How to check a lawyer's license in Alabama

Who regulates lawyers in Alabama

The Alabama State Bar licenses lawyers in Alabama and offers a public member search.

How to search

The form takes a first, middle and last name, a city, a county (for Alabama addresses), a state, a firm, a "goes by" name, and a practice area. There is no bar-number field. A search on a very common last name alone can be slow; adding a first name or city brings results back faster.

What the results show

Each result is a card. It shows the lawyer's name, then a sentence describing the membership type, then the law school, the Date Admitted, the address and a phone number.

How to read the membership sentence

The sentence under the name is the status. It is written out in full, for example "Special Member – A member in good standing not actively engaged in the private practice of law". Read it carefully: a member can be in good standing and still not be in private practice, which matters if you are looking for someone to represent you.

What is not there

The member search does not show disciplinary history. If that is important to you, ask the Alabama State Bar directly.

How TheLawyerWorld uses this record

This directory cannot be searched by number, so when a lawyer claims a Alabama profile here we search it by name and accept the match only when a single record fits; otherwise a person reviews it. A listing on this site is not a license check. An "Unclaimed profile" label means the details came from older public listings and nobody has confirmed them.

Before you rely on it

Official directories change their layout and wording. This guide describes the Alabama State Bar member search as it appeared on 14 September 2026. If what you see differs, trust the official site. For anything the record does not answer, such as whether a lawyer may act in your type of matter, ask the regulator or the lawyer directly. Source: Alabama State Bar member search.