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Missouri attorney license lookup
Search The Missouri Bar and see a lawyer's status, bar number, and standing. Every result is checked against the official board.
Opens The Missouri Bar search in a new tab. In-page results are being wired up; the board's own record is the source either way.
Sample result
Bar number
12345678
Admitted
Nov 2004
Standing
Good standing
Discipline
None on file
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What each status means
- Eligible to practice
- Dues are paid, any required CLE is current, and no suspension is in effect. This is what you want to see before you hire.
- Not eligible
- The license exists but the lawyer cannot practice right now, usually for unpaid dues or a missed CLE deadline. It can often be cured within days.
- Suspended or disbarred
- The bar has taken disciplinary action. The order is public, and the record links to it.
Verifying a Missouri attorney
- Licensing authority
- Lawyers in Missouri are admitted and licensed by the Supreme Court of Missouri; The Missouri Bar is the mandatory bar, and discipline is prosecuted by the Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel.
- Bar number
- A Missouri Bar number, assigned at admission by the Supreme Court of Missouri.
- Renewal
- An annual enrollment fee, with 15 hours of MCLE each year including 3 hours of ethics, one of which must cover diversity, inclusion, or elimination of bias.
- Disciplinary history
- Public. The Official Missouri Directory of Lawyers lists only lawyers in good standing with the Supreme Court of Missouri and is updated daily.
Common questions
How do I know a Missouri lawyer is really licensed?
Match the name to an active record on The Missouri Bar with a status of eligible to practice. A lawyer who cannot be found on the board's roll is not licensed in Missouri, whatever a website says.
What does "not eligible" mean if the license still exists?
The lawyer is on the roll but barred from practicing today, most often for unpaid dues or a lapsed requirement. It is not the same as discipline, and it is usually temporary.
Can I see if a lawyer has been disciplined?
Public. The Official Missouri Directory of Lawyers lists only lawyers in good standing with the Supreme Court of Missouri and is updated daily. Where an order exists, the board links to it from the record.
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