⚖️ About Bar Associations & Law Societies
Bar associations and law societies are the professional regulatory bodies that govern lawyers in their respective jurisdictions. They provide:
- Lawyer licensing and regulation
- Professional conduct standards
- Lawyer referral services to help you find qualified attorneys
- Complaint procedures for professional misconduct
- Public education about legal rights and procedures
Find Your Bar Association
Select your state or province to view contact information and lawyer referral services.
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🇺🇸 United States Bar Associations
Alabama State Bar
Alabama
Website: www.alabar.org
Phone: (334) 269-1515 / (800) 354-6154
Address: 415 Dexter Avenue, Montgomery, AL 36104
Find an Attorney: Lawyer Referral Service
Alaska Bar Association
Alaska
Website: alaskabar.org
Phone: (907) 272-7469
Address: 840 K Street, Suite 100, Anchorage, AK 99501
Find an Attorney: Find a Lawyer
State Bar of Arizona
Arizona
Website: www.azbar.org
Phone: (602) 252-4804 / (866) 482-9227
Address: 4201 N. 24th Street, Suite 100, Phoenix, AZ 85016
Find an Attorney: Find a Lawyer
Arkansas Bar Association
Arkansas
Website: www.arkbar.com
Phone: (501) 375-4606 / (800) 609-5668
Address: 1200 West 3rd Street, Little Rock, AR 72201
Find an Attorney: Find a Lawyer
State Bar of California
California
Website: www.calbar.ca.gov
Phone: (415) 538-2000 (San Francisco), (213) 765-1000 (Los Angeles)
Address: 180 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105
Find an Attorney: Access to Justice
Colorado Bar Association
Colorado
Website: www.cobar.org
Phone: (303) 860-1115 / (800) 332-6736
Address: 1290 Broadway, Suite 1700, Denver, CO 80203
Find an Attorney: Find a Lawyer
Connecticut Bar Association
Connecticut
Website: www.ctbar.org
Phone: (860) 223-4400
Address: 30 Bank Street, New Britain, CT 06051
Find an Attorney: Lawyer Referral Service
Delaware State Bar Association
Delaware
Website: www.dsba.org
Phone: (302) 658-5279
Address: 405 North King Street, Suite 100, Wilmington, DE 19801
Find an Attorney: Lawyer Referral
District of Columbia Bar
Washington, D.C.
Website: www.dcbar.org
Phone: (202) 737-4700
Address: 1250 H Street NW, 6th Floor, Washington, DC 20005
Find an Attorney: Find a Lawyer
The Florida Bar
Florida
Website: www.floridabar.org
Phone: (850) 561-5600
Address: 651 E. Jefferson Street, Tallahassee, FL 32399
Find an Attorney: Find a Lawyer
State Bar of Georgia
Georgia
Website: www.gabar.org
Phone: (404) 527-8700 / (800) 334-6865
Address: 104 Marietta Street NW, Suite 100, Atlanta, GA 30303
Find an Attorney: Find a Lawyer
Hawaii State Bar Association
Hawaii
Website: www.hsba.org
Phone: (808) 537-1868
Address: 1132 Bishop Street, Suite 906, Honolulu, HI 96813
Find an Attorney: Lawyer Referral Service
Idaho State Bar
Idaho
Website: isb.idaho.gov
Phone: (208) 334-4500
Address: 525 West Jefferson Street, Boise, ID 83702
Find an Attorney: Attorney Directory
Illinois State Bar Association
Illinois
Website: www.isba.org
Phone: (217) 525-1760 / (800) 252-8908
Address: 424 South Second Street, Springfield, IL 62701
Find an Attorney: Illinois Lawyer Finder
Indiana State Bar Association
Indiana
Website: www.inbar.org
Phone: (317) 639-5465 / (800) 266-2581
Address: 230 East Ohio Street, 4th Floor, Indianapolis, IN 46204
Find an Attorney: Lawyer Locator
Iowa State Bar Association
Iowa
Website: www.iowabar.org
Phone: (515) 243-3179
Address: 625 East Court Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50309
Find an Attorney: Find a Lawyer
Kansas Bar Association
Kansas
Website: www.ksbar.org
Phone: (785) 234-5696
Address: 1200 SW Harrison Street, Topeka, KS 66612
Find an Attorney: Lawyer Locator
Kentucky Bar Association
Kentucky
Website: www.kybar.org
Phone: (502) 564-3795
