Rule 5.5(e) of the North Carolina Rules of Professional Conduct allows a lawyer admitted to practice in another US jurisdiction, and not disbarred or suspended from practice in any jurisdiction, to establish an office or systematic and continuous presence in North Carolina for the practice of law if the lawyer is the ...
How to become a multi-state lawyer. The two primary ways of being licensed in different states are (1) applying for reciprocity with other state's bars and (2) passing the bar exams in multiple states.
Any attorney domiciled in another state, and regularly admitted to practice in the courts of record of and in good standing in that state, having been retained as attorney for a party to any civil or criminal legal proceeding pending in the General Court of Justice of North Carolina, the North Carolina Utilities ...
North Carolina has reciprocity agreements with: AK, CO, CT, DC, GA, IL, IN, IA, KY, MA, MI, MN, MO, NE, NH, NY, ND, OH, OK, PA, TN, TX, UT, VT, WA, WV, WI, and WY.
The Commission oversees the administration of the Uniform Bar Exam (“UBE”) in Nebraska twice yearly for admission by examination. Applicants may apply for admission on motion if already licensed in another state or by UBE score transfer. The motion application process may take up to 120 days.
There is no bar reciprocity in California, though the state does offer a modified bar exam to those who have actively practiced law for at least four years immediately preceding their bar application.
In terms of reciprocity, New York does not honor permits from any other states.
North Carolina has reciprocity agreements with: AK, CO, CT, DC, GA, IL, IN, IA, KY, MA, MI, MN, MO, NE, NH, NY, ND, OH, OK, PA, TN, TX, UT, VT, WA, WV, WI, and WY.
Most states have a bar that is a government-sanctioned body, charged with the regulation and licensing of attorneys. Some states also have a voluntary bar association that focuses on advancing and improving the legal profession. In other states, one organization serves both functions.