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CERTIFICATE OF GOOD STANDING
CONTACT LIST
Current as of April 2021
ALABAMA
Supreme Court of Alabama
Supreme Court Clerk
COGS Request
300 Dexter Avenue
Montgomery, AL 36104
(334) 229-0700
Fee: $15
http://judicial.alabama.gov/appellate
/cogs
ALASKA
Clerk of Appellate Courts
303 K Street
Anchorage, AK 99501
(907) 264-0612
Fee: no charge, written request for
Supreme Court issued certificate
https://alaskabar.org/for-
lawyers/certificates-of-good-
standing/
ARIZONA
Supreme Court of Arizona
Certification and Licensing
Division
1501 West Washington,
Suite 104
Phoenix, AZ 85007-3231
(602) 452-3378
Fee: $17, made payable to Clerk of
the Supreme Court
https://www.azcourts.gov/attorneydi
scipline/CertificatesofGoodStanding
.aspx
ARKANSAS
Supreme Court Clerk of Courts
Justice Building
625 Marshall Street
Little Rock, AR 72201
(501) 682-6849
Fee: no charge, request by phone or
in writing
CALIFORNIA
California Supreme Court
350 Mc Allister Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 865-7000
Fee: $1, payable to Clerk of
Supreme Court, send a written
request include SASE
COLORADO
Ralph L. Carr Judicial Center
Colorado Supreme Court
Office of Attorney Registration
1300 Broadway, Suite 510
Denver, CO 80203
(303) 928-7800
Fee: $10, CC or MO payable to
Clerk of Supreme Court,
send written request include SASE.
http://coloradosupremecourt.com/C
urrent%20Lawyers/DocumentRequ
ests.asp
CONNECTICUT
Clerk of the Superior Court
Hartford Judicial District 95
Washington Street
Hartford, CT 06106
(860) 548-2700
(860) 548-2711 Fax
Fee: $10 - CC or MO payable to
Clerk of Superior Court
https://www.jud.ct.gov/sgc/faq_cert
goodstand.htm
DELAWARE
Supreme Court 55
The Green
Dover, DE 19901
(302) 739-4155
Fee: $10, request by phone or in
writing
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Clerk - DC Court of Appeals
Committee on Admissions/CGS
430 E. Street NW
Room 123
Washington, DC 20001
(202) 879-2710
Fee: $5 CC or MO payable to Clerk,
DC Court of Appeals
FLORIDA
Florida Supreme Court
Attention: Clerk’s Office
500 S. Duval Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1927
(850) 488-0125
Fee: $7, made payable to “Clerk,
Florida Supreme Court” include a
SASE
https://www.floridasupremecourt.or
g/Help-FAQs/Clerk-s-Office-FAQs
GEORGIA
Supreme Court of Georgia 244
Washington Street, SW
Rm. 572
Atlanta, GA 30334
(404) 656-3470
(404) 656-2253 Fax
Fee: $10
Written request include SASE
https://www.gasupreme.us/court-
%20information/purchase/
GUAM
Supreme Court of Guam
Board of Law Examiners
Suite 300, Guam Judicial Center
120 W. O'Brien Drive
Hagåtña, GU 96910
(671) 475-3180
Fee - $25, (+ $5.00 for additional
copies) payable to Supreme Court
of Guam
http://www.guamcourts.org/board-of-
law-
examiners/images/certificate_of_good_st
anding.pdf
HAWAII
Supreme Court of Hawaii
Office of the Chief Clerk
417 S King St
Rm 103
Honolulu, HI 96813
(808) 539-4919
Fee: $5.00 payable to Court of the
Supreme Court, written request or
by phone, check or Money order,
include a SASE
http://oaoa.hawaii.gov/jud/pdf/conta
ct_certificate_good_standing.pdf
IDAHO
Idaho Supreme Court Clerk’s Office
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0101
(208) 334-2210
Fee: $10, written request include
SASE Or by email:
supremecourtdocuments@idcourts.
net
Online Info:
https://isc.idaho.gov/files/Certificate
s_of_Good_Standing.pdf
ILLINOIS
Clerk of Supreme Court Building
200 E. Capitol Ave.
Springfield, IL 62701-1721
(217) 782-2035
Fee: $15 (+$5 add’l copies), send
written request
http://www.illinoiscourts.gov/supre
mecou rt/goodstanding.asp
Illinois Attorney Registration &
Disciplinary Commission (ARDC)
ARDC Attention: Registration
Department
130 East Randolph Drive, Suite
1500
Chicago, IL 60601
(312) 565-2600
(312) 565-0997- Fax- Attn:
Registration Dept.