Address: 514 West Main Street, Frankfort, KY 40601
Find an Attorney: Find a Lawyer
Louisiana State Bar Association
Louisiana
Website: www.lsba.org
Phone: (504) 566-1600 / (800) 421-5722
Address: 601 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70130
Find an Attorney: Find a Lawyer
Maine State Bar Association
Maine
Website: www.mainebar.org
Phone: (207) 622-7523
Address: 124 State Street, Augusta, ME 04330
Find an Attorney: Lawyer Referral
Maryland State Bar Association
Maryland
Website: www.msba.org
Phone: (410) 685-7878 / (800) 492-1964
Address: 520 West Fayette Street, Baltimore, MD 21201
Find an Attorney: Find a Lawyer
Massachusetts Bar Association
Massachusetts
Website: www.massbar.org
Phone: (617) 338-0500
Address: 20 West Street, Boston, MA 02111
Find an Attorney: Lawyer Referral
State Bar of Michigan
Michigan
Website: www.michbar.org
Phone: (517) 346-6300 / (800) 968-1442
Address: 306 Townsend Street, Lansing, MI 48933
Find an Attorney: Lawyer Referral
Minnesota State Bar Association
Minnesota
Website: www.mnbar.org
Phone: (612) 333-1183 / (800) 882-6722
Address: 600 Nicollet Mall, Suite 380, Minneapolis, MN 55402
Find an Attorney: Find a Lawyer
Mississippi Bar
Mississippi
Website: www.msbar.org
Phone: (601) 948-4471
Address: 643 North State Street, Jackson, MS 39202
Find an Attorney: Find a Lawyer
Missouri Bar
Missouri
Website: www.mobar.org
Phone: (573) 635-4128
Address: 326 Monroe Street, Jefferson City, MO 65102
Find an Attorney: Find a Lawyer
State Bar of Montana
Montana
Website: www.montanabar.org
Phone: (406) 442-7660
Address: 7 West 6th Avenue, Suite 2B, Helena, MT 59624
Find an Attorney: Find a Lawyer
Nebraska State Bar Association
Nebraska
Website: www.nebar.org
Phone: (402) 475-7091 / (800) 927-0117
Address: 635 South 14th Street, Lincoln, NE 68508
Find an Attorney: Find a Lawyer
State Bar of Nevada
Nevada
Website: nvbar.org
Phone: (702) 382-2200 / (775) 329-4100
Address: 9456 Double R Boulevard, Reno, NV 89521
Find an Attorney: Find a Lawyer
New Hampshire Bar Association
New Hampshire
Website: www.nhbar.org
Phone: (603) 224-6942
Address: 2 Pillsbury Street, Suite 300, Concord, NH 03301
Find an Attorney: Lawyer Referral Service
New Jersey State Bar Association
New Jersey
Website: www.njsba.com
Phone: (732) 249-5000
Address: One Constitution Square, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Find an Attorney: Find a Lawyer
State Bar of New Mexico
New Mexico
Website: www.nmbar.org
Phone: (505) 797-6000
Address: 5121 Masthead NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109
Find an Attorney: Find an Attorney
New York State Bar Association
New York
Website: nysba.org
Phone: (518) 463-3200 / (800) 582-2452
Address: One Elk Street, Albany, NY 12207
Find an Attorney: Attorney Directory
North Carolina State Bar
North Carolina
Website: www.ncbar.gov
Phone: (919) 828-4620 / (800) 662-7407
Address: 217 East Edenton Street, Raleigh, NC 27601
Find an Attorney: Finding a Lawyer
State Bar Association of North Dakota
North Dakota
Website: www.sband.org
Phone: (701) 255-1404 / (800) 472-2685
Address: 504 North Washington Street, Bismarck, ND 58501
Find an Attorney: Lawyer Directory
Ohio State Bar Association
Ohio
Website: www.ohiobar.org
Phone: (614) 487-2050 / (800) 282-6556
Address: 1700 Lake Shore Drive, Columbus, OH 43204
Find an Attorney: Find a Lawyer
Oklahoma Bar Association
Oklahoma
Website: www.okbar.org
Phone: (405) 416-7000
Address: 1901 North Lincoln Boulevard, Oklahoma City, OK 73105
Find an Attorney: Find Legal Services
Oregon State Bar
Oregon
Website: www.osbar.org
Phone: (503) 620-0222 / (800) 452-8260
Address: 16037 SW Upper Boones Ferry Road, Tigard, OR 97224
Find an Attorney: Referral & Information Service
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Pennsylvania
