Indiana | Indiana State Bar Association | https://www.inbar.org |
| Iowa | Iowa State Bar Association | https://www.iowabar.org |
| Kansas | Kansas Bar Association | https://www.ksbar.org |
| Kentucky | Kentucky Bar Association | https://www.kybar.org |
| Louisiana | Louisiana State Bar Association | https://www.lsba.org |
| Maine | Maine State Bar Association | https://www.mainebar.org |
| Maryland | Maryland State Bar Association | https://www.msba.org |
| Massachusetts | Massachusetts Bar Association | https://www.massbar.org |
| Michigan | State Bar of Michigan | https://www.michbar.org |
| Minnesota | Minnesota State Bar Association | https://www.mnbar.org |
| Mississippi | The Mississippi Bar | https://www.msbar.org |
| Missouri | The Missouri Bar | https://www.mobar.org |
| Montana | State Bar of Montana | https://www.montanabar.org |
| Nebraska | Nebraska State Bar Association | https://www.nebar.com |
| Nevada | State Bar of Nevada | https://www.nvbar.org |
| New Hampshire | New Hampshire Bar Association | https://www.nhbar.org |
| New Jersey | New Jersey State Bar Association | https://www.njbar.org |
| New Mexico | State Bar of New Mexico | https://www.nmbar.org |
| New York | New York State Bar Association | https://www.nysba.org |
| North Carolina | North Carolina State Bar | https://www.ncbar.gov |
| North Dakota | State Bar Association of North Dakota | https://www.sband.org |
| Ohio | Ohio State Bar Association | https://www.ohiobar.org |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma Bar Association | https://www.okbar.org |
| Oregon | Oregon State Bar | https://www.osbar.org |
| Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania Bar Association | https://www.pabar.org |
| Rhode Island | Rhode Island Bar Association | https://www.ribar.com |
| South Carolina | South Carolina Bar | https://www.scbar.org |
| South Dakota | State Bar of South Dakota | https://www.sdbar.org |
| Tennessee | Tennessee Bar Association | https://www.tba.org |
| Texas | State Bar of Texas | https://www.texasbar.com |
| Utah | Utah State Bar | https://www.utahbar.org |
| Vermont | Vermont Bar Association | https://www.vtbar.org |
| Virginia | Virginia State Bar | https://www.vsb.org |
| Washington | Washington State Bar Association | https://www.wsba.org |
| West Virginia | West Virginia State Bar | https://www.wvbar.org |
| Wisconsin | State Bar of Wisconsin | https://www.wisbar.org |
| Wyoming | Wyoming State Bar | https://www.wyomingbar.org |
| Puerto Rico | Colegio de Abogados y Abogadas de Puerto Rico | https://www.caoppr.org |