Hours: 9 am to 5 pm, M-F
https://registration.iardc.org/attyreg/Regi
stration/Registration_Department/Letter_
of_Good_Standing/Registration/regdept/l
ettersofgoodstanding.aspx?hkey=3520a6
d4-9bf5-4aea-841f-884ed107ec34
https://registration.iardc.org/attyreg/Regi
stration/Registration_Department/Letter_
of_Good_Standing/Registration/regdept/l
ettersofgoodstanding
Email: registration@iardc.org
Fillable pdf: .pdf Letter of Good
Standing Request Form
INDIANA
Clerk of the Supreme Court Office
Roll of Attorneys Administrator
402 West Washington Street
Room W062
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 232-5861, ext. 4
Fee: $2, payable to the Clerk of
Courts w/ SASE call or send a
written request
https://courts-
ingov.zendesk.com/hc/en-
us/articles/115005248968-How-do-
I-obtain-an-attorney-Certificate-of-
Good-Standing-
IOWA
Clerk of Supreme Court
1111 E. Court Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50319
(515) 348-4700, Ext. 3
Fee: $10, payable to Clerk of
Supreme Court or online at:
https://www.iowacourts.gov/opr/att
orneys/admissions/certificate-of-
good-standing/
KANSAS
Attorney Registration
Kansas Judicial Center
301 SW 10th Avenue
Room 117
Topeka, KS 66612-1507
(785) 296-8409
Fee: no charge, make request by
phone or email:
registration@kscourts.org
https://www.kscourts.org/appellate-
clerk/attorney-
registration/default.asp
Applicants MUST contact each office directly to determine whether this information has changed. You must provide original
Certificates of Good Standing from the clerk of the highest court (Supreme Court) of the state of country having authority
over admission to practice law in all jurisdictions that you are admitted, including all Federal and District Courts.
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KENTUCKY
Kentucky Bar Association
Accounting/Membership Dept.
514 W. Main
Frankfort, KY 40601-1883
(502) 564-3795
Email: info@kyoba.org
Fee: $25, request by phone or in
writing, include reason need cert
https://www.kyoba.org/
LOUISIANA
Louisiana Supreme Court
400 Royal Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 310-2315
Fee: $20, request by phone
Online Request:
https://cogs.lasc.org/
MAINE
The Maine Board of
Overseers of the Bar
PO Box 527
Augusta ME 04332
(207) 623-1121
Fee: $25, CC or MO by phone or by
written request include SASE
https://www.mebaroverseers.org
Email: jrogers@mebaroverseers.org
Online Order:
https://secure.affinipay.com/pages/
meoverseers/gscertificate
MARYLAND
Clerk Court of Appeals Maryland
361 Rowe Boulevard
Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 260-1500
Fee: $7, CC or MO payable to
Clerk, Court of Appeals, pdf request
form at:
https://www.courts.state.md.us/sites
/default/files/import/coappeals/cogs.
pdf
MASSACHUSETTS
Clerk Maura S. Doyle
Supreme Judicial Court
for Suffolk County
John Adams Courthouse, 1st Floor
One Pemberton Square Suite 1300
Boston, MA 02108-1707
(617) 557-1050
Fee: $15, made payable to
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
https://www.mass.gov/files/docume
nts/2016/12/oy/application-for-
certificate-of-good-
standing.pdf?_ga=2.36228192.1581
287123.1554918471-
1048096028.1554918471
MICHIGAN
Supreme Court Clerk’s Office
P.O. Box 30052
Lansing, MI 48909
(517) 373-0120
Fee $10, payable to the State of
Michigan pdf request form at:
https://courts.michigan.gov/Courts/
MichiganSupremeCourt/Clerks/Cler
ksOfficeDocuments/Cert%20of%20
Good%20Standing_MSC%20form.
pdf#search=
MINNESOTA
Lawyer Registration Office
180 E. 5th St., Suite 950
St. Paul MN 55101
(651) 296-2254
Fee: $50, request in writing, Checks
should be made payable to the
Minnesota Supreme Court or order
online pdf request form at:
https://www.lro.mn.gov/wp-
content/uploads/2018/10/Certificate
-of-Good-Standing-Order-Fillable-
PDF.pdf
MISSISSIPPI
Mississippi Supreme Court
Office of the Clerk
450 High Street
Jackson, MS 39201
(601) 359-3694
(601) 359-5068 Fax
Fee: $10, by written request to the
Clerk’s Office
MISSOURI
Office of the Clerk of the
Supreme Court
Attn: Certificates
P.O. Box 150
Jefferson City, MO 65102
(573) 751-4144
E-mail: mae@courts.mo.gov
Fee: $5, send a written request
https://www.courts.mo.gov/page.jsp
?id=2041
MONTANA
Clerk of the Supreme Court
Room 323; Justice Building
215 No. Sanders
PO Box 203003
Helena, MT 59620-3003
(406) 444-3858
(406)444-5705
Fee: $5, send a written request
NEBRASKA
Clerk of Supreme Court
Room 2413, State Capitol
P.O. Box 98910
Lincoln, NE 68509
(402) 471-3731
(402) 471-3480 Fax
Fee: $5, Request by phone
Info:
https://supremecourt.nebraska.gov/a
ttorneys
NEVADA
The State Bar of Nevada
3100 W. Charleston Blvd. Suite 100
Las Vegas, NV 89102
(702) 382-2200
(702) 385-2878 Fax
Fee: $25, payable to the State Bar of
Nevada.