Website: www.pabar.org
Phone: (717) 238-6715 / (800) 932-0311
Address: 100 South Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101
Find an Attorney: Lawyer Referral
Rhode Island Bar Association
Rhode Island
Website: www.ribar.org
Phone: (401) 421-5740
Address: 41 Sharpe Drive, Cranston, RI 02920
Find an Attorney: Lawyer Referral Service
South Carolina Bar
South Carolina
Website: www.scbar.org
Phone: (803) 799-6653
Address: 950 Taylor Street, Columbia, SC 29201
Find an Attorney: Get Legal Help
State Bar of South Dakota
South Dakota
Website: www.statebarofsouthdakota.com
Phone: (605) 224-7554 / (800) 952-2333
Address: 222 East Capitol Avenue, Pierre, SD 57501
Find an Attorney: Find a Lawyer
Tennessee Bar Association
Tennessee
Website: www.tba.org
Phone: (615) 383-7421
Address: 221 Fourth Avenue North, Suite 400, Nashville, TN 37219
Find an Attorney: Find a Lawyer
State Bar of Texas
Texas
Website: www.texasbar.com
Phone: (512) 463-1463 / (800) 204-2222
Address: 1414 Colorado Street, Austin, TX 78701
Find an Attorney: Lawyer Referral Service
Utah State Bar
Utah
Website: www.utahbar.org
Phone: (801) 531-9077
Address: 645 South 200 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Find an Attorney: Find a Lawyer
Vermont Bar Association
Vermont
Website: www.vtbar.org
Phone: (802) 223-2020
Address: 35 Court Street, Montpelier, VT 05602
Find an Attorney: Lawyer Referral Service
Virginia State Bar
Virginia
Website: www.vsb.org
Phone: (804) 775-0500
Address: 1111 East Main Street, Suite 700, Richmond, VA 23219
Find an Attorney: Find a Lawyer
Washington State Bar Association
Washington
Website: www.wsba.org
Phone: (206) 443-9722 / (800) 945-9722
Address: 1325 Fourth Ave., Suite 600, Seattle, WA 98101
Find an Attorney: Find Legal Help
West Virginia State Bar
West Virginia
Website: www.wvbar.org
Phone: (304) 558-2456
Address: 2006 Kanawha Boulevard East, Charleston, WV 25311
Find an Attorney: Find a Lawyer
State Bar of Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Website: www.wisbar.org
Phone: (608) 257-3838 / (800) 728-7788
Address: 5302 Eastpark Boulevard, Madison, WI 53718
Find an Attorney: Lawyer Referral Service
Wyoming State Bar
Wyoming
Website: www.wyomingbar.org
Phone: (307) 632-9061
Address: 500 Randall Avenue, Cheyenne, WY 82001
Find an Attorney: Find a Lawyer
🇺🇸 US Territories Bar Associations
All Territories🇵🇷 Puerto Rico Bar Association (Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico)
Website: www.capr.org
Phone: (787) 721-3358
Address: Edificio Colegio de Abogados, Ave. Ponce de León 500, San Juan, PR 00901
Find an Attorney: Directorio de Abogados
🏝️ Virgin Islands Bar Association
Website: www.vibar.org
Phone: (340) 778-7497
Address: P.O. Box 4108, Christiansted, VI 00822
Find an Attorney: Lawyer Referral Service
🌴 Guam Bar Association
Website: www.guambar.org
Phone: (671) 989-4227
Address: 284 W. Chalan Santo Papa, Hagåtña, Guam 96910
Find an Attorney: Lawyer Referral Service
🏖️ Northern Mariana Islands Bar Association (CNMI)
Website: www.cnmibar.com
Phone: (670) 235-4529
Address: P.O. Box 504539, Saipan, MP 96950
Email: cnmibar@gmail.com
Find an Attorney: Contact the bar association directly for referrals
🌺 American Samoa Bar Association
Website: asbar.org
Address: P.O. Box 23, Pago Pago, AS 96799
Facebook: American Samoa Bar Association
Find an Attorney: Contact the bar association directly for referrals
📋 Important Notes:
- All five inhabited US territories have active bar associations that regulate legal practice
- Admission requirements vary by territory - contact each bar association for specific requirements
- US citizenship: Residents of Puerto Rico, Guam, US Virgin Islands, and Northern Mariana Islands are US citizens. American Samoa residents are US nationals.
