professional licenses

Reporters can locate records on lawyers online nationally through the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory and through state bar associations.

Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory

This legal directory, which is used by the American Bar Association's website, is a good site for getting information on attorneys and law firms in the United States and other countries. Go to the:

Lawyer Locator

California Bar Association

The California Bar Association has a Web site at which you can search for an attorney by name. Go to the:

State Bar of California

And type a name into the ATTORNEY SEARCH box in the upper left.

Besides contact information for an attorney, the site will also note any disciplinary actions against the lawyer