https://www.nvbar.org/member-
services-3895/certificate-of-good-
standing/
Online Request Form:
https://www.nvbar.org/wp-
content/uploads/CGS-Request-
Order-Form.pdf
NEW HAMPSHIRE
New Hampshire Supreme Court
One Charles Doe Drive
Concord, NH 03301
(603) 271-2646
Fee: $10, Check should be made
payable to State of New Hampshire
Website Info:
https://www.courts.state.nh.us/lawy
ers/certificate-in-good-standing.htm
NEW JERSEY
New Jersey Board of
Bar Examiners
P.O. Box 973
Trenton, NJ 08625
(609) 815-2911
Fee: $20, Check or MO made
payable to Secretary, New Jersey
Board of Bar Examiners. PDF
Request form at:
https://www.njbarexams.org/certific
ate-of-good-standing-form
NEW MEXICO
New Mexico Supreme Court
P.O. Box 848
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504-0848
(505) 827-4860
Fee: $1, request by phone or in
writing or Online:
https://supremecourt.nmcourts.gov/
certificates-of-good-standing.aspx
NEW YORK
Supreme Court Attorney Records
Clerk
Appellate Department 1st
Judicial Department
27 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10010
212-340-0400
212-295-4915
Fee: $10, payable to Clerk
Appellate Division
Online:
https://www.nycourts.gov/courts/ad
1/Committees&Programs/CFC/201
8%20CGS%20Form.pdf
NY Appellate Division
2nd Judicial Department
General Clerk’s Office
45 Monroe Place
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 875-1300
Fee: $10, payable to Clerk 2nd
Appellate Division, SASE
Online:
http://www.nycourts.gov/courts/ad2
/forms/Certificate_of_Good_Standi
ng_Request_Form-New.pdf
NY Appellate Division
3rd Judicial Department
Attorney Admissions
Empire State Plaza
Robert Abrams Building for Law
and Justice State Street
Room 511
Albany, NY 12223
(518) 471-4778
(518) 471-4749 Fax
Fee: $10, written request include
SASE
Online:
https://www.nycourts.gov/ad3/Adm
issions/Forms/Certificate%20of%20
Good%20Standing%20-
%20Instructions%20and%20Form.p
df
NY Appellate Dept.
4th Judicial District
Admissions Office
M. Dolores Denman Courthouse
50 East Avenue
Suite 200
Rochester, NY 14604
(585) 530-3131
Fee: No charge, request by phone
Online:
https://ad4.nycourts.gov/forms/certi
ficate-of-good-standing.asp
NORTH CAROLINA
Supreme Court Clerk’s Office
Attn: Ashley Joyner, Deputy Clerk
P.O. Box 2170
Raleigh, NC 27602
(919) 831-5700
Fee: $5, payable to Supreme Court
of North Carolina
Online:
https://www.nccourts.gov/courts/su
preme-court/certificate-of-good-
standing
NORTH DAKOTA
State Board of Law Examiners
600 E. Boulevard Avenue
Dept. 180
Bismark, ND 58505-0530
(701) 328-4201
(701) 328-4480 Fax
Fee: no charge
email:
SupClerkofCourt@ndcourts.gov
NORTHERN MARIANA
ISLANDS
Commonwealth Supreme Court
Northern Mariana Islands
Bar Admissions
PO Box 502165
Saipan, MP 96950
(670) 236-9715
Fee: $50, payable to CNMI
Treasury, Online PDF form at:
https://www.justice.gov.mp/uploads
/Certificate_of_Goodstanding_Disci
plinary_History_Request_FORM_e
ff_2017.MAR.01.pdf
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OHIO
Supreme Court of Ohio
Office of Attorney Services
65 S. Front St., 5th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215-3431
(614) 387-9320
Fee: no charge, Request by email at:
GoodStandingRequests@sc.ohio.go
v
Website Info:
http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/
AttySvcs/AttyReg/verification/good
standing.asp
OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma Supreme Court Clerk
Of the Appellate Court
2100 N. Lincoln Blvd. Suite 4
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
(405) 556-9400
Fee: $20 (No Website Info)
OREGON
Supreme Court Building
Linda L. Kinney, Appellate Court
Manager
Oregon Supreme Court
