How to check a lawyer's license in Oregon
How to use the Oregon State Bar licensee directory, what the record contains, and how to open a lawyer's disciplinary history. Based on the Oregon State Bar licensee directory as it appeared on 14 September 2026. This is a guide to reading an official record, not legal advice.
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Key points
- Search the Oregon State Bar directory by name, bar number or city.
- Each record has a "Show Disciplinary History" panel.
- Tick the previous-names option if a lawyer may have changed their name.
Who regulates lawyers in Oregon
The Oregon State Bar licenses lawyers in Oregon and publishes a licensee directory.
How to search
Enter all or part of a last name, a first name, a bar number or a city. A search that matches one person opens that record directly; a search that matches several shows a list of bar numbers, names and cities, 20 to a page. There is also an option to search only previous names, which is the way to find someone who practiced under a different name.
What the record shows
The record is headed with the lawyer's name. It lists the Bar Number, the Status, the Admit Date, the mailing address, the county, and a phone, email and website where published. The word Status is a link that opens the bar's definitions of each status.
Disciplinary history
Below the main record is a panel labeled Show Disciplinary History. Open it. It lists sanctions by date, with details and a source, or it says "No Disciplinary Sanctions for this licensee". The page also explains what each type of sanction means.
When the record is short
For some people, for example a lawyer who has resigned, the directory shows the name, bar number, status and admit date and then asks you to contact the Oregon State Bar for more information. That is how the directory handles former licensees.
How TheLawyerWorld uses this record
When a lawyer claims a Oregon profile here, we look up the bar number they give us in this same directory and compare the name before a profile is marked verified. 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 Oregon State Bar licensee directory 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: Oregon State Bar licensee directory.
How do I see an Oregon lawyer's disciplinary history?
Open the lawyer's record in the Oregon State Bar licensee directory and select Show Disciplinary History. It lists sanctions with dates and sources, or states that there are no disciplinary sanctions for that licensee.
How do I find an Oregon lawyer who changed their name?
Use the option to search only previous names in the Oregon State Bar licensee directory.