- Federal court jurisdiction: All territories have US federal district courts with jurisdiction over federal matters
🇨🇦 Canadian Law Societies
Law Society of Ontario
Ontario
Website: lso.ca
Phone: (416) 947-3300 / (800) 668-7380
Address: 130 Queen Street West, Toronto, ON M5H 2N6
Find an Attorney: Law Society Referral Service
Law Society of British Columbia
British Columbia
Website: www.lawsociety.bc.ca
Phone: (604) 669-2533 / (800) 903-5300
Address: 845 Cambie Street, Vancouver, BC V6B 4Z9
Find an Attorney: Lawyer Referral Service
Law Society of Alberta
Alberta
Website: www.lawsociety.ab.ca
Phone: (403) 229-4700 / (800) 661-9003
Address: 500, 919 11th Avenue SW, Calgary, AB T2R 1P3
Find an Attorney: Find a Lawyer
Barreau du Québec
Quebec
Website: www.barreau.qc.ca
Phone: (514) 954-3400 / (800) 361-8495
Address: 445, boul. Saint-Laurent, Montréal, QC H2Y 3T8
Find an Attorney: Trouver un avocat
Law Society of Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Website: www.lawsociety.sk.ca
Phone: (306) 569-8242
Address: 1100-2002 Victoria Avenue, Regina, SK S4P 0R7
Find an Attorney: Finding a Lawyer
Law Society of Manitoba
Manitoba
Website: www.lawsociety.mb.ca
Phone: (204) 942-5571
Address: 200-260 St. Mary Avenue, Winnipeg, MB R3C 0M6
Find an Attorney: Find a Lawyer
Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland & Labrador
Website: lsnl.ca
Phone: (709) 722-4740
Address: 196-198 Water Street, St. John's, NL A1C 1A9
Email: thelawsociety@lsnl.ca
Find an Attorney: Public Legal Information (Lawyer Referral)
Law Society of New Brunswick
New Brunswick
Website: lawsociety-barreau.nb.ca
Phone: (506) 458-8540
Address: 222 Douglas Avenue, Saint John, NB E2K 1E5
Find an Attorney: Contact the law society directly for referrals
Nova Scotia Barristers' Society
Nova Scotia
Website: nsbs.org
Phone: (902) 422-1491
Address: 1101 Barrington Street, Halifax, NS B3H 2P8
Find an Attorney: Legal Information Society (Lawyer Referral)
Law Society of Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island
Website: lawsocietypei.ca
Phone: (902) 566-1666
Address: BDC Place, 119 Kent St., Suite 300, Charlottetown, PE C1A 1N3
Email: lawsociety@lspei.pe.ca
Find an Attorney: Find a Lawyer
Law Society of the Northwest Territories
Northwest Territories
Website: lawsociety.nt.ca
Phone: (867) 873-3828
Address: #201, 4920 52nd Street, Yellowknife, NT X1A 3T1
Find an Attorney: Contact the law society directly for referrals
Law Society of Nunavut
Nunavut
Website: www.lawsociety.nu.ca
Phone: (867) 979-2330
Address: P.O. Box 149, Iqaluit, NU X0A 0H0
Find an Attorney: Membership Directory
Law Society of Yukon
Yukon
Website: lawsocietyyukon.com
Phone: (867) 668-4231
Address: 2134 Second Avenue, Whitehorse, YT Y1A 1C5
Find an Attorney: Contact the law society directly for referrals
About Canadian Law Societies
All 14 JurisdictionsCanada has 14 law societies - one for each of the 10 provinces and 3 territories. Each law society is established by provincial and territorial law and has a mandate to ensure that people in its jurisdiction are served by legal professionals who meet high standards of competence and professional conduct.
Federation of Law Societies of Canada - For comprehensive information about all Canadian law societies, visit the Federation of Law Societies of Canada.
Territorial Mobility Agreement - The Northwest Territories, Nunavut and Yukon have signed a Territorial Mobility Agreement (TMA) with all other Canadian jurisdictions, allowing lawyers to move between jurisdictions more easily.
Important Information About Bar Associations
🏛️ Regulatory Role
Bar associations and law societies are regulatory bodies that:
- License and regulate attorneys
- Establish professional conduct standards
- Handle complaints against lawyers
- Provide continuing education
- Protect the public interest
🔍 Lawyer Referral Services
Most bar associations provide referral services to help you:
- Find qualified attorneys in your area
- Match you with lawyers who handle your type of case
- Often provide reduced-fee consultations
- Connect with legal aid if you qualify
- Find specialists in specific practice areas
⚖️ Legal Notice
We are not affiliated with any bar association or law society. This directory is provided for informational purposes only. Contact information is current as of publication but may change. Always verify current contact details on the official websites.
We do not provide legal advice or attorney referrals. For legal assistance, contact your local bar association's lawyer referral service directly.