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Lawyers are licensed by a state agency in each state. That agency can help you to find out if a person has a law license and is permitted to practice in a particular state.
Most Lawyer ID Cards will include the Cardholder name, photo, field of expertise and any other relevant information about the Attorney and their practice.
Each database provides different types of information, including the attorney's name, address, phone number, email address, education, area of practice or specialty, and years in practice. Most states provide the attorney's bar number, but some do not. In a few states, the state does not issue a bar license number.
The Illinois State Bar Association is a voluntary bar association and has no statutory or regulatory role relating to the registration or discipline of attorneys in Illinois.
The ARDC number is the attorney's Illinois law license number.
The Illinois Supreme Court's Roll of Attorneys ("Roll") is a list of all attorneys admitted to practice law in Illinois. The Roll includes the names of lawyers even if they have not registered with the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission ("ARDC").
Filing a Complaint Each state has a bar association that regulates lawyers and their conduct. Any complaints should be addressed to your state's bar association. Most will have a complaint form on their website and guidance on how to fill it out.
How does one find out which law firm or attorneys represent a particular party? If this is a case that's in court, the babe and address of the attorney of record for any party to the case is on file with the court clerk.
The directory maintained by the state bar or its disciplinary board is sometimes called the "Roster of Attorneys" or the "Roll of Attorneys." Six (6) states do not publish a searchable database online. In those jurisdictions, you must call or email the state bar to confirm a lawyer's bar license status or bar number.