1163 State Street
Salem, OR 97301-2563
(503) 986-5668 or 5555
Fee: no charge
https://www.courts.oregon.gov/for
ms/pages/cert-good-standing.aspx
RHODE ISLAND
Supreme Court Clerk’s Office
250 Benefit Street
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 222-3272
(401) 222-3599 Fax
$15 Fee - Must be requested
through RISCAP at:
https://rhodeisland.tylerhost.net/Tyl
erFamis/UserAccount/Login
SOUTH CAROLINA
Daniel E. Shearouse,
Clerk of the Supreme Court
Supreme Court of South Carolina
P.O. Box 11330
Columbia, SC 29211
(803) 734-1080
Fee: $25 Website Info:
https://www.sccourts.org/courtReg/
displayRule.cfm?ruleID=423.0&sub
RuleID=&ruleType=APP
SOUTH DAKOTA
Supreme Court Clerk’s Office
500 East Capital Avenue
Pierre, SD 57501-5070
(605) 773-3511
Call for instructions
TENNESSEE
Appellate Court Clerk Office
Supreme Court Building
401 7th Avenue North
Nashville, TN 37219
(615) 253-1470
Fee: $50
http://www.tsc.state.tn.us/sites/defa
ult/files/docs/acc_requestforcertifica
teofgoodstandingform12-29-05.pdf
TEXAS
State Bar of Texas
Fee $25 Online Order Only at:
certificatescdc@texasbar.com
Login at:
https://www.texasbar.com/AM/Tem
plate.cfm?Section=Pay_My_Dues_
and_Taxes&Template=/Security/Lo
gin.cfm
Website Info:
http://www.txcourts.gov/supreme/at
torney-certificates-licensing-and-
name-changes/
UTAH
Clerk of the Utah Supreme Court
450 South State Street
P.O. Box 140210
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-0210
(801) 578-3900
Email: supremecourt@utcourts.gov
courtofappeals@utcourts.gov
Fee: $25 check payable to Utah
Supreme Court Submit PDF form
online at:
https://www.utcourts.gov/courts/sup
/request/cert_good_standing.asp
VERMONT
Attorney Licensing and
Ethics Office
Costello Courthouse
32 Cherry St., Suite 213
Burlington, VT 05401
(802) 859-3000
(802) 859-3003 Fax
$3.00 each. Online request form at:
http://www.vermontjudiciary.org/sit
es/default/files/documents/900-
00021.pdf
Website Info:
http://www.vermontjudiciary.org/
attorneys/attorney-licensing
VIRGINIA
Supreme Court of Virginia, Clerk's
Office 100 North 9th Street,
5th Floor
Richmond, VA 23219
(804) 786-2251
Fee: $15, made payable to Clerk,
Supreme Court of Virginia, include
a SASE
http://www.courts.state.va.us/courts
/scv/procedures.html
WASHINGTON
Washington State Supreme Court
P.O. Box 40929
415 12th Avenue S.W.
Olympia, WA 98504-0929
(360) 357-2077
Fee: $5, send a written request or e-
mail to: supreme@courts.wa.gov.
Website Info:
http://www.courts.wa.gov/appellate
_trial_courts/supreme/clerks/?fa=atc
_supreme_clerks.display&fileID=C
ertificateGoodStanding
WEST VIRGINIA
Supreme Court of Appeals
State Capital Building, Rm E-317
1900 Kanawha Boulevard East
Charleston, WV 25305
(304) 558-2601
Fee: $5Website Info:
http://www.courtswv.gov/supreme-
court/clerk/clerks-office.html
WISCONSIN
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Clerk of the Supreme Court
110 E. Main Street, Suite 215
P.O. Box 1688
Madison, WI 53701-1688
(608) 266-1880
Email: clerk@wicourts.gov.
Fee: $3, payable to Wisconsin
Supreme Court Website Info:
https://www.wicourts.gov/services/a
ttorney/certificate.htm
WYOMING
Clerk of the Wyoming
Supreme Court
2301 Capital Avenue
Cheyenne, WY 82002
(307) 777-7316
$10 per certificate
https://www.courts.state.wy.us/supr
eme-court/bar-admission/
* All requests should include:
name as listed on attorney license,
your state/bar identification
number, date and place of
admission, daytime phone
number, current mailing address
and state clearly "Supreme Court
issued Certificate of Good
Standing"
*SASE: self-addressed stamped
envelope
*PC: personal check
*MO: Money order
*CC: certified/cashiers check