Attorney Information and Status

Attorney Status

If you need publicly available information about a particular attorney and their status with the Bar of Maryland, click here and search for the attorney by name. In addition, you can find information about attorneys who are temporarily suspended or decertified for failure to pay annual assessments or to make annual reports here.

Further information regarding attorneys can be found at the links below:

  1. Information about attorneys' annual compliance requirements
  2. Information About Obtaining a Certificate of Good Standing
  3. Information About Obtaining a Copy of Your Bar Application
  4. Information for Attorneys About Other Administrative Matters

Obtaining a Certificate of Good Standing

To obtain a Certificate of Good Standing, log in to the Attorney Information System and select the tab for “Certificate of Good Standing.” You will be charged $7.00 and a small convenience fee. A certificate with a printed seal will be available to you immediately. You can also request a certificate with a raised seal to be mailed to you. A guide for ordering a certificate of good standing can be found here. 

You can also request a certificate through the mail. A fillable request form can be found here. Mail the form and the $7.00 fee to the Clerk’s Office at the address on the form.  

Obtaining a Copy of your Bar Application

A guide for ordering a copy of your Bar Application through AIS can be found here. You will be charged $15.00 and a small convenience fee. The request will be processed by the Supreme Court Clerk's Office and your bar application will be mailed to the address listed in the request.  

You can also request a copy through the mail. Please send a written request and the $15.00 fee to the Supreme Court Clerk’s Office at 361 Rowe Boulevard, Annapolis, MD 21401.  

Information for Attorneys Regarding Other Administrative Matters

If you want to:

  • Change your name in the Attorney Information System (“the Roll of Attorneys"), please submit a written request stating exactly how you would like your name to appear and provide proof of the name change (marriage certificate, court order, divorce decree). If you would like a new Bar Certificate, please follow the instructions below.
     
  • Bar Certificate A guide for a new Bar Certificate through AIS can be found here. You will be charged $20.00 and a small convenience fee. You can also submit a written request indicating where you would like the wall certificate mailed, along with payment of $20.00 (as a check or money order made out to Clerk of the Supreme Court, or in cash).
     
  • Obtain a Statement of Disciplinary History, send a signed letter requesting the statement to the Attorney Grievance Commission, Office of Bar Counsel, 200 Harry S. Truman Parkway, Suite 300, Annapolis, Maryland 21401 or [email protected]. Please call Bar Counsel at (410)514-7051 if you have additional questions.
     
  • Resign from the Practice of Law, review Rule 19-735 and submit your application to the Clerk of the Court along with the $61.00 filing fee. You may also consider entering inactive or retired status.
     

For further information, please contact the Clerk’s Office at (410)260-1500.