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However, you may also call the NCBA at 919.677. 0561 and ask for the Membership Department. Or, you can send an email to membership@ncbar and request the information.
The State Bar is a government agency. All licensed North Carolina lawyers must be members of the State Bar. The North Carolina Bar Association is a non-governmental, voluntary, professional organization that lawyers may join, but they are not required to do so to practice law in North Carolina.
The Comity procedure in North Carolina is based on bar reciprocity. The attorney's home jurisdiction must admit North Carolina attorneys without requiring the bar exam, but the attorney's home jurisdiction may still require the Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam (“MPRE”).
Just fill out a State Bar grievance form or send us a letter describing the problem. You can get a grievance form by clicking here or by calling our office at 919-828-4620. We can also send you a brochure describing the grievance process. What Should the Grievance Say?
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 ...
In most cases, your attorney must be admitted to the bar in the state with jurisdiction. Most states have a process for an out of state attorney to be admitted to represent a client for one case only. The Latin phrase “pro hac vice” or “for this occasion only” describes this process.
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.
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 ...